The arrival
Leave the car at the gate
A white lane, warm underfoot, with the sea at the end of it. Your bags take the other way round.
A private house on the Mediterranean
Where the sea
keeps the time
The house
Built for slow mornings
Casa Sereno began as one family's summer house. It is still run like one. Twenty-two suites, thick limestone walls, and a staff who learn how you take your coffee by the second day.
There is no lobby and no queue. Someone meets you at the gate, hands you something cold, and shows you to your room. The rest of the day belongs to you.
- Suites
- 22
- Steps to the water
- 148
- Open
- Apr to Oct
Walk through the house
Come in
Keep scrolling. This is the way you'd arrive.
The courtyard
The house opens around water
Old palms and a long, still pool. Lanterns come on at dusk, and drinks arrive before you've thought to ask.
The suite
A bed with no fourth wall
The Cliff Room has linen sheets, a timber deck and the whole coast in front of you. Most guests stop setting an alarm.
The terrace
Two chairs, one horizon
Bougainvillea on the wall and an island you'll never need to visit. Breakfast comes out here until noon.
The sea
Then the steps go down
All 148 of them, to a private cove, a towel left out for you, and water clear enough to count your toes. The walk ends here.
Reserve your stayThe suites
Rooms that open onto the sea
The Cliff Room
48 m² · Open deck · Sleeps 2
Our most requested room, right at the edge, with nothing between the pillow and the view.
The Loggia Suite
85 m² · Sitting room · Sleeps 3
Long afternoon light across pale oak floors, a fireplace for cool nights, and room to spread out.
The Sea Room
38 m² · French doors · Sleeps 2
Dark timber, sheer curtains and tall doors you'll leave open all night to hear the water.
Dining
Whatever the boats brought
The menu at La Mesa is written each morning, once the fishermen have been up the steps. Olive oil from the hill behind us, tomatoes from the garden, and a long wine list we're happy to ignore if you just tell us what you like.
- Breakfast7:30 to noon
- Lunch1:00 to 3:30
- Dinner7:30 to 10:30
The spa
Carved into the rock
Three treatment rooms in the old cistern, cool on the hottest day. Oils are pressed from our own olives and rosemary. Afterward, there's the saltwater pool, and nobody will ask you to leave it.
- Sea salt ritual60 minutes
- Olive and rosemary massage90 minutes
- The long afternoon3 hours
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