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December 5th, 2011  Posted at   The Grand Hotels

With over 7-10 million tourists visiting a year, there is a lot of accommodation in Italy’s capital, Rome. With what seems like an endless number of hotel rooms to choose from, it can be a difficult decision trying to decide whats best for you.

There are a great number of 5 star hotels in and around the city, but don’t be fooled by the rating. A lot of these hotels may look the part, but are often given negative reviews by their customers because of the poor level of standard they receive why they are there. It seems a majority of these hotels think they can hide behind their 5 star-rating and not have to worry about how they treat their visitors. If you are planning to visit Rome this year and want to make sure you are staying in the best of the best, there are a few hotels out there that can offer you just that.

One such example is the 5 star Grand Hotel de la Minerve. This beautiful hotel is in a great location just in the historic centre of Rome, located less than 10 minutes walk form Piazza Navona, and one of the cities most iconic structures, the Pantheon, is even closer. The Grand Hotel de la Minerve has been a 5 star hotel since the 1700′s and continues to offer excellent customer service to this day. The hotel’s own restaurant, La Cesta serves both local Italian food as well as international meals. If you want to enjoy some of the amazing views the hotel has of the city, make sure you visit during the warmer months as you can eat in the hotels fabulous Roof Garden and enjoy the beautiful sunset to the melody of the grand piano.

With 135 rooms to choose, excellent customer service and enchanting interiors, the Grand Hotel de la Minerve is an excellent choice for those looking to spoil themselves a little. If you are on a very tight budget or are just looking for something a bit more reasonably priced, make sure you thoroughly research what other Rome hotels there are out there before you book.

December 3rd, 2011  Posted at   Hotels Accommodations

The famous Rome isn’t called the Eternal City just for the sake of it. The traditions and customs inherited from the ancient times still dominate certain areas of people’s contemporary existence. When talking about luxury and good life one should remember the magnificent ancient architecture and try to find similarities with the modern five star hotels that you can easily stumble upon in Rome these days.

In this article we are going to describe another splendid luxury hotel from the same Eternal City of Rome. It is called “Grand Hotel de la Minerve”. There is a lot of history involved around this hotel. Those of you who actually have heard of the reminiscent places of ancient mighty Rome know very well where to find Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s “Pulcin del la Minerva” monument. It is composed of a small obelisk carried by a splendidly sculpted elephant. Experts claim that this piece of art is a mix of Egyptian crafts and Baroque style.

Anyway, the “Grand Hotel de la Minerve” is situated between the mighty Pantheon and the famous Church of “Santa Maria Sopra Minerva”. The location of this hotel is enchanting even for newcomers who have no idea about its existence and would easily satisfy all their luxury and accessibility needs. Being situated in the heart of the historical Rome, it is a prime location for you to take into consideration. Among the above mentioned edifices rises the “Grand Hotel de la Minerve” which has quite some history behind, being a hotel even since the end of the 16th century.

When thinking about five star luxury hotels in Rome you simply cannot miss this one. You should also know that it has been recently renovated to better satisfy each and every possible guest and to offer the best opportunities to the demanding clientele. Nowadays, the “Grand Hotel de la Minerve” comes with complete ultra modern 21st century amenities and offers more then one hundred rooms including suites, junior suites, superior and deluxe. (more…)

December 2nd, 2011  Posted at   Hotels Accommodations

Hotel restaurants are becoming more and more common. Even a tiny Super 8 on Route 66 is bound to have a small diner inside where guests can enjoy a hot meal and a cold drink to save them the trouble of going elsewhere. It also helps to build a hotel’s reputation and revenue, that’s why we see so many high-quality restaurants in hotels these days.

Of course, most-if not all-overshadow the small diners at run-of-the-mill hotels. For instance, the Grand Hotel, located on Mackinac Island, Michigan, boasts a few restaurants that are fit for a king… or a president, as it were.

The Grand Hotel is considered to be America’s “summer place.” Aesthetically, it’s one of the most beautiful structures in the entire country, glistening white and expanding over the entire horizon with its gargantuan size.

To describe it, it looks like the White House mixed with a New England beach house, only stretched out to over 100-times the size. The hotel opened in 1887, and it has since undergone many upgrades, including a few fancy restaurants that make mouthwatering food a way of life.

The Great Lakes are considered to be the most underrated summer getaway destinations, by and large, but Lake Huron, the body of water the Grand Hotel is situated on, always keeps a steady flow of tourists. Other than boasting the world’s largest porch, the Grand Hotel has also been a vacation destination for five United States Presidents, famous author Mark Twain, and even inventor Thomas Edison.

From the moment you arrive, you know that the hotel is all about luxury. Guests are ferried in on a state-of-the-art boat and then carried by horse-drawn carriage to the hotel from the docks. The trip in is a vacation all of its own. (more…)