Luxury hotels, hotel suites and fine dining restaurants in Italy

Vacations in Italy 

 Live la dolce vita: our luxury hotels in Italy can be found throughout this incredible country, from its Alpine north to the toe of its ‘boot’ in the south, taking in its picturesque countryside, cosmopolitan centers, history-filled cities and romantic towns and villages.  

It genuinely has something for everybody, whether for couples seeking city breaks or romantic getaways in Italy, beach holidays, well-being stays with relaxation and rejuvenation in mind, or luxury family hotels in Italy. Holidays in our luxury hotels in Italy take advantage of its varied geographies and climates and ever-present passion for food and drink. 

Our 5 star hotels in Italy occupy evocative settings–clifftop villas, terracotta-colored medieval fortresses, wine estates, royal and renaissance residences and hillside farmhouses that will all instantly immerse you in Italian culture and heritage. Then there are also more modern accommodation options–19^th and 20^th century–which are no less impressive: think grand Art Nouveau buildings, amazing examples of mid-century design, contemporary mountain chalets and more.  

With this variety, Relais & Châteaux in Italy epitomises how our accommodation reflects the authentic culture, history and design heritage of different local communities–no two properties ever the same. 

A full spectrum of epicurean delights: our gourmet restaurants in Italy 

 Our accomplished chefs preside over an incredible array of fine dining restaurants in Italy, many of them Michelin-starred, each one of them conjuring jaw-dropping, creative cooking that celebrates the abundance of local produce. Many reinterpret culinary traditions to incredible effect–get ready to forget everything you thought you knew about Italian food. 

Whether nestled in mountain landscapes, city center locations, coastal settings or countryside villages, each kitchen has a distinct culinary culture to draw from–seafood or fish, truffle or cheese, vegetal or meat, savory and sweet–and their dishes represent something of a harmony with the land. Throughout Italy, you’ll find a pride in local wines too, with our gourmet restaurants in Italy all possessing carefully curated cellars, sometimes with literally thousands of bottles. Our passionate sommeliers, many from wine-growing families, will find you something delightful to pair with whatever you’re eating. 

Every kind of holiday: our best hotels in Italy 

 Live your best Roman Holiday with an immersion in the historic sights of the capital, enjoy the Renaissance beauty and art of Florence and Venice, or tackle Naples by Vespa. Great shopping is to be found everywhere, whether designer boutiques or local crafts. Outside the towns and cities, take bike or horse-back riding tours through vineyards, wild countryside and national parks, with volcanoes in the distance.  

Visit historic hillside villages, driving up twisting roads overlooking stunning vistas, and look for epicurean treats along the way–wine tasting, truffle hunting, or take cooking classes. Take boat trips to islands–to the colorful islands in the Venice lagoon or the Mediterranean waters and caves off Sardinia or Capri. Our luxury hotels in Italy are not only well-placed for all of these visits but our concierge teams are also supremely well-connected and can help plan activities of any sort. 

For those looking to recharge and rejuvenate, our luxury spa hotels in Italy offer imaginative treatments made with local ingredients–even wine-inspired!–with locations that take advantage of breathtaking scenery, and personal trainers and yoga teachers on hand in some destinations. 

Relais & Châteaux in Italy: bridging historic culture with new traditions 

 Our luxury hotels in Italy are often proud heirs to history and culture stretching back hundreds, if not thousands of years. But they also have a modern outlook on the world. Protecting and preserving the past, and enjoying what it has to offer today, is only achievable in the long term by adopting the principles of responsible travel in Italy today. Our boutique hotels in Italy are acutely aware of minimizing their impact–you’ll see it in efforts to eliminate waste, or to drive down food miles, and in the way they cultivate relations with local producers, growers and artisans. Only by keeping one eye on the future can our eco hotels in Italy create new models of sustainable travel. 

Our family-run businesses are the ideal formula for holidays in Italy  

 We often talk about how many of our hotels and restaurants internationally are family businesses. Nowhere is that more true than with our hotels and gastronomic restaurants in Italy: in fact, some of our restaurants in Italy have been in the same family for more than 200 years–true heirs to the culinary heritage of their region. What those and other examples that extend back multiple generations, even if not always two centuries, bring to our collection is a more intimate feeling and a sense of connection to each local community. Our guests appreciate the sense of authenticity and warmth that comes with that–and the feeling that they are also contributing to the perpetuation of tradition and strengthening local connections.