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Suite Hotel Nettuno
Sestri Levante, Italy · Independent · Near Luxury
The building was Sestri Levante's theatre before it was a hotel, put up at the start of the last century in Art Nouveau, and the Belle Epoque flower-work still runs through the rooms and the dining room. It stands directly on the Baia delle Favole, the Bay of Fables, which the town named for Hans Christian Andersen after his stay in Sestri Levante in 1833. Guests get the hotel's own stretch of sand through the summer, La Terrazza for lunch at the water's edge, and the Portofino headland closing the view across the gulf.
- Neighborhood: Baia del Silenzio
- Rooms from 172 sq ft (16 m²)
About Suite Hotel Nettuno
- The old town of Sestri Levante occupies a rocky peninsula, which gives the place two beaches back to back: the Bay of Fables on one side and the Bay of Silence on the other, a couple of minutes apart on foot.
- The hotel's private beach runs to more than 150 spaced umbrellas with a bar on the sand, unusual for a house of this size.
- Trains from Sestri Levante reach the Cinque Terre in roughly half an hour, which is why the town has long served as a quieter base for walking the five villages.
- Entry-level rooms start at 172 sq ft (16 m²).
History
The hotel occupies what was once the town theatre of Sestri Levante, a building raised at the beginning of the twentieth century in Art Nouveau style. The recent restoration deliberately kept the atmosphere of that period rather than erasing it: the delicate Belle Epoque floral motifs still decorate the bedrooms, the lounges and the restaurant, set alongside modern services and technology.
It stands directly on the Baia delle Favole, a short walk from the historic centre, and is run by the owning family themselves with their own staff. Accommodation is weighted toward larger rooms, junior suites and sea-view suites, several of them split-level with a mezzanine. The Ristorante La Terrazza and the lounge bar both face the water, and the hotel keeps a private bathing establishment for guests through the season, usually from the middle of May to the middle of September, with sun loungers, umbrellas and a beach bar, looking out across the Gulf of Tigullio to the Portofino promontory. There is private parking, which on this coast counts as a real amenity.
The setting
Sestri Levante's old quarter sits on a rocky peninsula that pushes out into the Gulf of Tigullio, which is why the town has two beaches lying back to back. On one side is the Baia delle Favole, the Bay of Fables, named in honour of Hans Christian Andersen, who stayed in Sestri Levante in 1833; on the other, a couple of minutes away on foot, is the Baia del Silenzio, the Bay of Silence, with its painted houses standing right at the waterline. The hotel is on the Bay of Fables, a few hundred metres from the town centre. Portofino's promontory closes the view west across the gulf, and the train from Sestri Levante station reaches the Cinque Terre in about thirty minutes, which has made the town a favourite base for walking the five villages without staying in them.
Restaurants and bars
- La Terrazza — Restaurant
Experiences
- Roof terrace aperitif — Aperitif 'with a view' on the roof terrace before a meal at La Terrazza.
Amenities
- Roof terrace with sea view
- Wedding planning with dedicated team
- Professionally served catering
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