The Grand Hotel Victoria, Royal Victoria and Villa Cipressi are charming lakefront properties, R Collection’s Hotel Mentana, City Life Poliziano and King Hotel in Milan interpret the multifaceted spirit of metropolitan hospitality, and the Grand Hotel Bristol Resort & Spa expresses all the pleasure and the prestige of high-end hospitality…

In 2021 IHC, the Italian Hospitality Collection, engaged in major restyling projects and the international rebranding of many of its properties. Three new brands were launched including the Baia di Chia Resort Sardinia which last summer became part of the Curio Collection by Hilton. The Laguna Hotel, in the same…

The 4-star Villa Capri in Gardone Riviera (one of Lake Garda’s main tourist resorts in Lombardy) has been acquired by the South Tyrolean Athesia group led by Michl Ebner who is active in various sectors including publishing, and owns several local newspapers. It is thought that the hotel, formerly owned…

Just a few kilometers from the city center the B&B Hotel Arezzo, formerly Ac by Marriott, is the new Tuscan address of the transalpine group. The Arezzo property has 79 single, twin and double rooms with unlimited and free wifi, self-adjusting air conditioning, minibar and electronic safe, and smart TVs…

The Chia Laguna Resort in Sardinia and the Hilton Rome Eur La Lama in Rome’s modern business district, are both on the Hilton 2022 openings hotlist. Chia Laguna is due to reopen next spring with 107 rooms, all with private gardens or balconies, while the La Terrazza restaurant will have…

Rome should be the fourth Mandarin Oriental destination in Italy following Milan, Lake Como and the pipeline property in Cortina d'Ampezzo. And in Sardinia Hyatt will debut its soft brand mid-2022. The news of the Rome Mandarin Oriental comes from in the Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore, which stated…

A luxury 5-star Apulia hotel with 266 rooms and 110 suites under the Meliá brand in Polignano a Mare will be the heart of the new luxury tourist hub to be built on the northern coast of the Apulia region. The Spanish hotel company, reports Il Sole 24 Ore, has…

The Stregato champagne cocktail at the Baglioni Hotel Regina in Rome, made from Strega liqueur - a blend of over 70 herbs and spices - and Biancosarti with aromas of basil, has won the contest for the best new signature champagne-based cocktail. Champagne and 5-star hospitality This is the first…