http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:11:04Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/6/21/124451/811 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hiltonrome_gladiator.png" class="imgborder"><p>If you plan on heading to Rome this summer, why not <i>really</i> do as the Romans do? Or did at one point in time. <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Cavalieri+-+Rome/ian/113127"><b>The Rome Cavalieri Hilton</b></a> is offering guests the opportunity to learn old-school gladiator moves. Yup, if you envied Russell Crowe in the movie <i>Gladiator</i>, then you can learn all the tricks of his trade.<p>The hotel has paired up with the <a href="http://www.gsr-roma.com/">Gruppo Storico Romano</a>--a group devoted to the ancient gladiator culture--to create the Cavalieri Gladiator Training program. The one-day only lesson begins in the hotel's 15-acre private park with you and the other seven participants chanting the ritual gladiator chant: &nbsp;"Ave Cesare! Morituri te salutant" which translates to "Hail Caesar! Those who are juliana 2007-06-21T12:49:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/8/3/162124/9637 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/naomi_italy.gif" align="right"> <p> This time the scene of the crime was the <a href="http://www.hotel-eden.it"> <b> Hotel Eden </b> </a> in Rome near the Spanish Steps last week.<p> The choice of weapon? Naomi's own hands and feet, instead of a phone.<p> Apparently, Naomi and an Italian actress, Yvonne Scio, were getting ready to go out when they got into a "vicious catfight." <p> Yvonne tried to borrow Naomi's gold go-go boots and Naomi said, "Bitch I got those free from Christian Dior himself." (or so we imagine in our own twisted minds.)<p> Then chaos ensued in which Yvonne said she was kicked and punched and suffered a "badly cut lip."<p> Naomi denies the allegations of course but hotel assault stories juliana 2005-08-04T09:26:07-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/