The lime green and scraped brick walls, wood floor and handsome exposed wood-beam ceiling were a pleasure to the eye.

Il Cantinori is a Tuscan rendition of the same theme, with stucco walls, wood-beam ceiling, glazed tile floor and handsome country furniture.

It is the kind of place you want to love, with its stucco walls, wood-beam ceiling, glazed tile floor, handsome country furniture and sky-lighted back room.

The kitchen, living and dining areas are incorporated into a great room with a vaulted wood-beam ceiling.

The dining room has a handsome, rustic look: stone and stucco walls, wood-beam ceiling, wood-fired ovens.

It was as dark as a ship's galley over there, with a wood-beam ceiling and flickering candlelight.

Most walls, though, are exposed brick, floors are natural wood, and the high wood-beam ceiling is painted black.

Incense and soft music lured me down a dark hallway to a veranda with a soaring wood-beam ceiling and tin roof.

The Universal has an art nouveau look to it, with butterscotch-colour walls, a wood-beam ceiling and lots of windows, and is a comfy, pretty place for happy hour.

The large, colorful guest rooms, with wood-beam ceilings, antiques and local artwork in a vibrant Southwestern style, are $259 to over $600.