Florence’s old Grand Hotel Majestic will be transformed into the Tuscan city’s new W Florence. After its debut in Rome last December, with the W Rome-Marriott just off central Via Veneto, Marriott’s luxury lifestyle brand Marriott is preparing for its arrival in Florence in 2023. Word has it that the…

The Enterprise Hotel in Milan has launched its new Nesting Rooms in collaboration with the Moroso furniture company. The Planetaria Group’s eight new suites are inside two railing houses, overlooking a classic Milanese courtyard. Arch. Sofia Gioia Vedani - AD Planetaria Hotels "It was a sharing of common interests and…

Two old rural stazzo homesteads have been renovated for the Gallicantu Retreat in the Gallura region of Sardinia. Standing on more than three hectares of Mediterranean scrub, the five rooms and two suites in the old buildings are a short walk from the village of Luogosanto, in the heart of…

Smeralda Holding is planning a new 35-room hotel for the end of 2022 and gradually completing various renovations, having invested over €100 million, as announced in 2018, for refurbishments on the Cala di Volpe, Pitrizza, Romazzino and Cervo properties. CEO of Smeralda Holding, Mario Ferraro, recently announced that work will…

The Radisson Hotel Nola Naples has recently opened its doors. Located near the city center, the train station and cultural sites such as the cathedral and the Archaeological Museum of Nola, the hotel has 73 rooms and suites inspired by Scandinavian design. On the ground floor the starred restaurant Rear…

The expansion of the DoubleTree brand of the Hilton group adds six new hotels in Europe including one in Malpensa close to Milan. The new hotels in Italy, France, Romania, Hungary, the Netherlands and Germany, are part of a development strategy that plans to open an additional 37 properties in…