​ Sereno Hotels has open the Il Sereno Lago di Como, a luxury waterfronthotel in Lake Como. The all-suite hotel features 30 suites, all enjoy furnished terraces and lake views. Il Sereno is the third property to join the Sereno Hotels portfolio after Le Sereno Hotel & Villas in St. Barthélemy and Villa Pliniana, also located on Lake Como. Lake ...

​Set between the wine areas of Montepulciano and Montalcino, Tuscany's Adler Thermae Resort and Spa is a pioneering five-star hotel fed by the ancient and healing thermal waters of Bagno Vignoni. The resort, which was known for its thermal baths, spa treatments and authentic local cuisine, has added an on-property vineyard and winery known as Tenut...

Walking down the Riva Degli Schiavoni fromPiazza San Marco, we recognize it immediately: the pink stucco facade with marble sills standing flat against the promenade, looking out to the beautiful blue lagoon. We enter the building through a wooden revolving door. Before us is the lobby: marble floors and columns, a four-storied courtyard marked by ...

Coming home to the Gritti Palace. A restful and efficient flight on Swiss Airlines in Boston brings us to an early afternoon arrival at the Venice airport where a man awaits us holding aloft a sign: "WELCOME FROMMERS!" We follow him and our luggage down to the water taxi and off we go for a highly anticipated stay at the grand and gorgeous Gritti P...

As I arrived at JW Marriott Venice by private boat charter (the only way to travel if you ask me), I thought to myself 'This is the life.' Sadly, my daily commute normally consists of being squashed on the London Underground with a stranger's armpit in my face, but for a few glorious days, I was able to pretend that daily boat travel - and a seriou...

We've all heard about places in the world which have been victims of their own success - over development, pollution and pickpockets are just some of the things that seem to come hand in hand with popularity. When I was younger, it wouldn't have been enough to put me off, but with age has come discernment, and probably more than a healthy dose of j...