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Romeo Hotel Gets Extra Arty With Clemente Exhibition

The Romeo Hotel has already gotten a mention from us for getting boutique hotels into Napoli, but it's more than just a boutique – it's really an impressive art hotel as well. They feature modern artists but not with the standard exhibition; instead, the Romeo has been commissioning artists to create a piece of art inspired by the city of Napoli.

At the moment, Francesco Clemente is the artist-of-the-moment, and as well as catching his specially-commissioned piece in the hotel, you can also see his larger solo exhibition at the MADre Museum. And to celebrate all that, the Romeo Hotel has created a Clemente Package which includes museum tickets and the exhibition catalogue, Sea View room accommodation with breakfast, a couple of discount vouchers for restaurants and spa treatment and a limited edition postcard collection of Clemente's artworks. This deal starts at €299 ($420) but to coincide with the MADre exhibition, it's only valid until October this year.

The great thing about this hotel is that if you're lost, you can wander the streets saying "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo Hotel?" Or maybe not, but it's the kind of Friday pun we couldn't resist. Fortunately the hotel – and especially its art - sounds a lot better than our jokes.

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Romeo Hotel Injects Artsy Boutique Flavor Into Naples

Where: Cristoforo Colombo 45, Napoli , Italy, 80113

Not that we necessarily need to lure you to Naples (Naples, Italy, that is; not Florida) — since you already know that the baked goods are the bomb and you can buy many, many kiddie tricycles if you want 'em — a brand new 85-room hotel has just opened up its doors to bring some boutique flavor to the Naples hotel scene.

The Romeo Hotel is the first step a development that is aiming to turn the area between the Piazza Municipio and the cruise ship terminals into an "elegant promenade," and claims to be the first design hotel to hit Naples.

The location makes for excellent views of both Mt. Vesuvius and the island of Capri, and the floor to ceiling windows in the rooms will, at the very least, let you watch the cruise ships come and go — both from guestrooms and from the fitness center that looks out onto the Bay of Naples (there's also a 7,500 sq ft spa and a terrace-top outdoor pool).

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