Best New Hotels 2007: Portrait Suites, Rome, Italy

The Ferragamo fashion family hotel group, Lungarno Hotels, has expanded its reach beyond Florence with a new Italian townhouse in the heart of Rome. Portrait Suites is hospitality made to measure – and continuing the fashion atelier theme, the property has portraits of film and fashion celebrities scattered around its 14 luxurious rooms. All suites and studios feature mementos from Ferragamo’s style heritage. Breakfast is served either en suite or on the rooftop lounge which has breathtaking views from Via Condotti.

Doubles from about $700, www.lungarnohotels.com.