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Men, Leave Me Alone: For Women Only in Florence

Where: Borgo Pinti 31, Florence, Italy, 50121

Are you a women traveling in Italy who's tired of all that attention you receive from Italian men? That's just their nature, of course, but you can avoid it for a couple of days by bunking down at the simply-named B&B for Women Only in the heart of Florence.

We're not talking luxury hotel here, but we are talking avoiding wolf whistles and endless invitations for a café latte or more. A few benefits: it's a smoke-free pension, it's just minutes on foot to heaps of worthy Florence sights, it's in one of the oldest parts of town and it's described as a particularly safe area. The rooms are very simple, but have some typical Italian elegance, and breakfast is included--it can turn into all-day snacks if you need. The down side: they do warn that there are no elevators, and instead 68 steps to climb to reach your room. But perhaps it's just another defense mechanism to keep all those Italian suitors away.

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Women Only in Berlin

Where: Gertrud-Kolmar-Strasse 5, Berlin, Germany, 10117

Sorry guys, this one's not for your eyes (and that's not a ploy to get you interested).

Sometimes hotels are just for women. In Berlin there's more than one women-only hotel, and your experience can be good. In particular, the almost hostel-priced Intermezzo Hotel for Women isn't fancy, but has a lot of pluses. Location is the first bonus: in the heart of the center of old East Berlin, walking distance to Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, the Holocaust Memorial or the Postdamer Platz, and still near public transport like the subway (U-bahn line 2) and the tram (S-Bahn).

Berlin's generally a safe city for tourists anyway, but sometimes its size and constant day-or-night buzz can be a bit unsettling for women traveling alone, and that's why we rate these hotels highly. Intermezzo features relatively basic rooms--definitely no luxury--but with the extra touches that make you realise it's made by and for women. Cotton face-wipes, for example, replace the mini-bar scotch bottles, and more useful cupboard space is built in. And everything has this special quietness, cleanliness and fresh smell about it that's sometimes even missing at a 5-star.

Simple but good--sounds a bit like a healthy breakfast cereal.

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