The 30 greatest hotels in Italy Take your pick from cliffside coastal retreats, sleek city boltholes and historic piles in culture-rich cities and bucolic rural settings.
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.
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.
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.
