The Best Hotels Near Coquette, by the Record
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A Liberty-style villa perched at the edge of Palermo's bay, this Rocco Forte hotel was designed in the early 1900s by Ernesto Basile, the architect who brought Sicily its own strain of art nouveau. The restoration leaned into that heritage rather than papering over it, so the public rooms feel like a period film set that happens to have very good plumbing. The Irene Forte Spa, seaside gardens, and alfresco dining give it the unhurried pace the city outside does not.
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A Forbes Four Star resort on Sicily's southern coast, Verdura sprawls across 560 acres of olive groves between the Mediterranean and not much else. That isolation is the whole point: golf, a private beach with capoeira classes, tennis with former pros, and a pool long enough to swim actual laps mean guests rarely feel the pull to leave. The Rocco Forte property is built for people who want maximum options and the freedom to ignore every one of them.