Aquatio Cave Luxury Hotel & SPA Matera

Aquatio Cave Luxury Hotel & SPA, is a new 5-star hotel of charm and relaxation, designed to give you the unique experience of a stay in one of the oldest cities in the world: Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019.

Opened in 2018, it is located in the center of the Sassi, a UNESCO heritage site, on a ridge by the Sasso Caveoso district of Matera and has 35 rooms and suites, set in the tuff walls.

In a total area of about 5,000 square meters between rooms, rooms and outdoor spaces that are part of the Sassi district, with a wonderful SPA, with a swimming pool carved into the rock and a multifunctional room, ideal for meetings up to 40 people.

THE HISTORY
The story of “AQUATIO” begins with a drop, a simple and pure figure which, with its incessant falling, shapes the material, forms the spaces, the furnishings, the structure.

A drop is the bronze work of art by Kengiro Azuma “MU765G”, located in one of the two main entrances of the structure, which summarizes in its simplicity the meaning of life through the metaphor of the water cycle.

The whiteness and sinuosity of the drop guided the architect Simone Micheli’s design work during the figuration of the interior spaces, in the definition of the furnishings, in the creation of the fascinating and skilled lighting design.

The drop, with its perseverance and intrinsic purity, animated the work of the architect Cosimo dell’Acqua during the realization of the general and executive project of the architectural and distributive recovery of the Borgo.

The drop summarizes the millennial origin of the Sassi di Matera and their characteristics:

• Erosion: the erosive action of a drop of water that with time and patience digs the limestone banks, shaping the landscape and making it unique;
• Custody: the water collected to the last drop by the Matera population through natural or expertly built quarries, kept in cisterns, wells, basins and divers as a precious asset;
• Aggregation: neighbourhoods developed around the cisterns, small communities of citizens who shared everyday life through water.

The Latin phrase “Gutta cavat lapidem” (“the drop digs the rock”) clearly expresses the character of the inhabitants of these ancient districts as time and patience can lead to great results.

ROOMS & SUITES
“Aquatio” is a widespread hotel, a receptive structure that consists of 35 rooms and suites that are located on a ridge of the Sasso Caveoso district of Matera, in the district called Conche dating back to the thirteenth century. The 35 rooms have been expertly designed and furnished by the famous architect Simone Micheli.

The rooms structurally trace the ancient caves dug into the tuff, as in the original houses, but are enriched with modern and functional technologies and furnishings, ideal for reliving these places in comfort and luxury.

SUITE
The rooms extend up to 30 or 45 square meters. They have a unique environment and enjoy large spaces that structurally trace the ancient caves dug into the tuff.

All our rooms are equipped with individually controlled air conditioning / heating, flat TV with pay-TV platform, safe, minibar, free Wi-Fi connection, Nespresso coffee machine in the Suites and kettle in the Deluxe rooms.

The comfort of each room is guaranteed by a computerized monitoring system for the air recycling treatment and internal relative humidity control: this is to avoid boring and unhealthy presence of humidity.

THE SPA
The wellness centre is a space of about 500 square meters where this motto is best expressed; in fact, it is a suggestive place and occupies the deepest heart of the structure, recovering underground rooms dating back to the 9th century.

The largest cave compartment housed old cisterns recovered and now transformed into the infinity edge pool, plastered with traditional techniques. There is no shortage of single and couple massage spaces, beauty cabins, and relaxation areas.

The water returns to where it has always been to remember the old basins that were located along the ridge, first functional to the daily life of the inhabitants of the district from which it takes its name, now luxury spaces dedicated to well-being.

The history of Aquatio is inextricably linked to the water that is life, to the drop that shapes the rocks.

MEETINGS & EVENTS
For your meetings with associates, colleagues or clients, Aquatio Cave Luxury Hotel & Spa offers a stimulating, suggestive Convivium Room, carved into the tuff and in line with the style of all the rooms.

Enriched with technologies, modern and functional furnishings and instruments designed to facilitate remote connection and video conferences, the room ensures the success of small meetings for up to 30 people.

The MICE CARE protocol was written with the aim of guaranteeing safety and welcoming business guests: cleaning and sanitizing spaces, scheduling arrivals and departures of large groups, adoption of disposable work materials.

We offer planners rooms and suites equipped with comfort, functionality and style. The professionalism of the staff and maximum flexibility for managing the event complete the service.

The technologically advanced rooms have been equipped in a functional way for social distancing, and are also able to offer hybrid solutions, with some of the guests in presence and others virtually connected.

MATERA
is one of the oldest cities in the world, the keeper of stories and memories that have been handed down for centuries. The city of the Sassi, a place where landscapes, cultures, traditions and civilizations have alternated and united over time – nominated by Unesco, in 1993, a World Heritage Site and in 2014 European Capital of Culture for 2019 – over the years it has become a source of pride and a symbol of a land that has been able to redeem itself by showing everyone its charm and its true nature.

MARINA DI PISTICCI
A few kilometers from the Archaeological Area of ​​Metaponto and less than thirty minutes from Matera lies Marina di Pisticci, a popular destination for lovers of the sea and those who want to spend a holiday of pure relaxation. Golden beaches, shallow waters, a true natural paradise considered one of the treasures of Basilicata.

Around the territory of Pisticci, there are the Calanchi Lucani, clayey furrows which, creating a fascinating natural scenery, for their uniqueness and beauty, have inspired over time the works of painters, artists and writers.

About 25 km away is the Borgo di Pisticci, a very characteristic village where the historic buildings, squares, churches, defensive towers and the row of white houses with red roofs make this town a small treasure chest to admire and protect.

ALBEROBELLO
with its thousands of trulli often embellished with zodiacal, religious or family symbols, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

To visit the two-storey Trullo Sovrano, the church of San Antonio in the shape of a trullo, the “house of love”, today a precious tourist information point and the minor basilica of the Santi Medici, which houses the images of the Madonna of Loreto and of the patron saints Cosma and Damiano, celebrated on 27 and 28 September.

POLICORO
the ancient Heraclea, is the perfect destination for a relaxing holiday: sea, nature and history combine to create a unique landscape. The crystal clear sea of ​​medium depth, the beaches made of sand and small pebbles, are chosen every year by the Caretta Caretta turtles.

In fact, it often happens to witness the hatching of the eggs and to see groups of dolphins swimming offshore. Finally, a visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Siritide, the Sanctuary of Demeter and the Temple of Dionysus, dating back to the 7th century BC. C. will be the perfect memory of a journey to the constant rediscovery of the past.

METAPONTO
Land of heroes, divinities, conquerors, poets, philosophers and artists, for centuries it has given refreshment and hospitality to all those who come across it.

Metaponto literally means “between two rivers”, because it rises between the Bradano and the Basento. Nature, sea and archeology have always been what make this area an evocative place and one of the most popular destinations in Basilicata.

Those who visit Metaponto cannot help but admire the imposing Palatine Tables – twelve columns in Doric style, remains of the Temple of Hera – which at sunset bring out the immutable charm of Greek art and the National Archaeological Museum of Metaponto.

Rooms: 35

Price: from 233 EUR per night

Source: www.aquatiohotel.com