Antica Dimora alla Rocca Trevi

By 1650 the apostolic pronotario Giovanni Battista di Filiberto, who also was internunzio of the Regno di Napoli, erected the building for his second-born son. It was in the habit to confer the aristocratic title and all inheritance to the eldest son, and to have the second-born trained as a clergyman.

The building was later donated to Filiberto’ s grand-children, and among them to Anton Francesco VALENTI, Bishop of Teodosia in 1727. It was he himself to found the Prepositura VALENTI. Established himself the Prepositura VALENTI

Palazzo Valenti was also known as the Palazzino , and it was very important as a seat of a Protonotoriato and a Prepositura. PROTONORIATO In the Curia it is the title of the members of the seven dignitaries college, assigned to the documents recording.

PREPOSITURA The whole goods (lands and buildings estate) given to the second-born assigned to the ecclesiastical appointments. The returns of the goods had to provide for the church and the Rector.

ARCHITECTURE
The volume of the building is of a great importance in the fabric of the city. It is set like a trapezoid as to the mountain and to Piazza della Rocca, of which it itself is the foundation. It’s composed by three floors, included the noble floor and the mezzanine floor. Vault rooms are in the basement. The face is a plain and simple architecture of elements, symmetrically placed around the lintelled door.

All the windows are lintelled and vaulted, and have the superior frames engraved with witty remarks such as Vince in bono malu(m), Virt(us) unita forti(tudine); P(er) cruce ad sydera; on the main lintel it is engraved the motto FIDES, VIRTVS, INGENIVM, FORTVNA ad syde(r)a tollu(n)t (you could win evil with good – courage and valour – trough the cross to the stars – faith, courage, intelligence and luck lead to the stars).

The interior too has the typical architecture of the XVII century, sober and classical. In the ground floor there is a vaulted corridor leading to the stairs that reach the superior floors. Plain pilasters, frames and vault ribs mark the internal space.

Elliptical caps cover the landings. The noble floor is divided in simple rooms with plain ceilings adorned with painted beams. Some of the rooms keep sober paintings of the late XVIII century, similar to those kept in some ancient buildings in Foligno. An ashlar runs down the corners of the building.

Some other rooms ceilings are adorned with XIX century paintings, representing images of mythology and vegetal patterns, typical of the period. Palazzino is a precious element of the local history, and represents an evidence of such an important noble family of Trevi, as the Valenti family was.

In the D.L. 09/10/1995 the Department of Beni Culturali e Ambientali declared that this building is of great importance, according to Art. 1-3 of the 16 1939 n° 1089 law and must therefore be protected.

ROOMS & SUITES
Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, 4 star Hotel in Trevi, Umbria has 34 rooms with frescoes ceiling are located in both Palazzo Valenti & Palazzo Urighi; there are different kind of rooms: classic comfort, superior, de-luxe, Junior Suite and the magnificient Suite Regal Penthouse.

All the hotel rooms have private bathrooms with bathtub or shower, air conditioning, mini bar, color tv with satellite, telephone, PC jack and Internet connection. Many of these have Jacuzzi hydro massage baths or showers. No-smoking rooms and rooms for disabled are also available.

SUITE
Suite are on the noble first floor of the building. Decorated with XVII century frescoes ceilings and walls, the have sitting room, bedroom and marble bathroom with hydromassage. They feature double or twin beds, private bathroom with built-in hair dryer, hydromassage, satellite color TV, mini bar, direct dial phone, high speed internet access, air conditioning, safes in all rooms, alarm clock, turndown service.

JUNIOR SUITE
Located in the noble first floor with beautiful XVII century frescoes, our Junior Suites with either a bathtub or hydromassage in the marble bathrooms. They feature double or single beds, private bathroom with hair dryer, hydromassage, satellite TV, mini bar, direct dial phone, wi-fi internet connection, central heating and air conditioning, in-room safe, alarm clock, turndown service and room service 24h.

LA PREPOSITURA RESTAURANT
Gourmet Restaurant LA PREPOSITURA in Trevi: is an exclusive and elegant meeting place where guests can savour the delights of local and mediterranean dishes prepared by our Umbrian Chef. It is a fully licensed restaurant.

MEETINGS
Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, an high vocational training center. “The Antica DImora Alla Rocca with its new Congress rooms nearby Urighi’s Palace creates the ideal place for meetings, events, vocational trainings and refresher courses.

Now The Antica Dimora Alla Rocca, with its 24 rooms + 10 rooms in Urighi’s Palace, is open to culture and meetings. The wonderful landscape and the Trevi’s architectural particularity creates memories, emotions and experience in our guests ”. The Antica Dimora Alla Rocca is composed by 5 floors:

• in the Basement floor (we have got the restaurant with its 4 magnificents dining rooms; three of these are indipendent one another, usefull for coffee-break, working lunch and/or conventions, prize-giving and/or presentations
• on the ground floor, we have got the hall, the bar and our boardroom named Fireplace-living, used for entertainment and welcome
• on the “Noble” Floor we have got the Suites
• on the Second and Third floor we have got standard and superior rooms

Urighi’s Palace is composed by 2 floors:

• On the ground floor, we have got three meeting rooms with differents tipologies and dimensions, designed to didactic activities. our outdoor swimming pool with open space
• it’s the ideal in the good season for outdoor coffe-breaks.

On- the first floor, we have got our 10 superior an deluxe rooms. We have got a Free covered parking for our guests with 24 private parking places

SALA VALENTI
Dimensions 58 sq. mt. Banquet: capacity 30 pax . Classroom: capacity 58 pax. Old fashion, vault bricks ceilings, wooden furniture, TV, VCR and standard equipment, adjoining function room, coffee breaks served. Available in 2005.

SALA TEATRO CLUTUNNO
Classroom: 220 pax. available for simultaneous translation and standard equipment, adjoining function room, coffee breaks served

SERVICES
In the summer, the sumptuous breakfast buffet is served on the restaurant’s terrace. A Bar with ‘Happy Hour’ in the early evening and the ‘American Bar’ till late, offers a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. From the late afternoon, light snacks and refreshments turn the bar into a cozy coffee shop. It is possible to rent bikes; babysitter on request.

Rooms: 34

Price: from 210 EUR per night

Source: www.hotelallarocca.it