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First Luxury Art Hotel. Discover this Nobleman’s Palace in Rome

09/10/2016 by .

Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi

03/10/2016 by .
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Early morning in Amalfi and the sun is nearly melting the tiles on my balcony. It is however a small price to pay for such a heavenly view, on the cliff top some 80 metres above the town and the endless expanse of the Mediterranean. The NH Collection Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi has had to endure this same view for over seven centuries, when it was originally a monastery and I have to admit, right now, I am having something of a religious experience myself.

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NH Collection Palazzo Cinquecento Hotel. Sleep next to Rome’s magnificent history.

05/05/2016 by .

CASTELLO DEL NERO. Stay at a luxury castle in Tuscany

30/10/2015 by .

Hotel Leone. Discover a wonderfull hilltop hotel in magnificent Marche.

09/06/2015 by .

Il Giardino di Ballaro

08/01/2015 by .
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The weather in Palermo may well have been unseasonably freezing, almost arctic some might have said, but inside Il Giardino di Ballaro the warmth was contagious, from the roaring log fire in the lounge to the hospitality of owner Annalise and her team. Il Giardino di Ballaro is a luxury B&B converted from an ancient bakery and stables right in the heart of Palermo’s old town and just a few steps from Ballaro, the biggest of the city’s four iconic outdoor markets.

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Antica Corte Pallavicina Relais. Discover the wonderful world of Culatello.

13/02/2014 by .
Andy Mossack stays at Antica Corte Pallavicina Relais to meet legendary culatello chef Massimo. 

Andy Mossack stays at Antica Corte Pallavicina Relais to meet legendary culatello chef Massimo.

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Palazzo Manfredi. Discover Rome’s beautiful boutique hotel.

21/09/2013This entry was posted in Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged on by .

Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah

26/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged , , on by .
Jumeirah Grand Hotel Via Veneto The Entrance

Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah nicely bridges the gap between other five-star hotels on this ritzy Rome street which are so grand and stuffy as to seem unapproachable and the downmarket four-stars packed with loud Americans in shorts who threaten to strip the boulevard of its class.

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Cortina d’Ampezzo. Discover summer sunshine in The Dolomites

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, South Tyrol, Veneto and tagged , , , , on by .
Cortina d'Ampezzo

Andy Mossack visits Cortina d’Ampezzo in summer and discovers a ski resort booming with summer trade.

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