L'HOME Cortina — Villa Il Castelletto

Dolomites, Italy

Villa Il Castelletto

Cortina d'Ampezzo · 1948 · Designed by Luigi Vietti

The house in numbers

Guests: Up to 10
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 5
Seasons: Winter · Summer

Private elevator

Every stay is personal. We are not a hotel — there is no standard check-in, no menu of services. But for Cortina we can organise, on request, anything that helps you feel at home: a private chef, an Alpine guide, transport, a concierge. Write to us and we'll plan it together.

available on request

our villa

Built in 1948.Loved ever since.

In the bright landscape of the Ampezzo valley, Villa Il Castelletto sits as though it had always been there. It was built in 1948 by the architect Luigi Vietti for the Counts Chiericati Salvioni, and from the beginning it stood apart — different from the ordinary Ampezzo houses of its day.

A tower square at its base and round at its crown — inspired by the castle of Campo Tures in Val Pusteria — and window shutters striped yellow and red in the Tyrolean village tradition: from these architectural traits the house took its nickname, "Castelletto" — the little castle. To this day it is known by its square plan and its Tyrolean air.

Luigi Vietti, one of the leading Italian architects of the twentieth century, chose Cortina as his home. His work never chased effect — it sought balance. That quality, perhaps the highest of his craft, is still present in every detail of this house.

Dining room with coffered ceiling painted by Luigi Vietti, hammered bronze fireplace — the painted ceiling of the dining room

Tyrolean turret of Villa Il Castelletto with iron-grille window and Cortina 1956–2026 plaque, wooden trim and balcony in golden light — the entrance, in winter

our service

Anything you need.

In Cortina, we take care of it. A ski instructor, an e-mountain bike, a guide through the Dolomites — ask and we'll arrange it.

Ski instructor
Private lessons, from beginner to advanced
E-bikes and mountain bikes
Delivered to the house, on request
Private chef
Dinner at home, menu tailored for you
Mountain guide
Hikes and climbs across the Dolomites
Transfers
Airport, station, anywhere you need
Spa treatments
At home, after a day on the snow
Restaurant bookings
The best restaurants in Cortina, arranged for you
24h assistance
For anything, at any time

Please note: L'HOME arranges these on-site services and welcomes you in person, but is not the provider of your reservation. Your booking — its payment, confirmation, and conditions — is handled entirely by the platform through which it was made, and L'HOME accepts no responsibility for it.

the house, room by room

A walk through Il Castelletto.

arrival

Villa Il Castelletto, façade seen from above — Cortina d'Ampezzo — the façade, from above

Close aerial drone view of Cortina and Villa Il Castelletto — the house, with the Tofane behind

Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Dolomites, close aerial view — Cortina, beneath the peaks

The villa from the village road — yellow and red Tyrolean shutters — From the parking road

our living rooms

Main sitting room of Villa Il Castelletto, Tyrolean furniture and upholstered sofas — the living room, in full light

Sitting room with fireplace and Dolomites view, Vietti painted ceiling — the living room and the bronze fireplace

Second sitting room with armchairs, bookshelves and antique paintings — the main living room

Dog resting on a cushion beside the bronze fireplace, view of snowy mountains — a pause beside the hammered bronze

the table

Wide dining room with painted ceiling and oval table — the dining room, beneath the painted ceiling

Dining room with painted Vietti ceiling, oval table and hammered bronze fireplace — the dining room and the bronze fireplace

Breakfast with cake, fruit and coffee pot in the morning — breakfast, as always

Dining table laid for breakfast with cake, fruit and coffee pot — the table, laid for breakfast

hallways

Bedroom-floor corridor with Persian rug and antique paintings — the hallway, daily passage

Corridor with bedroom doors and painted wall — doors from room to room

Bedroom-floor corridor, ceiling lamp and antique mirror — the kitchen, from the corridor

the kitchen

Kitchen with dark cabinetry, steel appliances and gilded ceiling — the kitchen, sounding board of the house

Kitchen of Villa Il Castelletto, dark cabinetry and professional cooktop — the kitchen at work

Kitchen detail, Tyrolean accessories and materials — the details that stay

Steel sink detail with view onto the kitchen garden — the steel sink, the garden view

the red room

Red room with damask fabrics, canopy bed and warm light — the red room

Red canopy bed seen frontally, damask fabrics and embroidered cushions — the home office

