NAPLES
Story by Mary Haban
Photography by Dale Sanders
Aqua and amber collide to offer views
that leave you speechless at The RitzCarlton, Naples.
I
mpeccable service.
Top Shelf Travel
Attention to detail.
Imagine visiting a place where
A sense of passion.
every whim you’ve ever had,
display upon entering the Club
on fresh baked cookies that
The heart and soul of
any request you’ve ever needed
Level Suites. And it shows
tempt from oversized glass
any successful destination
fulfilled, was already anticipated
in the service. Guests are
jars, indulge in decadent
depends on this trifecta coming
before you arrived. This is the
personally greeted by a VIP
chocolates and gourmet
together, in just the right way,
essence of the Inn on Fifth
concierge then escorted to a
coffees, or sip on a variety of
to create a certain synergy.
located at the epicenter of Fifth
private, exclusive, Club Level
beverages in chilled in coolers.
Mix the ingredients correctly
Avenue’s celebrated collection
check-in. Spacious rooms and
and you’re bound to yield a
of restaurants,
legion of adoring fans willing
sidewalk cafes,
to sing your praises to nearly
upscale
everyone they know. Miss
boutiques and
one step, and your fan base
one-of-a-kind
evaporates into the lonely night
galleries in
along with your reputation.
downtown
This is the story about
Naples.
a city called Naples, in
This sleek,
Southwest Florida.
boutique
A story about a place that
property offers
name brand you can imagine.
it recently underwent.
In between, guests can nosh
Modern luxury is on full
suites ranging from
516 to more than
Naples’
Fifth
Avenue has a
personality
all its own
1,100 square
feet delight
Why all the fuss with being
so fancy? “Our desire is
to have the best club level
product on the market,” said
Cathy Christopher who directs
and entice.
Sales and Marketing for the
If luxury
property. "It was not enough
came in
a bottle,
the Inn on
Fifth would
hold the prized
patent. Skimping
just to have great suites with
every amenity and comfort…
we wanted to go beyond that.”
Case in point: The
fully stocked bar with
premium labels.
values visitors so much, that
119 rooms,
the people in this vibrant
including 32
community came together, like
stunningly appointed Club Level
hotel’s vocabulary. Club
club level bar stocked with the
a finely orchestrated, perfectly
Suites, in two iconic buildings,
Level guests get treated like
very best liquor available. If
prepared meal, to ensure
just steps from one another
rock stars with white glove
we miss something, we want
quality was and will always be
across trendy Fifth Avenue. The
service. A gourmet buffet at
to know so that we can get it
their underlying ingredient.
hotel screams sophistication
breakfast, abundant afternoon
right way,” said Christopher.
and it shows in the nearly
refreshments, and top shelf
$20 million dollar renovation
evening cocktails with every
25
“Our goal to is to keep the
isn’t in this
Added luxuries include an
ultra private rooftop retreat
APRIL 2014 • LUXE BEAT MAGAZINE