It was the first hotel on the splendid Via Partenope, and immediately became a favourite destination for the powerful and wealthy, including King Farouk of Egypt, Paul of Greece and Einaudi. The Neapolitan home of the great tenor Enrico Caruso. The ‘Vesuvietta’ bar was a meeting place for Neapolitan writers. A lunch at the roof garden named after Don Enrico is a must.