"Villa Lena […] is a state of mind: it is the roughly hewn and the beautifully crafted living together; the eclectic modernity of a collector’s eye blended with local artisan craft; the collision of the wild and the cultivated. It is the authenticity of a place that has evolved organically."

— Culture Trip, 2019

"time spent in this corner of the Italian countryside is time spent in and around the buzz of creativity. It is a place for intense inspiration, for rediscovering spark."

— SUITCASE Magazine (UK), 2019

"the hotel is an ever-rich, ever-changing gallery."

— The Daily Telegraph, 2019

"a small hilltop utopia that feels like it should exist on grainy 35mm film"

— METRO, 2018

"At the heart of Villa Lena is a wild yet well-tended blend of nature, art and culture."

— Culture Trip, 2019

"Villa Lena is a great place to take the kids"

— Psychologies (UK), 2019

"A haven for creative types, Villa Lena is a hotel-meets-art-foundation housed in a nineteenth century patrician villa."

— Bon Voyage (UK), 2019

"...the villa, bathed in golden hour light, is so incredibly reminiscent of Call Me By Your Name it’s hard to think of a better comparison. I can actually hear a piano tinkling."

— Raven Smith, VOGUE (UK), 2018

BigSEE Tourism Design Award 2020 - Winner, Italy, Tourism

— BigSEE, September 2020