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The joy of waking up in a hotel in Rome comes at a price: Italian hotels have the highest room rates in Europe, and the fact that the Eternal City in particular is a seller's market has done nothing to raise standards. But things are slowly changing. Though the high prices remain, a slew of new options have shaken up the Rome hotel scene. The arrival of design hotels, such as the post-Deco De Russie, sexy Aleph, and relentlessly contemporary Radisson, has forced many old stalwarts to rethink and revamp. The danger now, of course, is that design itself may fall into a rut—some new openings, like Leon's Place in Via XX Settembre, are more style than substance. It's at the lower end of the market that the most interesting changes are taking place: Those looking for a hotel under $250 now have a range of upscale B&Bs to choose from (smart, stylish Casa Montani is a good example) in addition to the typical budget to mid-range hotels. Value-conscious travelers should make the most of Rome's two low seasons: from November through early March (with the partial exception of Christmas and New Year's), and again from mid-July to the end of August.
When it opened in 2003, this 273-room glass tower was the city's most radical hotel design statement. After becoming part of the Radisson group, room rates...more
In Milan and Florence, fashion designers long ago extended their operations into the hotel sector. Rome, on the other hand, had to wait until 2006 to get its...more
Near the Forum and Circus Maximus, this "modern hotel dedicates each of its five levels to a different Italian artist of the twentieth century, such as Umberto...more
This restored seventeenth-century convent in Trastevere was designed by one of the great Baroque architects, Francesco Borromini, and has all the play of convex...more
Few hotels have guest lists that stretch back to the Renaissance. But the Sole is one of the oldest in Europe: It had already been going for almost half a...more
Anna Fendi (of the Fendi fashion empire) acquired a fabulous Art Nouveau mansion along the Tiber River with a foresteria, or guest villa, behind it, and has...more
Location, location, and location are what make this boutique hotel such a good value—plus a delicious Baroque spiral staircase, designed by a pupil of...more
If you book into this art deco landmark, make sure to reserve in the new wing of the hotel. If you stay on the chintzy older side, you won't enjoy the property...more
A recent refurbishment has turned this once rather kitsch and shabby three-star into a 23-room romantic boutique hotel, but the family touch is still present in...more
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