http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2010-03-21T13:33:26Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Jonathan%20Bell http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/9/25/115336/934 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hotel_duomo_rimini.jpg"><p> While Ian Schrager is shouting from the hilltops, "the boutique hotel dead, long live the scary gothic sex castle on Lex", over in Italy, Ron Arad is not listening, thank god.<p> Meet Rimini Italy's <a href="http://www.duomohotel.com/"><b>DuoMo hotel</b></a>, where Arad recently unveiled his version of the hotel of the future. Turns out, like Jamiroquai, Arad believes the future is made of virtual insanity. While worldwide many design wonks are gushing, turns out the locals aren't sure they like what they see:<p> <blockquote><p> The police were in earlier, officiously playing around with their tape measures in the hotel's impressive entrance corridor as if they were hoping to find just something a millimetre out of line. People stop and stare at markj 2006-09-25T12:00:26-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/