Galleria Borghese – 500 meters
Trevi Fountain – 0.5 miles (1 kilometer)
Via Condotti (shopping) – 0.5 miles (1 kilometer)
Spanish Steps - 0.5 miles (1 kilometer)
Pantheon – 1 mile (1.5 kilometers)
Piazza Navona – 1 mile (1.5 kilometers)
Capitoline Hill and Museums – 1 mile (1.5 kilometers)
Palatine Hill – 1 mile (1.5 kilometers)
Colisseum – 1.5 miles (2 kilometers)
Termini Station – 1.5 miles (2 kilometers)
Roman Forum – 1.5 miles (2 kilometers)
The Vatican – 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers)
Trastevere – 2 miles (3.5 kilometers))

Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO): Approximate driving time is 45 minutes and distance is 15 miles (26 kilometers).

The Leonardo Express train connects Fiumicino Airport, also known as Leonardo da Vinci Airport, with Termini Station. Taxis are also available.

ATAC, the public transport system, operates buses, trams, subway (Metropolitana), and suburban railways. The Metro station closest to the hotel is Barberini or Piazza di Spagna. There is also a wide choice of buses. The hotel can order taxis on request.

This hotel has 58 spacious guestrooms, all of which feature cream or red color schemes, high ceilings, antique chairs or mirrors, and spot lighting. Rooms have mirror-topped desks and large refrigerators. Most have double-glazing. Rooms on the fifth floor have iron balconies overlooking the Borghese Gardens. Peach-tiled bathrooms feature tubs or showers with gray marble sinks and vanity shelves. A complimentary bottle of wine is provided on arrival.

Guests of the hotel enjoy a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning.

Breakfast room - The hotel's antique-filled breakfast room is on the top floor with lovely views over a forest of cedar trees towards St. Peter's and the Vatican. The long room has space for 16 tables and is lined by a narrow balcony, which has one outdoor table that overlooks the Roman walls and is surrounded by lemon trees. Breakfast is served here daily.

American Bar - The velvet-walled American Bar serves cocktails and alcoholic drinks from early evening until late night. A series of five intersecting rooms adjacent to the bar comprise a fine lounge area. Blue- and pink-upholstered antique furniture provide comfortable seating beside marble-topped tables. Turkish rugs, 18th-century walnut cabinets, and cream embroidered wallpaper complete the decor. Guests can watch television at the far end of the lounge.

The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.

Nearby restaurants:
Cesarina
Marcello
Giovanni

What to expect: A former cardinal's palace built in 1800 on a street off the stylish Via Veneto, the antique-filled hotel benefits from lovely views over the Borghese Gardens and attracts a middle-aged clientele of international tourists and the occasional business traveler.

Amenity highlights: The rooftop breakfast room has lovely views over the Borghese Gardens towards St. Peter's and the Vatican. The large guest lounge features 18th-century antiques and Turkish rugs. All rooms are accessible by lift and those on the 5th floor have balconies. There is also free parking.

Insider tip: Enjoy a drink on the top floor terrace, where a grand piano entertains Rome's cocktail-sipping jet set. Also, explore the fine Italian delis on the Via Sardegna 3 blocks from the hotel.

The hotel has two lifts and four free parking spaces outside the hotel.