From the Monday after Christmas until New Year’s Eve, I enjoyed a very relaxing stay at the Bellissimo Grande Hotel, located just about three miles from Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Ct. This was my second time staying at the Bellissimo and both times I’ve had one of the hotel’s Presidential Suites with a King Size bed and Jacuzzi tub. The first time I stayed, my room also had an extra nice stand up shower with a rain shower head and side jets that created a really relaxing shower experience. During my second stay, the room’s shower was much smaller and didn’t have the nice shower features that the first room had. This time, the shower head was pretty basic and the shelves in the shower didn’t seem to hold more than a few of the mini sized bath products provided by the hotel. My own products kept falling off, which was both funny and also kind of annoying. The plus side to this second room, however, was that it had a fireplace. I was really excited that the fireplace was located at the foot of the bed and that the jacuzzi tub was in the main room with a view of the fireplace. Unfortunately, the fireplace didn’t give off any heat – I tried looking on the remote for a heat feature, but it didn’t have one; it was strictly for ambiance. There was also a bidet in this room, which I never used. (Does anyone?) More…

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