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Santavenere Hotel
Maratea - Italy
ABOVE: Public rooms of the Santavenere Hotel open onto a tiled veranda overlooking the Gulf of Policastro
It
was built in 1956, in the time between Roman Holiday and La Dolce Vita.
It was featured in Vogue, with languorous models posing
on its arcaded veranda above the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Its celebrity guests have included Frank Sinatra, Richard
Burton, Ivana Trump, Italian film stars, and leading fashion designers--at least
one of whom still arrives in summer by private yacht.
Yet most travelers from outside Europe have never heard of the
Santavenere Hotel, a five-star luxury establishment above the ancient port of
Maratea in Southern Italy.
I was lucky enough to stay at the Santavenere Hotel in October,
2002, when I was in Maratea to cover the second annual
Caseus Prize cheese
competition. To my pleasant surprise, the hotel's young, impeccably trained, and
mostly English-speaking staff managed to provide attentive, efficient service
without being the least bit stuffy, obsequious, or overbearing. The hotel was a
delight, and I recommend it as a luxurious spot for relaxing, honeymooning, or
sightseeing in one of Italy's prettiest yet least crowded regions.
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