HOTEL

GIO PONTI / PARCO DEI PRINCIPI SORRENTO by Andy Goldsborough

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Recently, I took my mom on a trip to Italy that I will never forget. We started in Rome (more on that later) and then traveled south to Sorrento for a weekend at Gio Ponti’s Parco dei Principi, designed in 1962. The approach to the hotel is through a lush garden that feels much more like a tropical Brazilian landscape but once you reach the blue and white facade, it’s unmistakably Ponti.

Entry gate to the Parco dei Principi

Entry gate to the Parco dei Principi

Garden approach to the hotel

Garden approach to the hotel

Parco dei Principi facade

Parco dei Principi facade

After checking in, we dashed up to the room and I was truly speechless, gazing at the view and the spare but 100% Ponti designed furnishings and tile floor. Gio Ponti has influenced my design work since college and I will cover his architecture, furniture and lighting, accessories and ceramics in a future post.

Gio Ponti vanity/desk and superleggera chair

Gio Ponti vanity/desk and superleggera chair

Wardrobe

Wardrobe

Console table and valet

Console table and valet

Headboard detail

Headboard detail

Mom making a quick call before we head downstairs for a drink……the view of the ocean beyond

Mom making a quick call before we head downstairs for a drink……the view of the ocean beyond

Next, we were off to the bar but the weather was so beautiful a waiter asked if we’d like to sit outside?

Mom at the bar

Mom at the bar

Of course, but we didn’t see any furniture by the pool.

Pool

Pool

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He disappeared and all of sudden we had our own table on the veranda with the pool behind us and the view of the Amalfi Coast in front of us.

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Following are my pictures of the interior and exterior during taken over our 3 day stay in one of Gio Ponti’s most iconic buildings.

Jetty below the hotel

Jetty below the hotel

Lounge

Lounge

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View of hotel from the jetty below

View of hotel from the jetty below

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The blue lounge at night

The blue lounge at night

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Lobby and reception desk

Lobby and reception desk

Restaurant

Restaurant

mailbox designed by gio ponti

mailbox designed by gio ponti

Link to the hotel below

Hotel Parco dei Principi