Savoia Excelsior Palace is a 4 star hotel in Trieste , Italy owned by the Starhotels group . The hotel is located close to Piazza Unità d'Italia overlooking the Gulf of Trieste and has 142 rooms ( including suites and apartments ) . The hotel has a bar , " Le Rive " , and a restaurant , " The Savoy " , which seats up to 150 people . The hotel ’s conference centre has 9 meeting rooms which can seat up to 650 people in total . The hotel was used as a venue for part of the 2009 G8 summit meeting
2009 G8 summit meeting
35th G8 summit
Savoia Excelsior Palace