For this summer’s ultimate souvenirs, you’re going to want to think local and exclusive. Forget about the same designer boutiques you can find in any major city or resort destination. The best and most unique finds won’t even require you step foot outside of your hotel. Surprise, surprise: many of the most covetable are from Italian boutique hotels and it’s not all beach towels and ash trays. All these hotels are also family owned so in order to survive and even compete with the onslaught of new ventures from luxury brands, they must evolve to become brands of their own. Here we present four properties that are leading the pack, from seaside institution Le Sirenuse (where you can find some of the most covetable resortwear around) to Borgo Santo Pietro in the Tuscan hills, where the farm-to-table approach extends to wellness with an award-winning skincare line.
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