Amby Mathur (@ambymathur) is a Southern California girl who moved to Naples, Italy for amore. She's shared her love for luxury travel and la dolce vita with Safara by collabing on our new lists feature. Here are Amby’s recommendations on the top Italian hotels to visit in 2024.

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Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, Florence

Florence

Corte Calzaiuoli Elegant Suites

Fashionistas will find rich pickings among the designer stores of elegant Via Tornabuoni, and there are also lots of good shopping opportunities in the streets between the Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio to the south.

The focal point of the area, the Duomo, is one of the most famous sights in all of Italy...The Ponte Vecchio [bridge] spans the Arno River and connects the two sides of Florence. Originally built in 1345, it still follows the very old tradition of containing shops. Since the 1590s, it has been home to goldsmiths and jewelers exclusively.

Also known as San Giovanni, the part of the centro storico that covers the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria is the very heart of the city. This area is packed with sites, including the Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Repubblica, and the banks of the Arno.

Duomo

Nun Assisi Relais Spa Museum

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Hotel Eden - Dorchester Collection

[Tridente] splits away from the square [Piazza del Popolo] along three main roads (hence its “trident” name), including Via del Corso—Rome’s most popular avenue for shopping. The affluent area is filled with luxury hotels and bustling crowds heading towards the Spanish Steps but also has modern galleries and artisan workshops...

The central area around Piazza di Spagna and Piazza del Popolo is one of the swankiest in Rome. Its denizens are well-heeled and its shops offer prices to match. Known for its designer boutiques and art galleries, the cobblestone alleyways echo with the sound of stilettos and the clink of prosecco glasses around aperitivo time.

When European travellers of old pitched up in Rome on their Grand Tour, this neat triangle of streets was their neighbourhood of choice. Where artists’ models waited on the Spanish Steps for the chance to grace a maestro’s canvas, latter-day tourists wield selfie-sticks.

Centro Storico

UNAHOTELS Trastevere Roma

Bar aficionados come for the nightlife, others to admire its boho-pretty cobbled streets…Although this isn’t the proudly working-class area stuffed with earthy trattorias and workshops it once was, it’s not a soulless bar strip aimed solely at visitors, either.

...Trastevere is an area of two halves. West of Viale Trastevere, visitors flock in huge droves to its oh-so-picturesque alleys and gorgeous central square with ancient church by day, and to its oh-so-buzzing bars and restaurants by night...it’s a calmer version of picture-perfect Rome.

...Trastevere has established itself as one of Rome’s most charming quarters. The area is filled with small ivy-draped lanes that spiral away from a lively central square...Most of the pubs and bespoke boutiques are north of Viale Trastevere, while the area to the south boasts better restaurants and quiet bookshops.