This Adam Tihany-designed flight of fancy has a theme - heaven and hell - with its common areas in various intensities of devil-red, and bright, 'heavenly' bedrooms. Playful...
Via di San Basilio 15Casa Howard (Howard's End) offers beautifully decorated residenza accommodation in two locations a stone's throw from the Spanish Steps, with all rooms individually designed....
Via Capo le Case 18 & via Sistina 149Owned 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...
Via di San Basilio 55Looking 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...
Piazza Trinità dei Monti 6Opened in 2002 on via Margutta, a street famed for its arty, crafty studios, the Hotel Art sticks to its theme throughout. The lobby area - with white pods serving as check-in...
Via Margutta 56Just off busy campo de' Fiori, this hotel underwent a complete renovation in 2006, and the results are impressive: the rooms, although not particularly spacious, have been...
Piazza del Biscione 6Once 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...
Via dei Pettinari 64This 17th-century former cardinal's residence lies down a cobbled alley near piazza Navona. An impressive Baroque stone spiral staircase winds up four floors (there's no lift,...
Via del Teatro Pace 33Some rooms at the International Wine Academy's 19th-century Palazzetto are on the flouncy side; others are more elegant (room 2 is stylishly decked out in cream and black); all...
Vicolo del Bottino 8Surely one of the most luxurious B&Bs in the world, La Residenza Napoleone III, named after an illustrious former resident, is run by Principessa Letizia Ruspoli in a wing of...
Largo Goldoni 56In the same family for 40 years, this pensione takes its name from its most famous resident (Elizabeth Barrett Browning stayed here in 1848). A bewildering number of antiques...
Largo Argentina 47Built on the site of an ancient Roman plebeian cemetery (findings are displayed in the excavation area by the entrance), this 'concept' hotel today caters for an altogether...
Via F Turati 171This ivy-draped palazzo in a picturesque square is deservedly popular, particularly with politicians (it's close to the Senate). The reception is dotted with an eclectic mix of...
Largo Febo 2On 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...
Via Veneto 183This delightfully luminous residenza has huge rooms with faux-antique wooden furniture, parquet flooring and comfy beds. The marble bathrooms have jacuzzis or showers with...
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