http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T22:35:20Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Rocce%20Forte%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/23/7104/31411 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Verdura_Golf_Spa_Sicily.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Ready to open late next month, the <b>Verdura Resort</b> in Sicily will be the first full-blown resort to belong to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Rocco%20Forte%20Hotels">Rocce Forte</a> collection, although it's the lucky (?) thirteenth property to be part of the group. <p>Verdura's got 200 rooms all with ocean views, along with two of its very own golf courses, and the owners are hoping that the launch of this resort will set Sicily up as "the next" luxury destination. Or perhaps it'll just become a hotel that wealthy retired Mafioso dudes head to?<p>Whoever the guests may be, they'll be enjoying a lot more than the views: along with the golf courses, there's also a thalassotherapy spa, yoga center and <s>six</s> four amandak 2009-04-23T09:17:32-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/