HotelChatter - Tag: Italy Hotels

HotelChatter - Tag: Italy Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:23:17Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Italy%20Hotels VENICE: Twitpic of the Week: Spying On St Mark's Basilica From the Cipriani http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/6/9128/95750 <![CDATA[In the ever-expanding universe of Twitter, there is one particular trend <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/hotelchatter">@HotelChatter</a> happens to quite enjoy: candid hotel photos. These Twitpics range from stunning views to anti-views to celebrity tomfoolery and everything in between. And we can't get enough of 'em! Every Monday, we feature one "Twitpic of the Week" to commemorate our favorite hotel-themed snapshot. Got a favorite of your own? Want to show off your sweet suite? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send it in!</a> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/CiprianiVenice.jpg" class="top">This week, we're dreaming of tiny arched bridges and cups of espresso by Piazza San Marco. Venice, seen here from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Cipriani+Venice/local/1159">Hotel Cipriani</a>, may be an over-exposed tourist trap, but she's also a classic. This shot comes courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/penrose1986">@MattPenrose</a>, who shared ASchechter 2012-02-06T09:14:58-05:00 Grosseto: Gold Fingers And Golden Balls Now On Offer At Terme Di Saturnia In Tuscany http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/20/154842/15 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/goldfinger.jpeg" class="top"> Massage by James Bond: not guaranteed Unsure of what to get your woman for Christmas? Well, if the ads are anything to go by, wimmen like gold and they like spas. From personal experience, wed also add holidays in Italy, so a combination of all three could put you onto a winner. Thats possibly the thinking behind the new Golden Body treatment at posh hotel <a href="http://www.termedisaturnia.it/en/">Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort</a> in Tuscany. The two hour treatment starts with a scrub, but not just any scrub one enriched with ginger, chamomile, silk protein and jojoba oil. Then they apply a gel containing, among other things, caffeine (which, as your laydee will tell you, is juliab 2011-12-20T17:00:02-05:00 Pienza: When a View is This Good, Who Cares About a Crappy Room? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/6/5182/18344 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/pienza2.jpg" class="top"> The Val d'Orcia at 7am yesterday We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view. You want a room with a view? We give you room 206, a junior suite juliab 2011-12-07T11:35:02-05:00 Trieste: No Retirement But a Facelift For A Trieste Grand Dame's Centenary http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/28/125156/34 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/savoiaexcelsior.jpg" class="top"> Theres nuffink like a grande dame hotel, especially when its in as spectacular a setting as this one. The Savoia Excelsior Palace in Trieste, Italy, has just turned 100. Happy birthday SEP! Sadly, thats as far as the festivities go there are no special offers marking the centenary, but it did remind us of what a gorgeous hotel it is standing on the seafront, just off the side of Triestes extraordinary Piazza dell Unità, which is three sides Austro-Hungarian magnificence, one part Adriatic sea. Luckily the rooms arent 100 years old: in 2009 it completed a two year restoration, and rooms look classic but modern (see <a href="http://savoiaexcelsiorpalace.starhotels.com/en/rooms.aspx">here</a>, which is more than we can say juliab 2011-10-28T14:46:19-05:00 Matera: Finding Your Hotel Isn't The Only Killer Thing In Matera http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/26/121439/74 <![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/matera.jpg" class="top"> We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view. You know when you get lost finding a hotel and you drag your suitcase along pedestrianized streets and up and juliab 2011-10-26T15:38:56-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/