Hotel La Palma

The place

Steps from the Piazzetta, Hotel La Palma occupies a building from 1822, remade by Francis Sultana into a Mediterranean retreat with the ease of La Dolce Vita.

The 50 rooms hold to a palette of serene aquamarine. Handmade rattan by Bonacina, art by Luisa Lambri, Italian linens cool to the touch.

Wellness runs deep here: an outdoor pool with lounge beds, a gym, a steam room, a salt room, a Finnish sauna. The hotel's beach club waits on the island's southern coast. Of the four places to eat and drink, Gennaro's is the one to remember — Italian classics, quietly reconsidered by the namesake chef.