A historic house in Asolo
Just beyond the walls of Asolo, Villa Cipriani still keeps the measure of the country residence it grew out of.
The original layout dates from the Palladian period; the Villa was enlarged and improved in the eighteenth century and took on its Tuscan character at the end of the nineteenth. In 1962 Rupert Guinness, second Earl of Iveagh, entrusted its conversion into a hotel to Giuseppe Cipriani. Since then the house has carried his name.
Since 2012 the property has belonged to Massimo Zanetti, and the work follows a clear principle: conserve and recover what belongs to the house before replacing it.
The character of the house has remained
Villa Cipriani does not offer the regularity of a hotel designed room by room. Its 28 rooms, divided between the Villa and the Casa Giardino, follow the architecture of the buildings and vary in size, light, furnishing and outlook.
Exposed beams, parquet floors, period furniture, examples of local craftsmanship and the floral tiles of Vietri sul Mare are part of this character. At the American Bar the furnishings are still those chosen by Giuseppe Cipriani in the 1960s; at the restaurant, dishes from his tradition are served alongside a kitchen tied to the seasons and to local produce.
The point is not to reconstruct a past: rather, to keep using what still has something to say.
A private scale, the service of a five-star hotel
With 28 rooms, Villa Cipriani keeps an intimate scale. Alongside it comes the service of a five-star hotel: 24-hour reception, concierge, porter service and laundry accompany the stay, together with the garden, the panoramic pool and the wellness area.
Discretion is part of the Villa’s history. Over the years royal families, actors, directors and figures of international culture have stayed here; their names now belong to the memory of the house.
