More hotels are earning recognition with the Michelin Keys in Italy for 2025: the global selection of the famous Michelin Guide has been revealed, and Italy (the second most represented country) counts a total of 188 recognitions, including 50 new entrants, 7 hotels promoted to Two Keys, and 5 hotels promoted to Three Keys.
The Michelin Guide awards one, two or three Keys to establishments depending on the level of services offered and the standards of excellence achieved, just as it does with the Stars given to the world’s best restaurants. From cities to seaside resorts, from the countryside to mountain slopes, every awarded hotel represents excellence in terms of design, architecture, service and personality. There are options to suit all tastes for extraordinary stays: ready to discover which properties represent the best of Italian hospitality?
The Top 5 Hotels Promoted to Three Keys
Among Italian hotels that earned the coveted Michelin recognition, five properties stood out this year as they were promoted to Three Keys, the highest level of excellence recognized by the Guide inspectors.
Here are the following:
- Borgo Santo Pietro, in Chiusdino (Tuscany);
- Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, in Florence (Tuscany);
- Passalacqua, in Moltrasio (Lombardy);
- Bvlgari Hotel Roma (Lazio);
- San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel, in Taormina (Sicilia).
Hotel Three Keys
With the five new entries earning Three Keys, there are also eight other hotels that were already awarded the highest recognition last year included in the list.
Here is the full list:
- Borgo Santo Pietro – Chiusdino (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Four Seasons Hotel Firenze – Florence (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Passalacqua – Moltrasio (Lombardy) – new for 2025
- Bulgari Hotel Roma – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel – Taormina (Sicily) – new for 2025
- Corte della Maestà – Civita di Bagnoregio (Lazio)
- Reschio Hotel – Lisciano Niccone (Umbria)
- Casa Maria Luigia – Modena (Emilia-Romagna)
- Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco – Montalcino (Tuscany)
- Il San Pietro di Positano – Positano (Campania)
- Aman Venice – Venice (Veneto)
- Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice – Venice (Veneto)
Hotel Two Keys
- Monteverdi Tuscany – Castiglioncello del Trinoro (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Resorts Collection – Florence (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- La Fiermontina Palazzo Bozzi Corso – Lecce (Puglia) – new for 2025
- Four Seasons Hotel Milano – Milan (Lombardy) – new for 2025
- Mandarin Oriental Milan – Milan (Lombardy) – new for 2025
- Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel – Palermo (Sicily) – new for 2025
- Splendido, A Belmond Hotel – Portofino (Liguria) – new for 2025
- Orient Express La Minerva – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- Palazzo Talia – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- Rocco Forte Hotel De La Ville – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- The St. Regis Rome – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- Aman Rosa Alpina – San Cassiano (Trentino-Alto Adige) – new for 2025
- Il Borro – San Giustino Valdarno (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Borgo Egnazia – Savelletri di Fasano (Puglia) – new for 2025
- ADLER Spa Resort Sicilia – Siculiana Marina (Sicily) – new for 2025
- Villa Sant’Andrea, a Belmond Hotel – Taormina (Sicily) – new for 2025
- Nolinski Venezia – Evok Collection – Venice (Veneto) – new for 2025
- Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte – Viareggio (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Borgo Santandrea – Amalfi (Campania)
- Hotel Santa Caterina – Amalfi (Campania)
- Capri Palace Jumeirah – Capri (Campania)
- Hotel Borgo San Felice – Castelnuovo Berardenga (Tuscany)
- Bellevue Hotel & Spa – Cogne (Valle d’Aosta)
- Palazzo Portinari Salviati Residenza d’Epoca – Florence (Tuscany)
- Villa Cora – Florence (Tuscany)
- Villa La Massa – Florence (Tuscany)
- EALA My Lakeside Dream – Limone sul Garda (Lombardy)
