Design hotels: a list of the most elegant in Italy
Not only homes but also design hotels enrich Italy from north to south and provide unique and unforgettable holiday experiences.
Italy’s design hotels, small great works of art, are many and all enjoy an unmistakable charm. Arredare Moderno has compiled a ranking of the most elegant in Italy.
Design hotels: the list of the most elegant in Italy
Park Hotel Olimpia
The Park Hotel Olimpia is one of the most elegant design hotels in Italy, with attention to every detail. Located in the Pavia Apennines, it is literally immersed in nature.
The Suite fra gli Alberi (Suite among the Trees) is the jewel in the crown of this hotel. It is a suite built among the trees according to specific criteria of eco-sustainability. Situated in a dense forest of oak and beech trees and suspended about 5 metres above the ground, it is reached by a walkway through trunks and branches. The Suite among the Trees at the Park Hotel Olimpia allows you to live in direct contact with nature. The eye-catching design is provided by the glass dome through which you can admire all that surrounds the room.
Hotel In Pietra
Hotel In Pietra is located in a central point of the city of Matera. It is a design hotel whose rooms are, in the strictest sense of the word, carved out of tuff (as the name may suggest), to offer a truly unique experience. The hotel In Pietra, among the most elegant design hotels in Italy, is housed in a 13th century church and enjoys a unique charm. The rooms are furnished with a minimalist style and traditional materials, such as stone.
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Piccolo Grand Hotel
Piccolo Grand Hotel is a small boutique hotel with suites, a beach apartment and rooms, each individually designed and equipped with modern facilities. Located in the historic centre of Pizzo on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria, it was designed by two German architects. It is one of the most original design hotels because of the bright colours of the rooms decorated in different and contrasting styles and nuances.
Cableway room
Cableway room is a hotel created from the ashes of an old cable car cabin Albino-Selvino, on the Selvino-Aviatico plateau in the Seriana Valley. It is a design hotel offering all the necessary comforts for an unforgettable stay. The couple’s room set up in the old cable car cabin offers a splendid view of the Pre-Alps. On the first floor you can store your luggage and have breakfast on comfortable swings set up as chairs. On the upper floor, which can be accessed via a small internal staircase, is the panoramic bedroom with glass walls and a comfortable water mattress from which you can admire the stars through a skylight. Cableway room also offers an outdoor garden and a heated swimming pool.
Atmosfera Bubble Glamping
Atmosfera Bubble Glamping is a true transparent bubble. A unique and elegant design to stay in Satriano di Lucania, in the province of Potenza. Atmosfera Bubble Glamping is a structure that succeeds in enhancing nature and the territory. The rooms, with low environmental impact, are organised inside real bubbles, designed to withstand any kind of outside temperature, whether hot or cold, and equipped with every comfort. The walls of the bubble are, of course, transparent, allowing you to enjoy all that nature has to show.
Palazzo Parigi
Palazzo Parigi is one of the most exclusive and elegant luxury design hotels in Milan. It is a unique and spectacular historic building transformed into a prestigious hotel near Milan’s fashion and design district. Palazzo Parigi was designed and is managed by architect and owner Paola Giambelli.
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Hotel Grotta Palazzese
Located in the historic centre of Polignano a Mare, Hotel Grotta Palazzese overlooks the famous Grotta Palazzese, overlooking the sea. Renovated with great taste and refinement, it has rooms truly suspended over the sea in total harmony with the most advanced technology: this is why it is considered one of the most elegant design hotels in Italy.
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