Westin Excelsior Rome

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=70

• Via Vittorio Veneto 125
• Rome,
• 00187

Phone: (39)(06) 47081

Hotel NH Vittorio Veneto

Hotel where Karen, Alice and Bella stayed during Amber's wedding. Great location near Spanish Steps and cheap!

http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/italy/rome/nh-vittorio-veneto.html

Corso d'Italia, 1. 00198 Roma. Rome (Italy)
Tel. +39 06 84951 | Fax: +39 06 8841104 | E-mail: nhvittorioveneto@nh-hotels.com

Hoshinoya

Best hotel in Karuizawa according to Alan Yung: but its price is quite steep (~HK$4.5k room only, not the best type of room facing the river but smaller rooms facing inside) and it has no hot spring in the room (has to walk to a public one also owned by the hotel outside the hotel area.

http://www.hoshinoya.com/en/info/index.html

Address : Hoshino, Karuizawa-machi, Nagano 389-0194, Japan
Tel : +81-267-45-6000 Fax: +81-267-45-6990

Hotel Continentale

Nice and cheap hotel in Florence. Good location.

Vicolo dell'Oro, 6r

50123 Firenze

Phone: +39 055 27262

continentale@lungarnohotels.com

http://www.continentale.it/en/firenze-continentale/hotels-accommodations-72

Tokyo Airport Transfer

http://www.tokyoairporter.com/fares.html

St. George Hotel

We'll be transiting in Rome for 2 nights in Apr. Originally I was going to make a reservation at the Westin but I think the price tag of 340 Euro under this economic climate is a little too much so I picked this one instead at HK$2300 per night. Later, it was confirmed by Hazel that this is a great hotel where Bulgari and their staff stay in Rome.

http://www.stgeorgehotel.it/luxury-hotel-rome_302_ENG.htm

St. George Roma

Via Giulia, 62

00186 Roma - Roma

Tel.: +39 06 686611

Fax: +39 06 68661230

stgeorge@hotel-invest.com

Post-stay note: The hotel is quite nice in general but a bit out of the way and the bathroom is more of a traditional European type instead of modern ones. I'd stay somewhere closer to the Spanish Steps next time.

Sushizanmai Honten

Chuo-ku sushi place highly recommend by the drivers in Tokyo.

http://www.kiyomura.co.jp/shop/shop01_01.html
Open 24 hours
104-0045　東京都中央区築地4-11-9
Sushizanmai Honten　11-9 Tsukiji 4 Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0045
TEL：03-3541-1117/FAX：03-3544-5288

日比谷線築地駅徒歩3分
大江戸線築地市場駅徒歩3分