Vis Urban Suites & Spa boutique hotel, opening in Bari in September is a 12-room boutique hotel with a wellness centre and a terrace. Opening in the centre of Bari, the period building dating back to 1876 has undergone a major architectural renovation combining the Art Nouveau style with contemporary…

Eco-friendly glamping. Discover the Po on horseback, on two wheels or by boat across dunes, beaches and marshlands, and, close to the great river, into the Po Delta Park, a UNESCO. Here, hidden in an immense green park overlooking the sea Barricata Holiday Village is the ideal refuge for those…

City retreat Palazzo Belvedere has opened in Montecatini Terme with a spa. The new hotel, which is on the site where the old hotel of the same name once stood, is on the street leading to the Tettuccio Spa. Leading the new team are Simone Galligani, an entrepreneur from Montecatini…

Veruschka and Roberto Wirth Jr take the reins of Rome’s Hassler Hotel, a succession in the pursuit of innovation and continuity with tradition. Veruschka and Roberto Wirth Jr, who are twins, intend following in the footsteps of their father, the well-known Roman hotelier who passed away at the beginning of…

Rosewood will arrive in Venice in 2025 with the Bauer Hotel following a major renovation that will begin in November of next year and culminate with the hotel's reopening. The Venetian Bauer will be managed by the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts company and is owned by real estate investor Signa…

The Tuscan Laqua Vineyard is the newly-opened Cannavacciuolo Group new entry in Casanova delle Spinette, between Pisa and Volterra in Tuscany. The Cannavacciuolo Group, founded in March last year by Cinzia and Antonino Cannavacciuolo, now has three properties between Piedmont and Campania. The new Tuscan property is a two-storey farmhouse-resort…

Starhotels is to build over 150 serviced apartments in Florence's former municipal theatre. Taking three of the seven buildings of Florence’s former municipal theatre, known among other things because for hosting the Maggio Fiorentino festival for many years, the apartments will be managed by Starhotels. The hotel group has signed…

Cortina is to get a new Tribune managed by Ppn Hospitality. Following its debut in Rome last year, news is now coming in of a new opening of the Marriott Tribune brand in Cortina (while a third is in the pipeline in Milan, through the rebranding of the Four Points…