Curated luxury hotels in Italy

At 1,050 metres above sea level, the eco-friendly Holzhotel Forsthofalm offers direct access to ski slopes, hiking and mountain bike trails. Set above Leogang, it features unique wooden architecture, an award-winning restaurant, and the Sky Spa on the rooftop. Internet access as well as free yoga and fitness classes are offered free of charge.

The Sky Spa offers 360-degree views, individual relaxation areas, a fireplace lounge, a hammock room, the SPAbar, and a cardio fitness room with floor-to-ceiling windows. An organic herbal sauna, Finnish sauna, salt steam bath, and vitamin bar are also available. The panoramic rooftop bathtub, the sauna, and the steam room can be booked for private use. Massages and beauty treatments based on local herbs and traditions are also offered.

The Kukka restaurant offers vegan, vegetarian, meat and fish dishes, prepared in the open-view kitchen or on the charcoal barbecue. The daily buffet breakfast, the afternoon snack and the 6-course dinner mainly consist of organic ingredients produced regionally, including home-made bread and smoothies.

Guided hikes are offered in summer. A public outdoor pool and a swimming lake are close by. In winter, snowshoe hiking and tobogganing are available.

During summer, the room rate includes the Löwen Card, which comprises many free benefits and reductions in the Leogang-Saalfelden region.

The Holzhotel Forsthofalm was awarded the EU Ecolabel 2012 and the Aphrodite Spa Award for Ecology and Sustainability.

Hotel Glöckner und Hotel Residenz Glöckner is located in Mathon, 4 km from both Ischgl and Galtür. It offers a traditional Tyrolean restaurant, a sauna, and a sun terrace. A small ski lift is 50 metres away, and the free ski bus stops 100 metres away.

The spacious, Alpine-style rooms at the Hotel Glöckner und Hotel Residenz Glöckner feature cable TV and a bathroom.

Guests can use a ski storage room with a ski boot dryer. Free private parking is available on site. Cross-country ski runs are 250 metres away.

When you stay at Hotel St. Oswald in Bad Kleinkirchheim, you'll be next to a golf course, just steps from Bad Kleinkirchheim - St. Oswald Ski Area and 12 minutes by foot from Nockalm Ski Lift. This family-friendly hotel is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from St. Kathrein Thermal Spa and 3.4 mi (5.6 km) from Romerbad Thermal Spa.

Experimental Chalet is in the heart of Verbier, within a 10-minute walk of Four Valleys Ski Area and Verbier Ski Resort. This golf hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Les Esserts and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Châble-Verbier.

Located in Omis, Villa MiraMar is by the sea, within a 10-minute drive of Omis City Museum and Mirabella Fortress. This beach hotel is 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Omis City Beach and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) from Fortica Fortress.

With a stay at Villa Sassa in Lugano (Lugano City-Centre), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Lake Lugano and San Lorenzo Cathedral. This spa hotel is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from BSí and 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Palazzo dei Congressi.

Located in Tivat, Zebra is a 3-minute drive from Porto Montenegro and 9 minutes from Kotor Bay. This hotel is 7.8 mi (12.6 km) from Kotor Old Town Walls and 7.9 mi (12.7 km) from Clock Tower.

When you stay at Maxim Hotel in Peschiera Borromeo, you'll be near the airport, within a 15-minute drive of Piazza del Duomo and Cathedral of Milan. This hotel is 12.3 mi (19.8 km) from San Siro Stadium and 8.1 mi (13.1 km) from Teatro alla Scala.

Set in Leogang, 2.2 km from Bikepark Leogang, Stockinggut by AvenidA offers accommodation with a restaurant, free private parking, a bar and ski-to-door access. This 4-star hotel offers a ski pass sales point and a tour desk. The accommodation features a sauna, free WiFi throughout the property and family rooms.

The units in the hotel are equipped with a kettle. At Stockinggut by AvenidA Hotel & every room has a wardrobe, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom.

A buffet breakfast is available every morning at the accommodation.

Stockinggut by AvenidA offers a terrace. Guests at the hotel will be able to enjoy activities in and around Leogang, like skiing and cycling.

The property also offers a bike wash station at the entrance.

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport W. A. Mozart, 44 km from Stockinggut by AvenidA Hotel &, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.

Offering a free fitness centre and indoor natural swimming pool with payment, Alexander Charme Hotel is set in a panoramic location in Livigno. A free ski bus connects you directly to the centre, and to the Mottolino and Carousel 3000 ski lifts.

