Hotel Giardini del Tufo sits on a quiet lane at Cuotto, the headland south of Forio, where Ischia\u2019s volcanic tuff gives the walls and paths their warm golden colour. The hotel is family-run: Pap\u00e0 Enzo is at the front desk most mornings, his daughter Chiara runs the dining room and the dog, Pepe, supervises the garden.<\/p>\n
The garden is the hotel\u2019s main attraction. There are two heated pools (one thermal, one fresh), a children\u2019s pool, a hot-tub terrace, sunbeds in sun and shade, and a bar under a pergola serving spritz at six. A small spa corner offers massages and mud treatments for guests who want to go further.<\/p>\n
Rooms are bright, comfortable and well designed, with white linen, wood ceilings and tiled bathrooms. Garden rooms open straight to the grounds; pool-view rooms have balconies; the family rooms sleep four or five. Everything is air-conditioned and kept spotless.<\/p>\n
Citara beach and its sea of black sand is a ten-minute walk away, Forio\u2019s old town and the Soccorso church are fifteen minutes by minibus, and the shuttle to Ischia Porto runs three times a day. Sunsets here are legendary: guests gather on the upper terrace at seven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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