Need to know
Rooms
Four suites.
Check–Out
11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
More details
Rates include a breakfast basket curated by the chef, and eggs any-way can be ordered to your taste. You also get a welcome drink and minibus transfers to and from a local meeting point; guests staying three nights or more get a free dinner.
Also
Unfortunately, due to the historic building’s layout, the stepped path leading down to it, and spiral staircase to the rooms, this stay is unsuitable for guests with mobility issues.
At the hotel
Rooftop and expansive terrace, secluded garden spaces, lounge with fireplace, library, donkey stable, washing and ironing service (on request), and free WiFi. In rooms: smart TV, sound-system, minibar with free bottled water, coffee- and tea-making kit, and bath products made in Ischia.
Our favourite rooms
Each of the four rooms are all the same in size and style (laid out symmetrically), with a smattering of mid-century modern furnishings and white walls and wood shutters for a maritime feel. Scirocco stands out for being the former lighthouse keeper’s bedroom, but really, it all comes down to the view, and Maestrale‘s is probably the most spectacular, with both windows facing the sea in prime position for sunset (you might even spot the rare ‘green flash’ phenomenon before the sun dips below the horizon).
Spa
This may surprise you, but the saltier dogs who used to man the lighthouse didn’t build a spa here; but if you need some pummelling and pampering, staff can call therapists in, and yoga classes can be arranged on request.
Packing tips
You’re unlikely to need a hardy sack coat, clay pipe and haunted look in your eyes – this is Italy, not the moody sodden shores of Maine. This lighthouse feels better suited to breezy sundresses, open-toed flats (sturdy ones) and heart eyes.
Also
With just four rooms and eager-to-please staff, guests pretty much rule the roost around here, so if there’s anything you’re hankering after (a private dinner, wine-tasting, custom itinerary), just ask.
Children
Winding staircases cut into the cliffside, steep drops into the Gulf: what could possibly go wrong if you bring the kids? The property is mostly adults only, but older children can stay on request, and babysitting is available from €15 an hour.
Sustainability efforts
The lighthouse has been beautifully restored and sympathetically modernised (pictures of its former state hang on the walls). And the hotel’s food is all locally sourced.