President & CEO – Starhotels Group

Elisabetta Fabri is President & CEO of Starhotels Group since 2000. Under her guidance, the group has seen an upgrade in its offer thanks to important investments in renovations and new hotel properties in Italy and Europe.
The dedication and passion for this work, inherited from her father Ferruccio, who established Starhotels in 1980, are the hallmarks with which she guides the family group, learning important recognitions over the years.
A cosmopolitan background, combined with a long apprenticeship enabled her to develop a thorough understanding of hospitality management. In 1992, she made her official debut as entrepreneur with the acquisition of The Michelangelo Hotel in New York the first hotel opened abroad by Starhotels.
Today Starhotels is the first Italian private hotel company with the highest level of revenue and is a market leader in the hospitality industry within 4 and 5-star hotels.
With 30 hotels with more than 4,200 rooms and luxury residences located in the heart of the top Italian destinations, London, Paris and New York; Starhotels is synonymous with the excellence of Italian hospitality.
The next new openings will be in 2025 the Hotel Gabrielli, a historic property overlooking Venice Lagoon, that will reopen as 5-star hotel part of Starhotels Collezione and Il Teatro Luxury Apartments the new high-end residential asset located in Florence, where the former Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino was situated.
Since 2019, Elisabetta Fabri’ passion for authentic Italian craftmanship turn into a patronage project named La Grand Bellezza – The Dream Factory an initiative to support the excellent local Italian artisans.