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As Rome sees a constant stream of visitors throughout the year, there is little difference between low-season and high-season prices. However, it may be worth asking if you can get a reduction if you are going to visit in January-February or October-November. Visitors can often get good deals by booking online.
IVA (value-added tax) at 10% is included in hotel prices but is usually added to the price before it is quoted.The hotels below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:$$$$ (over €400)
$$$ (€250 to €400)
$$ (€120 to €250)
$ (under €120)
The prices above are based on official starting prices for one night in an en suite double room including breakfast, IVA (VAT) and service charges.
Business
Cavalieri Hilton
The stylish Cavalieri Hilton stands upon Monte Mario hill, affording stunning views over the capital. Set in six hectares (15 acres) of landscaped grounds, it lies 20 minutes from the city centre and 30 minutes from the airport. Its 375 rooms (including 17 suites), each with a balcony, are impeccably furnished in a modern style. With 14 fully-equipped congress halls and meeting rooms (seating 15 to 2,100), this hotel is ideal for business conventions. The superlative roof garden restaurant, La Pergola (see Restaurants), has three Michelin stars and attracts foodies from far and wide. Other services include a fitness centre (gym, two Olympic-sized pools, Turkish baths, sauna and tennis courts), a shopping arcade and a shuttle bus to the city centre.
Via Cadlolo 101
Tel: (06) 3509 2031.
Website: www.cavalieri-hilton.it
Price: $$$$
Hotel Atlante Star
Well managed and friendly, the Hotel Atlante Star lies five minutes from the Vatican. Popular with executives, its 85 rooms are the height of luxury, featuring antique furniture and marble bathrooms with Jacuzzi. There is a well-run business centre featuring a large equipped office space with secretarial services, plus a conference room complete with up-to-date audiovisual equipment, translation services and seating for 65. Up top, the Les Etoiles roof garden restaurant offers a stunning panorama over Rome with views of St Peter's. A smaller and cheaper sister hotel, the Hotel Atlante Garden, lies close by at Via Crescenzio 78A. Both establishments offer free shuttle pick-up from the airport.
Via Vitelleschi 34
Tel: (06) 687 3233.
Website: www.atlantehotels.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
Rose Garden Palace
Just off the famed and totally central Via Veneto, the Rose Garden Palace hotel is an oasis in the middle of Rome. It has opted for a ‘design' interior with custom-made and truly inspired furniture and furnishings. The main colours in the lobby and large and comfortable ground floor lounge area are salmon, blue and grey. The 59 bedrooms and six suites are large and tasteful and there is an outdoor courtyard and rose garden (hence the hotel's name) where you can breakfast and dine in fine weather. The three meeting rooms (the largest can host 50 people) all feature natural light, perfect sound insulation, fast Internet connections, overheard projectors and the possibility to eat in a private dining room or in the delightful main hotel restaurant, Il Roseto, which has a shaded outdoor seating area in the garden in summer.
Via Boncompagni 19
Tel: (06) 421 741.
Website: www.rosegardenpalace.com
Price: $$$$
Luxury
Hassler-Villa Medici
Located at the top of the Spanish Steps, just a stone's throw from the designer clothes shops of Via Condotti, the elegant Hassler commands stunning panoramic views over Rome. Its 99 rooms (including 13 suites) are decorated in classic style, with sweeping floor-to-ceiling curtains, Venetian glass chandeliers and marble bathrooms, while many have either a balcony or terrace. The rooftop restaurant serves dinner by candlelight with piano music and there is an elegant garden bar. Extra facilities include three business meeting rooms, a gym and health centre, a hairdressing and beauty salon, bicycles for use around the city and garage space for parking. Renowned past guests include Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Piazza Trinità dei Monti 6
Tel: (06) 699 340.
Website: www.hotelhasslerroma.com
Price: $$$$
Hotel Eden
Possibly Rome's most glamorous hotel, the Eden, located between Via Veneto and the Spanish Steps, dates back to 1889. Frequented by stars and millionaires, former guests range from Ernest Hemingway and Ingrid Bergman, to Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day Lewis. Its 121 rooms (including 13 suites) are richly decorated in turn-of-the-century style, with antique furniture, fine linen sheets and splendid marble bathrooms. Some of the most expensive top-floor rooms have balconies and offer stunning views over the Eternal City, as does the highly acclaimed Michelin-starred La Terrazza dell'Eden rooftop restaurant. Additional facilities include two elegant business meeting rooms and a well-equipped modern gym.
