| What do you look for in a luxury hotel? Location is | | | | custom-designed shopping bags. If you book the |
| important, along with value for money. It is not the | | | | Chinese room you get your own steam bath sunk in |
| cost which matters, but whether you feel you got | | | | the floor. Less acceptable may be the rooms that |
| what you paid for. Chandeliers in the foyer and | | | | lack en-suite facilities. Reasonably priced, the Casa |
| original wall art not may not be enough to enhance | | | | Howard has a unique pricing policy. You pay a dollar |
| your vacation, but thoughtful additional services, a | | | | less each time you return to the hotel! |
| comfortable room which is sound-proofed, drinks and | | | | Bernini Bristol |
| snacks immediately to hand and an unpacking and | | | | For those who want to be treated like royalty, the |
| pressing service may be exactly what you are | | | | Bernini Bristol is the place for you. The guest book |
| looking for. Rome has hundreds of hotels, from | | | | boasts such names as Catherine the Great, Frederick |
| budget B&Bs to well located business hotels. We | | | | II of Prussia, the Princess of Wales and Queen |
| help you narrow down the choice, and spell out | | | | Elizabeth II as well as world-renowned guests from |
| exactly the pros and cons of 5 of the most popular | | | | the business and diplomatic world. This luxury hotel is |
| luxury hotels in the Eternal City. | | | | named after the world famous artist, Bernini, who in |
| Il Palazzetto, International Wine Academy of Rome | | | | 1642 sculpted the magnificent Triton Fountain which |
| If location is important, Il Palazzetto wins, hands | | | | stands right outside the hotel. The Bernini Bristol has |
| down. It is right inside the famous International Wine | | | | the highest viewpoint in Rome which can be enjoyed |
| Academy, close to the Spanish Steps and within easy | | | | from the L'Olimpo rooftop restaurant or the Terrace, |
| reach of all the main attractions of Rome - if you can | | | | for those not fortunate enough to be enjoying a |
| tear yourself away from your room, that is. This | | | | private suite. |
| luxury boutique accommodation offers just 4 deluxe | | | | Hotel Capo d'Africa |
| rooms in this 16th century palazzetto. Once the home | | | | An unusual name for a luxury hotel which is closer to |
| of an aristocratic family it has the intimacy of the | | | | the Colosseum than the Cape of Africa, but this |
| home of a friend with a roaring log fire in the library | | | | luxury Rome hotel does offer an unpretentious style |
| during the winter, luxury linens in the sumptuous | | | | from its Art Deco lobby to the bohemian |
| Astrid Wirth designed bedrooms and a mini-bar | | | | guestrooms. Quirky features include a potted cactus |
| packed with fine wines. Enroll on a wine course or | | | | and animal print accents in the well appointed rooms. |
| join a private wine tour before dining in the Michelin | | | | Younger guests get special treatment with a |
| starred restaurant, one of the best in Rome. The | | | | welcome gift, kiddie-size bathrobes and bedtime milk |
| only downside is that the Spa and restaurant are | | | | and cookies. Older guests can enjoy a nightcap |
| both located at the nearby sister Hotel Hassler, but it | | | | beneath the stars at the rooftop terrace restaurant. |
| is a small price to pay to stay in this unique setting. | | | | Westin Excelsior Rome |
| Casa Howard | | | | There is no such thing as an ordinary room at this |
| This delightful boutique luxury hotel in Rome's Via | | | | opulent luxury hotel in Rome's Via Veneto. Rooms |
| Sistina is the creation of owner Jenifer | | | | are exquisitely decorated and lavishly furnished, |
| Foneris-Howard, daughter of famous textile designer | | | | making this truly one of the leading hotels of the |
| Luiano Forneris, and her husband Count Masimiliano | | | | world. Close to the Spanish Steps and the Piazza di |
| Leonardi di Casalino. This posh hideaway is frequently | | | | Spagna, it is also conveniently close to the business |
| featured on the pages of glossy magazines and | | | | and banking district of Rome. With several |
| exudes luxury and comfort at every step. The finest | | | | conference rooms and fully tech'd for business, it is a |
| fabrics and furnishings are enhanced by the unique | | | | favourite for those with a generous business |
| collectibles scattered around the Casa. Prestigious | | | | expense account. Named on the Condé Nast |
| gifts exclusively packaged for this luxury hotel include | | | | Traveler Gold List 2008, the Excelsior's Villa Cupola |
| home-pressed olive oil from Tuscany and | | | | Suite is the largest luxury hotel suite in Europe. |