MICHAEL WOLF | PHOTOGRAPHY | HONGKONG all images copyright michael wolf Top 10 hotels in Rome | Travel | Guardian Unlimited 1. Small 'n' central: Teatropace 33 Navigate down a narrow street past rows of small furniture makers and duck into the Teatropace 33, where the first thing that hits you is the massive 17th-century spiral stone staircase in this former cardinal's house. Wood and stone floors combine with enormously high, beamed ceilings to give a solid, comfortable feel in the double rooms, while the top floor suite has its own private roof terrace. · Double room: €150 to €240 (£108 to £173) depending on season 2. Express service ... · Double room: €170 to €300 (£123 to £216) depending on season 3. Rome is full of secret gardens hidden by high walls, and they are usually owned by the church. · Il Rosario: Double: €90 (£65). 4. The stained-glass window, the cool, high-ceilinged entrance hall and the tiled floor, frescoed breakfast room in this 16th-century palazzo are Casa Banzo's (+39 06 6833909) strengths, not to mention its proximity to Campo dei Fiori, the hotspot in the historic centre. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Patrick's Roadhouse Seeing Stars: Where the Stars Dine.. 106 Entrada Drive (just above Pacific Coast Highway), Santa Monica, CA. / (310) 459-4544 Patrick's Roadhouse isn't well-known to the general public, but it has been a personal favorite of the stars for years. Located in a bright green shack just above Pacific Coast Highway, on the route to Malibu, it sits near the border of Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades. Patrick's is somewhat eccentric, somewhat rough around the edges, with mediocre food and zero decor - not really the kind of place you'd expect to find a superstar like Arnold Schwarzenegger, but there he is, with a permanent table close to the door (in the main dining room, just past the counter. But you will often find him here in the a.m., along with plenty of his Hollywood friends. Hell, even President Clinton showed up here - twice! The menu offers sandwiches, burgers, and breakfast items. Jennifer Grey ("Dirty Dancing") likes their banana cream pie. Looking for something in particular?
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