To a hotel geek, one of the most heartbreaking sights in the world is a once-spectactular hotel that has let itself go. After all, we're sure the Waldorf-Astoria looked pretty hot back in the day, but now Old Lady Waldorf could use a little work. If you're not prepared to continually update your gaff, then expect it to start looking a bit weathered as the time passes.
So it's good to hear of one place that does the whole aging-gracefully thing right. Villa Feltrinelli, the super, super-luxe retreat on the edge of Lake Garda, shuts up shop every year from October to April to tart itself up in the intervening months. This should mean, says the hotel, that everything's as good as new – and we're not going to quibble with that.
And after its 08/09 makeover, it's just re-opened. The whole shebang has cost €800,000 (over $1m) — as well it should, given that they've had frescoed ceilings to freshen up, and baths made from a single block of Carrara marble to sand down.
Oh, and when we said super super-luxe, we meant it: rooms range from $1126 to $5566 per night, although that includes breakfast, house wine, laundry and valet service. Best make sure you drink a lot of wine, eh?
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