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The Old Naples Hotel

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he Old Naples Hotel past and present served guests for 90 years and counted
pays homage to history, President Grover Cleveland’s sister,
T reintroducing a welcoming to life Rose, as one of its first visitors.
courtyard for neighbors and guests The Camalier family, property
as well as the iconic cupola of its owners and residents of Naples since
133-year-old predecessor. Its gracious 1964, have partnered with Ocean
architecture of gabled roofs, verandas, Properties Hotels & Resorts and its
and outdoor spaces filled with fragrant flowers and vine-laced walls affiliates, one of the largest hoteliers in Florida, for the new hotel.
recalls the small-town charm of Naples’ historic downtown, where Ocean Properties’ portfolio includes mostly family-owned and
many of the homes and cottages of Naples’ pioneering families operated properties, as well as several Four Diamond resorts in
still stand. The four-star Old Naples Hotel blends into its two-acre South Florida and the Sunset Key Cottages in Key West.
site and the streetscapes along Gordon Drive, Broad Avenue and “We look forward to bringing the Old Naples Hotel to
Third Street South while complementing its historic neighbor, the life,” said Anne D. Camalier. “This new luxury destination will
100-year-old Olde Naples Building. undoubtedly become a favorite of visitors to Naples, as well as
Evocative of the original 1889 Naples Hotel, with conveniences neighbors throughout the community who can enjoy the beautiful
for modern day luxury travelers, the new boutique property courtyard and gardens. We are excited for the hotel to become
seamlessly balances past and present. It reinstitutes the property’s a vibrant part of the Third Street District, while reinforcing the
long ago status as a vibrant neighborhood meeting place, where historical and cultural heritage of Old Naples itself.”
ladies and gentlemen once gathered for conversation and games. The Old Naples Hotel was designed by Hart Howerton, the
Inviting public spaces, a café/bar, and tables and benches in the New York and San Francisco based architects of renowned hotels
courtyard and surrounding gardens are sure to become a social and resorts around the world. The property devotes 35,000 square
destination for casual lunches and evening cocktails for both feet to open spaces beautifully transitioning into the neighborhood.
neighbors and newcomers – just as Naples’ founding families did It will also offer a hotel sundry shop, a spa, a small retail space
more than a century ago. along Third Street South, and a reconstructed underground garage.
Construction of the 109 room Old Naples Hotel, located only
a short walk from the iconic Naples Pier, is scheduled to start in
fall 2022 with completion in early 2024. Its opening coincides
with the 135th anniversary of the original Naples Hotel, which

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