Hotel Castello di Reschio

Hotel Castello di Reschio

The castle at Reschio dates to 1050, a thousand-year-old fortress in the Umbrian hills above Lisciano Niccone, and its 36 rooms sit inside walls that have been continuously restored rather than converted overnight. The estate around it runs to 3,700 acres of woodland and meadow, centred on the castle itself and a collection of more than fifty farmhouses, many of which the same family has spent three decades bringing back from ruin. What sets this place apart from other converted-castle hotels is that the furniture, chandeliers, and marble-topped bars inside are made on site by the owners own design studio, run by architect Benedikt Bolza, whose work has been recognised among Architectural Digests hundred best architects working today. Guests eat at either Ristorante al Castello, set within the castle walls with a sunset terrace, or Ristorante alle Scuderie in the centre of the estate, and drink at one of three bars, including the one by the pool. The pool itself sits among pine trees and private gardens with views over the hills at dusk. There is a sauna, a massage room, and a spa center for a slower day, plus an outdoor pool as an alternative to the main one. Because the building is centuries old and set on a hillside, guests with mobility concerns should expect some inclines, though the hotel has accessible public areas and rooms reachable by elevator. Pets are welcome, which is unusual at a property this considered. Anyone wanting a resort with predictable comforts should look elsewhere; anyone who wants to feel the weight of a real castle, run by the family that rebuilt it, will find little to fault here. A thousand-year-old castle in the Umbrian hills, restored by the family that owns it, its furniture made in their own design studio. Two restaurants, three bars, and a pine-shaded pool fill the days across a 3,700-acre estate. Pets are welcome; steep hillside inclines are not for everyone.