Grand Hotel Imperiale is a family-owned gem on the banks of Lake Como. It was built in 1922, though the main building is quite modern; there are still a few traces of its Art Nouveau heritage. I recommend staying in…
Read More best bed: Grand Hotel Imperiale, Moltrasio, Lake Como, Italy
Ah…2022 travel dreams… Not only are their places I want to visit, but there are hotels I want to stay in. This list is of places I have a shot at getting to this year except the last one. That’s…
Nyungwe House ticks so many of my top boxes…adventurous, luxurious and remote! This charming hotel is located in the middle of a working tea plantation in the middle of the mountains of Rwanda. Picking tea is very specific and very…
Opulent, serene and a magnet for the fashionista crowd, the Bvlgari Milano was the company’s first venture into hotels back in 2004 (there are now 6 with a few more in the pipeline). And though it is a joint venture…
La Locanda is a historic gem in a tiny medieval town, definitely off the beaten track. Yet situated at the crossroads of a magic, underappreciated area of Italy that encompasses Bologna, Ravenna, Faenza and Imola. This cluster of buildings began…
Read More best bed: La Locanda di Bagnara, Bagnara di Romagna, Italy
Finally! The chance to live like a noble. Villa Spalletti Trivelli was, until recently, the Villino Urbino of an aristocratic Italian family. A country house in the heart of the city. The last one left in private hands; many have…
