Need to know
Rooms
Eight suites.
Check–Out
Noon. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
Rates usually include a daily breakfast.
Also
Take a moment for a meditative stop by the hotel’s koi pond and see if you can spot the turtles that have been in the owner’s family since childhood.
Hotel closed
The hotel closes annually from 23 December to 27 January for a refresh.
At the hotel
Spa, outdoor kitchen with barbecue, fire pit, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: organic cotton kimonos, smart TV, Nespresso machine, kettle, Dammann Frères tea, minibar with milk and bottled water, Meraki bath products.
Our favourite rooms
There’s a hint of Bali in the suites’ bamboo ceilings, net-draped beds and rattan furniture, though bespoke tiles and terracotta floors keep the decor firmly anchored in the Mediterranean. In winter, a fireplace calls for slow mornings in bed; in summer, French doors open onto private terraces and dense tropical foliage. Suite 3 steals the show with its in-room bath tub overlooking the gardens; for demure sunseekers, Suite 4 comes with its own set of sunloungers for lizarding away from prying eyes.
Poolside
Ensconced in a jungle of bamboo, palm and banana trees, Salvaterra’s pool wouldn’t look out of place in the tropical paintings of Henri Rousseau. The water is cleaned through a unique chemical-free system that’s kind on the skin and eyes; after a refreshing dip, linger on one of the parasol-shaded sunloungers, or sprawl on the enticing day-bed.
Spa
The poolside spa houses a sauna and a Turkish bath for aromatherapy steam sessions. Expert therapists can tailor in-room massages to your needs, from soul-soothing strokes to deeper pressure treatments. Don’t miss a starlit soak in the Dutch hot tub, set in the gardens and heated with firewood.
Packing tips
Bring riding boots for a horseback tour of the nearby Lagoalva estate, where hacking trails meander through vineyards and ancient olive groves.
Also
You’ll find a straw hat and bag in your suite for days by the pool, and a lemongrass and rose bath bomb for a sweet-scented soak at the end of the day.
Children
Welcome, though the hotel caters better to babies than older children. Staff will happily provide a crib, towels, bibs, and a bottle warmer for little ones.
Sustainability efforts
This conscious country house can’t be faulted on its environmental efforts: it produces almost all the energy it uses, thanks to its own solar field. A state-of-the-art system makes the most of gardening and grey water, single-use toiletries have been swapped for refillable glass bottles and the hotel purposefully chooses recycled products, local materials and organic produce where possible.
