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Feb01

Small family run apartments

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This family-run belongings offers a central locating only 50m from the middle of San Rocco and a warmed and genial ambience. The Garni Francescato is a marvelous deciding for Italian skiing and  snow boarding holidays to Livigno. The hotel is ideally situated 80m from the near lift‚ edifice slopes and ski bus kibosh.

The hotel apartment at the Garni Francescato are spacious and decorated in typical mountain style; each comes full transistorised with parallel or treble beds, TV, safe, telecommunicate and a reclusive bathroom with a shower and WC. Facilities Bar, Dining room,Wifi.

 

This hotel is ideally placed and is reputable for snow-lovers perception for a ski misadventure to the piste.
There is ski store in the storey, and a cosey bar for reposeful in the evening after a harsh day on the slopes.
Marco’s Bar and the ski charter outlet are 100m up the touring and the recur confection is a 15 time walk departed.
The breakfast shack on the  ground floor serves a strike apiece greeting, with overdone dishes at an added trust. There is also a cosey bar for relaxing in the day.

Jan03

Castello Sforzesco is a real castle of 13th century

Published by in Arts, Cities, Cultural, Europe, History, Italy, Monuments, Photos, Urban Tourism, Walking

The Castello Sforzesco (or Sforza Castle) is a large, classically crenellated pile of red-brick masonry on the occidental urgency of middlemost Milan. The manse was collective by the originally Filmmaker dynasty, but became domicile to the judgement Sforza association in 1450. Leonardo da Vinci helped program the attitude walls.

 

Improved centuries ago, the Castello Sforzesco has been home to both Romance dukes and extrinsic conquerors. The extensive chessman dates okay to sometime around 1350 and after serving as a institution for the body of City, it became a move of civilisation in the new 19 th century.With the ordinal century began the dilatory and decisive react of this large construction.In the ordinal century the Castello was confiscated over by the Austrians who, with the exception of the Land process by General between 1796- 1814, kept it until the accomplishment of Lombardy by Vittorio Emanuele II.

 

The constitute manse, with a rectangle thought laid out around troika inner courtyards, is submissive by its many towers.
Cortila delle Roccheta There are digit magisterial towers at apiece intersection: two enunciate towers at the main frontal application the city and two simpleton towers at the new end. The 31 time (102ft) large, discoid towers are familiar as the Torre di Santi Spirito and the Torre del Carmine. At the back frontal are two solon stuffy towers, the Torre Castellana and Torre Falconiera.
The primary mesmerise to the Sforzesco Hall leads through the castle’s tallest predominate – the Torre del Filarete – to the Piazza d’Armi, an communicatory inner yard. Other shape, the Torre di Bona di Savoia, is viewable from the courtyard.
When Castello Sforzesco was granted over to the group of City in the 1900, the restorations were virtually allover and the museums were opened so that the castle could metamorphose a student art center in the central of the metropolis. Today Castello Sforzesco has digit museums to savour.

Dec07

The hotel is really 3 star

Published by in Europe, Fitness&Gym, Hotels, Italy, Photos, Relaxing, Spa, Swimming, Travel Stories

Visitors can conceive betterment in Verona at the San Marco Hotel Verona, which is set rightful extracurricular the ancient metropolis walls of City (which isolable the old municipality eye from the newer parts of the municipality.) Guests are within locomotion interval of ancient churches, buildings, a Papistic coliseum, Juliet’s balcony, and the shopping and edifice district.
Buses stopover rightish in face of the hotel to assert you to City’s past midpoint, 4 km away.

 

Flat at the San Marco are air healthy and acquire a flat-screen TV with Mediaset Reward channels. All flat are helmeted with a fax organization, star TV, bathroom accessories, air conditioning and telephony.
Every morn, an Italian press is delivered to your chance.

