Hotels in Naples, Naples Accommodations - 2

Port

The most striking new opening is Hotel Romeo (Via Cristoforo Colombo 45, tel. +39-081-0175, www.romeohotel.it), a glass-fronted five-star hotel renovated by Paul Tange (son of world-famous Japanese architect Kenzo). It has an unusual waterfront location opposite the city’s main port and opened in January 2009. It boasts plenty of modern art and design pieces in its communal areas and 85 rooms, a rooftop pool (with an amazing view of the port), a heavenly spa, an atmospheric sushi bar [read more about Drinks and Dining in Naples], and a glamorous rooftop restaurant.

Vomero

A more traditional but nevertheless outstanding lodging option in Naples is the Hotel San Francesco al Monte (Corso Vittorio Emanuele 328, tel. +39-081-4239111, www.hotelsanfrancesco.it), a tasteful conversion of a former 16th-century convent located high up on the Vomero hill.

The interiors still feature the vaulted ceilings, frescoes, old refectory and chapel of the original building; the rooms have been modeled out of the Franciscan monks’ former quarters and offer stunning panoramic vistas. The top floor has a swimming pool (carved out of the local tufo rock), a bar, a hot whirlpool bath nestled in a grotto and a massive garden with walkways, a vineyard, fruit trees and a lush pergola.

 

• The exterior of the Hotel Romeo.

Courtesy of Hotel Romeo

Polsillipo

Nestled in the leafy and super-posh neighborhood of Posillipo, west of the center, Villa Marechiaro (Via Santo Strato 4, tel. +39-081-2403420, www.villamarechiaro.it) is a glamorous furnished villa offering luxury accommodations for groups and families (it sleeps up to eight in the main house and two to four in the renovated outdoor annex).

The house belonged to the grandfather of owners Fiorenza and Marika Cafiero and still features a lot of the original furnishings and paintings, but the sisters have added modern amenities such as air-conditioning, plasma TVs, a gym, a sauna and renovated floors in beautiful royal blue patterned ceramic tiles made exclusively for the Villa by historic family-run Neapolitan ceramics firm Fratelli Stingo. Film and advertising crews have shot here and director Wim Wenders and actor John Turturro have stayed here and made good use of the outdoor terrace, the various living rooms and the idyllic pool.