Palazzo Cestari In Montesano sulla marcellana

We were welcomed by Lorella who was extremely professional, lovely and friendly. The other member of front of house, a young man, was just as professional, lovely and very friendly and helpful. The room was comfortable and clean with exceptional views! The gentleman was also our chef and dinner and breakfast were brilliant! He showed us the balcony area and took a picture for us. The hotel itself had the distinct impression of being haunted! Having arrived on a cold and cloudy evening, unannounced after a long drive, the lights and the heating were off and the place was in total echoing silence. It is rammed full of period features with clawed feet and a candelabra in the lobby with screaming demonic faces, right next to the entrance to a tunnel through which the wife and children of an unfortunate former owner fled when he was violently murdered in his palace, a few hundred years ago. The views are exceptional, although the clouds later completely enveloped the place leading to a white out, which added to the spooky atmosphere! They seem to be leaning into this with some dark, slightly bleak paintings in the function room, no paintings on the upper floor halls but some iron cots as decoration and old style candle (bulb) light fittings. A very quirky place! After we left I half expected to read that its staff were in fact ghosts! But I didn't and it was fully booked the week after, I'm sure the atmosphere changes when its full and I must add that there was absolutely no evidence of paranormal activities! Should it be haunted, it is by friendly and welcoming ghosts!