Via Ludovisi 49
Tel: (06) 478 121.
Website: www.lhw.com
Price: $$$$
155 Via Veneto
This spanking new boutique hotel is located on the legendary Via Veneto a short walk from the Villa Borghese, Piazza di Spagna and the Fontana di Trevi, and is due to open its doors officially in 2008. The building dates from the early 1900s and has been renovated while preserving its unique features; the interiors have been tastefully fitted out with Italian and French art deco furniture and the latest technology. Besides 120 guest rooms and suites, an open-air pool and spa, the hotel is fitted out with Wi-Fi in all rooms and communal areas. If you choose a suite you are granted the services of a butler. (Opening currently postponed.)
Via Veneto 155
No telephone number yet
Website: www.155viaveneto.com
Price: $$$$
Moderate
Albergo del Sole (al Biscione)Ideally located in the centro storico (historic centre), this charming but unpretentious hotel lies in a side street between Campo de' Fiori and Piazza Navona, backing onto the ancient Teatro di Pompei. Its 59 bedrooms are simply but comfortably furnished, each with a telephone and satellite TV and some with beamed ceilings. A peaceful roof garden terrace offers some stunning views over the surrounding rooftops and church domes. Breakfast is not served but an early morning cappuccino and a croissant at Campo de' Fiori, watching stallholders set out their wares at the colourful open-air market, more than compensates. Very popular, so it is advisable to reserve in advance.
Via del Biscione 76
Tel: (06) 6880 6873.
Website: www.solealbiscione.it
Price: $-$$
La Cisterna
Hidden away in a narrow, cobbled side street, a five-minute walk from Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, this small, friendly hotel is housed in a recently refurbished 18th-century building. There are 20 homely bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, telephone and satellite TV (some have wooden beamed ceilings), and a bar and peaceful terrace garden out the back. La Cisterna makes an ideal base for cultural travellers on a tight budget. Located in the bohemian district of Trastevere, known for its wine bars and trattorie, the centro storico (historic centre) lies just across the river while the Vatican is a pleasant 15-minute walk along the River Tiber.
Via della Cisterna 8
Tel: (06) 581 7212.
Website: www.cisternahotel.it
Price: $-$$
Other Recommendations
Aleph Hotel
Hell and heaven are the principal themes of this intriguing Adam D Tihany designed boutique hotel, located in what used to be a bank not far from the Via Veneto. The entrance hall and bar are fiery red, the top floor and terrace are blue. The bedrooms are inspired by 1930s and ‘40s design and have hi-tech touches such as TVs in the bathrooms, as well as huge beds. Downstairs there is a lovely spa in what was the bank's former vault; the incredibly heavy-set door has been left intact and opens on to a heavenly all-white relaxation room. Happy spa-goers can relax on long chaises longue in this ethereal space as they sip on healthy fruit beverages or rather less nutritious alcoholic cocktails served (at a price) from the bar upstairs.
Via San Basilio 15
Tel: (06) 422 901.
Website: www.boscolohotels.com
Price: $$-$$$$
Hotel Locarno
This pretty, moderately priced but classy and atmospheric hotel close to Piazza del Popolo dates back to 1925, hence the stylish art deco details, such as its lift. Each of its 68 rooms and suites (the latter are in a new luxury wing) is uniquely decorated with discreet antiques and coordinated Liberty-style wallpaper and fabrics. They offer an extremely generous buffet breakfast, which during the summer is served on the roof garden terrace with views over the surrounding rooftops. Within easy walking distance of the chic boutiques of Via del Babuino and Piazza di Spagna and the art galleries of Via Margutta, it is popular with people in art and cinema - English film director Peter Greenaway often stays here. A charming extra are the complimentary bicycles available to guests.
Via della Penna 22
Tel: (06) 361 0841.
