INTERNATIONAL PRESSA typical Italian accommodation form called albergo diffuso
“The accommodation is guaranteed by a combination of hotels, bed and breakfast and other hospitality facilities offered in the region, ac- cording to a typical Italian accommodation form called albergo diffuso, an innovative concept of hospitality launched in Italy in the early 1980s as a means of reviving small, historic villages and town centres located off the beaten tracks. It is conceived as a hotel that is not in a single block, but converted out of various historic buildings in a small community, so that guests can be part of local life. It is run directly by an individual owner and provides normal hotel services, but the rooms are distributed in existing converted buildings in historic centres while a central recep- tion area with café and food is available (Dall’Ara, 2010)”. http://www.fupress.com/archivio/pdf/2947_7308.pdf