Yes, but converting the whole hotel first requires lifting the hotel-use restriction (vincolo di destinazione alberghiera). The restriction requires a property to stay in hotel use. It began with a 1936 national law and is now regulated by the regions. It also applies through municipal planning, so there is no single national procedure. According to the Constitutional Court (ruling 143/2025, on a Liguria law), removal must be possible when it is proven that running the hotel is no longer economically viable. To create apartments without closing the hotel there is the condhotel: it remains a hotel and can include private residences up to 40% of the net floor area of the rooms. Hotels currently on the market are listed under hotels for sale in Italy.
