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The Best Luxury Hotels in Italy
January 2026 · 8 min read
Italy offers more great hotels per mile than almost anywhere, from Grand Canal palazzi and Sicilian cliff-top convents to Portofino harborside legends and Costa Smeralda hideaways. These are the houses worth planning a trip around, all bookable through Pampered Pursuit with VIP benefits at no extra cost.
Aman Venice
Venice, Italy
A 16th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal with frescoed salons, Tiepolo ceilings, and one of the only private gardens in the city. With just 24 rooms, staying here feels like borrowing a Venetian palace, an address quite unlike any other on the water.
View hotel →Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Florence, Italy
Set across a Renaissance palazzo and a converted convent, wrapped around the largest private garden in Florence, a rare oasis of green minutes from the Duomo. A Michelin-starred restaurant and a serene spa make it a peaceful base in the heart of the Renaissance city.
View hotel →San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel
Taormina, Sicily
A former 14th-century convent clinging to a Taormina cliff, with sweeping views to Mount Etna and the Ionian Sea and a starring role in a certain acclaimed television series. Cloistered gardens, an infinity pool over the sea, and Michelin-starred dining make it Sicily's most romantic address.
View hotel →Cheval Blanc Pitrizza
Costa Smeralda, Sardinia
Cheval Blanc's Sardinian Maison on the emerald waters of the Costa Smeralda, one of Italy's most glamorous coastlines. A seawater pool carved into the granite rocks, private villas, and a chic yachting-set atmosphere make it a summer icon.
View hotel →Belmond Hotel Cipriani
Venice, Italy
On the tip of Giudecca island, with an Olympic-size saltwater pool, lush gardens, and a private launch whisking guests across to St. Mark's Square in minutes. A Venice legend since 1958, it offers a sense of calm and space almost impossible to find elsewhere in the city.
View hotel →Belmond Hotel Splendido
Portofino, Italy
Presiding over Portofino from a hillside former monastery, looking down over the pastel harbor and the yachts below. Terraced gardens, a pool with a view, and decades of glamorous history make it the definitive address on the Ligurian Riviera.
View hotel →Danieli, Venezia, A Four Seasons Hotel
Venice, Italy
The storied Danieli beside the Doge's Palace, one of the most historic hotels in Venice, now under Four Seasons stewardship. Its Gothic palazzo, grand gilded staircase, and rooftop restaurant looking across the lagoon place it at the very heart of the city.
View hotel →Belmond Villa San Michele
Florence, Italy
A Renaissance monastery in the hills of Fiesole above Florence, with a facade attributed to Michelangelo and loggias framing the city and the Arno valley below. Terraced gardens, a hillside pool, and a serene, cypress-lined setting make it a retreat above the Tuscan capital.
View hotel →Planning any of these stays? Start an inquiry and Pampered Pursuit will arrange it with preferred-partner VIP benefits, daily breakfast, upgrades when available, and resort credits, at no extra cost to you.
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