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Hotels in Italy are far from cheap, but competition has improved service and facilities at luxury properties and resulted in a wide range of options for budget-conscious travelers. Where you once just chose between traditional hotels and modest pensiones, you now have everything from bed-and-breakfasts—surprisingly contemporary urban haunts with six rooms or less—to working farms offering agritourism vacations, which are a good value for countryside jaunts. Adding to that mix are Italy's luxury villa hotels, resort spas, and restored villages turned long-stay residences.
Italy's high season varies according to your destination: In art cities like Rome and Florence, it tends to fall in spring and autumn, while in rural parts of Tuscany or Umbria, June through mid-September is the busiest period. Most seaside areas—with the exception of hiking-oriented Cinque Terre—are crowded only in July and August. If you're planning on coming at peak times, book as far in advance as possible. In low season, expect substantial discounts, and look out for special online offers.
The Sienese monks who stopped at the Borgo Santo Pietro more than 800 years ago wouldn't recognize the place today. Danish owners Claus and Jeanette Thottrup...more
see the Tuscany guideThe Boscolo group gave post-postmodern Italian architect and interior designer Italo Rota carte blanche to revamp a former bank headquarters on central Corso...more
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When luxury jeweler Bulgari went into the hotel business, it did so in style, partnering with Ritz-Carlton and opening this discreet exercise in contemporary...more
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Dino Facchini, owner of the Byblos fashion label and a passionate contemporary art collector, teamed up with Milan architect and designer Alessandro Mendini to...more
Art Deco is not necessarily a style you associate with Venice, but Ca' Pisani carries it off with aplomb. This 29-room property set hearts aflutter in the...more
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This gorgeously restored fifteenth-century palazzo on the Grand Canal benefits from its ideal location: near the Rialto but outside the fray around San Marco....more
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Opened in 2004, this property right near the Peggy Guggenheim Collection achieves what so many others have failed to pull off: It seamlessly mixes Venetian...more
see the Venice guideA near-perfect example of the small, historic boutique hotel, this six-room charmer situated just below the church of San Domenico has two very strong calling...more
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This former family farm has been painstakingly restored by Emmanuela Marino and partner Gareth Shaughnessy to give Siracusa a much-needed dose of style. Though...more
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Named after the lighthouse at the front of the property, this new resort has a beautiful position overlooking the sea, with a big-decked pool and restaurant...more
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