The exclusive Parco dei Principi
hotel stands on
one of the most
charming and unspoiled
stretches of the
Sorrentine Peninsula,
set on a cliff overlooking
the magnificent
Gulf of Naples,
in the heart of
Sorrento.
This splendid property,
designed by architect
Gio Ponti in 1961,
is surrounded by
a wonderful park
measuring 27.000
square metres, and
offers a private
beach with a small
harbour, a beautiful
wellness centre,
a swimming pool,
meeting rooms and
an Internet Point.
"I have built
a hotel in Sorrento"
wrote Gio Ponti
"And, although
there wasn't really
any need, I wanted
each of the hundred
rooms to have a
different majolica
pattern on the floor''.
Besides, architects,
especially the more
imaginative ones
like Gio Ponti,
never do anything
out of need, but
are guided by a
stronger and less
tangible instinct.
And so, inspired
both by the legend
of Villa Cortchacow
and by the breathtaking
countryside and
seascapes, Gio Ponti
conceived and created
that jewel which
is the Hotel Parco
dei Principi on
the enchanting Sorrentine
coast, between the
blue sky and the
azure sea: white
and blue outside
and... white and
blue inside, with
white and blue fabrics,
walls, glasses and
tableware, the colours
of the sky and the
sea, and one hundred
splendid majolica
floors in the same
colours but all
different from one
another.....waking
up in a room at
the Parco dei Principi,
dazzled by the bright
sunlight and the
intense blue reflections
searing through
the windows and
over the balconies
and terraces that
look out onto an
infinity of horizons,
is like a trip into
a dimension of sublime
beauty...
All rooms have their
own bathroom, terrace
or balcony, telephone,
air conditioning,
minibar and colour
TV and all bear
the imprint of the
eclectic and practical
talent of Gio Ponti.
All of the hotel's
public areas and
guest rooms are
elegantly decorated
and provide up-to-date
comforts and facilities.
The thirty different
floor tile designs,
arranged in a variety
of ways to make
up different decors
for each of the
hundred rooms, are
a perfect accompaniment
for the ceramic
pebbles and the
Melotti majolica
plates, creating
an overall, harmonius
blend of carefully
chosen shades of
white and blue.
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