Grand Hotel Vesuvio

Enrico Caruso, the most famous tenor in history, lived at the Vesuvio for years and died here in 1921. The hotel has occupied its position on the Via Partenope, overlooking the Bay of Naples and the Castel dell'Ovo, since 1882. Oscar Wilde stayed. So did Humphrey Bogart. The rooftop restaurant, Caruso, is named in the tenor's honour and offers a view of Vesuvius that has been inspiring awe and mild anxiety in equal measure for centuries. 160 rooms, the kind of Neapolitan service that makes you feel like part of the family whether you want to or not, and a location on one of the most dramatic waterfronts in the Mediterranean.