Website: www.hotellocarno.com
Price: $$-$$$$
Travel Essentials
As Rome sees a constant stream of visitors throughout the year, there is little difference between low-season and high-season prices. However, it may be worth asking if you can get a reduction if you are going to visit in January-February or October-November. Visitors can often get good deals by booking online.
IVA (value-added tax) at 10% is included in hotel prices but is usually added to the price before it is quoted.The hotels below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:$$$$ (over €400)
$$$ (€250 to €400)
$$ (€120 to €250)
$ (under €120)
The prices above are based on official starting prices for one night in an en suite double room including breakfast, IVA (VAT) and service charges.
Business
Cavalieri Hilton
The stylish Cavalieri Hilton stands upon Monte Mario hill, affording stunning views over the capital. Set in six hectares (15 acres) of landscaped grounds, it lies 20 minutes from the city centre and 30 minutes from the airport. Its 375 rooms (including 17 suites), each with a balcony, are impeccably furnished in a modern style. With 14 fully-equipped congress halls and meeting rooms (seating 15 to 2,100), this hotel is ideal for business conventions. The superlative roof garden restaurant, La Pergola (see Restaurants), has three Michelin stars and attracts foodies from far and wide. Other services include a fitness centre (gym, two Olympic-sized pools, Turkish baths, sauna and tennis courts), a shopping arcade and a shuttle bus to the city centre.
Via Cadlolo 101
Tel: (06) 3509 2031.
Website: www.cavalieri-hilton.it
Price: $$$$
Hotel Atlante Star
Well managed and friendly, the Hotel Atlante Star lies five minutes from the Vatican. Popular with executives, its 85 rooms are the height of luxury, featuring antique furniture and marble bathrooms with Jacuzzi. There is a well-run business centre featuring a large equipped office space with secretarial services, plus a conference room complete with up-to-date audiovisual equipment, translation services and seating for 65. Up top, the Les Etoiles roof garden restaurant offers a stunning panorama over Rome with views of St Peter's. A smaller and cheaper sister hotel, the Hotel Atlante Garden, lies close by at Via Crescenzio 78A. Both establishments offer free shuttle pick-up from the airport.
Via Vitelleschi 34
Tel: (06) 687 3233.
Website: www.atlantehotels.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
Rose Garden Palace
Just off the famed and totally central Via Veneto, the Rose Garden Palace hotel is an oasis in the middle of Rome. It has opted for a ‘design' interior with custom-made and truly inspired furniture and furnishings. The main colours in the lobby and large and comfortable ground floor lounge area are salmon, blue and grey. The 59 bedrooms and six suites are large and tasteful and there is an outdoor courtyard and rose garden (hence the hotel's name) where you can breakfast and dine in fine weather. The three meeting rooms (the largest can host 50 people) all feature natural light, perfect sound insulation, fast Internet connections, overheard projectors and the possibility to eat in a private dining room or in the delightful main hotel restaurant, Il Roseto, which has a shaded outdoor seating area in the garden in summer.
Via Boncompagni 19
Tel: (06) 421 741.
Website: www.rosegardenpalace.com
Price: $$$$
Luxury
Hassler-Villa Medici
Located at the top of the Spanish Steps, just a stone's throw from the designer clothes shops of Via Condotti, the elegant Hassler commands stunning panoramic views over Rome. Its 99 rooms (including 13 suites) are decorated in classic style, with sweeping floor-to-ceiling curtains, Venetian glass chandeliers and marble bathrooms, while many have either a balcony or terrace. The rooftop restaurant serves dinner by candlelight with piano music and there is an elegant garden bar. Extra facilities include three business meeting rooms, a gym and health centre, a hairdressing and beauty salon, bicycles for use around the city and garage space for parking. Renowned past guests include Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Piazza Trinità dei Monti 6
Tel: (06) 699 340.
