Europe

Latest Hotel Reviews  |  Hotels by Location

A Hotel Life insiders review the coolest, future-forward, and sustainable hotels in Europe, with a keen interest in hotels that champion plastic-free initiatives and zero-waste policies.

Top Countries to visit:

ParisFrance

La Fondation Paris

by Ross Belfer

“A quietly sophisticated, calmer, more local Paris just minutes from the Champs-Élysées.”

AthensGreece

Okupa, Athens

by Lotte Beilin

“A lighthouse of culture”

St. MoritzSwitzerland

Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski

by Amanda Shine Pishyar

“Wes Anderson film meets Alpine heritage hospitality with historic and cinematic scale.”

BuchsSwitzerland

Gasthaus Traube

by Meg Haywood and Eric Liddle

“Swiss heritage ski-country elegance with modern Scandinavian aesthetic”

WengenSwitzerland

Grand Hotel Belvedere

by Meg Haywood and Eric Liddle

“A 18th-century château reimagined with a modern, artistic and sustainable twist”

Saaremaa IslandEstonia

Pilguse Residency

by Lotte Beilin

“Wild, stylish and rugged Estonian chic”

LondonUK

The Emory

by Daniel Schwartz

“London's new standard for quiet luxury”

RomeItaly

Bvlgari Hotel

by Carolina Ramirez Herrera

“Understated glamour and fine-crafted Italian elegance”

PalermoItaly

Villa Igiea

by Ross Belfer

“Solo Sicilian Love Affair”

FlorenceItaly

The Hoxton, Florence

by Janet Mercel

“Old world meets stylish new world in a Renaissance palazzo”

ParisFrance

Hôtel Balzac

by Andrew Wasserstein

“An ode to classic hotel glamour, tucked in the heart of Paris.”

KragerøNorway

Tollboden Hotel

by Polina Sova

“A pearl amongst Norwegian coastal towns”

BerlinGermany

Château Royal

by Tansy Kaschak

“The sexiest stay in Berlin”

LondonUK

1 Hotel Mayfair

by Tansy Kaschak

“A calm, stylish green pause in Mayfair”

CataniaSicily

Zash Country Boutique Hotel & Spa

by Hermione Cahill

“A Mediterranean oasis where old-world Sicilian charm meets a sleek modernist edge”

MadridSpain

Hôtel du Temps

by Paula Movil

“When Paris flirts with Madrid”

LondonUK

Broadwick Soho

by Kelsie Ponder

“A masterclass in consideration, curation, and all things incredibly chic”

VetschauGermany

Michelberger Farm

by Meryl Fontek

“Home is where you leave your shoes at the door...”

MadridSpain

7 Islas

by Li Saumet

“The most charming oasis in the middle of Madrid”