Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino will unveil a new phase of its multi-year renovation in July 2025 with the launch of Villa Beatrice. The hotel will also reveal an entirely renovated main building, including a redesigned cocktail bar and new Dior Spa.
The restoration of the former 16th-century Benedictine monastery, led by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, honors the history of the building while infusing contemporary relevance. For the 2025 season, Splendido will continue its evolution, revealing a renovated main building, with a focus on new rooms and communal areas, including a restyled cocktail bar, coffee bar, lounge bar, breakfast area, retail space, champagne display and Dior Spa. This new wellness space includes four treatment cabins and a relaxation area on a roof terrace.
Over the course of each summer reopening, the hotel has unveiled new spaces: 2024 welcomed new rooms and a lobby, while in 2023 the hotel revealed the transformation of the pool area overlooking the Ligurian Bay, as well as the new Splendido Grill restaurant and the renovated Baronessa Suite, one of the hotel’s signature suites.
Just a short walk down the tranquil hillside of the protected national park lies Villa Beatrice, debuting in July 2025. Set on a private spot above Punta Caiega on the Gulf of Portofino, this restored family palazzo offers a panoramic viewpoint over the Riviera. Guests will enjoy private sea access, while benefiting from all of Splendido’s hotel services. Located within the gardens of a national park and set across three main floors, with an additional torretta (little tower) attic floor and rooftop terrace, the villa sleeps up to 10 guests across five rooms, including La Casetta, a secluded one-bedroom cottage amidst citrus groves.
Originally known as Villa Odero and built by Ligurian mogul Attilio Odero, Villa Beatrice was crafted by Tuscan architect Gino Coppedè, blending Gothic Revival with Art Nouveau innovation. Belmond acquired the villa in 2021 and has since overseen its restoration under Martin Brudnizki’s interior design vision and Marco Bay’s landscape architecture expertise. Design highlights include the renovation of original Coppedè external frescoes and internal ceilings, marble bathrooms and a collection of antiques and contemporary artwork from the region. Guests will enjoy a subtropical secret sea garden, plunge pool with sun deck, butler service, a fully equipped kitchen with personal chef upon request, gym, summer pavilion for yoga or treatments, and a shaded terrace for al fresco dining and family gatherings.
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