http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T20:38:06Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/17/85514/3688 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/palazzo_versace.jpg"><p>Donatella Versace took her family fashion house to Australia's Gold Coast for her first foray in the hotel business back in 2000.<p>Unlike Ferragamo, which prefers to keep <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/16/85316/3093/hotels/Fashion_Hotels_Ferragamo_s_Florence_Hotels">its hotels</a> sparse with Ferragamo products, the <a href="http://www.palazzoversace.com.au"><b>Palazzo Versace</b></a> displays a "Versace lifestyle" just about everywhere. As the website says about the hotel's accommodations, "Every piece of furniture is unmistakably Versace."<p>Naturally, this includes the linens, the rugs, the cutlery, and the toiletries found within the place. The hallways are also lined with artwork by the late Gianni Versace. And of course, this place would not be complete without a Versace boutique.<p>Aside from Versace amenities, the hotel also features a fresh water lagoon, a spa, and a marina but sadly no juliana 2006-08-17T08:55:14-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/12/21/11560/546 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/palazzo_versace_pool_2.jpg"><p> We still have a couple years before the Versace clan opens their Dubai hotel, so why not check in with the world's lone Versace hotel.<p> <a href="http://www.palazzoversace.com.au/"><b>Palazzo Versace</b></a> is located twenty minutes from Brisbane, on Australia's overbuilt Gold Coast, and the 287 rooms are opulently over the top, as one would expect. &nbsp;<p> Since opening back in 2000, guest reviews of the Palazzo Versace have been hit or miss.<p> Here is what a recent guest had to say about the design hotel:<p> <blockquote><p> We stayed at the versace for 3 nights and the rooms were beautiful. There is beautiful perfume, shampoo and some shower gel. The condominium suite was huge. The pool was big and the water markj 2005-12-21T11:56:18-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/