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Designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, who worked on the hotel 26 years earlier, has reimagined all 243 rooms and suites as elegant Parisian apartments with couture-inspired dressing rooms, private libraries, and intimate dining spaces. Rochon worked closely with French artisans for custom parquetry, marbles, textiles, and ironwork. Among the standout accommodations, the Penthouse Suite has been re-envisioned to open onto a landscaped balcony with a striking view of the Eiffel Tower. The Premier Suite's serene palette is accented with Lalique sconces, restored period furniture, and original works by Gérard Redoulès. fourseasons.com/paris. Danieli, A Four Seasons Hotel, Venice, reopening mid-2026 F ew hotels anywhere offer a more operatic sense of place than Venice's Hotel Danieli, set across three interconnected palazzi, including the 15th- century Palazzo Dandolo. Long a magnet for nobility and for literary and cultural figures such as Goethe, Lord Byron, and Wagner, it is celebrated for its gilded interiors, Murano chandeliers, and breathtaking architecture — most notably the soaring central atrium lined with marble columns. Now under the Four Seasons flag, the hotel is undergoing a comprehensive restoration led by Pierre-Yves Rochon, with a planned reopening in mid-2026. The project preserves the palazzi's original Gothic and Renaissance elements while introducing updated Venetian palettes, refined craftsmanship, and reimagined rooms and suites. fourseasons.com/venice. The Carlton, Milan, Rocco Forte Hotels R eborn after a $70 million overhaul, the former Casa Baglioni reopened in November 2025 as The Carlton, Milan, the newest member of Rocco Forte Hotels. Its 71 rooms and suites have been entirely rethought, along with its dining and wellness programs. Designers Philip Vergeylen and Paolo Moschino, working under the creative direction of Rocco Forte director of design Olga Polizzi, gave the interiors a distinct Milanese refinement through rich textures, sculptural lighting, and tailored furnishings. Public spaces unfold like a contemporary Milanese salon, with terrazzo underfoot, lacquered surfaces, jewel-toned velvets, and contemporary art that nods to the city's design roots. Guest rooms balance mid-century Italian references with crisp, modern lines — bronzed metals, polished marbles, curved forms, and layered textiles. Several suites are conceived as full residential apartments, with bespoke furniture, walk-in dressing areas, and lighting schemes that echo the fashion ateliers along Via della Spiga, just steps from the hotel.roccofortehotels.com. Above: Hotel George V, Paris Below: The Carlton, Milan 55