Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino
Hotel · Genova
Viale Baratta, 16, 16034 Portofino GE, Italy
Highlights
Posh hillside retreat w/ chic lounge, saltwater pool, spa
Posh hillside retreat w/ chic lounge, saltwater pool, spa
"Perched on pine-covered slopes above the Ligurian Sea, this cliff-side luxury hotel occupies a pastel villa that was once a 16th-century monastery, offering 70 sunlit rooms with herringbone hardwood floors, marble baths and wrought-iron terraces. Guests can sip champagne on sunset cruises aboard the hotel’s Chris-Craft Corsair 36, dine on dishes like sea bream ceviche at La Terrazza, indulge in spa treatments such as a chamomile footbath, and use a shuttle to reach the sister property Splendido Mare in the Piazzetta for a more casual fishing-village–style pied-à-terre and buzzy restaurant." - Laura Itzkowitz, Erica Firpo
"On the terrace at Hotel Splendido with a Campari spritz."
"Splendido is a seaside resort is a former 16th century monastery that’s perfectly placed in the hillsides above the Gulf of Portofino—in fact, it's known for its sweeping vistas of the water. First opening as a hotel in 1901, the property has hosted old Hollywood stars including Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardener, and Elizabeth Taylor. Travelers, too, will be treated like movie stars at the resort, with a gala-style dinner in the hotel’s al fresco restaurant, La Terrazza, which overlooks the Gulf of Tigullio."
"The Splendido Mare, once a fishermen’s guesthouse, is the 14-room harborside sister of Belmond’s Splendido, a hillside hideout that started life as a Benedictine monastery before becoming a hotel in 1901, then a magnet for movie stars (Elizabeth Taylor had four honeymoons there). Its makeover, by in-demand Parisians Charlotte de Tonnac and Hugo Sauzay, is exquisite—local terra-cotta tiles and nautical nods, such as the knots woven into headboards in quietly lavish rooms, with Gio Ponti armchairs and rich Loro Piana fabrics. Everything is done subtly, almost unnoticeably, and there’s a deceptive simplicity to the cooking of brothers Enrico and Roberto Cerea. Their restaurant in Bergamo has three Michelin stars, but here they stick mostly to seafood and Ligurian classics, including a sublime pesto trofie. This is Portofino, after all, which is above all discreet—a place where the actors and the aperitivo-sipping locals don’t much bother one another." - Nicholas DeRenzo, CNT Editors
"The Splendido Mare, once a fishermen’s guesthouse, is the 14-room harborside sister of Belmond’s Splendido, a hillside hideout that started life as a Benedictine monastery before becoming a hotel in 1901, then a magnet for movie stars (Elizabeth Taylor had four honeymoons there). Its makeover, by in-demand Parisians Charlotte de Tonnac and Hugo Sauzay, is exquisite—local terra-cotta tiles and nautical nods, such as the knots woven into headboards in quietly lavish rooms, with Gio Ponti armchairs and rich Loro Piana fabrics. Everything is done subtly, almost unnoticeably, and there’s a deceptive simplicity to the cooking of brothers Enrico and Roberto Cerea. Their restaurant in Bergamo has three Michelin stars, but here they stick mostly to seafood and Ligurian classics, including a sublime pesto trofie. This is Portofino, after all, which is above all discreet—a place where the actors and the aperitivo-sipping locals don’t much bother one another." - CNT Editors
