Monastero Di Cortona Hotel & Spa (Cortona, Italy)

Staying in a historic monastery that has recently been transformed into a 4 stars hotel. Combine the immense charm of Cortona with the ease of fresh, contemporary spaces equipped with every comfort and the most modern facilities and services. The unique convenience of being right at the heart of the historic centre, while also providing indoor car parking. The entire renovation of the monastery was carried out in compliance with the recommendations of the Cortona Monuments Authority and the environment. The original monastery structure can be deciphered in the arrangement of the spaces, the beamed and vaulted ceilings, the frescoes that have been recovered and restored, the imposing corridors and the loggias. All furnishings have been custom made by local craftsmen in a classic-modern style that harmoniously merges with the architecture of the building. Particular care has been taken as to the comfort of the beds. The main colours are pale and bright, with pastel touches in some rooms. The floors and bathroms are mostly made from travertine marble, with some wooden floors. The friars’ refectory has become a large hall and the bar is distinctive for the fragments of frescos dating back to 1676. The oldest part has been transformed into a spa with indoor swimming pool and the central open space now features a garden and Plunge Pool. Indoor garage is available for guests of the hotel discovering the beauty of the area by car. The dimensions and configurations of the 40 rooms, bathrooms and windows vary greatly. No two rooms are the same – a distinctive and charming feature of the property. The six attic rooms with wooden floors are particularly inviting. The rooms also offer different views with some of the street, others the roof garden and swimming pool, and some the courtyard or roofs of Cortona and the valley. Even the heights of the windows from the floor differ greatly. In some attic rooms a ladder is required to see out. Wide corridors, lifts and staircases connect the rooms organized on different levels. All rooms are provided with free Wi-Fi connection, LCD TV, satellite, mini bar, electronic safe, free local and international calls, chromotherapy shower and complementary set of toiletries. The large indoor swimming pool gives the spa its distinctive character, set in an ancient Roman cistern of which you can still see the brick vaults. You will enjoy relaxing in the pool, with its 17 stations and two Jacuzzi beds. The facilities also consist of changing rooms, two cabins for massages and treatments, a relaxation area and a wet area with ice waterfall, sauna. “Gli Affreschi” Bar will allow you to admire 17th century paintings while sipping a coffee or aperitif. Renovating the part of the monastery that now houses the bar has brought to light parts of very old frescos that seem to depict a battle. These have been carefully restored, returning the original intense colours to life.