Website: www.hotelhasslerroma.com
Price: $$$$
Hotel Eden
Possibly Rome's most glamorous hotel, the Eden, located between Via Veneto and the Spanish Steps, dates back to 1889. Frequented by stars and millionaires, former guests range from Ernest Hemingway and Ingrid Bergman, to Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day Lewis. Its 121 rooms (including 13 suites) are richly decorated in turn-of-the-century style, with antique furniture, fine linen sheets and splendid marble bathrooms. Some of the most expensive top-floor rooms have balconies and offer stunning views over the Eternal City, as does the highly acclaimed Michelin-starred La Terrazza dell'Eden rooftop restaurant. Additional facilities include two elegant business meeting rooms and a well-equipped modern gym.
Via Ludovisi 49
Tel: (06) 478 121.
Website: www.lhw.com
Price: $$$$
155 Via Veneto
This spanking new boutique hotel is located on the legendary Via Veneto a short walk from the Villa Borghese, Piazza di Spagna and the Fontana di Trevi, and is due to open its doors officially in 2008. The building dates from the early 1900s and has been renovated while preserving its unique features; the interiors have been tastefully fitted out with Italian and French art deco furniture and the latest technology. Besides 120 guest rooms and suites, an open-air pool and spa, the hotel is fitted out with Wi-Fi in all rooms and communal areas. If you choose a suite you are granted the services of a butler. (Opening currently postponed.)
Via Veneto 155
No telephone number yet
Website: www.155viaveneto.com
Price: $$$$
Moderate
Albergo del Sole (al Biscione)Ideally located in the centro storico (historic centre), this charming but unpretentious hotel lies in a side street between Campo de' Fiori and Piazza Navona, backing onto the ancient Teatro di Pompei. Its 59 bedrooms are simply but comfortably furnished, each with a telephone and satellite TV and some with beamed ceilings. A peaceful roof garden terrace offers some stunning views over the surrounding rooftops and church domes. Breakfast is not served but an early morning cappuccino and a croissant at Campo de' Fiori, watching stallholders set out their wares at the colourful open-air market, more than compensates. Very popular, so it is advisable to reserve in advance.
Via del Biscione 76
Tel: (06) 6880 6873.
Website: www.solealbiscione.it
Price: $-$$
La Cisterna
Hidden away in a narrow, cobbled side street, a five-minute walk from Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, this small, friendly hotel is housed in a recently refurbished 18th-century building. There are 20 homely bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, telephone and satellite TV (some have wooden beamed ceilings), and a bar and peaceful terrace garden out the back. La Cisterna makes an ideal base for cultural travellers on a tight budget. Located in the bohemian district of Trastevere, known for its wine bars and trattorie, the centro storico (historic centre) lies just across the river while the Vatican is a pleasant 15-minute walk along the River Tiber.
Via della Cisterna 8
Tel: (06) 581 7212.
Website: www.cisternahotel.it
Price: $-$$
Other Recommendations
Aleph Hotel
Hell and heaven are the principal themes of this intriguing Adam D Tihany designed boutique hotel, located in what used to be a bank not far from the Via Veneto. The entrance hall and bar are fiery red, the top floor and terrace are blue. The bedrooms are inspired by 1930s and ‘40s design and have hi-tech touches such as TVs in the bathrooms, as well as huge beds. Downstairs there is a lovely spa in what was the bank's former vault; the incredibly heavy-set door has been left intact and opens on to a heavenly all-white relaxation room. Happy spa-goers can relax on long chaises longue in this ethereal space as they sip on healthy fruit beverages or rather less nutritious alcoholic cocktails served (at a price) from the bar upstairs.
Via San Basilio 15
Tel: (06) 422 901.
Website: www.boscolohotels.com
Price: $$-$$$$
Hotel Locarno
This pretty, moderately priced but classy and atmospheric hotel close to Piazza del Popolo dates back to 1925, hence the stylish art deco details, such as its lift. Each of its 68 rooms and suites (the latter are in a new luxury wing) is uniquely decorated with discreet antiques and coordinated Liberty-style wallpaper and fabrics. They offer an extremely generous buffet breakfast, which during the summer is served on the roof garden terrace with views over the surrounding rooftops. Within easy walking distance of the chic boutiques of Via del Babuino and Piazza di Spagna and the art galleries of Via Margutta, it is popular with people in art and cinema - English film director Peter Greenaway often stays here. A charming extra are the complimentary bicycles available to guests.
