http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T14:38:28Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/4/13027/1500 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tksc_milan.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>In this edition of Hotel Habits of the Rich and Famous...</i><p>Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, quite the European couple these days, went back to the scene of their nuptials, Italy, this past weekend to belatedly celebrate their one-year anniversary which was Nov. 18th.<p>We're told that Tom, Katie and Baby Suri hit up the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rosa+Alpina/ian/188403"><b>Rosa Alpina Hotel &amp; Spa</b></a> in the Dolomites in the Italian Alps for a quick lunch. Chef Norbert Niederkofler from the hotel's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/19/4125/2469/hotels/Eat+Your+Heart+Out+at+the+Rosa+Alpina">St. Hubertus restaurant</a> served a special five-course lunch al fresco for the Cruises who were joined by the spa director and namesake, Daniela Steiner, before they did some snowmobiling.<p> Alas, the famous family did not spend the night. They had a juliana 2007-12-04T13:23:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/19/4125/2469 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/sthubertus_kitchen.jpg" class="imgborder"/><p>Need a refreshing or relaxing break in the northern Italian alps and want luxury without the crowds? A recent <a href="http://www.businesstraveller.com/default.asp?page=14&amp;PubID=65&amp;ISS=22754&amp;SID=663444&amp;LS=EMS114478">Business Traveller review</a> has sold us on the mountain village of San Cassiano in the Dolomites, and in particular the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/ROSA+ALPINA/ian/188403"><b>Rosa Alpina Hotel</b></a>. Sitting in a village of just 700 people, and owned successively by three generations of the Pizzinini family, the Rosa Alpina hotel and spa complex sounds like it truly has what we mean when we talk about charm.<p> It's housed in one of the oldest buildings of the village, formerly a parish priest house--but these days instead of sparse priestly d&#233;cor there are elegant rooms and a Michelin-starred restaurant that sounds especially tasty: <blockquote><p> amandak 2006-12-19T11:29:18-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/