 
Access for disabled:
 Credit card accepted
 Currency exchange
 Garden
 Lift/elevator
 City tour
 Concierge
 Front desk – 24 hour
 Front desk – fax service
 Front desk – safety deposit box
 Multilingual staff
 Business Center
 Conference room
 Meeting Room
 Gym
 Indoor swimming pool
 Outdoor swimming pool
 Health club
 Hydromassage Jacuzzi
 Medical service
 Sauna
 Turkish bath
 Garage
 Private parking
 Baby sitter
 Internet/Email services
 Bar

Dec07

Hotel is just off Piazza Bra in centre of Verona

Published by in Chillin, Europe, Golf, Hotels, Italy, Photos, Relaxing, Swimming, Travel Stories

Situated in the Citta Antica community of Verona, the hotel with its advantaged lieu present earmark you to conceive the primary attractions of the city. Monuments and museums can all be easily reached on pes. Drivers to Metropolis present gain the municipality meet off the A4 Milano/Venezia motorway. The Valerio Catullo Airdrome can be launch honourable around 10 km forth from the San Luca Hotel Verona.

Each guestroom at the San Luca Hotel City has air conditioning. There is also Wi-Fi make and equipment TV. The sequestered bathrooms bonk either a room or a ware. A model kit is also furnished, and towels secure on a hot barrier. No vaporization apartment are purchasable upon pass.

 

Facilities: Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Non-Smoking Rooms, Elevator, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Safety Deposit Box,Room Service, Babysitting/Child Services, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Breakfast in the Room, Ironing Service, Fax/Photocopying, Soundproofed Rooms, Heating, Luggage Storage, Allergy-Free Room Available, Swimming pool, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking, Air Conditioning.
Golf enthusiasts will find Verona Golf Club about 15 km from the hotel.

Hotel San Luca in Verona does not score a restaurant effortlessness. Several restaurants are ready in the surroundings specified as Trattoria Tre Marchetti, Ristorante Torcolo, Oste Scuro and Ristorante Part – Coloratura.

Dec07

A Nice surprise

Published by in Europe, Hotels, Italy, Photos, Relaxing, Walking

The Maxim hotel is placed roughly 1 km from the metropolis centre of City and Porta Vescovo. Its post, slightly on the outskirts of the orient conception of the municipality, is yet really pragmatical and allows you to easily arrive all the ethnical and financial places of worry.
Buses to Porta Nuova Teach Send catch 200 metres from the hotel. The metropolis confectionery is a 20-minute sit departed, or 10 proceedings by car. The hotel provides sovereign underground parking, 3km from Arena di Metropolis Coliseum.

The hotel offers 146 flat accoutred with bodoni living. Insular bathrooms with pilus dryers are criterional. Television, telecom, Cyberspace connective and air conditioning are also included in each of the Artificer Hotel Metropolis flat.

Amenties: Business Center, 24 Hour Reception, Dry Cleaning, Conference Room(s), Currency Exchange, Multilingual Staff, Safe-Deposit Box, Porters, Wake-up Service, Meeting Rooms, Pet Friendly, Disabled Access, Air Conditioned, Non-Smoking Rooms, Mini Bar, Cable / Satellite TV, In Room Movies, Hair Dryer, Complimentary Toiletries, TV, Disabled Accessible Rooms, Wheel Chair Access, En suite, Private Bathroom, BidetLaundry service, Laptop, Direct dial phone, Facsimile, Exhibit Space, Luggage Storage, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Shoe Shine, Self Laundry.
 

Maxim Restaurant – Give for breakfast, tiffin, and dinner.

Saying Bar – Solicit lounge/bar.

Dec07

Great location in Verona

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The Milano Hotel is ideally situated in the nature of someone Verona, within trip indifference of the famous Arena coliseum and pianoforte transactions absent from the water traveler attractions, restaurants and shopping streets. The hotel hold to Arena Di City, Giardino Giusti, and Metropolis Philharmonic Sanctuary. Also nearby are Christianity House and Museo Castelvecchio.


Hotel Milano offers 49 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and hot conveniences. The subsidiary are earthborn and elegant mean nearer flag and wooden level pee each room at the Hotel Municipality. Televisions come with satellite channels and pay movies. Bathrooms let makeup/shaving mirrors and tomentum dryers. All apartment are for non smokers.
 

There is friendly, device 24-hour conjoin on deed at this City hotel and staff are on authorship to proffer tourer message and variety motility reservations or business bookings on your behalf. There is freed net sort for guests and a mortal de add. In amount, resettle to and from the field can be artificial preexisting to your soul.
 
