http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:21:09Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/8/20/144020/320 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/feltrinelli.jpg" class="top"> <p>You know that sudden urge you get to become an artist when you travel somewhere beautiful? Usually you realize you wouldn&#146;t even be capable of painting lipstick on a pig and give up while you still have your dignity intact, but the uber-posh <b>Villa Feltrinelli</b> on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/Lake%20Gard"><b>Lake Garda</b></a> actually wants you to do something about it. <p>This September, they&#146;re employing an <b>artist in residence</b> and encouraging you to discover your inner artist in residence with sketch pads available to all guests. <p>The official A-I-R IS <b>Jennifer Griffin</b> who&#146;s taught at Syracuse University in New York and will be happy to help you construct a lake/flower/scene of inner despair, as appropriate. She&#146;s even done a &#147;primer booklet&#148; juliab 2010-08-20T14:46:49-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/73829/8705 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/feltrinelli.jpg" class="top"> <p>To a hotel geek, one of the most heartbreaking sights in the world is a once-spectactular hotel that has let itself go. After all, we're sure the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Waldorf+Astoria/local/188"><b>Waldorf-Astoria</b></a> looked pretty hot back in the day, but <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/5/133139/4537/hotels/The_Waldorf_Astoria_Is_Not_What_You_Think_It_Is">now</a> Old Lady Waldorf could use a little work. If you're not prepared to continually update your gaff, then expect it to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/5/133139/4537/hotels/The_Waldorf_Astoria_Is_Not_What_You_Think_It_Is">start looking a bit weathered</a> as the time passes. <p>So it's good to hear of one place that does the whole aging-gracefully thing right. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/Lake%20Gard"><b>Villa Feltrinelli</b></a>, the super, super-luxe retreat on the edge of <b>Lake Garda</b>, shuts up shop every year from October to April to tart itself up in the intervening months. This should juliab 2009-04-24T14:06:13-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/