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Hunt Your Own Truffles At Monsignor Della Casa

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Via Di Mucciano 16, Florence, Italy, 50032
August 10, 2009 at 9:36 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

You don't even really need a good reason to take a vacation in Tuscany but for those with a taste for the luxury and gourmet side of life, the Monsignor Della Casa Country Resort near Florence has got a Gourmet Truffle Break deal to tempt you. The Monsignor Della Casa looks like just the right kind of quaint countryside resort for a Tuscan break and it is part of a 16th century estate that belonged to an Italian "good manners expert" of the day, so this place has some pedigree.

The truffle package includes two nights' accommodation and a buffet breakfast, plus a truffle hunting expedition into the park of Villa La Casa, followed by a truffle dinner. We're not sure what you get for dinner if you fail in your truffle hunt, but hopefully they've got some in reserve.

Deals start at around $300 per night for a double room and go up to around $400 for a suite – with a minimum stay of two nights. If truffles aren't quite your thing they also offer a three-night deal with wine tasting in the Chianti Rufina area, with prices a little higher than the truffle deal.

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Top Secret: A Hyatt Place For the CIA? (No, Not That CIA)

July 27, 2009 at 3:42 PM | by Jenna | 0 Comments

Foodies! We have a present for you! Or at least we think we do: we just caught wind of a pretty sweet rumor that the Culinary Insitute of America (in Hyde Park, NY) is going to be getting a Hyatt Place right on the campus.

Right now, the only options for stays near the campus are kinda limited — most of your hotel choices are in nearby Poughkeepsie — but according to the documents we came across, the Hyatt Place is actually working with the Culinary Institute to develop the hotel directly on the campus. Mmm, so you can roll yourself home from Escoffier restaurant into your hotel room.

No word if there's going to be student involvement in the operation or not (our guess is no, since Hyatt Places typically don't have massive F&B programs), but still — good to know, foodies. Good to know.