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My Eighth Trip to Italy - Dec/Jan 2002
A Travel Blog by alanjgreenhalgh
... 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 ...
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Hotel # 2 and Extreme Shock !!!!!!!!!!!!
A Travel Blog entry by alanjgreenhalgh from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... 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 ...
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Lost and Found!
A Travel Blog entry by spoonball from Pompei, Campania, Italy
... of Montecassino, established by St. Benedict. In Rome, we whisked by a variety of famous monuments and then checked into the Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Via Veneto. We had two hours to relax. Hooray! The air conditioning is powerful, which is not ...
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Travel Blog entry by spoonball from Rome, Lazio, Italy
... on my blacklist. Trust me, you don’t want to be there. Arrivederci, Roma! Note about the hotel Westin Excelsior Rome: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=70 ...
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New Year's Eve in Florence
A Travel Blog entry by alanjgreenhalgh from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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 ...
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Adventures in Rome
A Travel Blog entry by pmontap from Rome, Italy
... at Toscano. Its a cute place walking distance from our hotel. By the way---our hotel is gorgeous! We are staying at the Westin Excelsior and the rooms are fantastic and huge. Great flat screen TV and nice marble bathrooms. The location on Via Veneto ...
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We buy paintings; the Medici bought painters.
A Travel Blog entry by spoonball from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... to others. 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 ...
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"You may have the universe if I may have Italy."
A Travel Blog entry by spoonball from Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Italy
... we arrived in Florence, the capital of Tuscany and the city that gave birth to the Renaissance. We checked in at the Westin Excelsior, a truly elegant hotel. Our room has a balcony and overlooks the River Arno and the Ponte Vecchio, the city’s ...
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Buon Giorno
A Travel Blog entry by heidibennett from Rome, Lazio, Italy
... The kids did great on the flight, but only slept during the 2 hour flight from London to Rome. We checked in at the Westin Excelsior. What a great room. Jim met Lowell and Doug for his first cocktail of the trip. We all ...
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Fort lauderdaleF
A Travel Blog entry by jacontheroad from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
... is way too much detail for you, I'm sorry but, but it IS one of the most amazing rooms I have been in. It compares with the Westin Excelsior that w stayed in in Rome, and I think that goes for around 700 pounds or more a night ( am now using an American ...
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A Trip to Lucca, and then Dinner with Cristina
A Travel Blog entry by alanjgreenhalgh from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... 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 ...
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Return to Florence, Hotel Part 1
A Travel Blog entry by alanjgreenhalgh from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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 ...
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Rome It Is!
A Travel Blog entry by trishherzog from Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... 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 ...
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The Family Arrives
A Travel Blog entry by sarge from Florence, Italy
... a climb along the curved 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 ...
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Florence
A Travel Blog entry by sidandemily from Florence, Italy
... 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 ...
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Hi de Hi
A Travel Blog entry by deswirral from Venice-Lido, Veneto, Italy
... left and we head back to the Adriatic we are really powering along. We begin to bead (Higher Bebington residents don’t sweat) The Westin Excelsior comes into view. I ask Shelagh if she would you like to stop for a drink. Her eyes light up as we come ...
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Hotel The Westin Excelsior Rome
Via Vittorio Veneto 125, Rome, Lazio, Italy
... nice and any requests we made were promptly responded to. Everything I would expect from a five star hotel. Westin Excelsior March 2004 from anonymous Great service, helpful concierge, nice rooms. Our package included a complete full ...
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Hotel The Westin Excelsior Florence
Piazza Ognissanti 3, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
... from the main attractions. These are extremely small quibbles and would recommend this hotel to everyone. We adored the westin excelsior in florence from seflech we were guests of this marvelous hotel late october, 2003. from the moment we ...
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