May is the perfect time to get away – winter is long behind us, the days are longer and the sun is shining. Here is a selection of breaks to make the most of it from The Rocco Forte Collection:
Rocco Forte’s The Balmoral – Edinburgh’s Ghost Festival, May 9th-18th
The 10-day annual event begins on May 9th and delves deeply into the city’s fascinating past and its haunted locations. Highlights include a scientific experiment from Edinburgh University’s Department of Parapsychology and an exclusive event with Most Haunted star Richard Felix. Stay at the Rocco Forte’s The Balmoral, the city’s most famous hotel and centrally-located on Prince’s Street, from just $424 per room, per night. To book, visit www.roccofortecollection.com or call 1-888 667 9477.
Rocco Forte’s Hotel Astoria, St. Petersburg – Stars of the White Nights Festival, May 11th – July 13th
St. Petersburg's famous Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting its annual Stars of the White Nights festival from May 11th –July 13th. The festival, which stages operas, ballets and symphonies, has become the epitome of Russian culture, but for a true Russian experience stay at Rocco Forte’s Hotel Astoria. Situated on St. Isaac’s Square in the heart of the city, the hotel boasts an exquisite selection of chilled vodkas and the best Russian caviar. Prices start from $768 per room per night. To book visit www.roccofortecollection.com or call 1-888 667 9477.
Rocco Forte’s Hotel Amigo, Brussels – Eurantica art and antiques fair, May 16th-19th
Eurantica is Belgium’s largest art and antiques fair, attracting Europe’s leading dealers and galleries and making it a goldmine for both dedicated and novice collectors. Rocco Forte’s Hotel Amigo is offering entrance to the fair and a brochure, plus two tickets to the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Belgium, as part of a two-night package. The package costs from $778 for two people staying two nights, including breakfast and a martini cocktail each. To book visit www.roccofortecollection.com or call 1-888 667 9477.
Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel, London – Chelsea Flower Show, May 17th-25th
As London’s oldest hotel, it’s only fitting that Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel is paying homage to the Chelsea Flower Show, a long-standing British institution, with two floral-themed packages. In the spa, you can enjoy a luxurious face, shoulder and head massage with a blend of rose and primrose oil to re-energize the skin’s natural regenerative process, while your feet are relaxing in a bowl of warm water with scattered rose petals ($118 pp). In the Library, you can opt for specially-created Traditional Afternoon Tea complete with scones with rose strawberry jam, violet blueberries macaroons, elderflower jelly with apple compote crumble and fig & lavender tartlet, served with Rosebud or Jasmine Tea ($69 pp). Both packages are available between May 17th-25th. Stay overnight from just $523 per room, per night. To book visit www.roccofortecollection.com or call 1-888 667 9477.
Rocco Forte’s The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
Contemporary Art Biennial, May 24th-26th Tatton Park Biennial will commission up to 30 new works from artists, performers and writers, to reflect Tatton's internationally renowned gardens of distinction. Rocco Forte's The Lowry Hotel is offering exclusive tours with curators from May 24th-26th, as well as June 7th-8th, July 19th -20th, August 9th and 10th and September 28th. Prices start from $247 per person per night. To book visit www.roccofortecollection.com or call 1-888 667 9477.
Rocco Forte’s Le Richemond, Geneva – Open Doors at Genevese Cellars, May 24th
On May 24th, over 100 wine cellars within the city of Geneva and in villages in the surrounding countryside will open to the public. As well as wine tasting and buying, there will be food and music making it a fun and lively way of sampling the local produce and visiting the city. Stay at Rocco Forte’s Le Richemond and you’ll be in the heart of the city, on the edge of the lake. Prices start from $444 per room, per night. To book visit www.roccofortecollection.com or call 1-888 667 9477.
Rocco Forte’s Hotel Savoy, Florence - China: at the Court of the Emperors, throughout May
Florence is hosting a spectacular new exhibition of China’s Golden Age. China: at the Court of the Emperors brings together masterpieces from the more traditional Han style to the elegance of the Tang dynasty (25 - 907) and will be on display at the Palazzo Strozzi until June 8, 2008. Rocco Forte’s Hotel Savoy is including entrance to the exhibition and the official catalogue in-room upon arrival as part of a special package. The package ensures access to this exclusive event so guests will not miss the chance to see the splendid frescoes and stone sculptures, exquisite gold and silver objects, precious ceramics, spectacular terracotta statues and precious jewels and rich lacquers of the Tang Dynasty, many of which have never been seen before in the West. The package costs from $671 per room per night, including breakfast and a room upgrade subject to availability. There is a minimum length of stay of three nights. To book, visit www.roccofortecollection.com or call 1-888 667 9477.
Rocco Forte’s Hotel de Russie, Rome – Emperor Augustus’s home opens to the public
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