Ryan Murphy fans better act fast: If ever there were a time to book a stay at the Villa Casa Casuarina, the boutique luxury hotel that was previously home to the late Gianni Versace, that time would be before the January 19 premiere of FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, which will undoubtedly flood the hotel with intrigued gawkers anew. (The show also stars Architectural Digest's February cover story, Ricky Martin, as Antonio D'Amico, Versace's partner of 15 years.) The mansion, where Versace was gunned down by serial killer Andrew Cunanan in 1997, is now a popular celebrity hotspot, with bold-face names ranging from the Kardashians and Justin Bieber to Lionel Richie, all indulging in overnight stays at the three-story hotel.
The hotel retains Versace's signature style, with ten suites in the main house and an additional two suites in the south wing, all dripping in old world luxury and extravagance. One-bedroom suites start at $1,199 per night, and are largely untouched save for "some modern touches for the convenience" of guests and restaurant patrons, Chauncey Copeland, the hotel's general manager has said. Amenities of the hotel include a restaurant, Gianni's, which offers a "delicious blend of Italian and Mediterranean food and wine selections"; a bar where guests can pop in sans reservation; and Versace's famous pool, lined with 24-karat gold tiles.
In April, Architectural Digest first broke the news that American Crime Story was in negotiations with Villa Casa Casuarina to film at the location. Murphy, the creator and producer of the American Crime Story series, told the New York Post he was surprised he was granted permission to film in the house-turned-hotel. "I don't think I could have made the show if I couldn't have gotten that house," he said. "There was no way you could build [a set] of it. Two of the rooms were made out of seashells."
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