Residenza Amblingh

Top choice in Abruzzo


Don't even think about leaving Vasto off your itinerary when you can stay at this debonair accommodation offering four beautifully decorated suites (two with epic Vasto sea views) that make luxurious use of a handsome 18th-century palazzo (mansion). The state-of-the-art rooms integrate bare stone walls, sloping ceilings, skylights, giant bath tubs and funky staircases with lights under each step. It's beautifully (and subtly) done.

Once checked in you can savour customised bathrobes, an honesty bar, a minilibrary, à la carte pillows, and a lovely breakfast room with views that stretch as far south as the Tremiti Islands.

Breakfasts are made using local Molise coast ingredients. The whole place has been renovated using original building materials.


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