Must-see hotels in Central Coast & Elba

  • Agriturismo Due Palme

    Elba

    Utterly tranquil despite being just a few minutes from the Portoferraio–Magazzini road, this agriturismo (farm-stay accommodation) is part of the only…

  • Camping Casa di Caccia

    Central Coast & Elba

    The glitzy highlight of this seaside campground is undoubtably its tent pitches backing onto a generous swathe of golden-sand beach and – drum roll – its…

  • Hotel Hermitage

    Elba

    If James Bond were to parachute onto Elba in a tuxedo, he'd land on the tennis courts here. One of the island's most luxurious hotels, this gorgeous…

  • Belvedere di Suvereto

    Central Coast & Elba

    At this stylish B&B and bistro the views inside are as good as those outside: fresh white walls frame rustic roof supports and minimalist country-crafted…

  • Hotel Ilio

    Elba

    With a suite splendidly set on the soft sands of Sant'Andrea beach and standard rooms – Contemporary, Mediterranean, Tuscan or Essential in decor –…

  • Rosselba Le Palme

    Elba

    Set around a botanical garden backed by Mediterranean forest, few campgrounds are as leafy or large. The beach is a 400m walk between trees while…

  • Hotel del Golfo

    Elba

    Billing itself as a family hotel, this huge four-star place right on the beach has a seawater swimming pool, two hydromassage pools, a kid's club, tennis…

  • Agriturismo DallOlivo

    Central Coast & Elba

    Splashes of yellow and red lend these two modern holiday apartments a jaunty air; their terraces, framed by narrow olive groves, have a chilled-out feel –…

  • Grand Hotel Palazzo

    Livorno

    Livorno's grand dame of a belle-époque hotel, part of the MGallery by Sofitel, looks out to sea from its waterfront perch. The finest of its 123 spacious,…

  • Grand Hotel Villa Parisi

    Central Coast & Elba

    With its chic cream facade and racing-green wooden shutters, this 1905 clifftop villa wouldn't look amiss in a glossy design mag. Refined elegance holds…

  • Baia Bianca Suites

    Elba

    A picture-perfect manicured garden with pea-green lawn is the only thing separating these designer-chic suites, apartments and rooms from the sand. A much…

  • Castello di Bolgheri

    Central Coast & Elba

    The aristocratic owners of this wine and olive-oil estate offer six luxurious apartments – some with gardens overlooking olive groves – in three converted…

  • Podere San Michele

    Central Coast & Elba

    The warmth of the welcome at this wine estate is superb. Wicker furniture, huge beds and swish bathrooms define bedrooms, breakfast is a vast spread and…

  • Hotel Villa Wanda

    Elba

    At this friendly, family-run, 15-room hotel 4km north of Capoliveri, unfussy rooms are bright and fresh while a series of terraces provide plenty of space…

  • Camping Miramare

    Livorno

    Be it a tent pitched beneath trees or the deluxe version with wooden terrace and sun lounges on the pebble beach, this pool-clad campground by the sea –…

  • Albergo Pensione Bartoli

    Central Coast & Elba

    For bags of character and superb value, head to this impeccably kept villa with an old-fashioned 'let's stay with grandma' atmosphere and 17 basic but…

  • B&B Porta del Mare

    Elba

    If you like being in the heart of things, the 4th-floor rooms in this elegant town house could work a treat. Three light, bright bedrooms have tall…

  • Villa Ottone

    Elba

    The height of elegance and lap of luxury, this 19th-century villa looking out to sea 10km east of Portoferraio was home to Tuscan counts until the 1920s…

  • Hotel Stella Maris

    Elba

    Set bang on the gravelly beach at Pareti, this is one of the few three-star hotels in Elba with a location right on the seashore. Appealing facilities…

  • Hotel al Teatro

    Livorno

    The eight rooms in this hotel near the Goldoni Theatre are comfortable and clean, if a tad frumpy, but the real draw is the hidden garden out back. Here,…

  • Hotel Mare

    Elba

    Set on the edge of a crab-claw harbour 9km east of Portoferraio, this family-friendly hotel has a resort feel. A blue-and-white colour scheme lends things…

  • Strada Giulia 16

    Central Coast & Elba

    Strada Giulia 16 is both the name and address of this hybrid B&B–boutique hotel in a centuries-old building within Bolgheri's historic walls. Its four…

  • Hotel Gran Duca

    Livorno

    Its location – inside a striking Medicean bastion built from red brick across from the port in the 17th century – is utterly magnificent. Front-facing…

  • Villa Ombrosa

    Elba

    One of the few hotels in the town centre and open year-round, three-star Ombrosa looks out to sea and the pinprick islet of Lo Scoglietto. Decor is a…