Italy

Rating a hotel is a tricky thing, because it's all about what you're looking for; what do you care about? What services do you require? What are your priorities? When choosing a hotel in Venice, my friend and I asked these questions to each ot…

OK, well now you're just being silly. First, you let me go to Rome - and then you tell me I get to stay HERE? This place was the perfect hotel for our one, lone night in Roma. We arrived in Rome early in the day, spent the day and the nigh…

Sometimes you need a hotel to serve a very specific purpose; enter the all famous "airport hotel". We all know the deal here; the trip is over, your flight is the next morning, and all you need now is to get as close as you can to the airport, w…

The Renaissance Penta Vienna Hotel is a lovely hotel.   The bed was super comfortable, the rooms are really nice, include a refrigorator, and the bathroom is really nicely laid out.  It's a little expensive, but not as bad as th…

Ahhhh...Roma. The Eternal City, home of ancient buildings, miracles of man, and a joy and appreciation for the good life that I have found no where else so far on my travels. So to fully appreciate it, what do you do for the evening? Look up m…

If my life ever completely unravels, but I have enough money to go hide, the rest of the world may not know where I have gone to, but my Travbuddies will; you will all find me at Villa Ducale in Parma Italy. We didn't plan to stay here. We actual…