2011年9月5日星期一

Palazzo Versace is a jewel of the Gold Coast

I'VE always had a weakness for most things Italian, so it's no surprise I fell in love with Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast. We'd been told there were three ways to enjoy the Palazzo – imbibe, indulge or invigorate – and the hotel's staff have designed weekend escapes with those themes in mind.For the last five years porcelain tiles ,

We chose the Roman Holiday package, because we'd always loved the movie, my friend was dying to wear her new Audrey Hepburn-inspired dress and I wanted to ride the Vespa that is included.a oil painting reproduction on the rear floor.

Yes, the Palazzo Versace takes its Italian heritage seriously, from the timeless grandeur of its design to the staff who wouldn't look out of place on a catwalk in Milan (but who smile and remember your name).

Attention to detail is what I look for in a hotel and Palazzo Versace spares none – from the goodie bag of toiletries in the huge bathroom, the Medusa heads on the glassware, the sumptuous Versace bedding (although frankly this makes getting out of bed very hard) and the bathrobe I ended up buying.

A destination within a destination on the Broadbeach end of the Gold Coast, the hotel takes advantage of all the area has to offer – sub-tropical climate,If any food China Porcelain tile condition is poorer than those standards, being set right on the water next to multimillion-dollar boats and a place where wearing leopard print and mankinis are both still cool and almost mandatory.

OK, I'm kidding with that last bit,Traditional kidney stone claim to clean all the air in a room. but this, says new general manager Russell Durnell,he led PayPal to open its platform to Cable Ties developers. has been his biggest challenge in the past 18 months – changing the public's perception of the hotel.

Part of that has been the introduction of new lifestyle packages, a million-dollar gym and a day spa where I suspect time is forgotten.

But while we loved the hotel, we were dying to get on the Vespa and see the sights. With four hours of use included in our stay, an Italian picnic hamper prepared by the chef and a map supplied by the hotel, we had a nice late-morning ride ahead of us.

We headed for Narrow Neck, a 10-minute ride down Sea World Drive where the road meets the ocean. The Neck is world famous and provides a front-row view of the best waves. There's plenty of hot surfers to look at and loads of Facebook update opportunities.

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