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Get Your 'Angels and Demons' Experience at Westin Excelsior Rome

Where: Via Vittorio Veneto 125, Rome, Italy, 00187

Ah, we knew it: in all the hype surrounding Twilight (and, somewhat alarmingly, still surrounding Twilight), you totes forgot that the Angels and Demons movie was coming out, didn't you? Yeah, 'member that whole thing? That little book called Da Vinci Code that swept the naysh between the Harry Potter and Twilight crazes? Yes, well, Angels and Demons is the sequel — and now the movie's coming out on May 15th.

Westin has been named the official hotel partner for the movie, and Dan Brown fanboys and girls can get all sorts of into it with a whole Angels and Demons immersion experience in Rome at the Westin Excelsior. If you book the package, you get a night in a double room, an official Angels & Demons private or group tour, 20% off at the hotel's restaurant and bars and a 20% discount on the Angels & Demons "theme menu" at the Doney restaurant.

What is this "official tour" we speak of, you ask? 'Tis this: if you book the Group Tour, you get a 4 hour Rome excursion with other people (24 max), which includes a Castel Sant'Angelo Entrance Ticket, a map of the Illuminati, a coffee break, and transporation in air-conditioned bus (yeah, Rome in the summer? Not so cool). Opting for the private tour will get you an upgrade to a GrandLuxe room if it's available, and a 4-hour private excursion including a pickup and drop-off at the hotel in an air-conditioned car.

The private tour starts at €433 (around $592) and the group tour will run you €326 ($446) per night. Book here.

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Madonna Drops In On Hotel Wedding

Where: Via Del Baubino 9, Rome, Italy, 00187

Madonna continues her wacky touring hotel escapades by popping in on a wedding at a hotel in Rome.

Superstar Madonna surprised a bride and groom in Rome, Italy, over the weekend, when she interrupted their reception to congratulate the newlyweds.

British couple Imogen and Neil McCarthy were holding the wedding reception at the Hotel De Russie restaurant when they realized Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, were also dining at the eatery.

After the DJ put Madonna's hit "Hung Up" on the turntable, the Material Girl decided to pay the happy pair a visit and wished them good luck for their future lives together."

The hotel restaurant we assume  Madge and Guy ate at is the Le Jardin du Russie which features alfresco dining "in a tranquil oasis amidst the bustle of central Rome." The restaurant serves a gourmet Mediterranean cuisine created by Chef Nazzareno Menghini but presumably Madonna brings her own Kabbalah water.

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Marriott Grand Flora in Rome

Where: Via Vittorio Veneto, 191, Rome, Italy, 00187

[Ed Note: Finding hotels in Italy always appear to be a challenge, which is why we should all pay attention to Jolie's good find in Rome. Enjoy.]

Last month I had the pleasure of staying at the Marriott Grand Flora in Rome for a week. Located on historic Via Veneto across the street from Harry's Bar, next to Villa Borghese and a five minute walk from the Piazza di Spagna and Via dei Condotti, the hotel could not have been more perfectly situated, and we didn't need to take a cab or the subway anywhere.

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The View From Hotel Hassler

Where: Piazza Trinita del Monti, Rome, Italy, 00187

We have told you about the Hassler Hotel before.  It isn't the best value hotel in Rome, but the view is spectacular.

Esquire magazine featured the Hassler Hotel view (pictured to the right) in this months issue on a list of "10 things that will enhance the quality of your life by 10%."

We aren't very good at math, so we will leave the calculations to the scientists at Esquire, instead we will just quote a recent Hassler guest:

The view from the Rooftop restaurant is breathtaking, on a clear day you can see all of Rome!

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·   Tom Cruise Woos Joey at the Hassler Hotel [HotelChatter]
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