Rome has perhaps forty five-star properties. These are the five we return to, each solving a different problem: where to sleep when you want silence, when you want spectacle, when you want thermal water, and when you want the Colosseum in the window frame.
Arched cards below link to complete write-ups — architecture, room categories, dining, spa, drawbacks, indicative pricing and direct booking.
Wellness architecture inside a 15th-century palazzo, with lime-plaster walls, reclaimed terracotta and Rome's only modern interpretation of the ancient bathing sequence.
Dorchester Collection's Roman flagship. Six floors of restrained luxury topped by La Terrazza, still the most complete panorama available from a dinner table in this city.
The garden hotel. Giuseppe Valadier's terraced amphitheatre of orange trees, box hedging and fountains climbs behind the building toward the Pincio.
Five generations of the Wirth family and the best street number in Rome. Traditional to its bones, with Imàgo on the sixth floor as its modern counterweight.
Rome's most cinematic small hotel. Built over the Ludus Magnus gladiator school, with a rooftop restaurant that sits almost level with the Colosseum's upper tier.
Before you choose a hotel, choose a quarter. Our neighbourhood guide covers noise levels, evening atmosphere, restaurant density and walking distances.
Rates are indicative from-prices for a standard double in shoulder season (April or October), excluding Rome's €10 per person per night city tax for five-star properties.
| Hotel | Keys | Designation | Signature dining | Spa / pool | Walk to Pantheon | Indicative from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six Senses Rome | 96 | Historic shell, contemporary interior | BIVIUM · NOTOS rooftop | Roman Baths circuit, no pool | 7 min | €780 |
| Hotel Eden | 98 | Historic, 1889 | La Terrazza ★ · Il Giardino | Eden Spa, no pool | 18 min | €850 |
| Hotel de Russie | 120 | Historic, 1816 building | Le Jardin de Russie · Stravinskij | Spa with indoor pool | 14 min | €820 |
| Hotel Hassler Roma | 87 | Historic, 1893 | Imàgo ★ · Salone Eva | Amorvero Spa, no pool | 13 min | €790 |
| Palazzo Manfredi | 19 | Contemporary in 17th-c palazzo | Aroma ★ · Court bar | Treatment room only | 20 min | €690 |
Rome's contributo di soggiorno for five-star accommodation is €10 per person per night, charged for a maximum of ten consecutive nights. It is almost never included in the rate you see online and is usually settled at checkout in cash or on card. Children under ten are exempt. Budget roughly €140 for two people across a week.
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