Historic rooftop hotel above the Bay of Naples, Campania
The Britannique Naples is a Hilton Curio Collection hotel in an 1870 palazzo, with a rooftop ceremony terrace, a glass pavilion for receptions and 72 rooms and suites above the Bay of Naples.
The Britannique Naples occupies a terracotta palazzo on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, first opened in 1870 as the Pensione Britannique by the Scottish entrepreneur Emilia Macpherson. Six floors now make up a Hilton Curio Collection hotel with 72 rooms and suites, each floor painted in a different colour of Naples. From the top of the building the view runs across the Gulf of Naples to Vesuvius and Castel dell'Ovo.
Weddings can be held for up to 150 guests. Ceremonies take place on the open rooftop terrace under a white floral arch, or inside Le Pavillon, a glass-and-timber room hung with wicker chandeliers, where a seated banquet suits up to 120. The Macphersons restaurant cooks contemporary Neapolitan dishes beside a wall of wine, and The NIQ rooftop bar serves aperitivi before dinner. The hotel continues to operate during an event, with the rooftop spaces available on a partial exclusive basis. Naples Airport is about 45 minutes away and Naples Centrale station about 15.
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Emilia Macpherson, a Scottish entrepreneur, founded the Pensione Britannique in 1870 on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele. Its guest book later carried the names of Arthur Conan Doyle, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, Crown Prince Umberto di Savoia and Queen Frederica of Greece. The terracotta palazzo of six floors is now a Hilton Curio Collection hotel and still looks over the Gulf of Naples, Vesuvius and Castel dell'Ovo.
The ceremony is held on the open rooftop terrace, framed by a white floral arch and the Bay of Naples. Guests then move into Le Pavillon, whose wicker chandeliers hang above tables in white linen while the city falls away towards the sea. The Macphersons restaurant, with its wall of wine, can receive the evening.
Each of the six floors takes its palette from a different part of Naples, from gardens and domes to the blue of the bay. Rooms have herringbone parquet, Vietri-tiled bathrooms and designer furniture, and many have balconies over the Gulf or the rooftops. Four-poster suites and junior suites with separate living areas suit the wedding party.
A historic hilltop palazzo on the Neapolitan skyline — Conan Doyle and Virginia Woolf among its first guests.
The StoryA glass-and-timber rooftop pavilion with wicker chandeliers and the whole of Naples below.
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Contemporary Neapolitan cooking, a floor-to-ceiling wine wall and an Italian cellar, above the city.
Dining72 rooms and suites, each floor a different palette drawn from the colours of Naples.
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Rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows opening onto the Gulf of Naples, herringbone parquet, designer furnishings and balconies above the bay.
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Suites with four-poster beds, deep-blue panelled walls, globe bedside lamps and floor-to-ceiling balcony windows above the city.
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Junior suites with separate living areas, teal panelled walls with scallop accents, velvet sofas and panoramic windows over Naples or the bay.
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High-ceilinged suites with herringbone parquet, contemporary art, floor-to-ceiling sea-view windows and private balconies above the Neapolitan skyline.
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The Britannique Naples stands at Corso Vittorio Emanuele 133 on the Posillipo hillside above the city centre, about fifteen minutes from Naples Centrale station and forty-five minutes from Naples International Airport. The Spanish Quarter and Spaccanapoli are below; the Castel Sant'Elmo and San Martino monastery are a short walk above. The whole of Campania, from the Amalfi Coast to Pompeii, is within an hour's drive.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 133, 80121 Naples, Campania, Italy
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Le Pavillon takes up to 150 guests for a reception and 120 for a seated banquet. The rooftop terrace can hold up to 150 for a ceremony.
Couples can marry on the open rooftop terrace, beneath a white floral arch with the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius behind them, or indoors in Le Pavillon. Ceremonies are held under civil licence.
It is the glass-and-timber pavilion at the top of the palazzo, with wicker chandeliers along its length and full-height windows facing the Gulf of Naples and Castel dell'Ovo. It serves for both ceremonies and receptions.
The Macphersons restaurant cooks contemporary Neapolitan dishes in a glass-roofed room with a wine wall from floor to ceiling. Wedding menus are put together with the kitchen team, and The NIQ rooftop bar serves aperitivi.
There are 72 rooms and suites over six floors, from sea-view rooms to four-poster suites and junior suites, each floor with its own Naples-inspired palette.
Weddings are planned individually and priced on enquiry. The hotel prepares a proposal for each couple.
It is about 45 minutes from Naples International Airport and about 15 minutes from Naples Centrale station.
Emilia Macpherson opened it in 1870 as the Pensione Britannique. It now belongs to the Hilton Curio Collection.
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