- Therasia Resort – Lipari, Aeolian Islands (Sicily)
- Grand Hotel Victoria Concept & Spa – Menaggio (Lombardy)
- Castel Fragsburg – Merano (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Villa Eden The Private Retreat – Merano (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Bvlgari Hotel Milano – Milan (Lombardy)
- Grand Hotel et de Milan – Milan (Lombardy)
- Portrait Milano – Milan (Lombardy)
- Castelfalfi – Montaione (Tuscany)
- I Borghi dell’Eremo – Piegaro (Umbria)
- Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti – Pinzolo (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Forestis Dolomites – Plose (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- JK Place Roma – Rome (Lazio)
- Bellevue Syrene 1820 – Sorrento (Campania)
- La Minervetta – Sorrento (Campania)
- Castello di Casole, A Belmond Hotel, Tuscany – Siena (Tuscany)
- Grand Hotel Timeo, A Belmond Hotel, Taormina – Taormina (Sicily)
- Il Sereno – Lago di Como (Torno) (Lombardy)
- Grand Hotel Tremezzo – Tremezzo (Lombardy)
- Hotel Gritti Palace – Venice (Veneto)
Hotel One Key
- Hotel Miramalfi – Amalfi (Campania) – new for 2025
- La Monastica Resort & Spa – Buggiano Castello (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- San Luis Retreat Hotel & Lodges – Avelengo (Trentino-Alto Adige) – new for 2025
- Hotel La Palma Capri, an Oetker Collection Hotel – Capri (Campania) – new for 2025
- Castel Monastero – Castelnuovo Berardenga (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Villa Petriolo – Cerreto Guidi (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Aethos Monterosa – Champoluc (Aosta Valley) – new for 2025
- Monastero di Cortona Hotel & Spa – Cortona (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Grand Hotel Minerva – Florence (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Stella d’Italia – Florence (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- The Place Firenze – Florence (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- The St. Regis Florence – Florence (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Pensione America – Forte dei Marmi (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Palazzo Daniele – Gagliano del Capo (Puglia) – new for 2025
- La Fiermontina Luxury Home – Lecce (Puglia) – new for 2025
- Patria Palace – Lecce (Puglia) – new for 2025
- Casa Cipriani Milano – Milan (Lombardy) – new for 2025
- Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand Spa – Milan (Lombardy) – new for 2025
- Wine Relais Feudi del Pisciotto – Niscemi (Sicily) – new for 2025
- Masseria della Volpe – Noto (Sicily) – new for 2025
- Palazzo Petrvs – Orvieto (Umbria) – new for 2025
- Borgo dei Conti Resort – Perugia (Umbria) – new for 2025
- Casa Newton – Pienza (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- La Roqqa – Porto Ercole (Tuscany) – new for 2025
- Splendido Mare, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino (Liguria) – new for 2025
- Palazzo Avino – Ravello (Campania) – new for 2025
- Palazzo Ripetta – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- Palazzo Roma – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- The First Arte – Rome (Lazio) – new for 2025
- Hotel Signum – Salina, Aeolian Islands (Sicily) – new for 2025
- ADLER Lodge Ritten – Soprabolzano (Trentino-Alto Adige) – new for 2025
- Villa Corallo – Sant’Omero Teramo (Abruzzo) – new for 2025
- Lùme – Siracusa (Sicily) – new for 2025
- Violino d’Oro – Venice (Veneto) – new for 2025
- Hotel Metropole – Venice (Veneto) – new for 2025
- Vista Verona – Verona (Veneto) – new for 2025
- Capo La Gala Hotel & Wellness – Vico Equense (Campania) – new for 2025
- Vivere Suites and Rooms – Arco (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Villa Fontelunga – Arezzo (Tuscany)
- Cascioni Eco Retreat – Arzachena (Sardinia)
- Palazzo Margherita – Bernalda (Basilicata)
- Casa Clàt – Cagliari (Sardinia)
- Lake Spa Hotel SEELEITEN – Caldaro (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Locanda al Colle – Camaiore (Tuscany)
- Locanda Rossa – Capalbio (Tuscany)
- Capri Tiberio Palace – Capri (Campania)
- COMO Alpina Dolomites – Castelrotto (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- L’Andana – Castiglione della Pescaia (Tuscany)
