The New Amalfi Coast Hotel Blending Mid-Century Design With Southern Italian Charm

The hotel itself is the product of a collaboration between its owners, two families with a deep-rooted history on the nearby island of Ischia, who looked to build a hotel that not only celebrated Italy’s rich 20th-century design history, but also the impressive skills of local artisans. (The tiles which feature in every room, for example, took almost two years to complete.) The architect Bonaventura Gambardella, who masterminded the overhaul of the property, is a native of the nearby Ravello, having previously worked on the town’s five-star jewel of a hotel, Palazzo Avino. As if that wasn’t enough, many of Borgo Santandrea’s sleek furniture pieces come directly from one of the owner’s private collections, lending it a familial, warmer touch.

All that said, the property wears all this design know-how lightly. For those who might not necessarily be able to sort their Marco Zanusos from their Tobia Scarpas, Borgo Santandrea still delivers the utmost in comfort, with beds decked out in Once Milano linens and Acqua di Parma products in the bathroom that capture the scent of citrus so closely associated with the Amalfi experience. For dining, there are three restaurants to pick from, all overseen by the Michelin star-awarded chef Crescenzo Scotti, offering a range of experiences from gourmet tasting menus featuring locally-sourced ingredients to hearty plates of spaghetti alle vongole. (You could happily eat this on a terrace for lunch among the hotel’s impressively established gardens, overflowing with fragrant winter jasmine and myrtle.)