Take your pick from cliffside coastal retreats, sleek city boltholes and historic piles in culture-rich cities and bucolic rural settings. Copy link. twitter. facebook. whatsapp. Italy has so much to offer the visitor: art-packed cities, majestic mountains, a dazzling coastline and some of the best food and wine in the world. The accommodation scene doesn’t disappoint either. Take your pick from grand lakeside piles, cliff-hanging coastal gems and rural resorts inhabiting entire hamlets with a handful of frescoed rooms in the storied family palazzo. There are sleek, design-led city boltholes, hilltop castles with dreamy vineyard views, cosy mountain retreats with stellar restaurants and fabulous spa resorts offering solace for mind and body.
Recent years have seen a host of new Italian hotel openings, especially in the major cities, with big-name international brands adding lustre to the already rich pickings at the top of the pile while a slew of new boutique-style options offer a more personalised – and affordable – approach. To bag a bargain, and to avoid the crowds, travel off-season; in winter for the art cities and in the so-called ‘shoulder seasons’ for hotels on the coast, around the lakes and in the mountains. This is our pick of the 30 greatest hotels in Italy for your next visit.
Every hotel in this curated list has been visited by one of our expert reviewers, who are usually hosted on a complimentary basis. They stay for a minimum of one night, test at least one meal and trial other experiences that the hotel might have to offer. 9 Telegraph expert rating. 10 Telegraph expert rating. Contributions by Anne Hanley, Gemma Knight-Gilani, Harriet Charnock-Bates, Juliet Rix, Kate Bolton-Porciatti, Kiki Deere, Lauren Jade Hill, Mike MacEacheran, Ondine Cohane, Rebecca Winke, Ros Belford, Sarah Lane and Steven King.
