17th-century seafront villa on exclusive use · Palo Laziale, near Rome
5.01 reviewA five-star villa on the Tyrrhenian coast near Rome, standing over excavated Roman ruins, with J. Paul Getty's former private museum open to guests.
La Posta Vecchia is a five-star hotel on the Tyrrhenian coast near Rome, a seventeenth-century villa standing on the excavated ruins of a Roman villa of the second century BC. When J. Paul Getty restored the house he unearthed mosaics and artefacts on the site and kept them in his own private museum within the property. The museum is now open to guests, with access near the lobby. In the garden, the remains of the Roman villa are visible under a protective roof, including a pool with a white mosaic floor, a water tank and a fragment with an inscription.
Inside, the décor is eighteenth-century, with antique furniture and tapestries set alongside modern comforts and a security system. The hotel is a blend of new and old, with the scale of an intimate villa rather than a large resort. A wedding can take over the salons, the bedrooms, the indoor heated pool, the beauty club and the sea-view terraces, so the villa works as a private residence for the wedding party. The LPV Health & Beauty club sits by the covered swimming pool and uses signature products from Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella. The Beach Club has a heated pool with a view of the sea and white parasols.
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The salons and the terrace with its view of the sea are the settings for the wedding day, with the terrace in use in the warmer seasons. Staff guide couples through the choices that shape the celebration, including floral decorations, menus, music and fireworks.
In the warmer season the restaurant service can be set up on the terrace, with a splendid view of the sea. In autumn and winter the rooms of the villa become even more welcoming with open fires. Dinner seats up to 140 guests.
Of the 19 rooms and suites, two are Master Suites, three are Senior Suites, three are Junior Suites overlooking the sea or the gardens, three are Superior Deluxe rooms with sea view, six are Superior Deluxe rooms and two are Double Standard rooms. Each bedroom is named after an illustrious guest who has stayed there. A guest review praises the organisation and the staff, and breakfast specialities including artisanal gianduia, mozzarella and fresh ricotta.
The Cesar is the hotel's gourmet restaurant, serving hotel guests and wedding parties. The cooking respects the region's traditions with a contemporary twist. Most of the fruit and vegetables are grown in the hotel's own organic garden, and the remaining ingredients come from independent local suppliers. Everything served, down to the bread, jams and condiments, is made by the chef and his team.
Sea-view terraces for up to 120 at lunch or dinner, beside the walls of the neighbouring castle.
The terracesMosaics, marble and amphorae from a 2nd-century BC villa, shown in the museum under the house.
The museum
17th-century tapestries, busts of emperors and a Piranesi map, left in the rooms Getty furnished.
The collectionA private beach, a marble indoor pool, a new outdoor pool, a sauna and two treatment rooms.
Leisure
Getty's own suite: 109 square metres with a king-size bed, a living room, woven carpets, tapestries and a Renaissance-style bathroom. Sleeps up to 4.
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98 square metres in the wing where Getty and his mistress lived, with antiques from his collection, a living room and a bathroom with a deep pink tub between two marble staircases. Sleeps up to 4.
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68 square metres in pastel tones, with a king-size bed, a living room in dusty pink and a marble bathroom. Sleeps up to 2.
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55 to 74 square metres on the top floor, lit by dormer windows, each with a king-size bed, a living room and art from Getty's collection. Sleep up to 5.
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58 square metres with a king-size bed, a living room and a tiled bathroom. Sleeps up to 3.
Enquire51 square metres in red, with exposed beams, a king-size bed, a living room and two bathrooms, looking over the Italian gardens. Sleeps up to 3.
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43 square metres with wooden ceilings, a queen-size bed and a pink bathroom. Sleeps up to 2.
Enquire30 to 45 square metres with high ceilings, period furniture, a double bed and marble bathrooms. Up to 2 guests.
EnquireMade La Posta Vecchia his family home in the 1980s.
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The hotel is at Palo Laziale, on the coast near Rome. The grounds look out onto the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Beach Club has a heated pool with an exclusive view of the sea.
La Posta Vecchia Hotel, Palo Laziale, 00055 Ladispoli (RM), Lazio, Italy
Transfers. The hotel team can arrange private transfers on request. Fiumicino airport is about 30 minutes by car.
An exclusive-use booking covers:
Fireworks, a personalised set-up, a marquee and the museum tour are quoted separately.
La Post Vecchia is a fantastic place. a real 5-star hotel, With organization and staff of a high level, impeccable restaurant, breakfast with unique and refined specialities (artisanal gianduia, mozzarella and fresh ricotta). I got married in Christmas 2017; we were guests in the villa with 140 guests for two days. I recommend it for the natural beauty a pure elegance of the place. Truly magical!!!!
La Posta Vecchia Hotel seats up to 140 guests for dinner.
La Posta Vecchia Hotel has 19 rooms.
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