Sextantio is a so - called ` ` rural hotel '' based in the Italian village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio . Sitting at the scarred wooden tables of the Cantinone , a large dining room 50 meters from reception , Franco Cannioli serves me pan bagnato -- a dish of bread and vegetables -- with cured meats , lentil soup , pecorino cheese , pears and nuts . Instead of being based under one roof , these hotels offer their services across different buildings in a village . Sextantio uses barns , stables , pigsties and even an old brothel to create an upscale rural hotel .
Sextantio is a so - called ` ` rural hotel '' based in the Italian village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio . Instead of being based under one roof , these hotels offer their services across different buildings in a village . Sextantio uses barns , stables , pigsties and even an old brothel to create an upscale rural hotel .