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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Hotel La Palma

Via Vittorio Emanuele, 39, 80073 Capri NA, Italy

Now, after several decades when it was merely madly popular, Capri is stylish again. The opening of two five-star hotels, Hotel La Palma and Il Capri Hotel, are mostly responsible for all the chatter. The 50-room Hotel La Palma is the island’s oldest hotel; it was originally known as the Locanda Pagano when it opened in 1822. Located around the corner from the Piazzetta, the island’s pulse point, it has always been a canteen for writers, artists, and musicians from Italy and beyond. Now Hotel La Palma is the 11th address of Germany’s Oetker Collection, which includes a purring pack of some of the world’s best-known hotels, including Brenners Park, in Baden-Baden; Le Bristol, in Paris; and the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, at the Cap d’Antibes. La Palma’s clientele will likely include a Tanya McQuoid type—you know, the needy heiress on The White Lotusalong with couples who live on Park Avenue, in Beverly Hills, and on the toniest streets of Knightsbridge. Expect madame to arrive with two dozen pareus and a shoe wardrobe consisting of everything from handmade Rondini sandals to towering Louboutin stilettos. —Alexander Lobrano

Courtesy of Hotel La Palma/Oetker Collection

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June 25, 2021 – May 2, 2022