hotel hot list
Living Etc UK|September 2022
SUN, SEA AND FANTASTIC DESIGN THIS MONTH WE LOOK AT THE BEST HOTELS BY THE BEACH
SARAH SPITERI
hotel hot list

Borgo Santandrea, Italy

IN A SENTENCE

Two local Amalfi families have painstakingly restored a 1960s hotel built into the rocks into a design marvel that is achingly chic.

DESIGN HIGHLIGHT

Think blue and white tiles (31 different types), mid-century design classics and floor-to-ceiling windows that bathe rooms in light – the interiors are inspired by Gio Ponti’s work at the Parco dei Principi in Sorrento. All rooms have balconies and sea views.

IF YOU DO ONE THING

Sundowners and supper (the fritto misto) at beach club Al Borgo.

IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Although it’s just a few miles from the tourist hotspots it feels a world away. The hotel has a private beach and the sleepy fishing village of Conca dei Marini remains a wonderful reminder of what this whole coast was once like – charming.

GOOD TO KNOW

The hotel is only open for children over eight, and in any case this is more of an adult vibe.

  

The Rockaway, USA

IN A SENTENCE

A Scandi-inspired hotel with over 16,000 square feet of outdoor space in the laid-back surfer town that’s a stone’s throw from New York, making it the ideal final stop after a hectic Big Apple break.

DESIGN HIGHLIGHT

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