Hotel Locarno

A great hotel that completely lives up to the praising words that it receives in various travel guides. The rooms are individually designed with hand-made wallpaper and classical Italian style. The service is great and there are bikes available free of charge. That is awesome in Rome, if you don’t have the guts to rent a Vespa.

Hotel Locarno, Via della Penna 22
www.hotellocarno.com

Aleph

Decadent and chic are some of the adjectives that you can put on this price-winning hotel. The hotel’s theme circles around love and hate and angels and sinners – and in the lobby, two Samurais will greet you!  You have to enjoy design, attitude and details that are over-the-top in order to appreciate a stay here. It’s not for the minimalist aesthetes!

Aleph, Via di San Basilio 15
www.bosocolohotels.com

Hotel de Russie

Expensive, but wonderful and trendy. Celebrities stay here when they’re in Rome and the rooms are large, beautifully decorated in the 1930’s style – and situated right by the Piazza del Popolo. You can actually book rooms at reasonable prices outside the peak seasons, which applies to most hotels in Rome.

Hotel de Russie, Via del Babuino 9
www.hotelderussie.it

By David Rich