The historic hotel in St. Moritz has received one of the most prestigious awards in the international hospitality industry, reaffirming a tradition of excellence that has defined Alpine luxury for over a century.
The Delano Miami Beach, reimagined by Italian artist Andrea Ferolla. © Andrea Ferolla, courtesy of Delano Miami Beach
In Santo Stefano Belbo, in the heart of the Langhe, Vigne di Fagnano is a former noble estate that has been transformed into an intimate boutique hotel with just seven suites. Amid lavender fields, elegant design, memories of Cesare Pavese, and personalized hospitality, it embodies a vision of understated luxury deeply rooted in the local area.
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco was named the No. 1 resort in Europe and No. 1 in Italy at the 2026 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards. Nestled in the heart of the Val d'Orcia, this medieval village-turned-resort blends hospitality, architecture, landscape, and local culture, reaffirming its status as one of the most iconic destinations in Italian luxury.
Contemporary hospitality is no longer measured solely by comfort or exclusivity. At Shebara, on the Saudi Red Sea coast, luxury takes shape through design: a balance of architecture, innovation, landscape, and environmental responsibility that redefines the guest experience.
Field Notes from the Principality: hotels that resemble private residences, spas overlooking the Mediterranean, signature cocktail bars, and beach clubs designed by leading fashion houses. This is how Monte Carlo reinterprets contemporary luxury today.
Orient Express Venice restores new life to Palazzo Donà Giovannelli, transforming a 15th-century Gothic mansion into a project that combines restoration, design and cultural hospitality in the heart of Cannaregio.
In Cortona, the Baracchi family has transformed a historic estate into a hospitality ecosystem where wine, wellness and sustainability coexist in an authentic tale of contemporary Tuscany.
A snapshot of Il Bosco, the open-air restaurant at Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Resorts Collection in Florence. Nestled among the olive trees of the Florentine hills, the space inaugurates the summer season under the banner of contemporary conviviality with its new Social Table format and exclusive gelato cart in collaboration with the historic city institution Vivoli.
Anna Nash, at the helm of Explora Journeys, tells MLE how the brand is redefining the codes of luxury travel, transforming ocean travel into a new and refined form of living.
From the top of its hill, Castel Badia has observed the valley for more than a thousand years. Today the ancient monastic complex opens to a new season, transforming history, landscape and hospitality into an experience that celebrates the rarest value of contemporary luxury: time.
Overlooking the Ill River, the historic Alsatian restaurant renews its identity through a refined interior design project by Jouin Manku. Between artisanal marqueterie, reflective surfaces, and poetic details, the restyling celebrates the link between haute cuisine, landscape, and contemporary savoir-faire.
Not a cruise, but a new idea of inhabiting travel. With Explora Journeys, the horizon enters the architecture and the sea becomes an integral part of the hospitality experience.
