Aspirational Jet-Setting: Europe's Finest Summer Hotels

Summer is just around the corner and the hot European getaways are going fast. Chartered yachts, private villas and swanky new hotels are far and few between. But there is no need to hang up your towel at any old Four Seasons pool just yet. We have a few hotel suggestions that are sure to please. These locations are the definition of summer to jet setters and the European glitterati alike, who spare no expense when it comes to vacationing. So pack your Louis Vuitton suitcase, charter your private jet and prepare for a luxurious summer getaway.

Glamorous Amalfi Coast Palazzo Sasso
It's a dramatic ascension of hairpin turns to the hilltop town of Ravello, one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Once you arrive at the Palazzo Sasso, there will be little doubt why you came. Just south of Amalfi and Positano, the hotel is perched on one of the most dramatic hillsides on the Amalfi, with views that have captivated aristocrats and pop icons for more than five centuries.

Today the hotel is hotter than ever, attracting one of the most stylish crowds outside of Capri looking for Italian opulence not found in the form of a chain hotel.

This palazzo-style tower peers distinguishably over the Mediterranean with Moorish balconies and storybook windows. An ornate lobby with charming front-desk staff acts like a personal concierge at a private villa. The grassy pool area and formal gardens are terraced down the property, arranged with loungers of fashionable travelers sipping fruit-infused water.