Just 350 metres from the Tyrrhenian Sea, San Matteo Palace Hotel is in Scalea, on the west coast of Calabria It offers free parking and air-conditioned rooms with free WI-Fi Set in a renovated building from the 19th century, each room at San Matteo Palace has warm colours and tiled floors They all come with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, and most have a balcony overlooking the street During summer, breakfast is served on the terrace with views of the sea and the city centre The San Matteo Hotel is a 15-minute walk from Scalea Station Cosenza is around one hour away by train