travel42 Hotel Review: Il Pellicano Hotel

Il Pellicano Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located 15 kilometers west of Orbetello, on a devastatingly beautiful private cove, 90-minutes' drive northwest of Rome, this idyllic seaside retreat is the antithesis of the hotels found along the Amalfi Coast.

Opened in 1965 by a well-connected but discreet California couple, Il Pellicano was, and still is, an under-the-radar hideaway for cultured travelers with means. Through the years there has been a constant stream of celebrated personalities from Ch...