The Westin Excelsior Florence

... to stay in Florence at my favorite hotel Croce di Malta or a new one which my friend Cristina had set up for me, at the Westin Excelsior, one of the finest hotels in town. My decision was to stay at each hotel for 3 days, touching base with the former for ...

Seven days were planned for Florence at the Westin Excelsior once again, but this time not the Executive Suite, but another suite, but "smaller". In fact the room was magnificent with large bedroom, marble bathroom, sitting room with two balconies one ...

It was my decision to stay at MY hotel Croce di Malta for the first three days and then we would move to the Westin Excelsior. It was good to return to the hotel, and I recall that Laura thought it was a great hotel with that balcony overlooking the back ...

... an adventure all in itself.   July 21 - The next morning we took a taxi to a new super swank, downtown Florence hotel (the Westin Excelsior Firenze) (taxis here are WAY over priced by the way) and headed off to a walking tour of Florence where we ...

... at my hotel that she had to cancel. It would have cost 50 Euros. From there I made my way to Ognissanti, glancing at the Westin Excelsior, and it would be a reach to say here and now that I had a premonition that I would be back there someday in the ...

... . Even the Tiramisu was made with zabaglione, which made it lighter and tastier than all others. Note about the Westin Excelsior Florence: http://www.westinflorence.com -         170+ rooms, many of which overlook ...

... ; http://www.uffizi.com/painting-collection-rooms-uffizi-gallery.asp Like most of the tour, our time there gave us only a sampling of what the city had to offer but it was a very satisfactory sampling - Florence was definitely all I thought it would be!! ...

... to do that day. First we would check out of Croce di Malta, then walk a short distance to Piazza Ognissanti, where the Westin Excelsior stands majestically on the east side of the piazza, the Westin Grand Hotel on the west side, the Church of Ognissanti ...

... and arrived just in time to have dinner with someone I knew through Lidia, my friend Cristina. Cristina was the Reception Manager at the Westin Excelsior, and I met her with my exwife, Wendy, when she and Lidia had come to the US to New Jersey in 2000. I ...

... are giving me the special privilege of using the hotel main computer terminal, in honor of my 13th stay at this hotel (during 3 visits I stayed at the Westin Excelsior and Helvetzia Bristol). Tomorrow the Uffizi, the Piazza della Signoria, and who ...

... surface of the inner dome we reached the peak. As mom and dad retired to the hotel Westin Excelsior Daniel and I decided that the night life of Florence was equally as important as the artistic day excursions. There are a variety of night spots ...

... was closed, however, where we would have seen a Cenacolo (sp ?), ie Last Supper by Ghirlandaio. Then I showed him the famous Westin Excelsior where Laura and I used to get suites for $79 when Cristina was the Reception Manager. Then we collapsed at the ...

... cab ride to the hotel didn't disappoint . . . that driver knew EXACTLY how wide his car was!  We checked into the Westin Excelsior straight across from the American Embassy.  It is beautiful . . . we especially like the gorgeous marbled bathroom!   No ...

... , and I breathlessly consented basically saying, "take me anywhere ! I'll go wherever you take me." Then Sabrina described the Westin Excelsior, where she worked in the office. It sounded wonderful with gorgeous lobbies, and great rooms. She said she ...

Oh beautiful Florence - the last of our Meridien/Starwood installments and where to better stay than a Grand Hotel on the Arno embankment. The welcome picture is taken from the side of our hotel and will inspire me to do some serious painting - not ...

... and the food spoke for itself.  We then continued with the rest of our walking tour courtesy of the lonely planet Florence guide. Dinner was at our very first Michelin 3 star restaurant: Enoteca Pinchiorri.  For those of you who have been ...

... amazing balcony. The room was smaller than ours, but elegant, a different shape and equally amazing. Those 3 days in Florence at the Westin were a fantasy of one extraordinary moment after another. The only thing that made leaving tolerable was that we ...