GUESTS’ COMMENTS ON THE IPA HOUSE

FROM SECTION COMMENTS/COMMENTI

Buon giorno Laura and Mario,

I am back home safely from a great visit to Italy and San Marino. I want to thank you
Laura, Renzo the Venice IPA president and Vincenzo the IPA House manager for Spinea for
the great assistance received in your country....I was impressed and happy to see Servo per
Amikeco at work as it is often forgotten for different reasons.
I also want to thank my dear friend Mario Muscioni, President of IPA San Marino, for the great
assistance and reception in his country....furthermore, he coordinated my arrival and departure
Denis N. by train with Vincenzo which made it easy for me to travel between the two Sections of IPA....I
CANADA really appreciated all the members and friends I met and made there.....believe me you made
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an ambassador out of me for both San Marino and Italian sections.
My friends who stayed at the IPA house in Spinea also appreciated what was done for them.
Being in the ISC for the last 6 years, commission responsible for travel and IPA houses, I can
tell you this experience is a positive example for me to share with my colleagues on this
Commission.

merci beaucoup, preggo! Servo per Amikeco!

Desidero esprimere il nostro ringraziamento per il felice soggiorno a Venezia e nelle aree
circostanti. La casa è molto grande e sei persone sono state molto buone.
Carlos P. y Vicenzo, ringraziare per i suoi sforzi per portare noi dall'aeroporto. Soprattutto di pick up,
perché l'aereo è arrivato oltre 2 ore di ritardo.
familia SPAIN Venezia è incredibile!. Non delude. Tutto quello che posso dire è che la piccola città e le sue
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Grazie per essere riusciti a farci trascorrere una vacanza felice e bella. Ci avete fatti felici!

Hello Laura
Bill & I would just like to drop you a note to tell you how pleased we were with the accommodations
Theresa L. and the reception we received from Renzo. It was first class! Thank you so much to you and
CANADA your members and the Italian hospitality we received. Keep up the great work and perhaps
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we can repay you one day in Canada.
Best regards.
 Good day Laura,
We have just came back from Spain and we wanted to express our greatest of appreciation for
the support and help from your local chapter with Mr Vincenzo Di Vito.
We were privilege to have his presence, and without this international brotherhood, we are
certain that we would not have the fun and pleasure of starting our trip in Venice. You will find
René M. a photo taken at the IPA house in Venice and we will process in our local journal in Montreal
CANADA IPA region 7. I hope the baseball cap from our chapter and the little gifts will demonstrate our
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appreciation for your help and also with the English.
Have a nice summer, and I am speaking for our president, Mr Gilles Théberge, be sure that if
ever you or a colleague of Italy needs some help, we will try our best to offer the same
professional courtesy!

Dear Laura,
Richard & Thank you again for making our second stay ( 06-05-2009 / 10-05-2009) in Spinea a
wonderful time. We always enjoy Spinea and of course going to Venice. We went to the
Karen W.
U.S.A. market on Saturday and enjoyed it too. Thank you to Mr. De Vito for picking us up at the
2009 Airport after a long flight from Amercia via Paris. The weather was beautiful and so are the
people. Hope to stay again next year 2010.

Camelia & Laura and Vicenzo,

Thank you for your hospitality in Spinea. We enjoyed the apartment and the price is a great
Robert S. U.S.A. bargain! Come to Washington state so we may return our friendship!
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Hi Laura, I just wanted to drop you a note and thank you for all your assistance in arranging
our reservation at the IPA Spinea apartment. It was prefect, gave us a "base" and the
Jan S. & transportation to/from was very easy. We loved meeting couples from both Romania and
Harley R. U.S.A. Poland and feel we've made some great friends who we will keep in touch with. I can hardly
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all your assistance.

Renata & Dear Laura.

