Any recommendations for a fabulous european hotel for 10th wedding anniversary break in August?

[Soapbox]

No expense spared

beach or city?

City, I think.

Perhaps Florence or somewhere like that. Somewhere that we wouldn't necessarily take the children to yet, but which would be nice for DH and I to chill out for a few days

bump

Where do you fancy going ? Venice (Danieli, Cipriani), Portofino nr Genoa(beautiful spot Hotel Splendido ,Switzerland (Burgenstock, perched above Lake Lucerne, serious chillout zone!)

this place
in Venice looks lovely efinitely the sort of place you'd go without kids to

Actually, just checked out Lizs' link - I want the presidential suite at the Hotel Splendido please

George V in Paris?
Ritz (if Diana connection not too freaky)
Pere Palas Istanbul (Agatha Christie's hangout and end terminur of Orient Express)

If you've got £2000 to spare - How about
this honeymoon package in Lisbon ?

If i could afford this place, I would be there in a shot

la residencia

Soapbox, look at this site, Conde nast traveller, I've spent many a happy hour drooling over hotels on there. You can set your criteria etc so ask by coungtry etc. And then you could check on Tripadvisor for honest reviews.

They've got the gold list 2007 on there too, the world's best hotels

Think I need to start doing the lottery.....

what about Budapest? there's a fabulous 1920's palace on the river there whose name I forget. Or one of the Paradors in Spain? The Alhambra?

Thank you all so much for all the recommendations. I've been reading trip advisor avidly all morning

I think we've decided on this one - which I got from an article on conde naste traveller so thanks for that!

this one

If you go to the website and click on suites collection - we are probably going to go for the Penthouse Palazzo Vecchio suite.

DH threw Vienna into the 'pot' this morning, which I'm having a look at too!

I think my heart is lost though thinking of champagne and canapes lounging on that lovely terrace looking out over florence

Thanks again for all your suggestions

Forgot to say - this one in Florence also caught my eye - decisions, decisions

Residence del Moro

OMG, before I even read this thread I was gping to suggest Florence. How freaky.

this is one of my favourites

Cor, that looks fab Soapbox, great choice.