Since 1872, a white Belle Époque palace on the Ligurian waterfront has defined what a grand Italian Riviera hotel should look like — five symmetrical stories of ornate rendered facades, green-shuttered French doors opening onto iron balustrades, the whole composition rising from terraced gardens dense with Norfolk Island pines and Canary Island date palms. The Royal Hotel San Remo was built by the Lorenzi family and has remained in private hands ever since, a continuity that explains why the property carries itself with the unhurried confidence of an aristocratic residence rather than a managed asset. The interiors hold two distinct registers in productive tension. The original rooms favour herringbone parquet, marquetry writing desks, damask curtains in gold and sage, and Louis XVI-style medallion chairs — the full vocabulary of nineteenth-century grand hotel comfort, handled without apology. A later wing shifts to bleached louvered panels, striped linen armchairs, and a cooler palette of sand and pale blue that lets the Ligurian sunset do the decorative work. The dining room bridges both periods, its coffered ceiling carrying hand-painted botanical frescoes above gold-swagged drapery and white-clothed tables set with crystal. Outside, a seawater pool carved from the natural rock steps down through flagstone terraces to the private beach — one of the most convincing stretches of Italian resort infrastructure anywhere on this coast.

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Royal Hotel Sanremo is an exclusive property rich in history and tradition, just the ideal choice for guests seeking intimacy, relaxation and luxury. Uniquely located on the charming Italian Riviera of Flowers, it is set in its lush subtropical park, close to the seaside and to the centre of town with its Casino and shopping area.The hotel boasts 126 beautifully and individually decorated rooms and suites, spacious public areas and a heated outdoor sea-water swimming-pool with children's section. Dining options include Restaurant Fiori di Murano with beautiful views, Salad Bar delle Rose for a light lunch, Pool Restaurant and Bar Corallina, with pizzeria and grill in the summer, as well as gourmet Restaurant Il Giardino on the terrace for alfresco candlelit dining in the intimacy of the park. All these restaurants serve top-rated cuisine with a choice of exquisite regional, Mediterranean and international dishes.The Royal Wellness features signature treatments and a "no prescription" wet zone with hydromassage pool, emotional showers, hammam, Vitarium, relaxation area, herbal tea and juice corner. A most welcoming, luxurious and stylish oasis, just perfect to indulge mind and body, to pamper yourself in a refined and cosy atmosphere/