We are in Croatia now. I just want to tell you how we are grateful to you and Mr Di Vito for a
Przemek K. POLAND possibility to spend a wonderful time in Spinea and Venezia. Warm greetings.
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Raimondo M. ITALIA Carissimi,
 2008 sono appena rientrato da una breve vacanza trascorsa in parte in Veneto. Ho avuto il piacere
di soggiornare 4 giorni nella casa Ipa di Spinea. L'appartamento è grande e confortevole e la
sua vicinanza a Venezia, a Treviso, a Padova ed a altre bellissime località limitrofe dà modo di
poter fare una bella vacanza. Complimenti per l'organizzazione.
Saluti
Dear Laura, This is Charles and I want to tell you that my wife and I arrived home some time
ago after a very memorable trip to your country. We were met at the airport by Mr Vincenzo Di
Vito. It was late at night and I was happy to see him waiting for us with his IPA hat on.After our
Charles M.G. stay in Spinea we traveled down to Rome and were met by MRS Colaiacomo, we contacted
U.S.A. her by telephone and she met us at the apartment. She as a great help and informed us about
2008 the bus and metro trains. My wife and I want to thank you for all the help and information that
you gave us. If you ever get to Chicago make sure you look us up. Thanks again. Warm
regards Charles M.G. Region 4 USA section

I just wanted to say thank you for helping us on our stay in Spinea. We had a lovely time in
Spinea, and the IPA House was wonderful. A great location for transportation, pizzeria, and
Richard W. super market, and yes for gelatos. We went to Assisi for two days and had a nice time there.
U.S.A.
2008 Upon our return to the IPA House last Tuesday we met Salvatore and his family. Between his
son's English and my Spanish we did all right. Thanks again and we hope to return again one
day.
Fredrik and We would just like to thank you for arranging our accommodation in Venice. We had a
wonderful time, and you and Mr Di Vito were really service-minded. Looking forward to come
Marléne SWEDEN to Italy again.
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Hello IPA-Italia!
Frank T. Thanks – we had greatful days (09.29 – 10.02) and a very pleasant stay in Venezia! A
GERMANY beautiful town, friendly people and a comfortable IPA-Guesthouse! Hearty greetings to
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Vincenzo di Vito. Best regards. Frank – IPA Koln
János S. Grazie dell'accoglienza! É un posto bellisimo Venezia .Mi piacciono le cittá, i musei, le
2007 HUNGARY antichita,insomma tutto. Verró sicuramente. Tante belle cose. Di nuovo grazie! Arrivederci.
Kind regards János
Paolo B. Gentili Amici,
voglio con questa mia congratularmi con Voi per la possibilità che date a noi associati di poter
2007 ITALIA usufruire dell'appartamento di Spinea, situato strategicamente vicino alla Serenissima, e non
troppo lontano da altre meraviglie del nostro Paese.
 Desidero inoltre ringraziare il collega Vincenzo , suggerendogli piccoli miglioramenti che
permetteranno ai futuri ospiti di apprezzare maggiormente il soggiorno, quali la disponibilità di
un forno microonde, posateria sufficiente per la massima capienza dell'appartamento, ma
soprattutto tendaggi alle finestre per salvaguardare la privacy dei conduttori. Un grazie
particolare alla Signora addetta alle pulizie per la meticolosità.

We had 2 great weeks in Italy, mostly northern Italy. The weather was hot…but we enjoyed
your beautiful old cities, landscapes etc.
Inge Marie I speak a little Italian and called Mr Di Vito 2 days before we left Denmark and was confirmed
and Ole that our reservation was OK…
DENMARK We enjoyed our stay in Spinea. It is a fine apartment and perfectly situated only ½ - 1
Dahl H.
hour bus ride to Venice.
We were surprised that a nice woman came and
cleaned the apartment. We are used to do that ourselves.
I came from Italy one week ago. I want to tell you it was very nice in the Ipa House from
Mircea B.
ROMANIA Spinea, and mr. Di Vito Vincenzo was very kind.
I want to thank you for all.
I must truly thank you and IPA Italy for a most remarkable adventure in Italia.... The guest
house at Spinea is superb! It was spotless and ideally situated-- our Italian neighbours were
CANADA kind and genuine people (why it was almost like being back in Toronto --where as I’m sure you
Chuck K. know we have the largest populations of Italians living in one city outside of Italy...)… Bravo!!!
to all of you God bless and many many thanks for the hours and hours of thankless
scheduling and planning you conduct on behalf of police families world wide.
Grazie mille per la possibilità della casa in Spinea. Ho avuto un bel tempo e qui ho conosciuto
Sabine S. GERMANY carissimi uomini, veramente! Ogni cosa ha funzionata perfetto…e spero che è possibile di
ritornare presto Cari saluti a Augusta.