- Villa d’Este – Cernobbio (Lombardy)
- Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence – Fiesole (Tuscany)
- Brunelleschi Hotel – Florence (Tuscany)
- Hotel Lungarno – Florence (Tuscany)
- Riva Lofts Florence – Florence (Tuscany)
- Torre di Bellosguardo – Florence (Tuscany)
- Velona’s Jungle Luxury Suites – Florence (Tuscany)
- Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa – Forio, Ischia (Campania)
- Botania Relais & Spa – Forio, Ischia (Campania)
- Principe Forte dei Marmi – Forte dei Marmi (Tuscany)
- Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda – Gargnano (Lombardy)
- Conti di San Bonifacio – Gavorrano (Tuscany)
- Vigilius Mountain Resort – Lana (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Ottolire Resort – Locorotondo (Puglia)
- Milla Montis – Maranza (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Art Hotel Villa Fiorella – Massa Lubrense (Campania)
- Relais Blu – Massa Lubrense (Campania)
- Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita – Matera (Basilicata)
- La Foresteria Planeta Estate – Menfi (Sicilia)
- Hotel Principe di Savoia, Dorchester Collection – Milan (Lombardy)
- Vico Milano – Milan (Lombardy)
- Castello Banfi – Il Borgo – Montalcino (Tuscany)
- Villa Le Prata – Residenza del Vescovo – Montalcino (Tuscany)
- Precise Tale Poggio Alla Sala – Montepulciano (Tuscany)
- Country House Villadorata – Noto (Sicily)
- Seven Rooms Villadorata – Noto (Sicily)
- Villa Crespi – Orta San Giulio (Piedmont)
- Gardena Grödnerhof Hotel & Spa – Ortisei (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Paragon 700 Boutique Hotel & SPA – Ostuni (Puglia)
- Baglioni Masseria Muzza – Otranto (Puglia)
- Hotel Castello di Monterone – Perugia (Umbria)
- Laqua by the Lake – Pettenasco (Piedmont)
- Villa Làrio Lake Como – Pognana Lario (Lombardy)
- Susafa – Polizzi Generosa (Sicily)
- Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, Amalfi Coast – Ravello (Campania)
- Hassler Rome – Rome (Lazio)
- Hotel Eden, Dorchester Collection – Rome (Lazio)
- Hotel Locarno – Rome (Lazio)
- Hotel Vilòn – Rome (Lazio)
- Maalot Rome – Rome (Lazio)
- Portrait Rome – Rome (Lazio)
- Singer Palace Hotel – Rome (Lazio)
- Six Senses Rome – Rome (Lazio)
- Umiltà 36 – Rome (Lazio)
- Lagació Hotel Mountain Residence – San Cassiano (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amista – San Pietro in Cariano (Veneto)
- Mediterraneo Sorrento – Sant’Agnello (Campania)
- Grand Hotel Miramare – Santa Margherita Ligure (Liguria)
- Sextantio – Santo Stefano di Sessanio (Abruzzo)
- Terra – The Magic Place – Sarentino (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Masseria Calderisi – Savelletri di Fasano (Puglia)
- Masseria Torre Coccaro – Savelletri di Fasano (Puglia)
- Palazzo Pascal – Scala (Campania)
- Goldene Rose Karthaus – Schnals (Trentino-Alto Adige)
- Donna Coraly Country Boutique Hotel – Siracusa (Sicily)
- Villa Cortine – Sirmione (Lombardy)
- Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria – Sorrento (Campania)
- COMO Castello del Nero – Tavarnelle Val di Pesa (Tuscany)
- Canne Bianche Lifestyle Hotel – Torre Canne di Fasano (Puglia)
- Cape of Senses – Torri del Benaco (Veneto)
- Lupaia – Torrita di Siena (Tuscany)
- Siena House – Torrita di Siena (Tuscany)
- Vocabolo Moscatelli Boutique Hotel & Restaurant – Umbertide (Umbria)
- Ca’ di Dio – Venice (Veneto)
- Corte di Gabriela – Venice (Veneto)
- Londra Palace Venezia – Venice (Veneto)
- Il Palazzo Experimental – Venice (Veneto)
- Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel – Venice (Veneto)
- La Barchessa di Villa Pisani – Vicenza (Veneto)
- Monaci delle Terre Nere – Zafferana Etnea (Sicily)
- Lido Palace – Riva del Garda (Trentino-Alto Adige)
The Criteria for Michelin Keys
Hotels were also selected based on a set of criteria carefully evaluated by the inspectors in charge, just as happens with the selection of restaurants worthy of Michelin Stars. The factors assessed are:
- Excellence in architecture and interior design;
- Personality and authenticity;
- Quality of service, comfort and maintenance;
- The setting in which the property is located;
- Value for money – experience.
