How do its amenities stack up with my vacation needs (free Wi-Fi for business trips or a pool for family getaways)? While a courtyard may ... balconies with stunning Mediterranean Sea views.

In one of the priciest home sales of the year, Amy Connor paid cash for a palatial Mediterranean ... central courtyards with nine fountains, a garden and a large mosaic-tile saltwater pool with ...

the 4H Feversham Arms has been sympathetically extended over many years and one of its star attractions is a heated outdoor swimming pool and hot tub set in a pretty Mediterranean-style courtyard.

There are, conservatively, a dozen reasons to choose The Setai when booking a hotel in Tel-Aviv: The dreamy, tree-lined courtyard ... the infinity pool seeming to spill into the Mediterranean.

Another four Plunge Cabanas accommodate up to 20 guests, and in addition to the Courtyard amenities, each comes with its own private pool and all of those amenities, as well as as peppermint face ...

This nearly 18,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa with two courtyards, a grand loggia and an enormous heated swimming pool as its interior centerpiece is in the town of Paradise Valley ...

For decades, the Mediterranean Courtyard at The Breakers resort has remained the same: a rectangular hole carved from the behemoth property's middle, mostly paved and open to the elements.

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. More photos: www.sfgate.com/columns ...