Presenting the most awaited openings of 2023
Capella Sydney – March 2023
For generations, the Department of Education building in Sydney’s Sandstone Precinct has stood quietly, its golden facade forming an unassuming backdrop to the rhythm of the city. Reawakening as Capella Sydney in March 2023, the heritage-listed icon will welcome guests inside its walls for the very first time, setting a global benchmark for luxury accommodation, cuisine and cultural immersion. Embedding visitors in the beating heart of the city’s commercial, cultural and hospitality precinct, Capella Sydney also marks the first property under the Capella Hotels and Resorts constellation to open in Australia.
Occupying an entire city block, encircled by Loftus, Bridge and Young Streets, the building was originally designed by architect George McRae in the Edwardian Baroque style. It first opened for government use in 1915. More than 100 years later, the meticulous restoration and transformation of the site by Pontiac Land, reimagined by Make Architects, sees the building ready to write a new chapter in its history. Spanning eight levels, the 192 guestrooms and suites are anchored by three ground-level food and beverage outlets, with spaces throughout the hotel unfurling to reveal commissioned and collected artworks, sophisticated furnishings and intriguing objet d’art – all within footsteps of the glistening harbour foreshore, the famed Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
HOTEL LA PALMA – OETKER COLLECTION, CAPRI, ITALY – SUMMER 2023
Capri’s first hotel, built in 1822, is to be transformed by Oetker Collection and owners, Reuben Brothers, into an elegant and exclusive 50-room-and-suite property. Located mere steps from the famous Piazzetta, it will comprise a rooftop restaurant and bar, its own beach club, a newly built pool deck, a spa and high-fashion boutiques. Hotel La Palma will be Oetker Collection’s reimagined incarnation of Capri’s original hotel that has long hosted a collective of notable artists, poets, writers and musicians from all over the world, and once again be at the epicentre of the social scene on the island. Hotel La Palma will be the 11th hotel of the collection and its first Italian property is set bring to life the island’s iconic dolce vita lifestyle.
THE VINETA HOTEL, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, USA – LATE 2023
Oetker Collection is delighted to announce the latest addition to its portfolio and first property in the United States, with The Vineta Hotel in Palm Beach, scheduled for late 2023. Following the recent debut of The Woodward in Geneva and the forthcoming opening of Hotel La Palma in Capri, the latter also in partnership with Reuben Brothers, The Vineta Hotel will mark the luxury hospitality brand’s 12th Masterpiece Hotel. Situated in the heart of Palm Beach, the hotel is located just two blocks off Worth Avenue – renowned for its designer boutiques, art galleries and coveted restaurants – and mere minutes away from the beach.
MIRAAYA WELLNESS & GOLF RETREAT, NEPAL –2023
Inspired by The Farm at San Benito, Miraaya Wellness & Golf Retreat is Nepal’s first boutique golf retreat destination for holistic wellness and spiritual enrichment. Located at Devchuli Nepal, Miraaya is the first of its kind in South Asia and the Indian-Sub-continent promising to offer an uber-luxury experience ranging from wellness treatments to wellness cuisine and mindfulness, marking a new era for hospitality in the country. In a pioneering move unmatched in all of the Nepalese hospitality, the Miraaya Spa will offer traditional Nepali massage and beauty rituals using the healing properties of local medicinal plants and herbs.
