DESCRIPTION
Rates from 180 Euro per room -
Location: 1,5 Km from the center of
Sorrento - General: private beach,
swimming pool, beauty farm, free bus
service, air conditioning - The
Hotel was designed and furnished
throughout by Gio Ponti in 1962, and
still preserves the designer's original
work intact. The thirty different floor
tile designs, arranged in a variety of
ways to make up different decors for
each of the hundred rooms, are a perfect
accompaniment for the ceramic pebbles
and the Melotti majolica plates,
creating an overall, harmonius blend of
carefully chosen shades of white and
blue.
ROOMS
The rooms still preserve their original
Gio Ponti design and layout and are
located on either side of the hotel to
overlook the sea or the gardens from
their terrace or balcony. They also have
a telephone, a modem-fax connection, air
conditioning, a mini-bar and satellite
TV.
THE GARDEN
The majestic gardens are a superb
example of how botanical gardens were
laid out under the reign of the Bourbon
royal family, with evocative scenes of
classical architecture amid the rare
specimens of beautiful trees. The Temple
of Venus or indeed the remains of the
castle bear witness to the desire first
of the Bourbons and later of the
Cortchacovs to keep the memories of this
delightful place alive. Enjoy a relaxing
drink as you take in the changing hues
of the gardens: the long, uninterrupted
glazing seems to provide exactly the
right filter for blending the evocative
emotion of the natural world with the
pleasing notes from the piano bar.
SWIMMING POOL
The large swimming pool is filled with
sea water and was envisaged by Ponti
more as a "pond for wood nymphs" than as
a mere attraction for swimmers. He
described it as a pool "... out of which
rise islands for the classical attitudes
of Récamier or Paolina, of female
beauty; and from the water emerges a
masonry ladder to climb and then dive
into the depths...
THE BEACH
There is an alternative to the swimming
pool: the private beach. The sandy shore
or the rocks, the concrete solarium or a
relaxing interlude at the seaside
restaurant, with its seafood
specialities, its continental cuisine or
a truly excellent pizza. All you have to
do is choose!
WHERE WE ARE
The Hotel Parco dei Principi is
surrounded by a quiet centenary park,
directly over the sea, just a few
kilometers from the countless local
tourist resorts and only 1,5 Km from the
center of Sorrento.
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