St Florent & Cap Corse, Erbalunga

Hôtel Castel Brando

View Gallery

Coastal village with stone buildings perched on a rocky shore overlooking the calm sea.

A stone patio shaded by lush green trees, featuring several wooden benches and chairs.

A row of sun loungers with a sun hat rests on a wooden decking beside a swimming pool.

A cosy sitting room featuring four red armchairs arranged around two round tables, with two wooden bookcases, a fireplace, and wall art.

View from a balcony showing two chairs and a table overlooking a swimming pool surrounded by trees and greenery.

A stone patio with a small table and chairs set among potted bushes and climbing jasmine creepers.

A bar counter lined with rows of empty wine glasses in front of a shelf of assorted liquor bottles and a large still life painting.

A sunny courtyard with olive trees and green metal garden furniture outside a white building with matching green shutters.

The white building of the Castel Brando hotel, featuring green shutters and a sign by the gate surrounded by flowering bougainvillaea and palm trees.

A home gym featuring a cross-trainer, an exercise bike, and a running machine, with a large wall mirror and windows looking out to greenery.

An outdoor restaurant courtyard at twilight with bistro tables, chairs with red cushions, and fairy lights hanging above an olive tree.

A white claw-foot bath sits against a white tiled wall with a bottle of soap on its edge.

A bed with a grey headboard, white bedding, and two red patterned throw cushions, flanked by wooden bedside tables with lamps against a floral wallpapered wall featuring a framed diptych of cherubs.

A swimming pool bordered by sun loungers and green parasols in front of a white and red villa.

A hotel bedroom featuring a bed with white linen and orange accent cushions against a floral wallpaper backdrop, with wall-mounted lamps and two matching bedside tables.

A massage therapist giving a back massage to a person lying on a massage couch.

A corner of a room features floral wallpaper, a red velvet sofa, a small round table with a lamp, and part of a bed with a grey upholstered headboard, with four framed pictures hanging on the wall.

Description

An elegant hotel, Castel Brando stands just a short stroll from the pretty harbour at Erbalunga.

The Calisti family of Erbalunga used their gains from sugar cane trading in the Dominican Republic to build a splendid ‘Maison Américaine’ which unfortunately fell into disrepair before being acquired by the Pieri family some twenty years ago. Since this time, the Pieris have worked wonders, restoring, developing and expanding one of the village’s main landmarks into the outstanding Hôtel Castel Brando.

Now consisting of three separate buildings (the hotel calls them villas) linked by pathways through the verdant gardens, the hotel features two swimming pools complete with a wellness centre and Jacuzzi. The breakfast terrace, shaded by olive trees and palms, provides the perfect spot to plan a day out exploring the dramatic and rugged region of Cap Corse. The hotel receives enthusiastic praise from our customers, not only for the comfort of the accommodation but for its reputed restaurant combined with the friendly and personal family welcome.

Official local hotel rating: 4 star

Good to know

• No local charges to pay, as the Taxe de Séjour is included in the price of your holiday

• There is no lift; however, the hotel does have two accessible rooms available on request.

• For some outside space, reserve the Terrasse or Privilege room types.

• Perfect for exploring the Cap Corse region.

Facilities and details

Two swimming pools (12m x 6m, max depth 2.1m & 8m x 4m, max depth 1.2m), wellness and spa centre including Jacuzzi, fitness room and hammam (facilities and treatments payable locally), restaurant, breakfast courtyard, boutique, Pétanque, reading room, parking, electric vehicle charging point. No lift.

Board basis

Bed & Breakfast

Location overview

Beach: Rocky beach 200m, sandy beach Pietra Corbara 8km
Restaurants: Erbalunga 100m
Shops: Erbalunga 100m
Main Town: Bastia 10km
Airport: Bastia 30km, Calvi 121km, Figari 176km