Palazzo Margherita
Hotel · Bernalda
Corso Umberto I, 64, 75012 Bernalda MT, Italy
Highlights
Elegant palazzo with hand-painted frescoes, cinema, and courtyard dinners
Corso Umberto I, 64, 75012 Bernalda MT, Italy Get directions
Elegant palazzo with hand-painted frescoes, cinema, and courtyard dinners
Corso Umberto I, 64, 75012 Bernalda MT, Italy Get directions
"A nine-room boutique palazzo transformed from a 19th-century villa into an intimate, film-minded retreat by a famous director and a noted French designer, it blends local history and luxe antiques with hand-painted frescoes, Murano chandeliers and marble floors; guests are welcomed in a sun-dappled central courtyard, served a signature Ciccio cocktail, and can stay in individually themed suites (including ornate and art‑deco options), relax in an elegant room with a Juliet balcony and clawfoot tub, and browse a curated film library of some 300 Italian art‑house titles — all conveyed with a strong sense of rootedness in the surrounding town and its ancient heritage." - Erica Firpo
"Located in the hilltop town of Bernalda, this resurrected 19th-century villa was purchased and restored by a film director who worked with a noted designer to create a nine-room boutique hotel that channels Italian country elegance with cinematic flair. Suites are individually appointed with hand-painted frescoes, Murano chandeliers, and tile and marble floors; the hotel also offers a curated library of art-house films (including hundreds of Italian titles), regular evening screenings, a Cinecittà-themed bar facing the main piazza, and weekly communal courtyard dinners that evoke a convivial, old-Hollywood atmosphere." - Erica Firpo
"A nine-room boutique villa in Bernalda restored by Francis Ford Coppola with Jacques Grange, blending Italian country charm and silver-screen glamour: sumptuous, individually designed suites feature hand-painted frescoes, Murano chandeliers, and tile and marble floors, with standout rooms like the Gia and the romantic Sofia. The property hosts evening communal courtyard dinners, maintains a Cinecittà Bar adorned with film photography, and offers a curated library of art-house films, creating an intimate, cinematic retreat rooted in Coppola’s personal connection to the village." - Laura Itzkowitz, Erica Firpo
"A newly-awarded MICHELIN Key hotel, created by Francis Ford Coppola, in a small town in the south of Italy. It’s as personal as a hotel gets, and whether you’re a cinephile or not, it’s the distinctive artistic personality of the Coppola family that makes the Palazzo Margherita a stand-out." - Mitchell Friedman
"Francis Ford Coppola leaves his stamp on more than movies: wine, restaurants, literary magazines, and of course hotels carry the Coppola name as well. In the case of Palazzo Margherita, however, it’s more than a matter of defining his personal taste for a public audience. This 19th-century palazzo has deeply personal significance to the famed director, located as it is in the little-known southern Italian village of Bernalda, the birthplace of his grandfather, Agostino Coppola." - The MICHELIN Guide
