Hotel Villa Maria - Amalfi's Coast - Ravello
Owned by the Palumbo family, the Villa Maria Hotel offers to its guest the romantic atmosphere of the enchanting Ravello. It is located in a central position, in the historic center of the town, among Villa Rufolo, the main square and Villa Cimbrone. The villa conserved the character of an ancient patrician residence, elegantly decorated with period furniture, with a comfortable living room and a fantastic view on the Amalfi Coast. It is also equipped with an excellent restaurant with sea view terraces, wide parking (at Hotel Giordano, same ownership, few steps from Villa Maria) and solarium. The guest of the Villa Maria Hotel can also use the pool of the Giordano Hotel, of the same property and a few steps away. A breathtaking view, the taste, the scent and the colours of the Amalfi Coast, the warm welcome of a professional and diligent staff will make unforgettable your holiday in one of the most suggestive location of the world!
Rich and interesting is the history of this villa which was noble roman Marquis de Cinque family's manor, an history which blends with Ravello's and the Amalfi Coast's. The structure, while preserving the elegant forms of a lordly mansion, in the years has undergone noteworthy redecorations which have determined its actual splendour. In all of the premises, halls, staircases and public areas it is still possible to admire the antique marble floors and in the rooms and the bathrooms hand painted Vietrese School majolica tiles . Villa Maria furniture is particularly researched and appropriate to the villa former lifestyle; liberty and art deco is present next to Murano glass chandeliers and every corner welcomes the visitor making him enjoy ancient enchantment. However the hotel is equipped with all modern technologies , the rooms have been refurbished with all comforts, in the bathrooms it is possible to relax in the shower or in the whirlpool bath. The hotel is fully air-conditioned. Many are the famous guest who have stayed at Villa Maria. Some of them have left testimonials of their passage : a very meaningful note from Prince Giovanni di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, a letter by Benito Mussolini thanking for the hospitality, the sculptor Mastroianni enchanted by Villa Maria's beauty donated one of his works. Alberto Granado, Che Guevara closest friend and right arm wrote "Admirado por la beleza del lugar y la calida hospitalidad de sus habitantes les dedico estas linea".