Brand Collection
Rocco Forte Hotels
28 Properties in our collection · Average score 9.3/10
Old-school European hoteliers who never converted their palazzos into wellness clinics. Rocco Forte runs classic city hotels and Sicilian estates the way they were meant to be run.
What Makes Rocco Forte Hotels Different
The Forte family has been in hospitality since the 1930s. Charles Forte founded Trusthouse Forte; Rocco Forte rebuilt the family business after Granada took over in 1996. Sister Olga Polizzi handles design across the portfolio. The result is hotel craft, not hotel concept.
Where brands like Aman and Six Senses make architectural and wellness statements, Rocco Forte trades on classical hospitality executed properly. Hotel de Russie has the Stravinsky Bar. Brown's London has its tea service. Verdura Resort has 230 acres of Sicilian olive grove. None of it is reinvented;
Ideal Guest
Travelers who pick hotels by reading the building's history, not the design magazine. Multi-generational families. Anyone who has booked Brown's, the Connaught, or Claridge's repeatedly. Not for design-led travelers seeking concept-driven properties.
Portfolio Character
Eleven properties across Europe with a heavy weighting toward Italy, the UK, and Germany. The flagships are Hotel de Russie in Rome, Brown's in London, The Balmoral in Edinburgh, and the larger resort properties at Verdura in Sicily and Masseria Torre Maizza in Puglia. The portfolio is uniformly cla
Signature Service
Olga Polizzi-led design that treats each building's original architecture as the brief. No two Rocco Forte properties look alike, and none looks recently designed.
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Complimentary breakfast each morning.
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Property credit for spa, dining, or experiences (amount varies by property).
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28 Properties
Rocco Forte Private Villas
Sciacca
9.6/10
Rocco Forte's private villa collection on Sicily's southern coast — four-bedroom villas with pools at the Verdura Resort estate.
Verdura Resort, a Rocco Forte Hotel
Sicily
9.5/10
Rocco Forte's Sicilian beach resort on the southern coast near Sciacca — two 18-hole golf courses, private beach, and Olga Polizzi interiors.
Hotel de la Ville, A Rocco Forte Hotel
Rome
9.5/10
Rocco Forte's Spanish Steps property — Olga Polizzi-designed interiors with rooftop views across Rome's historic center.
The Balmoral by Rocco Forte
Edinburgh
9.4/10
Rocco Forte's Edinburgh flagship — a Forbes Five-Star property on Princes Street with views of Edinburgh Castle.
Rocco Forte House, Milan
Milan
9.4/10
Rocco Forte's Milan apartment-hotel — 11 unique residences with original frescoes and full kitchens in the city center.
Hotel Savoy
Florence
9.4/10
Rocco Forte's Florence property — an 1893 building renovated in 2018, steps from the Duomo in the city center.
Hotel Astoria, St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
9.4/10
Rocco Forte's 1912 St. Petersburg landmark — 50 rooms and suites across from St. Isaac's Cathedral in the cultural district.
Verdura Resort, Sicily
Sicily
9.4/10
Rocco Forte's Sicilian resort — 180 rooms and 23 villas on the southwest coast near Sciacca, with two golf courses and private beach access.
The Balmoral, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
9.4/10
Rocco Forte's Edinburgh flagship — 187 keys in a 1902 railway hotel on Princes Street, with views to the Castle.
Masseria Torre Maizza, Puglia
Puglia
9.4/10
Rocco Forte's Puglian estate — a 16th-century masseria with 40 keys in ancient olive groves outside Fasano.
The Charles Hotel, Munich
Munich
9.4/10
Rocco Forte's 160-room Munich property — a 2007 new-build near the Old Botanical Garden, renovated in 2020.
Verdura Resort
Sicily
9.3/10
Rocco Forte's Sicilian resort property — two championship golf courses, private beach, and Olga Polizzi interiors on the southern coast near Sciacca.
Brown's Hotel by Rocco Forte
London
9.3/10
Rocco Forte's Mayfair flagship — a London hotel that has held its corner of Albemarle Street since 1837.
Hotel Amigo
Brussels
9.3/10
Rocco Forte's Brussels property — 174 rooms in the city center, a Michelin One-Key property with Italian dining.
Villa Igiea, A Rocco Forte Hotel
Palermo
9.3/10
Rocco Forte's Palermo property — Art Nouveau coastal hotel with Olga Polizzi interiors and views across the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Palazzo Castelluccio, Noto by Rocco Forte
Noto
9.2/10
Rocco Forte's Sicilian palazzo conversion in Noto — 14 rooms in a restored baroque building steps from the UNESCO-listed cathedral.
The Charles Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel
Munich
9.2/10
Rocco Forte's Munich property — classic European city hotel with the largest indoor pool in the city and botanical garden views.
Hotel de la Ville
Rome
9.2/10
Rocco Forte's Rome property at the top of the Spanish Steps — 104 rooms in a reimagined 18th-century palazzo.
Hotel Astoria, a Rocco Forte Hotel
St. Petersburg
9.2/10
Rocco Forte's St. Petersburg property — a historic hotel facing St. Isaac's Cathedral in the city center.
Hotel de Russie
Rome
9.2/10
Rocco Forte's Roman flagship — 1816 building between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, renovated in 2000.
Browns Hotel, London
London
9.2/10
Rocco Forte's Mayfair flagship — 115 rooms in an 1837 townhouse property, renovated 2019.
Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt
Frankfurt
9.2/10
Rocco Forte's Frankfurt property — 163 keys in a 1904 building near the financial district, renovated in 2006.
Masseria del Cardinale, Fasano by Rocco Forte
Puglia
9.1/10
Rocco Forte's second Puglian property — a restored masseria in Fasano with Olga Polizzi interiors and farm-to-table programming.
Hotel de Rome, a Rocco Forte Hotel
Berlin
9.1/10
Rocco Forte's Berlin property — 145 rooms on Bebelplatz, with Olga Polizzi interiors and a spa in the building's former jewel vault.
Brown's Hotel
London
9.1/10
Rocco Forte's London flagship in Mayfair — a classic city hotel with Olga Polizzi interiors and The Drawing Room afternoon tea.
Palazzo Sirignano, Naples by Rocco Forte
Naples
9.0/10
Rocco Forte's Naples property — a historic palazzo conversion in the city center with Olga Polizzi interiors.
Costa Smeralda, Sardinia by Rocco Forte
Costa Smeralda
9.0/10
Rocco Forte's Costa Smeralda property — beach resort on Porto Cervo's coastline with Olga Polizzi interiors.
The Balmoral
Edinburgh
9.0/10
Rocco Forte's Edinburgh flagship — Victorian railway hotel on Princes Street with Michelin-starred Number One restaurant.
Destinations: Berlin, Brussels, Costa Smeralda, Edinburgh, Florence, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Munich, Naples, Noto, Palermo, Puglia, Rome, Sciacca, Sicily, St. Petersburg.
Related Collections
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