The Piazza del Popolo seen from the Pincio terrace, with the dome of St Peter’s on the horizon

Luxury guide · Rome

Luxury Rome: Our Favourites

The Hassler, the Hotel de Russie, the Eden, the Bvlgari and the new palazzo hotels, La Pergola and the rooftop tables, and the Via dei Condotti.

Grand hotels

  1. At the top of the Spanish Steps

    Hotel Hassler Roma

    Spanish Steps·Grand hotel

    The grand hotel at the head of the Spanish Steps, with Imàgo, its one-star rooftop restaurant.

    Piazza Trinità dei Monti 6, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

  2. A secret garden

    Hotel de Russie

    Piazza del Popolo·Grand hotel

    Rocco Forte’s hotel between the Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, with its terraced garden and the Stravinskij Bar.

    Via del Babuino 9, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

  3. Above the Spanish Steps

    Hotel de la Ville

    Via Sistina·Grand hotel

    Rocco Forte’s second Rome hotel, at the top of the Spanish Steps on the Via Sistina.

    Via Sistina 69, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

  4. Facing the Mausoleum of Augustus

    Bvlgari Hotel Roma

    Mausoleum of Augustus·Grand hotel

    Bulgari’s hotel in its home city, facing the Mausoleum of Augustus, with Niko Romito’s restaurant.

    Piazza Augusto Imperatore 10, 00186 RomaExplore View on map

  5. Rooftop dining

    Hotel Eden, Dorchester Collection

    Via Veneto·Grand hotel

    The Dorchester Collection’s Rome hotel near the Villa Borghese, with the one-star La Terrazza on its roof.

    Via Ludovisi 49, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

  6. A Belle Époque grand hotel

    The St. Regis Rome

    Piazza della Repubblica·Grand hotel

    The grand hotel near the Baths of Diocletian, with chandeliered salons and a spa.

    Via Vittorio E. Orlando 3, 00185 RomaExplore View on map

  7. Roman baths, renewed

    Six Senses Rome

    Via del Corso·Palazzo hotel

    A palazzo on the Piazza di San Marcello, off the Via del Corso, with a spa inspired by the Roman baths.

    Piazza di San Marcello, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

  8. Behind the Pantheon

    Orient Express La Minerva

    Pantheon·Palazzo hotel

    The Orient Express hotel on the Piazza della Minerva, steps behind the Pantheon.

    Piazza della Minerva 69, 00186 RomaExplore View on map

  9. Facing the Colosseum

    Palazzo Manfredi

    Colosseum·Boutique hotel

    A small hotel that looks straight at the Colosseum, with Aroma, its one-star rooftop.

    Via Labicana 125, 00184 RomaExplore View on map

  10. Home of La Pergola

    Rome Cavalieri, a Waldorf Astoria hotel

    Monte Mario·Resort hotel

    A resort hotel in its own park on Monte Mario, with La Pergola, Rome’s only three-star restaurant, on the top floor.

    Via Alberto Cadlolo 101, 00136 RomaExplore View on map

Fine dining

  1. Three MICHELIN Stars

    La Pergola

    Monte Mario·Fine dining

    Rome’s only three-star restaurant, on the top floor of the Rome Cavalieri, with the whole city below.

    Via Alberto Cadlolo 101, 00136 RomaExplore View on map

  2. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Acquolina

    Piazza del Popolo·Fine dining

    At The First Arte hotel, near the Piazza del Popolo. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    Via del Vantaggio 14, 00186 RomaExplore View on map

  3. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Il Pagliaccio

    Via dei Banchi Vecchi·Fine dining

    Near the Via Giulia. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    Via dei Banchi Vecchi 129/a, 00186 RomaExplore View on map

  4. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Enoteca La Torre

    Lungotevere delle Armi·Fine dining

    In the Art Nouveau Villa Laetitia on the Tiber. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    Lungotevere delle Armi 22/23, 00195 RomaExplore View on map

  5. One MICHELIN Star

    Aroma

    Colosseum·Restaurant

    On the roof of Palazzo Manfredi, facing the Colosseum. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Via Labicana 125, 00184 RomaExplore View on map

  6. One MICHELIN Star

    La Terrazza

    Via Veneto·Restaurant

    On the roof of the Hotel Eden. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Via Ludovisi 49, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

  7. One MICHELIN Star

    Imàgo

    Spanish Steps·Restaurant

    On the top floor of the Hassler, above the Spanish Steps. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Piazza Trinità dei Monti 6, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

  8. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Il Ristorante – Niko Romito

    Mausoleum of Augustus·Restaurant

    Niko Romito’s Italian cooking on the fifth floor of the Bvlgari Hotel, with a terrace over the Mausoleum of Augustus.

    Via di Ripetta 73, 00186 RomaExplore View on map

  9. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Il Ristorante Alain Ducasse Roma

    Via di Ripetta·Restaurant

    Alain Ducasse’s restaurant at ROMEO Roma, in a dining room of ebony and marble.

    Via di Ripetta 246, 00186 RomaExplore View on map

  10. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Mirabelle

    Porta Pinciana·Restaurant

    Dining high above the Villa Medici, at the Splendide Royal.

    Via di Porta Pinciana 14, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

Shopping, bars and spas

  1. In the garden of the Hotel de Russie

    Stravinskij Bar

    Piazza del Popolo·Hotel bar

    The Hotel de Russie’s bar, opening onto its terraced garden.

    Via del Babuino 9, 00187 RomaExplore View on map

  2. The fashion streets

    Via dei Condotti and the Tridente

    Spanish Steps·Shopping street

    The Via dei Condotti and its neighbours below the Spanish Steps: the Italian houses and Bulgari’s home city flagship.

    Explore View on map

  3. Roman bathing, reimagined

    Six Senses Spa Rome

    Via del Corso·Hotel spa

    The spa at Six Senses Rome, inspired by the bathing culture of the ancient city.

    Explore View on map

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