The Andy, inspired by Andy Warhol's Dollar Sign. We'd barely finished deciding which of the Argentine art-inspired cocktails we wanted from the El Casco Art Hotel (should we find ourselves in Bariloche), when along comes yet another art cocktail collection, this time at the Rome Cavalieri. Hey, who are we...
October 15, 2010
This is the penthouse bedroom at the Rome Cavalieri hotel.We've had a mild fascination over here with the Rome Cavalieri hotel--once a Hilton, now part of the chain's Waldorf-Astoria Collection--largely in part due to its crazy extravagant services. Gladiator training anyone? Fancy a jog with the hotel's general manager? Or...
November 03, 2008
Spalding and Muffy--The Waldorf-Astoria's target clientele.The Waldorf-Astoria Collection is rapidly collecting hotels across the world to put in their exclusive collection. Most recently, they announced plans for the Waldorf-Astoria Sarasota and the Dakota Mountain Lodge in Utah, both which will be built from the ground up. But WA is still...
March 27, 2008
Just when we thought we'd seen the pinnacle of doggie decadence and luxury, the Rome Cavalieri Hilton trumps them all. For travelers whose pampered pets demand the best, there's the new Very Important Pet program. Four-legged guests of the Cavalieri can enjoy a full day of spa treatments, customized...
February 06, 2008
This week, we're looking at some of the best places around the world to spend New Year's Eve. Got a suggestion for ringing in 2008, let us know.Last summer we were hyped about the Hilton Rome Cavalieri because they were offering gladiator training, which has gotta be one of the...
December 10, 2007
We have spies all over the hotel industry who like to send various miscellaneous tips--and in some cases, press releases--our way. Some of these are post-worthy, others are not much more than one sentence tid-bits. So here's the latest batch of whispers through the hotel grapevine. · The Half Moon...
July 02, 2007
If you plan on heading to Rome this summer, why not really do as the Romans do? Or did at one point in time. The Rome Cavalieri Hilton is offering guests the opportunity to learn old-school gladiator moves. Yup, if you envied Russell Crowe in the movie Gladiator, then you...
June 21, 2007
The New York Post has to recommend the one at the Hilton in Rome.But let us back track here. The paper spotlights the frequent American travel to Italy with 4 million Americans passing through last year. Now that it's high tourist season there, the paper outlined some things you should...
July 19, 2006
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