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Italy's Lungarno Collection Already Has a Package for Dan Brown's New Book, Inferno

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  Site Where: Florence, Italy
May 16, 2013 at 10:31 AM | by | Comments (0)

With the launch this week of Dan Brown’s next magnum opus, Inferno, the Ferragamo (as in Salvatore) family-owned Lungarno Collection of hotels has come up with an Inferno Package that lets you follow in the footsteps of our intrepid hero, Robert Langdon, as he searches the hidden passageways of Florence to learn the hidden secrets to Dante’s Divine Comedy.

The Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Vecchio and the house of Dante are just three of the places on this three-hour special access tour you'll go to before the film crews arrive and take them over to shoot the next Robert Langdon AKA Tom Hanks movie.

But that ain’t all, folks. You’ll also get:

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What’s Out, What’s In: Hotel Restaurants Get In the Game

April 25, 2013 at 2:32 PM | by | Comments (0)

Now that's what we call a hearty piece of meat!

We've started a series of what’s trending in hotels these days: What’s Out, What’s In. Do we like what we see? Think it's a dud? You be the judge!

What's Out: Grass-fed beef and local poultry

What's In: Local wild game dishes

With the meteoric rise of culinary tourism and the fact that pretty much everyone wants a good meal, hotel restaurants have had to increase their game (we’re so funny...) and look for new ways to impress you gourmands out there.

Sorrel River Ranch near Moab, UT, is wedged between Arches and Canyonlands National Parks on the banks of the Colorado River. The ranch has a – get this -- Garden Manager who tends to two acres of organic produce (fantastic!) which finds its way into the hands of the chef, along with local wild game. The chef’s newest creation? Rabbit and Rattlesnake Sausage with Utah Peach Preserves and Baby Greens.

For more gamey goodness, read on!

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The Zuckerbergs Stayed at The Portraits Suites Hotel in Rome (Maybe for the Free WiFi?)

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  Site Where: Via Bocca di Leone, 23, Rome, Italy, 00187
May 29, 2012 at 12:04 PM | by | Comments (0)

There are many places we dream of going if we had unlimited funds and Italy is definitely at the top of the list. So when we heard that billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his new bride, Priscilla Chan, were honeymooning in Rome, we had to find out where they were staying.

Fortunately, it wasn't too hard to determine where. The Daily Mail reports the newlyweds shacked up at Portraits Suites, a hotel that we recommended back in September for a Twitter follower.

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