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Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Mario Farulla Takes Over Hotel Chapter’s Lobby Bar in Rome

A small luxury hotel with a flamboyant attitude. Bodacious decor and contemporary street art inside an austere 19th-century building in central Rome. That’s the Hotel Chapter Roma of Marco Cilia. Opened in 2019, it continues to swagger with its upbeat personality by adding a bigger surprise to its team: Mario Farulla, a highly experienced bartender both in Italy and abroad took over the reins of … Continue reading Mario Farulla Takes Over Hotel Chapter’s Lobby Bar in Rome

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Gourmet Staycation: Dinner and Overnight Stay at Four Luxury Hotels of Rome

Italy’s second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is creating havoc in the hotel and restaurant sector of the country but there’s nothing to do except follow the current directives of the government and hope for the best. The latest DPCM national regulation, which is putting everyone to a distressing predicament is for the restaurants to close at 18:00 everyday and a curfew at midnight. But … Continue reading Gourmet Staycation: Dinner and Overnight Stay at Four Luxury Hotels of Rome

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Hotel Vilòn in Rome, Italy: Breakfast at One of The World’s Best Hotels

Despite being a newcomer to the choices of 5-star luxury hotels in Rome, Hotel Vilòn has reached the top in no time. Accolades have arrived left and right and with its 18 distinctive rooms and suites overlooking the private gardens of Palazzo Borghese, occupancy is always full.  A well-deserved recent commendation is being included among the 129 hotels of the World’s Best Hotels by Condé … Continue reading Hotel Vilòn in Rome, Italy: Breakfast at One of The World’s Best Hotels

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Art Street Food: Hotel Art by the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy

Hotel Art by the Spanish Steps, located at Via Margutta is an artistically-inspired 4-star hotel in one of the best streets in Rome where history, art, high fashion and gourmet food are at your fingertips. Located in a quiet inner cobblestone road between Piazza di Spagna and Piazza del Popolo, this hotel has a perfect position to relax in after a long day of sightseeing … Continue reading Art Street Food: Hotel Art by the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Events, Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Palazzo Montemartini in Rome, Italy: Dinner With the Chefs of Ragosta Hotels Collection

A particularly special dinner was dedicated to the new 2018 menus of the four Ragosta Hotels Collection last March 2018 at Palazzo Montemartini in Rome, Italy. Ragosta Hotels Collection is a group of four 5-star hotels in Rome, Amalfi Coast and Taormina. The locations of the four hotels are in some of Italy’s most beautiful corners. Palazzo Montemartini is in the heart of Rome, La … Continue reading Palazzo Montemartini in Rome, Italy: Dinner With the Chefs of Ragosta Hotels Collection

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Italy

Castello di Granarola Hotel in Gradara (Marche), Italy

Old castles have unique characters and stories that breathe from its walls and grounds. From north to south, Italy is dotted with them and from town to town, the sizes depend on the wealth of the town and settlers in the ancient times. The important ones have been converted to museums and hold the ancient treasures found in the area. But there are also the … Continue reading Castello di Granarola Hotel in Gradara (Marche), Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Europe, Restaurants, Restaurants in Europe, Wineries, Wineries in Europe

Porta Caeli (Vinero) Winery, Hotel and Spa in Thrace, Turkey

Staying at a hotel as the first group of guests while it was still closed to the public has a surreal effect. Porta Caeli was at its opening phase when our press group was welcomed to indulge in all the facilities the hotel has to offer, including tasting the wines that were aging and the menu proposals that the restaurant was going to offer when … Continue reading Porta Caeli (Vinero) Winery, Hotel and Spa in Thrace, Turkey

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Europe

Adoral Boutique Hotel in Rabac, Croatia

The beach calls when summer hits the calendar for most of us. Some hit the mountains, some run to the beach. I know we are still dealing with snow and the cold weather but soon, before we even realize it, it’s time to search for summer destinations. It’s always best to be prepared ahead to have more choices for on where to go and where … Continue reading Adoral Boutique Hotel in Rabac, Croatia

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Ristorante All’Oro in The H’All Tailor Suite in Rome, Italy

Parked just a block away, I walked along Via Pisanelli, a quiet residential road in Rome. My eyes riveted towards a light yellow building standing aristocratically amidst the other structures in the area. I quickly scanned the number outside for confirmation. I knew I was at the right place. It says 25 and on the other side of the entrance, The H’All Tailor Suite is … Continue reading Ristorante All’Oro in The H’All Tailor Suite in Rome, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Relais La Tenuta Del Gallo in Amelia (Umbria), Italy

When the gates of Relais La Tenuta Del Gallo closed behind me, I swore that I would go back. My lunch there was not enough to completely appreciate the whole place. I was just passing through for lunch after I discovered it in the restaurant list of the Michelin Guide for Amelia. The relais is a little paradise tucked in the middle of the countryside … Continue reading Relais La Tenuta Del Gallo in Amelia (Umbria), Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Europe, Wineries, Wineries in Europe

Arcadia Vineyards and Bakucha Vineyard Hotel in Northern Thrace, Turkey

While the sun was rising, we drove through Thrace countryside making our way from Vinero Winery to Arcadia Vineyards on the last day of our Turkish press trip. With 3 hours traveling time in between them (but just about 2 hours from Istanbul), we left Vinero with our boxed breakfasts at half past six in the morning, groggy from a very early start, with the … Continue reading Arcadia Vineyards and Bakucha Vineyard Hotel in Northern Thrace, Turkey

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Palm Court of Hotel Hassler in Rome, Italy

Ask any Roman about Hotel Hassler and he will immediately tell you that it’s the most historical luxurious five-star hotel in Rome. Its guest book boasts a lineup of royalty families, dignitaries, celebrities, and business leaders beginning from its construction in 1893. Its 140 years of history of being one of the greatest gem in hospitality known throughout the world had never left the hands … Continue reading Palm Court of Hotel Hassler in Rome, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Rome

Antonello Colonna Restaurant in Labico (Rome), Italy

In 1985, when Antonello Colonna took the reins and installed a bright red door in his family’s restaurant in Labico, not only did the name change to Antonello Colonna but it also became one of the best restaurants in Italy. The red door symbolized the preservation of traditional dishes and their flavors while adapting them for the modern day refined palates. He started a gastronomic … Continue reading Antonello Colonna Restaurant in Labico (Rome), Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Northern Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Amistà 33 Ristorante in Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amistà in Verona, Italy

Beauty is represented in different ways. Five-star hotels are always lavishly decorated and are so luxurious that you never want to leave them. Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amistà is all of the above and even much more. It’s a contemporary art gallery housed in a 15th century villa created by architect Michele Sanmichele then later completed by distinguished architect Ignazio Pellegrini in the 1700s. A … Continue reading Amistà 33 Ristorante in Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amistà in Verona, Italy

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