One of eight vibes
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
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Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Palazzo delle Pietre
Restored fifteenth-century palazzo displaying hundreds of ancient Roman stone fragments and capitals.
Palazzo delle Stelline
A fifteenth-century Benedictine convent and Borromean orphanage set around a centuries-old magnolia cloister.
Palazzo Ducale Venturi
A 16th-century fortified ducal residence with defensive machicolations and Leccese star vaults.
Palazzo Durazzo Suites
A UNESCO-listed seventeenth-century Rolli residence preserved by descendants of the founding Genoese family.
Palazzo Firenze by Baglioni Hotels & Resorts
Protected eighteenth-century frescoes and coffered ceilings beneath an intact vaulted music room.
Palazzo Fiuggi
A 1913 Art Nouveau palace once favored by the Italian royal family.
Palazzo Gattini Luxury Hotel
A six-century noble ancestral seat of the Gattini counts on Civita hill with preserved family crests and chapel.
Palazzo Luce
Restored fourteenth-century architecture pairs vaulted stone ceilings with antique bookcases and terracotta.
Palazzo Marziale
Fifteenth-century Catalan-Durazzo palazzo run by the family residing here for centuries.
Palazzo Pascal
An eleventh-century noble palazzo and certified historic residence restored with ancient stone walls and vaulted archways.
Palazzo Petrvs
A sixteenth-century notary palazzo with uncovered Renaissance frescoes and hand-restored coffered ceilings.
Palazzo Portinari Salviati
A fifteenth-century palace where Dante's muse Beatrice and Cosimo I de' Medici resided.
Palazzo Previtera
A conserved 1649 baroque palazzo held by the same family across four centuries.
Palazzo Ripetta
A seventeenth-century convent preserving a frescoed 1728 chapel and quiet cloistered courtyards.
Palazzo Roma
Restored seventeenth-century noble palazzo featuring original ceiling frescoes and historic boiserie.
Palazzo Scanderbeg
A fifteenth-century palazzo once home to Skanderbeg, centered on a Mannerist courtyard fountain.
Palazzo Seneca
A sixteenth-century noble residence meticulously restored with regional stone, wrought iron, and ancient cross-vaulted cellars.
Palazzo Shedir
Seventeenth-century Baroque wing of Palazzo Borghese featuring Carlo Rainaldi architecture, original frescoes, and gilded stuccoes.
Palazzo Talìa
A sixteenth-century Renaissance palazzo and noble school preserving historic frescoes and Roman busts in the Magna Hall.
Palazzo Vecchietti
A 1578 Renaissance palace reshaped by Giambologna, retaining ancient Byzantine tower fragments and medieval fireplaces.
Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel
A restored Renaissance palazzo preserving sixteenth-century tempera frescoes and gold-leaf ceilings.
Palazzo Volpi
A sixteenth-century former Palazzo Grimani annex, immortalised by Canaletto and restored after decades of quiet preservation.
Palé Hall Hotel
An 1871 Grade II-listed Victorian manor where Queen Victoria stayed, complete with her original bed and bath.
Palmer House Hilton
An 1871 Beaux-Arts landmark, featuring the Empire Room and the original 1893 brownie.
Pałac Ciekocinko Hotel Resort & Wellness
A restored 1906 aristocratic manor featuring authentic Art Nouveau details, rococo fireplaces, and historic carriage house quarters.
Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo
A 1930 mansion that once housed three prime ministers of Sri Lanka.
Parador de Alarcón
An eighth-century Moorish fortress and Gothic keep with arrowhead battlements, thick stone walls, and deep medieval roots.
Parador de Baiona
A medieval fortress conversion encased in centuries-old stone ramparts overlooking the Atlantic and Cíes Islands.
Parador de Carmona
Built inside King Pedro's fourteenth-century fortress ruins, overlooking the wide Corbones plain.
Parador de Chinchón
Seventeenth-century Augustinian monastery with restored convent frescoes and a vaulted brick cloister.
Parador de Cuenca
Founded in 1523, this Dominican monastery perches high above the sheer Huécar gorge.
Parador de Pontevedra
Carved stone stairs and heraldic crests survive from this 16th-century noble palace.
Paragon 700
The 18th-century residence of Ostuni's first mayor, lovingly restored to showcase historic stone vaults and classical architectural details.
Paralloge
A preserved Qing Dynasty courtyard compound once home to Naxi literatus Wang Zhuqi and local poets.
Parc Broekhuizen
An 1810 Empire-style manor and registered national monument set inside a wooded estate.
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.