For the best souvenirs this summer, you’ll want to think local and unique. Forget the same designer boutiques you find in any big city or tourist destination. The best and most exclusive discoveries won’t even require you to leave the hotel. Surprise, surprise: many of the most coveted ones are from Italian boutique hotels and it’s not all beach towels and ashtrays. All of these hotels are also family owned, so in order to survive and even compete with the onslaught of new luxury brand ventures, they must evolve to become their own brands. Here are four properties that lead the pack, from seaside institution Le Sirenuse (where you can find some of the most coveted resort wear on the market) to Borgo Santo Pietro in the Tuscan hills, where the farm-to-table approach extends to well-being with an award-winning skincare line.
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