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Old Sep 7, 2014, 4:27 pm
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Kagehitokiri
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...lli-opera.html (feltrinelli is 21 rooms)
great comments on R&C villa del quar > http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...-chateaux.html
http://palazzovictoria.com/ in verona >
Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
http://www.elitetraveler.com/travel-...t-your-service
Il Salviatino Collection. A second property opened in Verona, two more will come in Rome and Venice...Guests don’t just recommend Il Salviatino, they recommend (read: insist upon) specific service ambassadors for their friends and relatives. Which is exactly the effect Pigozzo had hoped for.
Originally Posted by Groombridge
Il Salviatino: High points: the best service I’ve ever experienced in Italy, much more like an Aman in its warmth, spontaneity, personal touches, and generosity of spirit. Very good food – with the best breakfasts of the trip from a superb menu.
aman venice (24 rooms) may have opportunities via owners (count & princess)
there may also be interesting guests at aman venice during major events

The Lodge (9 rooms) verbier during verbier festival >

Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
guests included...famous participant in verbier festival, who spoke with the guests at their end of the table at their first meal.
Originally Posted by vienna-resident
Food...fabulous: As we were the only guests, we had our 'private chef' who consulted with us every afternoon regarding the dinner menu
there are properties in europe that have culture onsite, like http://www.schloss-elmau.de/english/...nts/index.html

villa tre ville (15 bedrooms) >

Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...ome-sold-hotel
reopens as luxury hotel – three years after sale...For 35 years, until [http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Zeffirelli] sold it in 2007... estate's links with the arts go back to the 1920s...Guests will even be able to browse through the books [Zeffirelli] left behind...greenhouse, made from part of the set for one of Zeffirelli's productions of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_traviata], had been kept and adapted for use as accommodation
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/r...-ville-article
when [http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Schnabel] stayed here recently, he paid tribute to a long-lost artist friend from Positano by painting the words HUMANITY ASLEEP over a traditional Sicilian puppet-theater backdrop in one of the living rooms.
Originally Posted by vienna-resident
It's much smaller and a lot more intimate than the other high-end places. All staff members know your name and your preferences, no need for a menu as you can discuss your dinner preferences directly with the chef - I loved it and can't wait to go back.
Originally Posted by vienna-resident
I really enjoyed Hotel Villa Tre Ville in Positano. Service was excellent, great food, beautiful views, the rooms quite big with great bathrooms, and the ambiance of the whole place felt like being back in the Golden Era. The estate belonged to an Italian composer, but was just recently completely refurbished. The have a complimentary house shuttle boat to transport guests between the Positano marina and the hotel.
bernstein suite shower looks incredible: http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Locati..._Campania.html
possibly the largest en-suite shower anywhere? possibly by a reasonably significant margin too

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