The best luxury hotels in the Southern Europe
The 11 hotels in the Southern Europe that made the collection, starting with the highest score.
Fat Legend, 18 out of 20. Ravello, Italy 1 Belmond Hotel Caruso A cliffside Belmond hotel in Ravello, 350m above the Amalfi Coast, built around terraced gardens and a celebrated infinity pool.
Fat Favorite, 17.5 out of 20. Florence, Italy 2 Four Seasons Hotel Firenze A Renaissance palazzo hotel in Florence set within eleven acres of private gardens near the historic centre.
Fat Favorite, 17 out of 20. Lisbon, Portugal 3 Four Seasons Ritz Lisbon A historic Four Seasons hotel in Lisbon with spacious rooms, a bar, buffet breakfast, and pool and sauna facilities.
Fat Favorite, 17 out of 20. Lake Como, Italy 4 Passalacqua An 18th-century villa hotel with 24 rooms set in terraced gardens on the shore of Lake Como, Italy.
Fat Favorite, 17 out of 20. Mallorca, Spain 5 Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor A beachfront Four Seasons resort on Mallorca’s Formentor peninsula, about an hour from Palma airport.
Fat Favorite, 17 out of 20. Lake Como, Italy 6 Mandarin Oriental, Lake Como A 19th-century lakeside villa on Lake Como with a floating infinity pool, three restaurants, and a spa reached by golf cart between buildings.
Fat Favorite, 16.5 out of 20. Mallorca, Spain 7 La Residencia, A Belmond Hotel A Belmond hotel in two historic manor houses on a Tramuntana cliff-top above Deià, Mallorca.
Fat Favorite, 16 out of 20. Madrid, Spain 8 Rosewood Villa Magna A Rosewood hotel on Madrid’s Paseo de la Castellana in the Salamanca neighbourhood, with a spa and multiple dining and lounge outlets.
Fat Favorite, 16 out of 20. Ibiza, Spain 9 Six Senses Ibiza A clifftop Six Senses property in Ibiza’s northern hills above Cala Xarraca Bay, with direct sea access.
Fat Approved, 15 out of 20. Mallorca, Spain 10 Cap Rocat A former fortress on its own peninsula in Mallorca, converted into a roughly 30-room hotel with a seaside restaurant and spa.
Fat Approved, 15 out of 20. Rome, Italy 11 Six Senses Rome A Six Senses hotel set in a palace on Rome’s Via del Corso, with a two-floor Roman Baths spa and a rooftop restaurant.
What fat travellers ask about the Southern Europe
What is the best luxury hotel in the Southern Europe?
Belmond Hotel Caruso leads our the Southern Europe list with a Fat Score of 18/20. A cliffside Belmond hotel in Ravello, 350m above the Amalfi Coast, built around terraced gardens and a celebrated infinity pool.
How many luxury hotels does Fat Voyage recommend in the Southern Europe?
11 hotels are in the collection in the Southern Europe right now. Each is scored on service, rooms & design, location, dining and wellness, from trip reports in luxury travel communities, critics’ reviews and verified guest reviews.
What is a Fat Score?
Fat Voyage’s score out of 20, read from what luxury travellers write after their stays: trip reports, critics’ reviews and verified guest reviews. The long, recent ones count most, and no hotel can pay for a score.