List of Rome hotels, Marriott Hotels, Resorts, and Suites

October 15th - 17th 2008 Cavalieri Hilton hotel will host one of the most significant events in hotel industry - the International Hotel Conference, in its sixth year. This year a record number of participants is expected: 300 industry representatives from more than 50 countries will visit the event. Among those visitors can expect to see hotel owners and operators, brand representatives, architects, designers and other.

The number of last year's participants registered to take part in the event has already been exceeded. The topics discussed at the event will throw the light on current hotel tendencies, ways to cope with fluctuating economy and many other. One of the highlights of the Hotel Conference will be the "International Hotelier Global Citizen" award which goes to Mr. Georg R. Rafael, the Rafael Group S.A.M. Managing Director this year. Last year Hans W.R. Kennedie, the president of the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group, received the award.
2009.07.31

The 162-room Hotel Central Park Rome will be rebranded later this year to become the fourth hotel by Marriott International in Rome. Guests will still be able to stay at the hotel while renovations are complete.

The newly-opened Courtyard by Marriott Rome Central Park (located in the quiet Balduina/Monte Mario residential area) will feature an open-space lobby bar/lounge, a "Moscati" restaurant offering Mediterranean and traditional cuisine, the "Corpus Sport Center" with sauna, Turkish bath, a relaxation area and four work-out areas and conference facilities for up to 300 persons. The hotel will boast stylish rooms with Marriott's highly-acclaimed, plush bedding.

Marriott International currently has three other hotels in the city: Rome Marriott Grand Flora Hotel, Rome Park Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott Rome Airport.
2008.05.06

The House of Emperor Augustus is opened on one of the Roman hills, the Palatine, after a long-term restoration. The construction, found by the archeologists in the 1960s, has been thoroughly restored for decades. Now everyone can see the interiors of the palace.
The House is supposed to have been built in 36 B.C. There are four rooms: a dining room, a living room, a sleeping room and a study. The rooms are small, intercommunicating, and are void of windows. The light comes through the door, which leads to the garden. With the opening of the House, the entrance to the Roman Forum became paid. The ticket costs EUR 11, and lets the curious tourists see round the Forum as well as the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill.


2008.03.19

An exhibition devoted to the works of the great artist Paul Gaugin is run at the Rome expo center "Vittoriano". 150 masterpieces made in techniques varying from the Impressionism to the Primitivism are on display. The works are brought together from different corners of the world including the Hermitage (St-Petersburg, Russia) and a number of private collections. The paintings, sculptures and ceramic items illustrate different life periods of the artist with a restless soul.
The exhibition is run from 5 October to 2 February.


2008.01.18

Emilio Vedova is one of the most important Italian contemporary painters. He started his career as an expressionist, but later was inclined to join the group "Corrente". He also participated in the Resistenza and was a leading figure in the post-war Italian art movement, which was opening up and contributing originally to the European avant-garde. In 1946 he signed the manifesto of the Fronte Nuovo delle Arti, which included several Italian artists who became very famous afterwards. In 1952 he entered Gruppo degli Otto (Afro, Birolli, Corpora, Santomaso, Morlotti, Vedova, Moreni, Turcato), organised by the critic Lionello Venturi. His work exerted a significant influence on the Arte Povera group.
From 7 October 2007 to 6 January 2008 Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna E Contemporanea is hosting an exhibition of his works. More than 150 paintings brought together from all over the world will be on display.


2007.11.29