Editors' choiceVenice, Italy
The Danieli, Venezia
The 14th-century Gothic Palazzo Dandolo by St Mark's Square — a hotel since 1824.
Historic mansions
Collection
Historic hotels of Italy
Palazzi, villas and grand hotels where history is part of the stay
Italy is a country where you can sleep inside history: in a 14th-century Gothic palazzo on a Venetian waterfront, in a cardinal's Renaissance residence on Lake Como, or in a villa above the Amalfi Coast whose gardens are part of a UNESCO site.
This collection includes hotels that occupy historic buildings and have kept their character. For each one we list our sources and the date it was checked.
Editors' choice
Venice, Italy
The Gritti Palace
The Gothic palazzo of Doge Andrea Gritti on the Grand Canal, opposite Santa Maria della Salute. A hotel since 1895.
Historic mansions
Lake Como, Italy
Villa d'Este
A 16th-century Renaissance residence on Lake Como, a hotel since 1873: a 10-hectare park and the famous floating pool.
Historic mansions
Editors' choiceAmalfi Coast, Italy
Villa Cimbrone
A historic villa in Ravello above the Amalfi Coast, now a hotel. Home of the famous Terrace of Infinity.
Historic mansions
Lake Como, Italy
Grand Hotel Tremezzo
A 1910 Art Nouveau hotel on the western shore of Lake Como — with a pool right above the water and a view of Bellagio.
Rooms with a view