4 of the ten hotels in our Rome edit qualify. They are in our order of preference for this, not a ranking of the hotels overall.
What we looked for: Places where the evening is yours: no scene, no bass, no crowds.
The smart money1 / 4
A family-run villa on a quiet Aventine square where every room is decorated differently and a double books from about EUR 95 a night in January on the hotel's own site.
QuietBeach & pool optionalStrong sense of placeLocal & connected
€From about €95 a night
The design one2 / 4
A listed 16th-century palazzo relined by Zaha Hadid Architects, with a pool that runs out into the garden on a glass floor above a Roman workshop.
Design-ledSplurgeCentral & walkableContemporary
€€€€From about €1,465 a night
The intimate one3 / 4
A small house on a pedestrian lane in Monti with its own Roman cryptoporticus off the lobby at street level and breakfast on the roof above the Imperial Forums.
Strong sense of placeBeach & pool optionalWellness minimalCentral & walkable
€€€€From about €390 a night
The insider one4 / 4
Ninety-four rooms in the monastery Borromini began in 1642 for Camilla Virginia Savelli, entered through his own unfinished facade, with the first and second floor cells re-adapted as the Deluxe rooms.
Strong sense of placeBeach & pool optionalWellness minimalCentral & walkable
€€From about €220 a night
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Hotel San Anselmo. A family-run villa on a quiet Aventine square where every room is decorated differently and a double books from about EUR 95 a night in January on the hotel's own site.
Independently, through extensive research, trusted sources and increasingly first-hand visits. Hotels cannot pay to be included, and every one of the ten has to exist for a different reason.