Via della Penna 22
Tel: (06) 361 0841.
Website: www.hotellocarno.com
Price: $$-$$$$
IVA (value-added tax) at 10% is included in hotel prices but is usually added to the price before it is quoted.The hotels below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:$$$$ (over €400)
$$$ (€250 to €400)
$$ (€120 to €250)
$ (under €120)
The prices above are based on official starting prices for one night in an en suite double room including breakfast, IVA (VAT) and service charges.
Business
Cavalieri Hilton
The stylish Cavalieri Hilton stands upon Monte Mario hill, affording stunning views over the capital. Set in six hectares (15 acres) of landscaped grounds, it lies 20 minutes from the city centre and 30 minutes from the airport. Its 375 rooms (including 17 suites), each with a balcony, are impeccably furnished in a modern style. With 14 fully-equipped congress halls and meeting rooms (seating 15 to 2,100), this hotel is ideal for business conventions. The superlative roof garden restaurant, La Pergola (see Restaurants), has three Michelin stars and attracts foodies from far and wide. Other services include a fitness centre (gym, two Olympic-sized pools, Turkish baths, sauna and tennis courts), a shopping arcade and a shuttle bus to the city centre.
Via Cadlolo 101
Tel: (06) 3509 2031.
Website: www.cavalieri-hilton.it
Price: $$$$
Hotel Atlante Star
Well managed and friendly, the Hotel Atlante Star lies five minutes from the Vatican. Popular with executives, its 85 rooms are the height of luxury, featuring antique furniture and marble bathrooms with Jacuzzi. There is a well-run business centre featuring a large equipped office space with secretarial services, plus a conference room complete with up-to-date audiovisual equipment, translation services and seating for 65. Up top, the Les Etoiles roof garden restaurant offers a stunning panorama over Rome with views of St Peter's. A smaller and cheaper sister hotel, the Hotel Atlante Garden, lies close by at Via Crescenzio 78A. Both establishments offer free shuttle pick-up from the airport.
Via Vitelleschi 34
Tel: (06) 687 3233.
Website: www.atlantehotels.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
Rose Garden Palace
Just off the famed and totally central Via Veneto, the Rose Garden Palace hotel is an oasis in the middle of Rome. It has opted for a ‘design' interior with custom-made and truly inspired furniture and furnishings. The main colours in the lobby and large and comfortable ground floor lounge area are salmon, blue and grey. The 59 bedrooms and six suites are large and tasteful and there is an outdoor courtyard and rose garden (hence the hotel's name) where you can breakfast and dine in fine weather. The three meeting rooms (the largest can host 50 people) all feature natural light, perfect sound insulation, fast Internet connections, overheard projectors and the possibility to eat in a private dining room or in the delightful main hotel restaurant, Il Roseto, which has a shaded outdoor seating area in the garden in summer.
Via Boncompagni 19
Tel: (06) 421 741.
Website: www.rosegardenpalace.com
Price: $$$$
Luxury
Hassler-Villa Medici
Located at the top of the Spanish Steps, just a stone's throw from the designer clothes shops of Via Condotti, the elegant Hassler commands stunning panoramic views over Rome. Its 99 rooms (including 13 suites) are decorated in classic style, with sweeping floor-to-ceiling curtains, Venetian glass chandeliers and marble bathrooms, while many have either a balcony or terrace. The rooftop restaurant serves dinner by candlelight with piano music and there is an elegant garden bar. Extra facilities include three business meeting rooms, a gym and health centre, a hairdressing and beauty salon, bicycles for use around the city and garage space for parking. Renowned past guests include Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Piazza Trinità dei Monti 6
Tel: (06) 699 340.
Website: www.hotelhasslerroma.com
Price: $$$$
Hotel Eden
Possibly Rome's most glamorous hotel, the Eden, located between Via Veneto and the Spanish Steps, dates back to 1889. Frequented by stars and millionaires, former guests range from Ernest Hemingway and Ingrid Bergman, to Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day Lewis. Its 121 rooms (including 13 suites) are richly decorated in turn-of-the-century style, with antique furniture, fine linen sheets and splendid marble bathrooms. Some of the most expensive top-floor rooms have balconies and offer stunning views over the Eternal City, as does the highly acclaimed Michelin-starred La Terrazza dell'Eden rooftop restaurant. Additional facilities include two elegant business meeting rooms and a well-equipped modern gym.
