Villa d'Este’s 150th anniversary celebrations on Lake Como have started in the enchanted setting of Cernobbio. The year of events launched with a big party in June to followed by summer gala dinners and the extraordinary winter opening to celebrate Christmas and New Year. The Villa dates back to 1568…

It’s official: from 2025 the Danieli in Venice will be a Four Seasons. After months of rumours and indiscretions that were never officially denied, it’s now no secret that the Danieli in Venice will be branded Four Seasons. According to the agreement reached with owner the Statuto Group, the hotel…

The former PCI headquarters in Rome’s central Via Botteghe Oscure is to become a five-star hotel. The entrance hall of the building that housed the Italian Communist Party for many years, designed by Giò Pomodoro, and with the five-pointed gold star embedded in the floor, will remain as it is.…

Changes are on the horizon for the Benetton assets with a good part of the real estate in the family holding Edizione possibly changing hands. The transaction, should it go through, would be the most substantial real estate deal of the year, revealed the daily Il Sole 24 Ore, according…

The Philipp Plein fashion brand, first moved into hotels, and is now into serviced apartments with proptech company G Rent. After the announcement of the hotel in the former Krizia Space in Milan, there is now news of a partnership with the German brand and G Rent, which operates with…

Designed by the award-winning Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola, the hotel is an exclusive twin of the nearby Laguna Palace Hotel, completing the package by catering to an affluent and adults-only clientele. Patricia Urquiola has designed a true luxury annex overlooking the lagoon and the marina. Flooded by light and with…

The 5-star Botania Relais & Spa is Ischia’s only adults-only hotel. The Polito family, who own the property and the Therasia Resort Sea & Spa on Vulcano, have been investing in innovations inside and out. New natural areas have been created in the Relais’ beautiful botanical garden, and guests can…

Casa Baglioni Milan’s construction site hosts an art exhibition inaugurated during Milan Design Week. The exhibition called In-Between Art is an itinerary created by the Spagnulo & Partners Studio featuring works of four international artists from the Stefani Trust Collection-Fondo Arte: Enrico Castellani, Agostino Bonalumi, Anne Imohof, and Giulio Paolini.…