Villa Cimbrone is one of the most prestigious Hotels de Charme in the entire Mediterranean. The splendour and ambience of yesteryear permeate this 12th century residence. The Vuilleumier family, with its generations of experience in the hotel industry, conserves and protects the original architectural and decorative features.
Hotel is reachable along a panoramic stone paved walk way alternated by steps, for about 10 minutes’ walk from the main centre. Hotel cannot be reached by car.
Its vibrant atmosphere and the awe-inspiring beauty of the location have attracted famous politicians and aristocrats, as well as inspiring many artists and making it a meeting place for English people on the Amalfi Coast, including the famous Bloomsbury Group from London.
Over the years the villa has hosted many illustrious names from science and the arts, including Forster, D.H. Lawrence, Strachey, Keynes, Crick, Piaget, Eliot, Moore and Virginia Woolf. It has also welcomed figures such as the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Churchill, the Agnelli family and the Clintons. A place for passionate encounters, the villa has offered sheltered privacy for famous romances like Greta Garbo’s affair with Leopold Stokowski.
The Suites' sizes are 30/38 sq.m, they have large windows, terrace or balconies with stunning sea and park views.
These suites, each different from the other, some with vaulted ceilings and frescoes have prestigious furnishings.
Vietri majolica flooring, sitting area with sofa and armchairs which make them very comfortable.
Spacious bathrooms in majolica made and painted by hand.
The Superior rooms feature fine furnishings and a small panoramic terrace or large windows looking out onto the delightful view of the Amalfi Coast and the Villa’s gardens. The extremely comfortable beds have double mattresses, some with King size.
Antique Vietri ceramic flooring tiles and bathrooms with a tub, a large majolica shower or a hydro-massage shower.
The hotel's Classic rooms, with view of the cloister of the villa, are the ideal solution for those who are looking for a cozy and intimate atmosphere.
Their size measures 15-18 sq.m including bathroom, and are enriched with antique Vietri tiled floors.
Spacious and bright, the Deluxe rooms feature large windows or terraces with stunning sea view.
Exquisite furnishings dating back to the ‘700 and ‘800 with stone or majolica tiled fireplaces.
Precious antique majolica flooring make each room unique and distinctively in its style.
The Greta Garbo Suite is bright and romantic, with vaulted ceilings and a large separate living room. Equipped with a corner fireplace in marble, terrace-Veranda with spectacular views of the Amalfi coast and the sea.
The ancient and precious Vietri majolica flooring of blue, white and pink tonalities gives to this suite an arabesque atmosphere emphasised by the adornments of the wide bath with Jacuzzi bathtub.
The moving E.W.B is crossed in full by the wide vaulted frescoed ceiling and has an ancient and great fireplace
in stone with relief depictions in its central part, essential elements that give this Suite a unique and unrepeatable atmosphere.
From the terrace-Veranda you can enjoy a lovely view of the Amalfi Sea.
Majolica with blue and green toned arabesque motifs can be found in the modern bathroom as reminiscence of the ancient Oriental influences on the Amalfi coast.
The Villa Cimbrone gives maximum attention to the guests’ breakfast, immediately felt through the colors, fragrances and inviting variety of food.
The Chef and his master pastry cooks use the best quality local products to make your breakfast: fresh bread and other baked goods, yogurt, pies, eggs, fresh fruit marmalades and more, plus a variety of fresh fruit from the Villa Cimbrone’s private biological garden.
Local cheese, salami and sausages are also part of the morning’s rich buffet.
A choice of teas – black, herbal, infusions, loose leaf and bags- and coffees, as well as a variety of milk possibilities such as soia, rice, and cow’s milk are available, along with hot chocolate and Prosecco.
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After sunset, guests are treated to the delicacies of refined Mediterranean cuisine, which is given a fresh interpretation by the restaurant chef Crescenzo Scotti. There are organic ingredients grown at the Villa, innovative flavours and spicy Eastern aromas.
The charm of the centuries-old venue, the attention to detail in the service and the vast selection of wines make eating at Villa Cimbrone’s “Il Flauto di Pan” restaurant a unique experience.
19.30h - 22.30h
The area spans three floors, two of which are underground, allowing better preservation of the most prestigious wines and the best vintages. The lower room is reserved for red wines and often hosts short wine tasting courses and sessions led by expert sommeliers.
The old cellars with their stone vaults have been carefully restored and contain a valuable collection of wines, with hundreds of local, regional, national and international labels.
The Villa’s gardens are breathtakingly beautiful and contain a wealth “of the most beautiful flowers imaginable”. They are considered among the most important examples of the English landscape and botany culture in the South of Europe.
Villa Cimbrone is the ideal place for many kinds of events, including weddings, gala dinners, ceremonies, concerts, conventions, fashion shows, filming on location and video or photo shoots.
At Villa Cimbrone it is possible to organize symbolic or religious ceremonies, including Protestant and Jewish marriages or Waldensian ones with legal validity.
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