Westin Hotel Rome

... , with few exceptions, only the wealthy enjoyed. Best of all Cristina arranged for me to have the special low rate afforded only Westin employees and their families. Laura and I were both at the time working for the school system which limited the time we ...

We stayed at another Westin in Rome on via Veneto, near the American Embassy, and the famous street of La Dolce Vita fame. Laura and I did some sightseeing, stood outside the famous Hassler Hotel at the top of the Spanish Steps, where a crowd of people ...

... cabbie down 10 euro, we were on our way to the hotel.  Insane ride, through narrow streets, finally landing at the Westin.  Gorgeous hotel, nice staff, all I wanted after Ireland was a decent glass of wine! They offered us an upgrade if we could wait ...

... had a fabulous steak dinner 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 ...

Id say that this hotel is by far one of our best hotels in this European leg....It was also a great time to be in this city following the announcement of the new Pope. We had hoped to pay respects at the tomb of the late Pope John Paul II, but there were ...

... 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 ...

... afternoon.  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 ...

... ’s horror, I managed to nab a few photos in this "no photos allowed" sacred space. We headed across the street from the hotel for a late evening dinner of gelato. Perfect!  ;-) Note to self: Rent "The Agony and The Ecstasy" to watch ...

WOW, What a Day! Westin F, Wow'! What a day we had in Rome! We started as an adventure and ended in an inspiring visit with a local priest.  We began the day with our visit to the catacombs. There are 60 catacombs just in Rome and only five have ...

... 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 ...

... the middle of bad floods, but that's another story for later. We took the train to Milan and then taxi to our third Westin 5 Star Hotel in a week, the Savoia Di Principe, every bit as lovely as the first two. The reception manager, a friend of Cristina, ...

... night when we wanted to do something special for Saturday. And also ventured into the ritzy area. Right next to the Westin Hotel is a string of shops including Louis Vutton, Burberry and Juicy Couture. Inside the shopping mall Helen discovered Topshop, a ...

... , 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 anything I can ...

... in some area or other. The beds were incredibly soft and very easy for sleeping, an interesting contrast with the beds at the hotel in Rome a few days earlier. We also had a "party" one night with Lidia, Sabrina, and Cristina after we enhanced the goodies ...

... room in the Europa portion of the hotel. This made a huge difference. Apparently, this used to be two separate hotels until Westin purchased them and made them into one property. The rooms in Europa have been renovated, whereas the rooms in Regina have ...

... 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 famous arched ...

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 ...

... 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 keyboard and there is ...