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Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa
Ischia, Naples, Italy · Pellicano Hotels · Grand Luxury
Mezzatorre occupies a 16th-17th-century Aragonese watchtower on a pine-clad Ischia promontory that was never finished, giving the property its name: half-tower. Enlarged in the 18th century, it ran as a pensione by the 1930s before Pellicano Hotels, led by Marie-Louise Scio, reopened it in 2019 as a hotel and thermal spa fed by a natural hot spring. The neighboring villa, La Colombaia, was once home to film director Luchino Visconti.
- 52 rooms
- Neighborhood: Forio
- Interiors: Marie-Louise Scio (Pellicano Hotels)
About Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa
- Pellicano Hotels Group, led by Marie-Louise Scio, took over the property in 2019 and reopened it as a 48-room hotel and thermal spa.
- The spa is fed by a natural hot spring measuring 45 degrees Celsius, and the hotel holds a MICHELIN One Key rating for 2025.
- By the 1930s the watchtower operated as a pensione under owner Luigi Patalano, after being enlarged in the 18th century.
History
Mezzatorre occupies a 16th-17th-century watchtower built by the Aragonese on the island of Ischia, whose construction was never completed - giving rise to the name Mezzatorre, or half-tower. It was enlarged in the 18th century and by the 1930s operated as a pensione under owner Luigi Patalano.
The surrounding promontory also holds La Colombaia, later the home of film director Luchino Visconti in the 1950s. In 2019 the Pellicano Hotels Group, led by Marie-Louise Scio, took over management of the property, which reopened as a 48-room hotel and thermal spa fed by a natural 45C hot spring.
The setting
2 km from dining in Lacco Ameno.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Tennis
- Onsen
- Water sports
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards (2025)
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