Must-see hotels in Northwestern Italy

  • Townhouse 70

    Turin

    The Turin outpost of a Milanese boutique hotel chain, there's attitude here in spades, but the large and comfortable rooms, a stellar location and a…

  • Hotel Picolo Portofino

    Portofino

    Another just-out-of-town place, Domina does the luxe minimalist look – white on white on beige on pastel – in an old villa on its own rocky beach in…

  • Olympia Hotel Genova

    Genoa

    Charming staff and small but well-equipped rooms make this old-style hotel excellent value for money. The friendly, family-run spot is about a 10-minute…

  • Hotel Birillo

    La Spezia

    This haven has rather tight-fitting rooms, which are more than made up for by the ultrafriendly owners. It's a few blocks from Via del Prione and near…

  • Hotel Florenz

    Riviera di Ponente

    This rambling 18th-century former convent just outside Finalborgo's village walls (800m from the sea) is simple and homey but one of the area's most…

  • Hotel Marguareis

    Piedmont

    A small, family-run hotel in the centre of Limone, well located for an early morning start on the Marguareis Circuit. Rooms are small, neat and retro…

  • La Lanterna

    Porto Venere

    Down by Porto Venere's picturesque harbourfront, this little guesthouse has just two homey rooms (there's also an option of a four-person apartment on…

  • Hotel Palio

    Asti

    Wedged between the train station and the old town, the Palio's utilitarian exterior belies comfortable facilities inside and its rather charming rooms.

  • Hotel Zorza

    Riomaggiore

    Basic but well-kept rooms are spread across the sinuous 17th-century house of a former winemaker.