Our story
A house that became a hotel
Built as a summer house in 1902 and still run by the same family. We restored it slowly, kept what was good and added only what the house could carry.
Since 1902
Four generations, one view
The Aurelli family built the house for long summers away from the city. Over a century it has been a home, a guesthouse with six rooms and, since 2009, a small hotel.
When we restored it we used the same stone, the same lime plaster and the same stubborn local builders. The old cisterns became the spa, the gardener's cottage became Villa Limone and the fishing hut on the rocks became Villa Mare. The view did not need any work.
Today Giulia Aurelli runs the house with a team of thirty, most of them from Marello. Many have been with us for more than ten summers, and it shows.
Milestones
A slow century
Small changes, made carefully, one season at a time.
What we hold on to
Three house rules
Twenty-four rooms
Small enough that the front desk knows your name by the second morning.
Twenty-four rooms
Small enough that the front desk knows your name by the second morning.
Twenty-four rooms
Small enough that the front desk knows your name by the second morning.
The people
Faces you will remember
A team of thirty, most of them born within an hour of the hotel. Here are four you will meet in your first day.
Giulia Aurelli
Owner and host
Marco Ferri
Head chef, Faro
Elena Russo
Spa director
Luca Aurelli
Boats, cove and everything outdoors
Around the house
A few favourite corners
