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🏨 The San Clemente Palace Hotel in Venice will be managed by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, starting November 2025. Restoration will occur in three phases, with reopening as Mandarin Oriental, Venice in April 2026. The hotel will feature 136 rooms and suites, redesigned by Albion Nord. The property will include four restaurants, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, holistic wellness spaces, and date back over nine centuries, including a 12th-century church.

🏖 Masseria Torre Maizza, part of Rocco Forte Hotels for 6 years, unveils 'Borgo degli Ulivi' in July 2025. The expansion includes 11 new suites, each with a pool and garden. Olga Polizzi designed 6 Junior Suites (55m²), 4 Corner Suites (70m²), and the 75m² Itria Suite. Two exclusive itineraries offer foraging and marine sound baths. Culinary offerings by Fulvio Pierangelini enhance the experience at the resort's restaurants and beach club, Lido Bambù.

🍴 Ciro Accardo, chef at Gli Ulivi Restaurant, located in Scala, Costiera Amalfitana, offers a culinary experience emphasizing local ingredients and contemporary techniques. With 50 seats available, the restaurant serves informal lunches and elaborate dinners featuring tasting menus and à la carte options. The menu showcases dishes like lamb soffritto and citrus risotto. Accardo, mentored by Gennaro Esposito, follows a circular cooking philosophy, using produce from his organic garden. The wine list highlights Campanian labels and international selections.

🍳 Il Gruppo 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo e Alessandro Guglielmini inaugura a luglio 2025 Casa 50 – Cucina mediterranea a Napoli, in piazza Sannazaro. Chef Giovanni Sorrentino, noto per il ristorante Gerani, guida il locale, offrendo 80 coperti all'interno e 70 all'esterno su 600 mq. 50 Kalò, fondato nel 2014, gestisce quattro pizzerie, un'hamburgeria e un B&B. Sorrentino, nato nel 1982, ha un background in Italia e Francia.

🏨 NYX Hotel Rome, part of Leonardo Hotels, opens in Rome's Prati district following a €30 million renovation of Hotel Cicerone. Scheduled for summer 2025, it features 324 rooms across eight floors, dining options like Tullia and Clash Restaurant & Bar, and meeting spaces. The Michaelides studio oversaw architecture and historical restoration. This marks Leonardo Hotels' third Rome location and 11th NYX in Central Europe. With €60 million revenue predicted, NYX aims to lead urban lifestyle hospitality.

🍴 Porticcioli Milano opened in early 2025, located at Via Losanna 11, Milan. Who? Founded by Riccardo Condorelli and Lorenzo Postolache. Who leads the kitchen? Chef Ciro Tecchio, with 15+ years of experience in Mediterranean cuisine. What? The menu includes seafood, meats, and plant-based dishes, with a wine list and over 60 gin labels. How many seats? 46. The restaurant also hosts private events with custom menus.

🏨 Pacini Group and IHG's Garner Rome Aurelia, opening in Rome's north, is Garner's first Italian location. The midscale hotel features 58 rooms, a 24/7 lounge bar, a Roman cuisine restaurant, a garden area, and a large business meeting room. It's near the Vatican and accessible to Rome Fiumicino Airport. Guests can join IHG One Rewards, with over 130 million members globally, for special rates and benefits at more than 6,000 hotels worldwide.

🏨 Italy's architectural prowess shines as two Roman hotels, Palazzo Talìa and Romeo Roma, make the 2025 Prix Versailles World's Most Beautiful Hotels List. Palazzo Talìa, with 26 rooms, opened in May 2024 after a 16th-century restoration by Studio Luca Guadagnino. Romeo Roma, a luxury 5-star hotel with 74 rooms, opened in December 2024, blending 1500s architecture with Zaha Hadid's innovation. Three hotels will receive the Prix Versailles title in December 2025.

🍺 Palermo, 5 months ago, First Call opened as a cinema-themed bar. It occupies 150 sqm, featuring different themed rooms like the Green Room and Director’s Rooms. Owners Gabrielė Valkiūnaitė and Nadeem “Nax” Hayder launched a signature drink list called “Act one”, with iconic cocktails from movies like James Bond and Casablanca. Special events include live music and interactive quizzes. The food menu is under revision for the summer tourist influx.