Art Hotels

The château sits on a limestone cliff directly above the Dordogne. Below the terrace, the river bends through the valley. Its oldest parts are medieval. Most of what you see today was rebuilt in the seventeenth century.

Each bedroom is furnished on its own terms, with antiques, old paintings and heavy fabrics. Formal gardens and a stretch of woodland surround the hotel. Rocamadour and the Lot valley are a short drive away. It belongs to Relais & Châteaux.

Built in the early twentieth century as a family residence, the villa stands near the Quirinal Palace. The Spalletti Trivelli family still owns it. That continuity shows in the rooms.

Portraits, antiques and the family library stay where they have always been. Guests are free to use the salons and read in the library. Outside, a walled Italian garden makes the centre of Rome feel quiet. There are only a handful of rooms, so the hotel rarely feels busy.

The Hoxton brand opened its Rome hotel in 2021 in Parioli, a leafy residential district north of the Villa Borghese gardens. The tourist core is a tram or taxi ride away. Most visitors see that as a plus.

Interiors borrow from Italian design of the 1970s: warm wood, terracotta tones, curved furniture and plenty of houseplants. The lobby stays open to the neighbourhood, so locals work and meet there through the day. Rooms are sized in plain steps, from compact to roomy.