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€€€€Hotel Hassler Roma
Spanish Steps
Best for: Splurge
Legendary five-star hotel at the top of the Spanish Steps, a short walk from Pompi.
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Best Hotels in Italy: Our Top 10 on a Map
Our 10 favourite hotels across Italy on one map, one standout stay in each of the places we cover.
By Amit Keren- Italy
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The 10 hotels
What is the best hotel in Italy? There is no single answer, so this map picks one standout hotel in each place we cover: the Hassler at the top of Rome's Spanish Steps, the Danieli in Venice, Portrait Firenze by Ponte Vecchio, Grand Hotel Tremezzo on Lake Como and Castiglion del Bosco in the Tuscan countryside.
Every hotel below is on the map with its area and price level. Each one links to its own Booking.com page, so you can check prices for your dates. For more choice, open the hotel map for each city.
Where to stay in Italy: the best areas
- Rome, Florence and Venice
- The classic first trip. Fast trains link all three in under 2 hours each, so you can stay in the centres and skip the car.
- Milan and the lakes
- Milan for shopping and day trips by train, and Lake Como less than an hour away.
- Tuscany
- Rent a car and stay on a country estate or in a hill town like Siena.
- The north and the Dolomites
- Verona, Bolzano and Bressanone for Christmas markets in winter and mountains in summer.
The 10 best hotels in Italy, ranked
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Hotel Danieli
Riva degli Schiavoni, by St Mark's
Best for: Splurge
Legendary lagoon-front palace hotel, steps from St Mark's and the Doge's Palace.
- 3€€€€
Portrait Firenze
Lungarno, by Ponte Vecchio
Best for: Suites
Suites-only hotel of the Ferragamo family's Lungarno Collection on the river next to Ponte Vecchio.
- 4€€€€
Grand Hotel Tremezzo
Tremezzo
Best for: Lakefront pools
Art Nouveau hotel on the western shore facing Bellagio, with a pool floating on the lake and Villa Carlotta next door.
- 5€€€€
Park Hyatt Milan
Next to the Galleria
Best for: Luxury
Five-star hotel steps from the Duomo and La Scala, so you can start each day without travel time.
- 6€€€€
Castiglion del Bosco, A Rosewood Hotel
Montalcino
Best for: Wine lovers
Estate resort around a medieval village and Brunello winery in the Val d'Orcia, with a golf course and spa.
- 7€€€€
Grand Hotel Continental Siena
Banchi di Sopra
Best for: Splurge
Five-star hotel in a 17th-century palazzo with frescoed rooms, next to Piazza Salimbeni.
- 8€€€€
Due Torri Hotel
Verona old town
Best for: Splurge
Five-star hotel in a 14th-century palazzo, a short walk from Piazza dei Signori and Piazza Bra.
- 9€€€
Parkhotel Laurin
Bolzano centre
Best for: South Tyrol base
Art Nouveau hotel from 1910 in its own park, a few minutes' walk from the market in Piazza Walther.
- 10€€€
Hotel Elephant
Bressanone old town
Best for: Atmosphere
Historic family-run hotel in Brixen with a garden and pool, a short walk from Piazza Duomo.
These hotels were chosen by Amit Keren
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