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Where homes tell their story and journeys begin

On one side, what a home can earn, what it costs to have it managed and which rules to follow. On the other, the cities we work in, seen by people who are there every day.

Guides for owners

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18 Sept 20267 min

Property management: how it works, and who does what

The home stays in your name, and the manager looks after it for a commission on bookings. What's included, who sets the prices, who carries the risk, and when it makes sense.

A bed with a sand-coloured throw under a wooden shelf, between two pendant lamps

18 Sept 20267 min

Rent-to-rent (subletting): the fixed rent, and who takes the risk

The manager becomes your tenant: you receive an agreed fixed rent, and the risk of the empty months stays with them. How the contract works, what the rent is worth, when it suits you and when it doesn't.

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10 Sept 20267 min

How much short-term rental management costs

A percentage of bookings, a fixed rent, a flat fee per service: the pricing models of property management, what should be included, which items aren’t, and the questions to ask before you sign.

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10 Sept 20267 min

Is Airbnb profitable in Italy? What a flat earns, and what it depends on

The formula is simple: average nightly rate times nights booked, minus costs. The hard part is putting the right numbers in place of the letters. What goes into the sum, what comes off it, and why we don’t publish an average return.

A bedroom with a dusty-pink throw, a wooden bedside table and a painting above the bed

10 Sept 20268 min

Short-term or long-term rental: how to decide

It isn’t a question of returns: it’s a question of how much risk and how much work you want. The three options compared — when a short let makes sense, when a mid-term one does, when a long-term one does — and what changes in practice.

A bed with white linen sheets and two stone stools beside it

10 Sept 20268 min

The CIN code for short-term rentals: what it is and how to apply

The national identification code is requested on the Ministry of Tourism's portal, and shown in your listings and at the property. What it is, who has to apply, how you get it, and why on its own it isn't enough.

A white entrance hall with a green double door open onto the garden, a lantern hanging from the ceiling, a wooden console table and a white balustrade

17 Jul 20267 min

Self check-in in Italy: what the rules say

Self check-in isn’t banned in Italy: letting a guest in without checking who they are is. What the 2024 police circular and the Council of State say.

A glass veranda with a leather-covered desk and a lit brass lamp; behind it, a pale sofa, two armchairs and the garden beyond the glass

16 Jul 20269 min

Airbnb tax in Italy: how the cedolare secca works on short lets

How short-let income is taxed in Italy: cedolare secca or ordinary tax, what changes if you live abroad, why you need an Italian tax code, and what to ask your accountant.

A kitchen with a pale marble worktop and an oval wooden table with green chairs; beyond a sliding door, the living room

8 Jul 202610 min

Italian rental contracts: how the transitional lease works

4+4, 3+2, transitional or under 30 days: the Italian lease types for owners, and how the transitional lease works, up to eighteen months with a documented need.

A living room in neutral tones, with a pale sofa, a low dark wooden table and a large textured painting on the wall

1 Jul 20269 min

Airbnb rules in Italy: what an owner has to do, and when

Regional code and CIN, safety equipment, guest registration, tourist tax, income tax: what Italian law asks of owners who let for short stays, in order.

A round glass table with a vase of tulips and metal chairs with red cushions, in front of a dark kitchen on a sage-green wall

18 Jun 20267 min

Renting out your property in Italy when you live abroad

An inherited flat, a holiday home, a home you left behind: which kind of rental fits your situation when you live abroad, who looks after it, and when to sell.

Guides for travellers

An open green front door in a white house with a tiled roof, a lantern on each side, stone steps and a white balustrade

18 Sept 20267 min

Why hosts in Italy ask for your passport (and what they do with it)

Every host in Italy, hotel or Airbnb flat, must check your ID and send your details to the police within 24 hours. What they ask for, and where the data goes.

The Baroque façade of Palazzo Madama in Turin in the late-afternoon sun: tall columns, arched windows and statues along the balustrade, against a clear sky

17 Sept 20267 min

Is Turin worth visiting? An honest answer, and how it compares with Milan

Yes, if you like museums, food and walking: who Turin suits and who it doesn’t, how it compares with Milan, how many days you need, when to go, where to stay.

Palermo Cathedral, with its dome and crenellated towers, seen from the square with its palm trees and flower beds under a blue sky

3 Aug 20266 min

Where to stay in Palermo: the best areas for a first visit, for the sea, for a month

The old town, Politeama and Via Libertà, Mondello: where to stay in Palermo for a first visit, for the sea or for a month, how to get there, and Marzamemi.

The bay of Cala di Volpe from above: turquoise water, a sailing boat at anchor and a pale beach against the Mediterranean scrub

31 Jul 20267 min

Where to stay in Olbia and the Costa Smeralda, town by town

Porto Cervo, Porto Rotondo, Cannigione, Palau, Santa Teresa, San Teodoro, Olbia: where to stay in Gallura, with or without a car, and how far from the airport.

The rooftops of Turin and the Mole Antonelliana, with a bull’s-head drinking fountain in the foreground and the Alps behind

15 Jun 20267 min

Where to stay in Turin, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

The centre, San Salvario, Crocetta, Vanchiglia, Cit Turin and Cenisia: where to stay in Turin for a first visit, an event or a month, and how to get there.

The spires of Milan Cathedral seen through a carved stone arch, against a blue sky

10 Nov 20237 min

Milan Design Week 2027: the Salone del Mobile, the Fuorisalone and where to stay

Milan Design Week 2027 runs from 12 to 18 April: the Salone del Mobile at Rho from the 13th, the Fuorisalone in the city. Dates, who gets in, where to stay.

The clock canopy at Porta Palazzo, Turin, lit at night by the neon sign “Amare le differenze” (“Love the differences”)

10 Nov 20233 min

Ten places to visit in Turin

Turin has a long history, a character that doesn’t date and a great variety of places to explore. If you’re planning a visit to the city of the Mole Antonelliana, these are the ten to put on your list.

Experiences

A table laid in a restaurant in Turin

16 Jan 20248 min

The best restaurants and trattorias in Turin

The I Cento guide splits Turin’s tables into fifty restaurants and fifty piole. How the ranking works, who is at the top this year, what to order and how things work at the table in this city.

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