Detail of the red room's damask fabrics — damask fabrics

Red room, detail of the antique chest and gilded mirror — the red room, detail

Red room in evening light, bedside lamp on — evening light

Red room wide view, canopy, antique chest and rug — the red room, wide view

bathroom (living floor)

Dining-floor bathroom, simple cabinet and light wall — the living-floor bathroom

stairs

Main staircase of Villa Il Castelletto, wooden treads and carved bannister — the staircase, wooden treads

The staircase in morning light, light treads and white wall — the stairs in morning light

Tofana

Master bedroom with an arch-shaped floral embroidered headboard and a Dolomites view — the master bedroom, floral headboard

Bedroom corridor with floral curtains and antique armchair — the corridor to the bedrooms

Tofana master bedroom with the floral embroidered headboard, looking through to the corridor and bathroom — the Tofana bedroom, towards the corridor

Tofana bedroom from the side, with a framed botanical print and a painted Tyrolean chair — Tofana, the botanical print

Tofana bedroom, floral headboard beside a red diamond-tiled wall — Tofana, beside the tiled wall

The Dolomites framed by the window beside the Tofana bed — Tofana, the morning light

Snow-covered Cortina and the Dolomites seen from the Tofana balcony — from the Tofana balcony

Cortina rooftops and the Dolomites from the Tofana balcony — the coloured village houses, from the balcony

bathroom · Tofana

Suite bathroom stone basin between the corner windows with Dolomites view — the in-suite bathroom, stone basin & view

Blue bathroom with folded L'HOME towels and marble washbasin — L'HOME towels, every day

Suite bathroom, basin detail and brass fittings — the suite bathroom, detail

Suite bathroom carved stone basin framed by three corner windows over the valley — the in-suite bathroom, open to the Ampezzo valley

Blue suite bathroom with marble vanity beneath the corner window — the blue bathroom, marble vanity

Becco

Green bedroom with grass-velvet headboard, two painted Tyrolean side chairs framing the bed — green bedroom, Tyrolean chairs

Green bedroom with painted heart-shaped Tyrolean chair and fabric headboard detail — the painted green chair

Becco bedroom with grass-green headboard and a painted Tyrolean chair — the Becco bedroom

Becco bedroom with balcony doors and a corner window onto the snow — Becco, towards the balcony

Becco bedroom detail, patterned curtains at the balcony door — Becco, the patterned curtains

Faloria

Terracotta-toned bedroom framed through a painted Tyrolean chair — the terracotta bedroom

Terracotta bedroom with fabric headboard, antique wooden nightstand and beige curtains — bed and antique nightstand

Terracotta-toned bedroom with arched window and Tyrolean architecture visible — the arched window

Wide view of the terracotta bedroom with two windows onto the Dolomites, Tyrolean chair and balcony door — the bedroom, two windows on the Dolomites

View of the snow-capped Dolomites from the bedroom, framed by curtains and the red Tyrolean wooden balustrade — the peaks through the curtains

Faloria bedroom with terracotta herringbone headboard, an arched wall niche and an antique chair — Faloria, the arched niche

Dolomites panorama from the Faloria balcony — from the Faloria balcony

shared bathroom · Becco & Faloria

Blue bathroom with stone shower and gold door — the ochre and blue bathroom · Becco & Faloria

Second bathroom with marble walls and antique cabinet — the marble bathroom · shared by Rooms 2 & 3

Second bathroom, stone shower with clear glass — the marble bathroom, shower

Second bathroom, basin detail and backlit mirror — the marble bathroom, detail

Cristallo

Bedroom with dark metal bunk bed, embroidered cushions, ladder and reading light — bunk bed, detail

Bedroom with bunk bed, metal ladder, curtained window and painted Tyrolean chair — the bunk and the window

bathroom · Cristallo

Ochre third bathroom with slate stone shower, L'HOME towel and mountain-view window — the ochre bathroom, the slate shower

Third bathroom with freestanding bathtub and panoramic window — the ochre bathroom, bathtub · Cristallo

Third bathroom, marble basin and antique wood cabinet — the ochre bathroom, basin

Third bathroom, fittings detail and L'HOME towels — the ochre bathroom, detail

the yellow hallway

Wide view of the villa's corridor with parquet and runner — the corridor, wide view

Corridor detail with rug, paintings and antique chest — rug and pictures

the wine cellar

Wine cellar of Villa Il Castelletto, wooden cases lined along the walls — the cellar, cases lined up

