Italy

Set in the beating heart of Naples' centro storico, in a grand 18th-century palazzo, is the stylish and contemporary Hotel Piazza Bellini.

If barefoot luxury along the Italian coastline is what you’re after, then Hotel Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, may be just what you’re looking for.

Set in a 15th century palazzo that was once a noble residence on Venice's Grand Canal, Gritti Palace is quite possibly the loveliest spot in Italy’s floating city.

Built onto the cliffside high above the sleepy Marina Grande and overlooking the Bay of Naples is the gorgeously nautical boutique hotel, Maison La Minervetta.

Just a 17 minute boat ride from the famed Italian islands of Venice, on the island of Murano is the elegant and seductive LaGare Hotel Venezia.

Il Gabbiano hotel is set in the pearl of the “Amalfi” cost and perched exactly on the habitual rock facing the sea of the Positano.

Hidden from the prying eyes and carved on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the Il San Pietro lies on the road east of Positano.

The Aldrovandi Villa Borghese is superbly located above the eternal city of Rome in the exclusive residential Pinciano neighbourhood.