Tinto Brass Hotel Courbet

Beyond the beds and the minibar (stocked with sparkling wine and figs—an aphrodisiac staple), the Hotel Courbet serves a vital cultural function. It has become a meeting place for the Tinto Brass Foundation, which works to restore and preserve the director’s vulnerable film prints. Many of his later works are at risk of degradation, and the hotel donates a percentage of every suite booking to film restoration.

Furthermore, the hotel hosts an annual "Brassiana" weekend during the Cannes Film Festival. Actors, directors, and critics gather in the small courtyard to discuss the future of erotic cinema. Tinto Brass himself, despite being in his 90s, has been known to make surprise appearances via video link from his home in Rome, toasting guests with a glass of Franciacorta. tinto brass hotel courbet

In the quiet hills above the Ligurian Sea, a hotel dares to be different. Named after two icons of sensual Italian cinema and realist painting—Tinto Brass and Gustave Courbet—the Tinto Brass Hotel Courbet is not a place for the timid. It’s a curated adult playground where every detail, from the lobby to the last suite, celebrates the beauty of the human form and unapologetic desire. Beyond the beds and the minibar (stocked with

The entrance hallway features a series of custom-made peepholes and optical lenses embedded in the walls—a direct nod to Brass’s obsession with voyeurism. Guests are encouraged to look through these "spyglasses" at curated video loops of Brass’s films playing on miniature screens hidden within antique furniture. Furthermore, the hotel hosts an annual "Brassiana" weekend

Guests have access to the private "Cabinet of Curiosities," a locked library containing first-edition copies of Brass’s scripts, rare Polaroids from his film sets, and a curated selection of his favorite films on original 35mm reel projectors.

Hotel Courbet offers specialized butlers trained in the "Brass Method." This service includes setting the mood lighting (specific red-to-amber gradients found in films like Frivolous Lola), preparing aphrodisiac cocktails (the "Tinto Spritz"), and drawing rose-petal baths accompanied by the director’s selected soundtrack (jazz and opera, never pop).