Romantik Hotel Villa Cheta Elite
Acquafredda Di Maratea, Lombardy
Good Hotel Guide Review
In this ‘old-fashioned summer resort’ on the dramatic north Tyrrhenian coast, this 18th-century ‘Liberty-style’ building stands in lush grounds. Family antiques, portraits and paintings, and the original Art Nouveau glass panels give it ‘the feel of a private house’, say fans. Best bedrooms have sea views, others face the garden where alfresco meals are served on terraces under bougainvillaea, parasols and trees. ‘Quite a few steps and no lift, but the porter is helpful.’ The owner, Stefania Aquadro, is ‘much in evidence’, and the food is ‘simple but excellent’ (lots of local fish). Breakfast is ‘very good, if rather formal (waiters in dinner jackets)’. There is a roof terrace, with sunbeds, and a small rocky beach below the hotel: its boat will take guests on trips on ‘the water once crossed by Ulysses’. A ‘well-used railway line’ is nearby, ‘but, oddly, you don’t really hear the trains’. The hotel offers a shuttle to the beach in Aquafredda.
Hotel details
Address
Via Timpone 46
Acquafredda Di Maratea
Lombardy
85046
Italy
Telephone
00 39 973 878 1 34
Bedrooms
23 rooms.
Open
April–October.
Facilities
Air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, restaurant, bar, garden, valet parking, cookery lessons, wine tasting, room service.
Children
Yes, reduced rates for children sharing with their parents.
Dogs
Yes, in advance, for €10 per night.
Credit cards
All major cards accepted.
Prices
Standard double room from €146–€200, breakfast included.