Little Gem No. 113 | Boutique Guest House Le Marche
In the hills of Le Marche, Casa Janna is a restored convent turned rural home where hospitality, food culture, and creative wellbeing form part of the same daily rhythm.
It is both a boutique guesthouse and a home restaurant that feels less like a place to stay and more like a way of living that has been opened up to others. It began as a private home and has slowly evolved into something between a retreat and a gathering space, shaped by its owners’ background in food, hospitality and wellbeing.
Across the property, three independent accommodations host up to eight guests in total, allowing the house to feel intimate rather than collective. Nothing here is over-defined. Instead, it carries the ease of something still gently unfolding, where hosting is instinctive and personal, and where guests are welcomed into a rhythm that already exists rather than one created for them.
The space
The house sits quietly within the landscape, surrounded by open countryside that shifts gently with the seasons. The house is informed by principles of neuroaesthetics: full-height French doors open directly onto hills and open sky, limewash walls shift with the light, and original terracotta ceilings, wooden beams and stone surfaces create a sensory environment that works before any formal practice begins. Every room connects directly to the landscape. No televisions. A library of over 1,000 books (English and Italian)
The rooms
Each room has its own quiet character, but they all share the same sense of ease. Spaces are simple and well-proportioned, shaped more by comfort than by design statement.
Nothing is overstated. The light is soft, and details feel personal rather than curated. Some rooms open directly onto the landscape, allowing mornings to begin with air, sound and light.
The kitchen & food culture
At the centre of Casa Janna is the kitchen, where food moves between everyday nourishment and shared ritual.
Mornings begin with breakfast prepared in the house kitchen—bread baked on site, vegetables from the garden, and ingredients shaped by season and proximity. At other times, the table becomes a place to gather for dinner, where family recipes and local tradition are reworked through a contemporary, conscious approach.
Bread is made slowly with natural sourdough and stone-ground ancient grains. Fermentation is unhurried. What reaches the table is simple, nourishing, and intention
The dinners are combined with experiences such as the cooking class or the Cocktail Masterclass, which is something quite specific to Casa Janna and would highly recommend it!
The Breakfast
The breakfast deserves a special mention (it is included in your stay), homemade from scratch every morning, which has become a signature and a reason for people to come back!
Creative wellbeing & experiences
Alongside hospitality and food, they also offers a small number of creative and wellbeing experiences, available to guests during their stay. These include sound healing sessions, meditation, and art-as-care practices, held either in the main house or outdoors. They take place in small groups or one-to-one, depending on the rhythm of the house.
Outdoor area
Outside, the house dissolves into gardens, terraces, and the surrounding hills of Le Marche.
A swimming pool sits quietly within the landscape, shared only with guests and holding a stillness that remains even in high season. It is not positioned as a feature, but as part of the same continuous environment—water, sky, and land in close dialogue.
Meals often extend outdoors. The kitchen opens into the garden, and time shifts easily between swimming, reading, conversation, and simply being present with the view.
The surrounding landscape is open and unforced, with young olive trees emerging among cultivated land and the slow rhythm of the region.
Location
Le Marche remains one of Italy’s quieter regions, still largely outside familiar travel routes. The landscape is understated rather than dramatic, shaped by rolling hills, small villages, and long stretches of unmarked countryside roads.
The house sits roughly halfway between the Adriatic coast — with Civitanova Marche about 40 minutes away — and the mountains, where ski areas can also be reached in around 40 minutes. This unique positioning offers an easy balance between sea and mountain landscapes, while the surrounding area forms part of the Monti Sibillini National Park, known for its natural beauty and the evocative presence of the Sibilla legend.
There is a sense of space here, and a slower tempo to everything. Days unfold between these contrasting landscapes, anchored in the quiet rhythm of the inland hills.
Nearest airport
The nearest airport is Ancona, approximately one hour away by car and Perugia Assisi, which is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes by car
Nearest train station
The closest train station Civitanova Marche, which has good connections, and from there guests can easily rent a car for the final stretch
The Breakfast
Price Indication
Prices start from €165 (depending on season and room size)