Grand Hotel Vesuvio

Grand Hotel Vesuvio has no golf course and offers no golf services, so golfers must make their own arrangements.

The local reference is Circolo Golf Napoli, hosted inside Carney Park Golf Course, in the extinct Campiglione crater in the Phlegraean Fields. According to the club the site lies about 23 km west of Naples. The course has 9 holes with double tee boxes, par 70 and 5,488 metres, at 10 metres above sea level. It was designed by Robert Carney and partly redesigned by Richard Knapp and Eugenio Strazzullo.

The club was founded in 1982, but its story starts in May 1978, when Afsouth command allowed three Italian generals into Carney Park. The course is a US Navy facility and access is granted only to US military personnel and members of Golf Napoli.

The hotel faces Castel dell'Ovo, which rises on the islet of Megaride, where the legend of the siren Parthenope was born. Behind it lies Monte Echia, site of the city's first Greek settlement. Piazza del Plebiscito and the Teatro di San Carlo are a short walk away, says the hotel.

There are 160 rooms plus 21 suites, from Classic Queen and King rooms through Superior to the Deluxe Sea View categories, the Luxury Top Class Suite and the Presidential Suite. The interiors mix antiques and contemporary art, with photographs by Mimmo Jodice, mid-century design pieces and Murano chandeliers.

Buffet breakfast is included in every stay. The hotel has a private reserved garage, connecting rooms on request and accepts small dogs with advance notice. The concierge arranges transfers and private visits to palaces and sites normally closed to the public.

Caruso Roof Garden sits on the ninth floor, a panoramic terrace over Castel dell'Ovo, the Gulf of Naples and Vesuvius. The cuisine is Neapolitan and Campanian, with locally caught seafood at the centre. Since 2024 the chef has been Emanuele Petrosino, who has Michelin-starred experience according to the hotel. Dinner runs 7.30 to 10.30 pm, with weekend lunch from 1 to 3 pm.

The signature dish is bucatini alla Caruso, which the tenor cooked and loved. The Sky Lounge Bar serves coffee, light lunches and cocktails with Capri on the horizon; La Vesuvietta, on the ground floor over Via Partenope, covers breakfast, light lunch and aperitivo. Bars and restaurants welcome non-residents.

The Echia Club is named after Monte Echia. It has a pool, whirlpool and sauna, in a setting of wood, marble and mosaics. For guests the pool and relaxation area are free, Monday to Saturday 8 to 11 am and 4 to 7.30 pm, with advance booking required.

The Technogym gym is free and open every day with no time limits. For treatments and massages the concierge points guests to outside spas and clubs.

• Caruso comes home. After a cool reception at the San Carlo in 1901 he vowed never to sing in Naples again; in summer 1921, in failing health, he chose the Vesuvio as his home.
• A suite left intact. The Caruso Suite is preserved as a tribute to the tenor.
• The Golden Book. Among the signatures the hotel recalls are Sophia Loren, Woody Allen and Luciano Pavarotti.
• Environmental certification. The hotel follows management policies certified to ISO 14001.