If you need an idea for a last minute romantic getaway for you and your sweetie over Valentines Day, this package just came across my desk and if money was no object (ha!) I’d be making resers as we speak…
Venice is surely the world’s most romantic destination, and Starwood’s The Hotel Gritti Palace is one of my very favorite palaces — so it’s all good.
The new Cooking and Culture of Venice Package at the Hotel Grilli Palace is part of The Luxury Collection and another of the world’s most lauded properties, which overlooks the Grand Canal, enchanting guests with an incomparable view of Venice.
With its 82 rooms and nine suites, the 16th century style hotel offers superb accommodations and provides special courtesies in an elegant, refined setting. The Hotel Gritti Palace offers “Esperienza Venezia,�? an exceptional opportunity to live Venetian authenticity to its fullest by bringing the character of Venice to life with five extraordinary days of an enriching Venetian experience.
Under the professional instruction of Club Del Doge Executive Chef Daniele Turco, themed culinary lessons are complemented by the expertise of visiting celebrity chefs, and enhanced with excursions to the Rialto Markets, indigenous dining in authentic local osterias, food shopping and food history lessons with Program Director Rolando Beramendi, mask-making and masquerade dinners.
Packages range from 5,500 EUR ($7,026 USD) to 7,550 EUR ($9,644 USD), depending on number of guests and room type choice for the five-day stay. For reservations or more information on the 2007 program dates, celebrity guest chefs or detailed itinerary, call (39) 041 794611, email [email protected], or visit www.starwooditaly.com or www.luxurycollection.com/grittipalace.
Caption: (Wish-it-was-my) Suite at the Gritti Palace
By Janice Nieder, Vagablond’s Token Redhead