Lusiana | La Scuola Guesthouse
A charming B&B on the Asiago plateau borrows a theme from its old schoolhouse setting: Mikaela Bandini discovers La Scuola Guesthouse for Urban Italy.
Ragusa | Antico Convento Ibla
Housed in an old monastery in south-eastern Sicily, Antico Convento Ibla is now a catering school, a restaurant and a hotel. Mikaela Bandini takes a look.
Mantua | Palazzo Castiglioni
The entire upper floor or piano nobile, all 500 square meters of it, can be rented if you’re looking for something a tad larger.
Rome | Retrome
Retrome promises a good night’s sleep and a dream-like vintage experience!
Narni | Torre Palombara
Lordly luxury in historic country-house style: that more or less defines Torre Palombara, a gorgeous manor dated to the 15th and 16th centuries
Milan | The Yard
Smart small hotel near Porta Ticinese in the city centre, The Yard is entirely designed around an original theme: sport.
Catania | Maison Decò
Artist Claudia Corona runs a little B&B establishment in Catania, not 5 minutes’ walk from the main drag Corso Italia.
Turin | IN Residence
Trawling for an alternative place to stay in Turin recently, Du Parc Suites beckoned. A stone’s throw from the city’s favourite public park
Venice | Generator Hostel
Generator Venice, like all the others, is ‘more than a hostel’. In sassy, open spaces under the original 19th-century exposed beams, travellers eat, drink and generally hang out at the hostel.
Naples | The Cherry on Top
La Ciliegina, charming little hotel smack bang in the middle of Naples, accessed through a secret courtyard off the far end of Piazza Municipio.