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Buongiorno Torino!

There's been some buzz going on that the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy--yes, there are Winter Olympics this year--have been suffering from lackluster ticket sales.

Which means if you want to go to the games, you probably have a reasonable shot at getting both tickets and hotel rooms, especially since unused rooms at top hotels are expected to open up by the end of January.

The games run from Feb. 10 to 26 and MSNBC has reported on the decadent accomodations available, such as the Grand Hotel Sitea, (300 Euros) the Turin Palace Hotel, (250 Euros) and the five-star Golden Palace, (600 Euros) where the Olympic committee is staying and thus likely will have no rooms vacant.

Quick facts: The Sitea doesn't have internet capability. The Turin Palace was built in 1872 and The Golden Palace was the name of the hotel the Golden Girls ran in their spin-off series of the same name.

An official accommodation network for the Torino games, Jumbo Grandi Eventi, also has a complete up-to-date listing of hotel vacancies. All you HotelMavens who end up going, please send us a shout-out or two, preferably with pictures.

Related Stories:
·Torino Hotels [HotelChatter]
·Olympic Burnout, No big names make for lackluster ticket sales [WSJ via Arizona Star]
· Tempted by Torino [MSNBC]