Gold Stay 2026
Aman Venice
Venice, Italy · Aman
The rare Venice hotel that feels like being lent a palazzo rather than sold a room.
Italy
Palazzo hotels on the Grand Canal, cliff-hugging Amalfi retreats and vineyard estates in the Tuscan hills. Italy remains the benchmark for hotels with a genuine sense of place.
Bulgari Hotel Roma
Rome, Italy · Bulgari
Rome's most assured new grand hotel: jeweller's polish applied to a rationalist palazzo, with the Mausoleum of Augustus as the front garden.
Rome Cavalieri
Rome, Italy · Waldorf Astoria
A hilltop grande dame above Rome whose museum-grade art and three-Michelin-starred La Pergola justify the trek up Monte Mario.
Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
Venice, Italy · Hilton
A Victorian flour mill reborn with Venice's only rooftop pool and the lagoon's best sunset bar.
Radisson Collection Palazzo Nani
Venice, Italy · Radisson
A proper palazzo conversion in the Venice neighbourhood you actually want to sleep in.
Hilton Lake Como
Como, Italy · Hilton
The practical way to do Lake Como: a walkable Como base with a rooftop infinity pool that outguns hotels at twice the rate.
Palace Hotel Como
Como, Italy
The sane way to do Lake Como: a true lakefront address, Belle Epoque manners and rates that leave money for boat hire.
Radisson Blu Hotel Milan
Milan, Italy · Radisson
Quiet Villapizzone comfort with a proper pool and sauna, for travellers who value calm and value over a Duomo doorstep.