Solenne — Vertoli, Costa Salvena

ITHE ORIGIN

In 1962 Nerea Calvesi bought a lemon terrace nobody wanted, on a cliff everyone called too steep. She built four rooms, a kitchen and a staircase down to the water. Her grandchildren run the house now: thirty-four rooms, the same hundred and twelve steps, and a kitchen that still shuts on the nights the boats come home empty.

Mira & Dario CalvesiThird generation, still bickering over the marmalade

fig. 1ROOM 7, WHEN THE MISTRAL PASSED

Nerea's rules, still followed: no televisions, wooden shutters in place of blinds, and a bath that looks out to the water instead of the wall.

IISTAYS & SUITES

Five ways to risewith the sea in view

Thirty-four keys, no two rooms the same, every one close enough to hear the water. Linen from the weavers in Vertoli, floor tiles from the San Redo kiln, and shutters in place of blinds.

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IIIA DAY INSIDE SOLENNE

From the dawn swim to thefinal turn of the light

Take your time scrolling. The house runs on its own clock, and the light does most of the work.

DAWN

0610

Exploring by gozzo

Dario takes the boat out at ten. Cala dei Falchi, Cala Serena and a third cove he refuses to name to anyone. A swim at each, lunch eaten aboard, back on land by three.

LENGTH10:00 to 15:00

BOATSeven metres, timber-built

FROM€190 a guest

Midday at Vigna Calvesi

Fifteen minutes inland, four hectares of vines the family has tended since 1931. One long table beneath the olive tree, four wines, and a lunch that often turns into dinner.

LENGTH12:30 until late

TRANSFERIncluded

FROM€140 a guest

The lemon groves

Pick alongside Ottavia at eight, ahead of the heat. Learn why the Salvena lemon has a skin you can eat, then make marmalade in Nerea's copper pan and take a jar home.

LENGTHThree hours

SEASONMarch to October

FROM€85 a guest

VIITHE PHOTO WALL

Pictures wenever quite sent

Twelve shots from a single summer. Click any to look closer; arrow keys move you between them.

VIIIPRAISE FOR THE HOUSE

“The rare hotel where the restaurant alone is worth the trip, and the rooms are why you stay a week longer than planned.”

The Tide ReviewBest New Stays, 2026

“Nobody warns you that the hundred and twelve steps are the whole point. By day three you stop counting them and start timing your swim.”

Meridian QuarterlyThe Coastline Issue, 2025

“Ilenia cooks only what the boats bring home, nothing else. Some nights that's four courses. Some nights it's a single perfect fish.”

The Open TableFifty Tables Worth the Trip

“Thirty-four rooms, no televisions, and a lighthouse standing in for a nightlight. We still haven't stopped recommending it.”

Cape & ReedSmall Hotels Worth Knowing, 2026

IXRESERVE

Pick your nights.We'll keep a light burning.

Our best rate, guaranteed, whenever you book directly
Breakfast on the terrace, every single morning
Free cancellation up to fourteen days ahead

ARRIVEThu 15 Oct

DEPARTMon 19 Oct

4 nights

ROOMSleeps 3 · Sea and village

GUESTS

2 adults

4 nights, with breakfast€2,464

XGETTING HERE

At the far end of the coast road,where the road forgets its name

SolenneYou are here

01
Vertoli villageOn foot, along the old mule path
8 min
02
Marina Longa hydrofoilOur launch meets every arrival
15 min
03
Vigna CalvesiBy car, past the olive groves
15 min
04
Cala dei FalchiBy gozzo, around the point
20 min
05
Punta Fara lighthouseThe cliff path, best at sunset
35 min
06
San Redo Airport · SRDWe collect you, in the old Fiat or the newer one
55 min

SOLENNE

Strada del Faro 7
84017 Vertoli, Costa Salvena

ARRIVING

Direct flights reach San Redo from eleven European cities, April through October. The final hydrofoil from Marina Longa departs at 19:40.