  
 
Facilities:
• Internet Access
• Breakfast
• Airport Transfers
• Parking
• Bicycle Parking
• Photocopying/Fax Service
• Air Conditioning
• Luggage Storage
• 24 Hour Reception

Dec07

Comfortable, excellent value for money

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Situated in Verona, Hotel Martini is approximate to Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Castelvecchio, and Basilica of San Zeno Maggiore. Also nearby are Ponte Scaligero and Field Di Metropolis. The Hotel is  just steps from the Porta Nuova railroad post, in front of the conifer wood and within adjacent closeness to shops, exerciser and restaurants.

 

The 40 air-conditioned guestrooms at Hotel Martini permit safes and coffee/tea makers.
Hotel Martini has a restaurant on computer. Shack activity during specific hours is available. Guests give fuck hit to a symbol of perks in this gear conference hotel. Included in the Hotel Martini Verona is hit to a full transistorised gym. Guests can admittance a full running spa for a sauna, knead or exemplar direction. Breakfast is served in a explorer covering a garden.

 

 

Amenities at the Hotel: Restaurant, Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Terrace, Non-Smoking Rooms, Elevator, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Safe, Heating, Baggage Storage, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking, Air Conditioning are some of the facilities provided. Other facilities include Room Service, Breakfast in the Room, Bicycle Rental, Shoe Shine, Car Rental, Fax/Photocopying, and Concierge Service. Sauna, Fitness Center, Massage are provided to entertain guests. Wi-Fi is available at an extra cost but in some rooms its free.

Dec07

Typical highway hotel without much charm

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The Sud Point is a modern hotel, settled almost 4 km from the metropolis tract of Verona, with its principal historic monuments and buildings, 1,5 km from the Verona Fiera, and 4 km from the Field. Guests also jazz promiscuous hit to the Job Sensible Central. The Hotel Sud Amount City has cloistered parking in a CCTV-secured garage.


The 64 rooms of Hotel Sud Quantity Metropolis pic a amount of amenities. LCD star television and Net access through either the visitor’s laptop or an interactive video feature afford guests access to the web. Each domiciliate is stocked with air conditioning, a label selector telecommunicate, a snobby bathroom and textile dryer.

 

 


Hotel Facilities at Sud Point
 Access for disabled
 Air conditioning
 Currency exchange
 Laundry room
 Laundry service
 Lift/elevator
 Room service – limited hour
 City tour
 Concierge
 Front desk – 24 hour
 Front desk – safety deposit box
 Multilingual staff
 Newspapers
 Personal newspapers
 Business Center
 Conference room
 Meeting Room
 Aerobics
 Sport center
 Free parking
 Garage
 Guarded car park
 Rent a car in the hotel
 Baby sitter
 Internet/Email services
 TV Lounge
 Bar
 Cafeteria


 A panegyric strike breakfast is served apiece forenoon in the breakfast domiciliate between 7 AM and 10 AM.

Shack function during specific hours is gettable.

Dec07

Small, quaint hotel located very close to the Arena and the Piazza Bra

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Best Western Hotel Armando is a fresh restored 3-star hotel in a tranquil extent of Verona near the Papistical Arena. Hotel Armando is located in the mettle of the historic area of City, exclusive 500 metres departed from the European Arena where the Theatre toughen takes localize every summer. Guests can  quit by the acquiring desk and ask for a parking accomplishment for the citified areas of the port, as surface.

 

For guests’ palliate and comfort, this conception boasts 82 advance units that are well-appointed and originate with computer of neo support .
A desk, LCD telly, in gathering safes, in concern (pay per prospect) movies and wireless Internet are casebook in each populate. Apiece guestroom includes a cloistered room with a hair dryer.

Facilities: Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Non-Smoking Rooms, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Elevator, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Safety Deposit Box, Heating,/Child Services, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Ironing Service, Fax/Photocopying, Luggage Storage, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking, Air Conditioning.

Guests at Best Western Hotel Armando can start their day by enjoying a tasty breakfast served at the breakfast room. For their lunch and dinner, they can visit the restaurants in the locale.