After a successful 2024 season, in which the Hotel Mediterraneo in Sorrento received important awards, including the prestigious MICHELIN Guide Key as a “special stay” and the GSTC certification for sustainable tourism, the famous hotel reopened its doors on April 12, 2025, and with important new features.
An even richer gastronomic offer: Terrazza Mediterraneo was born to offer the guests a taste of real Mediterranean luxury. With the new season, the Hotel Mediterraneo is further evolving its restaurant concept with the introduction of the Terrazza Mediterraneo Italian Bistrot. Located opposite the hotel on the splendid Piazzetta Marinella has, as the name suggests, an informal, excellent and rigorously Italian approach. A cuisine based on classic national dishes made with the highest quality ingredients in collaboration with the best Italian food producers.
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The Mediterranean gastronomic offer, entrusted since 2009 to the guidance of the executive Chef Giuseppe Saccone (born in 1975 in Torre del Greco, a student of the master Gualtiero Mrchesi) is thus redefined in a perfect balance between innovation and tradition: Vesuvio Panoramic Restaurant – Gourmet Restaurant located on the fifth floor of the hotel, is a refined and romantic place with contemporary Campania cuisine, signed by Chef de Cuisine Nicola Celentano (a young chef from Massalubrense with experience in starred kitchens) Terrazza Mediterraneo – A bistro dedicated to traditional Italian specialties, with a touch of excellence, led by Chef de Cuisine Alessandro Bisconti.
• Aqua Pool Lounge – Grill bar with a wood-fired pizza oven by the pool
• Vista Sky Bar – Rooftop Oyster & Champagne bar with breathtaking views of the Gulf of Naples and refined musical entertainment; it is a club a la flute of Moet & Chandon.
• Oltremare lounge bar – born in 2023 inside the lobby, it offers every evening from 6 pm to midnight, an extensive list of wines, champagnes, international and signature cocktails.
Luxury hospitality between tradition and sustainability 2025 marks a further step in the sustainability path of the Hotel Mediterraneo, with the introduction of a new courtesy line entirely plastic free and made with 100% natural products in a fragrance created exclusively by Luce di Sorrento. This young local company specialized in natural cosmetics based on essential oils of lemons from the Sorrento Peninsula, will also support the luxury line by Maria Galland in the hotel’s SPA. The Hotel Mediterraneo has been committed for years to a path towards sustainability and the improvement of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) parameters.
Regarding the environment, we can mention the processes of reducing waste and emissions, the path towards free plastic and the commitment to the use of less impactful technologies. As far as social issues are concerned, the hotel is constantly committed to promoting and enhancing the products, companies and human resources of the territory, and to encourage familiarization processes between tourists and citizens through the concept of an inclusive rather than exclusive hotel.
The governance of the Mediterranean is socially responsible, setting as its objective sustainable development achieved through well-defined and controlled processes. The enhancement of the territory also passes through prestigious collaborations: this year, the Hotel Mediterraneo will develop with Marinella, the historic Neapolitan Maison producing ties and other garments symbol of craftsmanship and timeless style, a personalized line of accessories.
At the Mediterraneo, the watchwords are luxury and hospitality. The modern design of the rooms marries the colors and materials typical of the area, to give life to an elegant and timeless style, which distinguishes the 55 rooms, the 4 Junior Suites and the 2 family suites, and which earned the hotel the “LIV Hospitality Design Awards” in 2021. A project created with the THDP architecture studio of the architect Manuela Mannino.
What makes the hotel unique and tells “a whole other story” as the claim says is a family atmosphere, “a sense of home” that has its roots in the centuries-old Sorrento tradition of hospitality and in the history of the hotel itself, which was founded in 1912 as the private home of “Grandma Etta”, Antonietta Lauro, sister of the famous shipowner Achille who did not hesitate to open the doors of his home to refugees from the north during the civil war.
Mediterraneo Charter: the luxury of the Coast seen from the sea The Mediterranean experience extends beyond the mainland, with the private yacht service of Mediterraneo Charter.This year, the fleet is enriched with an exclusive novelty: a brand new Gozzo 35 by Apreamare, which combines the charm of the maritime tradition with the comforts of a modern luxury motorboat.
The Hotel Mediterraneo has been a reference residence for luxury tourism for years and is part of the main international distribution circuits such as Serandipians, Ensemble, The Hotel Collection by American Express, Internova Worldwide and Travel Leaders.
Since 2023 it has been in the prestigious “Autentico” collection of independent luxury Italian hotels that stand out for their personality and unique hospitality. The Hotel Mediterraneo Sorrento with its perfect combination of elegance, history, innovation and authenticity, continues to this day to write “a whole other story” in Sorrento hospitality.
