This house has been patronized by royalty, including Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, Empress Maria Alexandrowna of Russia and Edward VII as Prince of Wales in 1862 and later as King of Great Britain. The west wing of this hosterly is the historical birthplace of the celebrated Italian poet Torquato Tassso Author of Jerusalem Delivered and Aminta March 11th 1544 The breath taking view of our hotel dominates the Gulf of Naples with the spectacular Vesuvio in the background The garden, designed by English gardeners at the end of the 19th century, conserves rare Mediterranean and sub tropical trees. Surrounded by local orange and lemon plants and from Camelias of all ages.