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Villa Marina Capri
Capri, Italy · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Built as a private house in 1915 and lived in by the same family for three generations, this Marina Grande villa only became a hotel in 2008. Carmela, known to everyone as Carmi, was born in the house in 1924 and spent her life opening it to whoever was passing through Capri, which is more or less what it still does. Twenty-two rooms carry the names of islanders and exiles, Pablo Neruda and Axel Munthe among them, and a garden of lemon, palm and bougainvillea wraps the heated pool.
- 22 rooms
- Opened 2008
- Neighborhood: Marina Grande
- Rooms from 269 sq ft (25 m²)
- Architect: Massimo Esposito
About Villa Marina Capri
- The Stai Spa is the only spa on Capri that a single party can book in its entirety, heated pool, sauna and hammam included.
- Every room is named for someone who shaped the island's myth, from the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda to Axel Munthe, the Swedish doctor who built Villa San Michele in Anacapri.
- The gardener starts pruning in February for a house that opens in April, tending three thousand square metres of jasmine, geranium, palm, lemon and laurel on a terraced hillside.
- Entry-level rooms start at 269 sq ft (25 m²).
History
Villa Marina was built in 1915 as a private Capri villa above the road from Marina Grande, and it stayed a family home for almost a century. Carmela, called Carmi by everyone who knew her, was born in the house in 1924, married a doctor, took a degree in languages and raised three children here. She was in the habit of opening the doors to the aristocrats, writers and artists who circulated on Capri in the middle of the century, which means the place had a hospitality habit long before it had a reception desk.
In 2008 the family turned the villa into a hotel, working with the architects Massimo Esposito and Valentina Pisani. Esposito gave every room and suite the name of a figure who had shaped the island's reputation, from Pablo Neruda to Axel Munthe. There are twenty-two rooms and junior suites, many facing the Gulf of Naples with Vesuvius behind it; three suites have their own plunge pools. The Stai Spa, named for the Italian for 'stay', has a heated pool, sauna and Turkish bath and can be booked privately in full. ZIQU is the restaurant, the agapanthus is the house emblem, and the third generation of the family, including Federica Guarino, manages the property. It is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts and runs seasonally, roughly April to October.
The setting
The villa sits on Via Provinciale Marina Grande, on the terraced slope between the harbour and Capri town, which puts it close to the ferries and the funicular without being in the middle of the day-tripper crush. Three thousand square metres of Mediterranean garden separate it from the road: lawns, rose pergolas, lemon and palm trees, jasmine, geranium and alocasia, with a heated pool set among them and a hotel shuttle for the runs into Capri town and Anacapri. From here the Piazzetta is a few minutes uphill, the Blue Grotto boats leave from the harbour below, and Naples, Sorrento, Pompeii and Herculaneum are all day trips from the same quay.
Restaurants and bars
- Ziqù Restaurant — Restaurant · Concept inspired by the nature and authenticity of the islan
Experiences
- Gala dinner menus — Gala dinner menus revisit the authentic flavours of Capri and the region in a contemporary and sophisticated style.
Amenities
- Wedding Planner takes care of all aspects of the ceremony and the party
- Gala dinner with customizable menu
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