HotelChatter - Tag: Italy Hotel Reviews

Capri: Cubicle Dreaming: La Scalinatella Achieves Perfection

ced138 — 2007-11-02T09:00:02-05:00

<![CDATA[ Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/ced183/stories">Claire</a> heads to Italy. Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/Scalinatella.jpg" class="imgborder"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Scalinatella/local/939">La Scalinatella</a> in Capri is the only hotel on Conde Nast's 2007 list of reader

Florence: Check In to Grand Hotel Florence Befoe the Renovations Begin

amandak — 2007-07-13T11:00:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Grand_Hotel_Florence.jpg" class="imgborder"> Plenty of hotels slip the word "grand" into their name, but just a few really look like they deserve the title. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hotel+Florence/ian/141202">Grand Hotel Florence</a>, built in a former palace and with great attention to detail, is one that does seem to fit the bill. Nearly every <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187895-d191159-Reviews-Grand_Hotel_Florence-Florence_Tuscany.html">guest review</a> makes the point that it's elegant and comfortable and has superb customer service: sounds like grand to us. The hotel itself describes: <blockquote> Antique décor pays homage to the apex of Florentine history. The Grand Hotel Florence's rooms reflect the intricate details of Florentine culture with spectacular frescoes, marble inlays and other decorative touches.</blockquote>Frescoes get us every time. If you're traveling this summer, be aware that

PRAIANO: Casa Angelina on an Amalfi Coast Cliff

amandak — 2007-05-14T09:48:30-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/casa_angelina.jpg" class="imgborder"/>This weekend's UK Times reviewers were getting in early for an Italian coastal summer break. Trying out <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/CASA+ANGELINA+HOTEL/ian/173780">Casa Angelina</a> on the Amalfi Coast seems like a pretty tough assignment. Well, some parts are tough: if you want to get to the beach, there are a couple of hundred steps leading straight down the cliff.Casa Angelina was renovated three years back and reinvented in a minimalist style; but the views aren't minimalist, with every room having an outlook on the Mediterranean sea. Spa treatments are available there, but the Times reviewer wasn't too impressed by that--the massage was pretty weak and the aromatherapy oils being used didn't seem to have any aroma. But on the plus side, the

Venice: Venice Hotel Find Pans Out For Reader

markj — 2007-02-19T14:16:36-05:00

For as long as we have chronicled hotel reviews, it has been duly noted that finding excellent, decently priced, accommodations in Italy can be, how do you say, spotty.

In light of this plight, when we find Italian hotels that appear to hold up, we always try to let you in on the secret.

Back in 2005 we found Pensione Accademia in Venice. A hotel even Philly Phan could love.

A HotelChatter reader recently put our post to the test in Venice. His thought are this way.

Salice D'Ulzio: Boisterous Nightclub and Young People Listening to 'Very Loud' MTV at Grand Hotel Besson

staro — 2007-01-09T14:10:51-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">[Ed. Note: Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/staro">Staro</a> had a bang-up stay at the Grand Hotel Besson in Italy where the hotel's noisy nightclub among other things ruined the entire trip. Enjoy.]Where do I start! We've just returned from a week at the <a href="http://www.grandhotelbesson.it/">Grand Hotel Besson</a> in Saux d'Oulx, Italy. It was the worst hotel experience I have ever had. There are some good points, which I will try to state among the many bad points.The main problem was the noise. Some people can sleep with a bit of noise but not many can sleep with a loud nightclub booming out from 12:30pm - 5am MOST evenings! No where in the holiday brochure, hotel website or other websites