Selected bottles in the cellar, labels under warm light — the bottles, chosen

Cellar labels: Pomerol, Masseto, Ceretto lined on the shelves — Pomerol, Masseto, Ceretto

wellness area

Wooden sauna in the wellness zone, benches and thermometer — the relaxation area

Emotional shower with chromotherapy and slate wall — emotional shower

Wellness relaxation zone with loungers and warm light — relaxation zone

Wellness area wide view, full wellness route — wellness, wide view

Wellness fountain and hydromassage detail — the spa bathroom

laundry

garage

Garage wide view, parking spaces and entrance — garage, wide view

outside patio

Patio under the snow, Tyrolean chairs and snow-covered roof — the patio under snow

Patio with view of the town of Cortina and the peaks — patio, view of the town

the Dolomites, from the window

Panorama of the Dolomites from Villa Il Castelletto's windows — panorama of the Dolomites

The Ampezzo valley from the villa's terrace — the Ampezzo valley

The Dolomites peaks in warm light at sunset — the peaks, in warm light

Cortina early in the morning, mountains in the distance — Cortina, early morning

Mountains detail, rocky peaks and snow — the mountains, detail

Winter view from the villa, snowy roofs and clear sky — winter view

Cortina from above, town and Dolomites in the background — Cortina from above

The Dolomites from the villa's panoramic window — the Dolomites, window panorama

the bedrooms, room by room

Where everyone sleeps.

Four bedrooms across the upper floors, each named for a Dolomite peak. Becco and Faloria share a common bathroom on the corridor; Tofana has its own private bathroom.

Common bathroom · shared by Becco & Faloria

Room1
Tofana
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Floral embroidered headboard · arched window · private bathroom · Dolomites view
Room2
Becco
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Green herringbone headboard · painted Tyrolean side chairs · shares the corridor bathroom with Faloria
Room3
Faloria
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Terracotta herringbone headboard · damask fabrics · shares the corridor bathroom with Becco
Room4
Cristallo
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Two single bunk beds · wooden ladder · antique Tyrolean chair · lace-curtained window — ideal for children

Sala da pranzo con soffitto cassettonato dipinto da Luigi Vietti, tavolo per dieci e camino di bronzo — Villa Il Castelletto

the detail that gave the house its name

The painted ceiling

The coffered ceiling of the dining room is the heart of the villa. Hand-painted to Vietti's own designs — Tyrolean motifs, small birds tucked between the panels — it is the first detail every guest notices, and the one that lingers. You sit beneath it, you dine, you look up, and you understand why this house is called Il Castelletto.

Cantina con pareti di casse di vino: Pomerol, Masseto, Ceretto, Sassicaia

a cellar kept by the owners

The wine cellar

Not a wine list — a cellar. The cases line the walls like books on a shelf: Pomerol, Masseto, Ceretto, Sassicaia — wines we know, wines we have chosen, wines we drink with our guests. If you'd like, come down and pick one for dinner.

Cabina sauna in legno con secchio e doccia fredda di pietra — rituale alpino tirolese

an Alpine ritual

The Tyrolean sauna

A wooden cabin, a bucket, a cold stone shower. The Cortina sauna is not a spa — it is how it was done in the Tyrol: dry heat, icy water, silence. After a day on the slopes, nothing else comes close.

our places, your stay

What it feels like, in their words.

5.0 · Airbnb Superhost · placeholder ratings

March 2026
“The most extraordinary villa in Cortina. The painted ceiling alone is worth the trip — and Valentina took care of every detail, from the wine cellar to the ski instructor. We left feeling like we'd been welcomed by friends.”
Alessandro· Milan
February 2026
“A real home, not a rental. The Tyrolean shutters, the fireplaces, the dog by the door. After a week we already missed it. The wellness area after a day on the slopes is a quiet, perfect ritual.”
Sophie· Paris
December 2025
“Spent Christmas with the family at Castelletto. Six bathrooms, four bedrooms with so much character, and a host who replied within minutes. Photos do not do justice to how beautifully kept the house is.”
James & Olivia· London
January 2026
“We've stayed in many luxury chalets in the Alps. None comes close to the warmth of this one. It feels lived-in because it is — and that makes all the difference. The Vietti ceiling is unforgettable.”
Lorenzo· Rome
January 2026
“Beautifully restored, immaculately clean, and the views from the bedrooms are stunning. The owners arranged transfers, restaurant bookings, and a private chef for our last night. Five stars feels small.”
Anna· Munich
December 2025
“Three generations of our family stayed together comfortably. The elevator helps, the layout is generous, and the elegance is real, never showy. Booking again next winter.”
Tom· New York