Italy isn’t just a country. It’s a feeling.

• Build the trip around what interests you: regional food, art, family heritage, wine, village life or time by the water. Jeanine’s Italian heritage and personal travels shape her approach to planning. Tell her which experiences would feel meaningful, and she can work with local partners to check the options, fit and availability. Leave room to enjoy a neighborhood, a meal and everyday life between scheduled visits.

• Start with the experience you want and the dates you can travel. A coast-focused honeymoon, a city break and a countryside stay need different planning. Discuss your comfort with heat and crowds, your preferred activities and any fixed celebration date. Contact Jeanine before committing to flights so the route, hotels and transfers can be considered together. Specific hotels, seasonal services and special-access experiences must be checked for your dates.

• Choose the setting and room as carefully as the hotel name. Discuss walkability, access, stairs, views, noise, room size and whether you want a lively center or a quieter base. For a honeymoon or anniversary, tell Jeanine whether privacy, a balcony, a pool or a special meal matters most. She helps compare the actual room categories, neighborhood and current availability against your priorities and budget.

• Yes. Lavishly Travel plans Italy honeymoons, anniversaries, retirement celebrations and other special-occasion trips around the people taking them. Share the moments you want to remember, your pace and your total budget. Jeanine can explore options such as a private guide, a food or wine experience, family-heritage time or a coastal stay with her travel partners. Each experience, inclusion and price is confirmed for the proposed trip; upgrades and special access are never assumed.

Begin with the nights you have on the ground, rather than the number of places on your wish list. Allow for arrival fatigue, packing, transfers and time to enjoy each base. For example, a week centered on Rome and Florence gives you a different pace from a week that also adds the Amalfi Coast. Jeanine helps prioritize the regions that matter most, arrange a sensible route and decide what to save for another trip. The itinerary is customized rather than a fixed package.

• Confirm the complete route, room categories, transportation, inclusions, payment deadlines and each supplier’s cancellation terms before depositing. Entry requirements depend on your passport and itinerary and can change; check current official guidance for your travel dates. Your trip deposit is separate from Lavishly Travel’s nonrefundable planning fee. I begin with a complimentary discovery call, then we agree on the service and fee before paid planning begins.