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Italiadditions, September 2026 (opens the original)
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North to South, we are top-heavy today. 73 hotels from the tippy-top to the south of Sicily, with imagery for most. Everything has been updated on the Google Map for Founding Members (at the very end) or on happyhoteling.com. The breakdown: 2 in Valle d’Aosta. 5 Piemonte. 9 in South Tyrol/Alto-Adige. 5 in Lombardy. 15 in Veneto. 5 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. 4 in Liguria. 4 in Emilia-Romagna. 8 in Tuscany. 2 in Umbria. 6 in Le Marche. 2 in Abruzzo. 1 in Campania. 2 in Puglia. 3 in Sicily.I’m parti
Cabinet of Curiosities, September 2026 (opens the original)
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For ReadingZadie Smith’s Art for Our Sakes for The New York Review. It speaks to my forever internal debate between writing about hotels for a living while wars are being waged worldwide. After posting All The News To Know on Wednesday, a lovely reader, who writes And So W
All The New Hotels to Know (opens the original)
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I’ll be back in your inbox on Sunday with a whole (free!) post dedicated to what is usually the For Consideration and For Consumption sections. But today we have a big, giant batch of…The New(s), September 2026We’re long due for a big update. Today, we’re across Europe and The US - 92 names to know in the hotel world. Most already open, some on the horizon, some updates – everything worthy of your attention. Photos for most! A great batch. The breakdown:13 in France16 in The UK4 in Ireland7 in P
700 Wedding Venues in Italy (opens the original)
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IntroductionFor years, I’ve been asked for a list of Italian wedding venues and initially, my answer was always the same – besides making a documentary about the wedding industry my senior year of high school, I know nothing about the wedding industry. Still, people told me they wanted my eye and knowledge of the country and its most special places. Since 2022, I’ve been collecting, compiling, researching and reveling in all the potential places to get married across Italy. Hotels, wedding-speci
In Residence with My Readers (opens the original)
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I cannot thank everyone who participated enough. This was genuinely thrilling for me to read, and then cull and create the below very good lists. Everyone’s time is so valuable and I’m immensely flattered by your participation and for being here every week. One thing I must share above the paywall – 83% of you prefer an independent hotel to a known name. My people!Here’s what you can expect: Your favorite hotels – 30+ hotels, each with imagery to let everyone dream.The hotels at the top of your
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