Kategorie: Hotels
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There is a moment, arriving at Villa Cora, when Florence does something unexpected: it disappears. The noise of the city, the crowds at the Pitti Palace three minutes away, the scooters on the lungarno — all of it gone. What remains is a 19th-century neo-classical villa of extraordinary beauty, a garden in full bloom, and…
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Florence has never been a city that does luxury loudly. Its finest hotels occupy Renaissance palazzi and 19th-century villas, their facades indistinguishable from the buildings on either side — which is, of course, precisely the point. What lies behind those stone doors is another matter entirely. This is a guide to six of the best,…
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There is a small sign above the entrance of Palazzo Daniele that reads questa casa non è un albergo – this house is not a hotel. It is a statement of intent, and after any stay here, it becomes clear that this is not marketing language. It is a precise description of what the place…
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If Villa d’Este is the most prestigious hotel on Lake Como, Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni is the most beloved. Located at the very tip of Bellagio’s famous promontory — where the lake splits into three branches and views open in every direction — it occupies what is arguably the finest single position of any hotel…
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There are luxury hotels. There are grand hotels. And then there is Villa d’Este on Lake Como — a category entirely its own. Built in 1568 as the summer residence of a cardinal, converted into a hotel in 1873, and consistently ranked among the finest properties in the world for over 150 years, Villa d’Este…
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Choosing the right Lake Como luxury hotel is the single most important decision you will make for your trip. Get it right and every morning feels like a painting. Get it wrong and you spend your holiday stuck in traffic, queuing for ferries, or staying in a beautiful place that is completely wrong for what…