Rooms at the Alexander come with an LCD satellite TV, a minibar, and free WiFi. Each features a private bathroom with bath or shower, free toiletries, and a hairdryer.

The hotel's wellness centre features a natural swimming pool for adults and children, sauna with payment, Turkish bath, emotional shower, relax area and a salt room. A variety of beauty treatments with payment , a gym and playground are also available.

Guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast every morning. The restaurant serves Mediterranean and international dishes, as well as a carefully selected wine list.

Lake Livigno is a 5-minute drive from the property. Bormio is 35 km away.

Located in Gazzo, Best Western Plus Hotel Villa Tacchi is within a 15-minute drive of Parco Querini and Villa Contarini. This family-friendly hotel is 7.5 mi (12.1 km) from Villa di Masèr and 7.8 mi (12.5 km) from Olympic Theatre.

With a stay at Schloss Hotel & Spa Pontresina in Pontresina, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Lake St. Moritz and Engadin Valley. This ski hotel is 0.2 mi (0.2 km) from Alp Languard and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Bellavita Pool and Spa.

With a stay at Sunstar Hotel Lenzerheide in Vaz-Obervaz, you'll be near ski lifts, just a 1-minute walk from Arosa Lenzerheide Ski Resort and 9 minutes by foot from Val Sporz. This ski hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Tgantieni Ski Lift and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Heidsee Lake.

With a stay at Parc Hotel Miramonti in Fie allo Sciliar, you'll be in the mountains, steps from Dolomites and a 4-minute drive from Seis-Seiser Alm Gondola. This spa hotel is 11.4 mi (18.4 km) from Ortisei-Furnes Gondola and 12.5 mi (20.1 km) from Bolzano Christmas Market.

When you stay at Hotel Alpen Ruitor in Les Allues, you'll be near ski lifts, within a 15-minute walk of Méribel Ski Resort and Chalets. This family-friendly hotel is 7.6 mi (12.3 km) from Val Thorens Ski Resort and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Combes.

When you stay at Lajadira Hotel & Spa in Cortina d'Ampezzo, you'll be next to a golf course – a 1-minute drive from Dolomites and 7 minutes from Cortina d'Ampezzo Ski Resort. This golf hotel is 30.2 mi (48.5 km) from Lake Braies and 9.9 mi (16 km) from Lake Misurina.

With a stay at Sport Hotel All'Ancora in Meolo, you'll be 5.2 mi (8.3 km) from Noventa di Piave Designer Outlet and 12.1 mi (19.5 km) from Ca' Noghera Casino of Venice. This golf hotel is 14.3 mi (23.1 km) from Piazza Brescia and 14.7 mi (23.7 km) from Piazza Milano.

When you a stay at Wellnesshotel Schönruh - Adults Only in Seefeld in Tirol, you'll be next to a golf course, within a 5-minute walk of Seefeld Ski Area and Seefeld Golf Academy Golf Club. This golf hotel is 19.8 mi (31.9 km) from Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ski Resort and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Lake Wildsee.

With ski-to-door access, Berg & SPA Hotel Urslauerhof is located in Maria Alm in the Hochkönig Ski Area, offering an indoor and an outdoor pool, an on-site restaurant and a wellness area. WiFi and wired internet access can be used for free.

All rooms are equipped with cable flat-screen TV and comprise a private bathroom with bathtub or shower. Each unit fitted with a balcony provides views to the surrounding mountains.

The restaurant of the Urslauerhof Berg & SPA Hotel serves a wide range of international, regional and vegetarian dishes, while breakfast and half-board are also available.

A wellness area is also at its guests disposal, including a Finnish sauna, a steam bath, an infra red cabin and a relax room with juice- and tea bar. The pools indoor and outdoor are available whole year.

In summer the Hochkönig and Maria Alm-Hinterthal area are a perfect choice for hiking and dirt biking, and Zell am See is 30 km away. Salzburg is reachable within a 1-hour drive.

In winter the cross-country ski trails and slopes are directly located at the hotel, while tobogganing is possible 7 km away. Skiing and snowboarding equipment as well as a horse-drawn snow carriage can be rented on site.

A stay at Hotel Europa Splendid places you in the heart of Merano – a 9-minute drive from Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens. This hotel is within the region of Vinschgau Valley.