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"The Secret Garden"
Date: October 10, 2004
Reviewer: A TripAdvisor User, New York, NY, USA

My husband and I were married at Villa le Scale, which is owned by Ms. Anna Maria Coronato. The villa is more beautiful than you can imagine, the service more perfect and seamless than you could believe, and the food exquisite. We were lucky enough to have the entire Villa booked for our family for a few days for the wedding and were therefore able to see each of the rooms. Each room is unique and beautiful and the bathrooms in particular are jaw dropping. Ms. Coronato's vision as a designer and her expertise as an antiques dealer are seen throughout the house - it seems that every piece and installation has a history, a story, a vision that is fascinating to learn of from the owner.

You first know you are about to enter a different world when you are greeted by the Villa's porters in the piazza in Anacapri (their assistance is outstanding- although the Villa has only just completed its first season as a historic residence, the porters have worked for the owner for nearly a decade and it shows). You are led down one of the beautiful old footpaths of Anacapri to the Villa's front gate. The gate offers up little of the splendor you will see inside. The gate opens and the absolute majesty of the gardens is apparent as you look up the cascade of marble stairs that lead to the entrance of the Villa, where Norberto, the hotel manager, awaits you. His assistance with any needs or arrangements while on the island is impeccable, you are in very good hands. The gardens are truly spectacular and a testimony to the 25 years of service of the head gardener.

Ms. Coronato is a most gracious host, and my husband and we are forever grateful to her for making our wedding a day and a weekend that surpassed anything we could have created. It warms my heart to think of the woman who, via phone and email, poured her energy into organizing a wedding for us, realizing our dreams when we had not even met. She arranged the best musicians from Naples, the finest Neapolitan wedding cake, gorgeous roses to match the fine bone china service, and draped the gazebo where the wedding was held in silk, with candles all around. You can see the results in the Events section of her website - www.villalescale.com. She worked seamlessly with our coordinator, Piera Chervatin of Capri Eventi (a lovely, kind and patient person) and we could not have been happier and the arrangements could not have been made easier for us.

How do you describe how luxurious and how unique the quiet, the seclusion and the absolute privacy of the Villa are? One other reviewer commented on having stayed at the other five star hotels in the region and how they paled in comparison. Until we arrived at the Villa I did not quite believe that statement, having also stayed at other glorious hotels in Capri and having a similar love of the island. The reviewer is positively correct. Villa le Scale is a different experience altogether. It has to be seen, breathed, tasted, heard and felt to be believed.


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