http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T18:44:54Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/3/27/153052/097 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/andrea_poggi.jpg"><a href="http://www.laspiaggiahotel.com/"><b>La Spiaggia Hotel</b></a> in Cinque Terra, Italy is ranked #1 on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187820-d564968-Reviews-La_Spiaggia_Hotel-Monterosso_Cinque_Terre_Italian_Riviera-m10559.html">TripAdvisor</a> thanks to its friendly bike-riding hotelier, Andrea Poggi. <p>One recent guest had this to say about her host:<blockquote><p> We arrived after dark by train, and the rooms were all booked.... our fault. But because we had called ahead, Andrea's wife had cooked us some food along with some wine. He sent us on our way to watch the firework show- a local town celebration was going on. When we returned, he had transportation waiting to take us to a nearby hotel. When we awoke the next morning, they picked us back up and brought us to the biggest room- a beautiful terrace overlooking the juliana 2006-03-27T15:39:55-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/3/30/1685/30197 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/cinque_terra.jpg"> <p> Ah, Cinque Terra. The quintessential European backpacker experience. Get off the train, walk through one of the five villages, talk to different folks in the gift shops, and find a room in one of the bright, sea sprayed houses. </p> <p> Wait, what if you don't want to deal? Maybe you are a little older, a little wiser, past the backpacker thing, or maybe you have been there done that, and just want to go back to Cinque Terra without securing a hotel room. </p> <p> Well, you aren't going to find five star accommodations, however, if you have around ~100&#128; to spend, look into <a href="http://www.hotelpasquale.com/"><b>Hotel Pasquale</b></a> in Monterosso. </p> <p> The NY Post Travel section markj 2005-03-30T16:13:15-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/