Via Ludovisi 49
Tel: (06) 478 121.
Website: www.lhw.com
Price: $$$$
155 Via Veneto
This spanking new boutique hotel is located on the legendary Via Veneto a short walk from the Villa Borghese, Piazza di Spagna and the Fontana di Trevi, and is due to open its doors officially in 2008. The building dates from the early 1900s and has been renovated while preserving its unique features; the interiors have been tastefully fitted out with Italian and French art deco furniture and the latest technology. Besides 120 guest rooms and suites, an open-air pool and spa, the hotel is fitted out with Wi-Fi in all rooms and communal areas. If you choose a suite you are granted the services of a butler. (Opening currently postponed.)
Via Veneto 155
No telephone number yet
Website: www.155viaveneto.com
Price: $$$$
Moderate
Albergo del Sole (al Biscione)Ideally located in the centro storico (historic centre), this charming but unpretentious hotel lies in a side street between Campo de' Fiori and Piazza Navona, backing onto the ancient Teatro di Pompei. Its 59 bedrooms are simply but comfortably furnished, each with a telephone and satellite TV and some with beamed ceilings. A peaceful roof garden terrace offers some stunning views over the surrounding rooftops and church domes. Breakfast is not served but an early morning cappuccino and a croissant at Campo de' Fiori, watching stallholders set out their wares at the colourful open-air market, more than compensates. Very popular, so it is advisable to reserve in advance.
Via del Biscione 76
Tel: (06) 6880 6873.
Website: www.solealbiscione.it
Price: $-$$
La Cisterna
Hidden away in a narrow, cobbled side street, a five-minute walk from Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, this small, friendly hotel is housed in a recently refurbished 18th-century building. There are 20 homely bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, telephone and satellite TV (some have wooden beamed ceilings), and a bar and peaceful terrace garden out the back. La Cisterna makes an ideal base for cultural travellers on a tight budget. Located in the bohemian district of Trastevere, known for its wine bars and trattorie, the centro storico (historic centre) lies just across the river while the Vatican is a pleasant 15-minute walk along the River Tiber.
Via della Cisterna 8
Tel: (06) 581 7212.
Website: www.cisternahotel.it
Price: $-$$
Other Recommendations
Aleph Hotel
Hell and heaven are the principal themes of this intriguing Adam D Tihany designed boutique hotel, located in what used to be a bank not far from the Via Veneto. The entrance hall and bar are fiery red, the top floor and terrace are blue. The bedrooms are inspired by 1930s and ‘40s design and have hi-tech touches such as TVs in the bathrooms, as well as huge beds. Downstairs there is a lovely spa in what was the bank's former vault; the incredibly heavy-set door has been left intact and opens on to a heavenly all-white relaxation room. Happy spa-goers can relax on long chaises longue in this ethereal space as they sip on healthy fruit beverages or rather less nutritious alcoholic cocktails served (at a price) from the bar upstairs.
Via San Basilio 15
Tel: (06) 422 901.
Website: www.boscolohotels.com
Price: $$-$$$$
Hotel Locarno
This pretty, moderately priced but classy and atmospheric hotel close to Piazza del Popolo dates back to 1925, hence the stylish art deco details, such as its lift. Each of its 68 rooms and suites (the latter are in a new luxury wing) is uniquely decorated with discreet antiques and coordinated Liberty-style wallpaper and fabrics. They offer an extremely generous buffet breakfast, which during the summer is served on the roof garden terrace with views over the surrounding rooftops. Within easy walking distance of the chic boutiques of Via del Babuino and Piazza di Spagna and the art galleries of Via Margutta, it is popular with people in art and cinema - English film director Peter Greenaway often stays here. A charming extra are the complimentary bicycles available to guests.
Via della Penna 22
Tel: (06) 361 0841.
Website: www.hotellocarno.com
Price: $$-$$$$
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