Inside the suite where Audrey Hepburn stayed at Rome's famous Hotel Hassler
Inside the suite, Audrey Hepburn stayed at Rome's famed Hassler Hotel, a celebrity favorite that boasts one of the most enviable views in the world. Ian Walker and his wife took a four-day break in Italy, spending two days in Rome and two in Umbria. Hassler, they stayed in the San Pietro Suite, a space reflecting the timeless class of a bygone eraThen they settled into the elegant Hotel Vannucci in the medieval town of Citta della Pieve in Umbria
AdvertisementA four-day break in Italy, two in Rome and two in the Umbrian countryside, seemed like a good idea when I booked it.
Less because the date was approaching and UK airports seemed to be drowning in a tsunami of passengers desperate for holiday but faced with understaffing, long delays and lost luggage.
Despite my wife's protests (she likes to pack a good wardrobe travelling), we decided to take hand luggage only.
It turned out to be a solid choice as we bypassed the scary queues to drop off the bags and lucked out with security - only 25 minutes from the airport entrance to at the departures hall.
Our fortune held the BA flight at the end of May, although full and 45 minutes late to take off, catch up time and landing only 15 minutes late.
At Fiumicino airport we met our pre-booked taxi and arrived 40 minutes later at the legendary Hassler hotel. Founded in 1893 and run with elegance and...
A four-day break in Italy, two in Rome and two in the Umbrian countryside, seemed like a good idea when I booked it.
Less because the date was approaching and UK airports seemed to be drowning in a tsunami of passengers desperate for holiday but faced with understaffing, long delays and lost luggage.
Despite my wife's protests (she likes to pack a good wardrobe travelling), we decided to take hand luggage only.
It turned out to be a solid choice as we bypassed the scary queues to drop off the bags and lucked out with security - only 25 minutes from the airport entrance to at the departures hall.
Our fortune held the BA flight at the end of May, although full and 45 minutes late to take off, catch up time and landing only 15 minutes late.
At Fiumicino airport we met our pre-booked taxi and arrived 40 minutes later at the legendary Hassler hotel. Founded in 1893 and run with elegance and...
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