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Located on the famous Amalfi drive, minutes from the famous town of Amalfi, the Santa Caterina enjoys a panoramic coastal setting of incomparable beauty. The hotel is site at the summit of an extensive property, which begins along the Amalfi drive and tumbles down to the water on a series of landscaped natural terraces. Elevators and scenic garden paths transport guests past citrus groves and gardens to the seaside level, which includes a sea water swimming pool, sunbathing decks, gym, café/bar and open-air restaurant.

36 standard, superior and deluxe accommodations and 13 between junior suites, executive junior suites and senior deluxe suites are located in the main building and there are 17 additional accommodation between garden suites, deluxe rooms, junior suites, executive junior suites and senior deluxe suites in Villa “Santa Caterina” and the new acquisition, recently completed Villa “il Rosso”. The spacious deluxe rooms feature original antiques, hand-painted ceramic tile floors, sea view bathrooms offers five-star amenities including brass fixtures, heated towel bars and plush privacy amidst the natural splendours of the Amalfi coast.

Each of the 66 luminous rooms and suites have a balcony or a terrace or large windows with view on the Amalfi coast. Many have a large terrace or garden. They are furnished with early 20th century family pieces and decorated with Vietri multi-coloured ceramics. The rooms emphasise the atmosphere of exquisite welcome: each is different from the other and is enriched by a touch of fantasy. The suites are stunning, in particular "Romeo and Juliet" (an intimate two-storey chalet perched on the cliff above the sea), "Follia Amalfitana" immersed in the citrus grove, "Casa dell'Arancio" (House of the Orange), "Vite" (Grapevine), "Glicine" (Wisteria), "Campanule" (Bellflowers) and "Limoni" (Lemons). All the rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, direct dial telephones, voice mail, PC outlet with ADSL lines, satellite colour TV with DVD player, minibar, safety box and most rooms have Jacuzzis. 24-hour room service.

There are two restaurants. From mid-May to mid-October, lunch is served on a handsome terrace overlooking the sea and pool and guests returning from morning excursions mingle with those who have built up good appetites in a relaxing morning of sunning and swimming in the inviting sea and pool. The regional menu includes wood-fired oven pizzas, seafood-sauced pastas, grilled local fish, a tempting buffet selection and buffalo mozzarella grilled in the hotel’s own lemon leaves. On the upper level, the main dining room is unusually beautiful, with solid marble and lapis floors, perfect lines and china, tasteful floral table bouquets and garlanding the ceiling and upper walls, a lush year-round display of flowering bougainvillaea, which brings the outdoors into the dining room. The restaurant has won acclaim both nationally and internationally.

 



 

 
In Naples, the Grand Hotel Vesuvio is the most exclusive five star deluxe hotel and of course it is the only member of the Leading Hotels of the World in the city.
It was built in 1882 and it is located on the wonderful Neapolitan promenade. Since then, it has been the Neapolitan home for royals and celebrities such as Guy de Maupassant, Oscar Wilde, Enrico Caruso, the Aga Khan, Pablo Picasso, the Princess Margaret, Francois Mitterrand, Bill Clinton, and more recently the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I°, Claudio Abbado, Luciano Pavarotti, Sting, Claudia Schiffer, Woody Allen, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Ranya of Jordan, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Bruce Springsteen, José Carreras and the list would be never-ending…
The Grand Hotel Vesuvio, with its 160 rooms, including 20 suites and the recently opened Presidential Suite of approx 300 sqm, provides all the facilities a demanding guest needs:
a lavish Fitness & Relaxation Centre, the Echia Club (equipped with cardio fitness machines, personal trainings, a full choice of massages, Turkish bath, sauna, tanning shower, Jacuzzi and indoor swimming pool),
2 restaurants (the main one, the Caruso Roof Garden Restaurant is on the top floor and is very popular among locals for the outstanding cuisine as well as for the breathtaking view of the Neapolitan Bay), 2 bars.
The hotel has hosted exclusive events, fashion shows, product launches, international congresses, for important client such as MTV UK, Bulgari Jewels, Jaguar, United International Picture and American Express Platinum.
 
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