Hotel in Ascea, Amalfi Coast

Hotel Villa Marelea, Ascea, Salerno

This upmarket four-star hotel in Campania's Salerno province lies within a short walk of the beach at Ascea. This lovely, sandy beach holds a European Blue Flag award, with clean, clear waters and safe swimming, and the nearby Elea Velia Acropolis is a Unesco World Heritage site. Hotel Villa Marelea has a quiet, relaxed atmosphere and the service is a seamless combination of traditional Italian hospitality and modern convenience. A particularly attractive feature is the wonderful wellness centre, which incorporates a bracing Finnish Sauna, a Scottish shower, a soothing steam bath and a cleansing and detoxifying biothermic shower. The hotel is set within attractive gardens and there are abundant opportunities for outdoor activities and watersports.

There are just ten bright and airy guest rooms, all with immaculate en-suite bathroom facilities plus cable/satellite television, individually controlled air conditioning, direct-dial telephone, internet connection facility and a minibar stocked with drinks and snacks. A delicious continental-style breakfast is included in the room rate. The hotel has a welcoming bar offering a wide selection of traditional local and international drinks and cocktails; there is also a quiet reading room stocked with newspapers, magazines and information about places of cultural and historic interest to visit in the surrounding area. The wellness centre offers a range of relaxing and therapeutic treatments including Indian head massage, aromatherapy and autogenous training and there is a swimming pool in the hotel gardens. Mountain bikes are available to hire at the front desk and there is a play area for the children. The hotel has an excellent restaurant offering a wide choice of typical local and international dishes and special diets may be catered for. There is plenty of free parking.

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Double room from €100

 

Score from 8 reviews: 7/10