SPA Guide 2023: The Best Spa Hotels in Italy
Bella Italia not only scores points with ice cream, pizza and espresso, it's also home to some of the best spa hotels. These eleven scored particularly well in the SPA Guide 2023.
April 12, 2023
CAPRI PALACE JUMEIRAH HOTEL & SPA
Excellent: 100 | 100 points
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Highlights of the cliffside domicile include views of Monte Solaro, the interior, two gourmet restaurants and a medical spa with
25 doctors.
Capri Palace Jumeirah Hotel & Spa
Via Capodimonte 14, 80071 Anacapri
Web: capripalace.com
Tel: +39 081 9780111
Price: from € 550
BORGO SANTO PIETRO
Excellent: 100 | 100 points
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In this Tuscan five-star paradise, you walk on the same ground that was a pilgrim's resting place in the Middle Ages. Today, the property is a haven for those in need of relaxation. The elegant rooms and suites are inspired by the villa's history and feature contemporary products - fresh-cut flowers and baskets of seasonal fruit. In addition to its historic walls, the award-winning Borgo Santo Pietro is known for its Michelin-starred restaurant and is therefore also considered a gourmet getaway. A spectacular infinity pool as well as the beautiful gardens make the stay at the Tuscan Relais perfect. At The Borgo Spa, each treatment starts with a personalized consultation, followed by an oil ritual with essences of lavender, neroli, rose, or jasmine. The in-house Seed to Skin skincare line is used for beauty treatments.
Borgo Santo Pietro
110 Loc. Palazzetto, 53012 Chiusdino
Web: borgosantopietro.com
Tel: +39 0577 751222
Price: from € 1.150
LEFAY RESORT & SPA DOLOMITI
Excellent: 100 | 100 points
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Relaxation awaits in the four-level spa, with indoor and outdoor pools, innovative body rituals, and physio and aromatherapy.
Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti
Via Alpe di Grual 16, 38086 Pinzolo
Web: lefayresidences.com
Tel: +39 0465 768600
Price: from € 390
ESPLANADE TERGESTEO - LUXURY RETREAT
Excellent: 99 | 100 points
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Exceptional flair and discreet luxury await at Esplanade Tergesteo. At the foot of the Euganean Hills not far from Padua, the retreat is one of the best addresses in Veneto when it comes to wellness and relaxation. The heart of the five-star establishment is its thermal pools. You can feel the tingling ozone bubbles in the H2O3 pool, or relax in the White Pool, which is connected to the indoor pool. All three are pleasantly warm and loosen tired muscles. Guests of the hotel enjoy selected treatments in the Spa Well54, where you can choose between massages, beauty treatments and rituals. In the excellent Pepita restaurant, on the other hand, a romantic atmosphere and excellent gourmet cuisine await you. The new Vital Rooms and Suites are also worth a stay. They present themselves uniquely and individually, scoring points with refined details and a cozy atmosphere.
Esplanade Tergesteo - Luxury Retreat
Via Roma 54, 35036 Montegrotto Terme
Web: esplanadetergesteo.it
Tel: +39 049 8911777
Price: from € 360
HELVETIA & BRISTOL HOTEL
Excellent: 99 | 100 points
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The wellness retreat is inspired by ancient thermal baths, guests can expect hot and cold water pools, caldarium, sudatorium as well as tepidarium.
Helvetia & Bristol Hotel
Via dei Pescioni 8, 50123 Florence
Web: collezione.starhotels.com
Tel: +39 0552 665626
Price: from € 405
ROME CAVALIERI, A WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL
Excellent: 99 | 100 points
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This opulent city resort is set in 15 acres of parkland on Monte Mario and offers stunning panoramic views of Rome. It also stands out when it comes to excellent service and exceptional offerings. The Grand Spa offers a huge wellness menu in an extravagant interior reminiscent of ancient Rome. The 2,500-square-meter spa complex includes four swimming pools - one of which is covered by a glass dome - a gym, a tennis courts, a running track, and ten spacious treatment rooms that use La Prairie and St. Barth products
. The Turkish bath has hot and cold plunge pools and a Roman-style relaxation room. These treatments range from Shiatsu finger pressure, to Ayurvedic healing massages and to chakra treatments. But the crowning glory is the spectacular view of Rome-from sunrise to sunset, and in particular at night when the skies are clear and starry. Especially if you've booked the Planetarium Suite with whirlpool the view will be breathtaking.
Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Via Alberto Cadlolo 101, 00136 Rome
Web: romecavalieri.com
Tel.: +39 06 3509 1
Price: from € 390
AMAN VENICE
Excellent: 98 | 100 points
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The 16th-century palazzo is within walking distance of the Piazza San Marco. With just 24 individually designed suites, the Baroque building offers picturesque views of the Grand Canal and impressive interiors: a modern-minimalist décor are combined with original frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and shine in renovated Rococo and Neo-Renaissance decor. A hidden jetty entrance, a rooftop aperitivo terrace, and a 2800-square-foot private garden complete the VIP atmosphere. The small, intimate Aman Spa is also elegant. Treatments from Asia as well as Italian spa traditions are offered in the three treatment rooms of the tranquil oasis in the middle of the bustling lagoon city: body scrubs, mud wraps, thermal baths, massages and facials.
Aman Venice
Palazzo Papadopoli, Calle Tiepolo 1364, 30125 Venice
Web: aman.com
Tel: +39 041 2707333
Price: from € 950
LEFAY RESORT & SPA LAGO DI GARDA
Excellent: 98 | 100 points
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The heart of the resort on Lake Garda is the award-winning spa with salt lake, hamam and offers great packages from detoxification to sleep optimization.
Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda
Via Angelo Feltrinelli 136, 25084 Gargnano
Web: lefayresorts.com
Tel: +39 0365 241800
Price: from € 370
FORTE VILLAGE RESORT
Excellent: 97 | 100 points
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The 47-acre resort offers several hotels, restaurants, beaches and activities, as well as a wellness center with a spa and outstanding thalassotherapies.
Forte Village Resort
Strada Statale 195 Sulcitana, 09010 Santa Margherita di Pula
Web: fortevillageresort.com
Tel.: +39 070 921 8818
Price: from € 385
L'ALBERETA RELAIS & CHATEAUX
Excellent: 97 | 100 points
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The residence offers an award-winning Chenot Espace Health Wellness SPA, which combines the principles of TCM with innovative Western medicine.
L'Albereta Relais & Chateaux
Via Vittorio Emanuele 23, 25030 Erbusco
Web: albereta.it
Tel: +39 030 776 0550
Price: from € 344
PALAZZO FIUGGI
Excellent: 97 | 100 points
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A vacation for the younger self: the Palazzo in noble Grand Hotel style, including a private park, convinces with an ultra-modern Medical Spa for beauty and health.
Palazzo Fiuggi
Via dei Villini 34, 03014 Fiuggi
Web: palazzofiuggi.com
Tel.: +39 0775 7661
Price: from € 800
