Owned by dynamic Italo-American couple Elyssa and Alessandro, Daphne Inn) sets the standard for inexpensive but stylish accommodation in Rome. The hotel - in two central...

The De Russie's modern, pared-down elegance - a million miles from the ostentatious glitz of via Veneto - makes it a hit with the international jet set. Film press junkets...

Elegant and understated, the historic Eden retains its air of exclusivity thanks in part to its location, a street away from the often aggressive luxury of via Veneto. In...

From its splendid porticoed exterior to its opulent lobby and its stylish rooms, the Exedra is endlessly glamorous. The rooms run from plush and utterly comfortable to...

Looking down imperiously from the top of the Spanish Steps, the Hassler remains the grande dame of the city's deluxe hotels. With acres of polished marble and abundant...

Once the palazzo of the wealthy Venetian Palottini family, the Hotel Ponte Sisto offers pleasant rooms - some overlooking the gardens of Palazzo Spada, others facing the...

On the quieter eastern side of viale Trastevere near San Francesco a Ripa, this ex-seminary opened as a hotel in 2001. It has an attractive marble-floored entrance hall and a...

Just off delightful piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, the Santa Maria opened in 2000 on the site of a 16th-century convent and has since built up a loyal clientele. The...

Rooms at this family-run hotel are beautifully kept, and come decorated with elegant mixes of linen, wood and tiles. Some have terraces looking towards the Palatine and...

The family-run Nerva may be right next door to the famous Forum but there's not a view to be had of it: the hotel faces a wall (though not just any wall: it formed part of the...

On the first floor of an imposing palazzo, Residenza A is a 'boutique art hotel' with splashy modern works enlivening its slate-grey and black colour scheme. The rooms have...

On a narrow ivy-lined street, this converted convent has been refurbished without losing its charm. An oversized crystal chandelier in the lobby lends a sense of opulence, but...

It may not be in the thick of things - it's in a quiet residential area - but the Sant'Anselmo, lavishly restored in 2005, is dazzling. Themes can be dodgy territory, but the...

Founded in 1894 by Caesar Ritz, the father of luxury hotels, the St Regis was treated to a staggering $35-million makeover in 1999, and remains a bastion of old-style luxury to...