Detailed Review
Sumptuously luxurious, the St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rome was named to Condé Nast Traveler’s 2005 Gold List following a meticulous $35 million restoration. Opulent interiors and an austere façade add to the seductive atmosphere of this landmark hotel.
Satisfying the desires of discriminating travelers, our 24-hour butler service ensures all needs are met quickly and effectively. Dining at the hotel is an equally satisfying experience. Vivendo offers perfectly prepared traditional dishes.
Each of the 138 guest rooms and 23 suites feature a unique identity and are exquisitely appointed in a combination of Empire, Regency and Louis XV styles. Luxurious bath amenities and extraordinarily comfortable beds assure complete relaxation.
Independent Reviews
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"Sumptuous restoration of a grand hotel"
St Regis Grand
By Jamie Dunford Wood
If anywhere can outdo the sumptuous revamp of the Westin Excelsior, it’s the St Regis Grand, from the same Starwood stable. ‘A legend is reborn, a fable is renewed’ crows the lavish press pack with a sheaf of transparencies and cuttings from every fashion magazine on earth. Presumably it was this sort of thing that prompted the Barbarians to help themselves all those years ago, and it seems somehow apt that the St Regis should be just a few paces from the massive half-smashed remains of a great Roman Basilica, now Santa Maria Maggiore.
Reception is discreetly off to the right, as if embarrassed of Mammon. Downstairs the main hall is stunningly restored in ornate French Empire style with dark marble floors, red velvet furnishings, antiqued yellow-gold walls, one huge and other smaller chandeliers. Potted plants and impressive flower arrangements add to the effect, and lead into the magnificently frescoed Ritz room. Everyone says hello.
An ancient wrought iron lift takes one up to wide wide corridors, marble floored with framed engravings. Every room has a name – and a fresco – with stuccoed or stenciled walls, swagged curtains and tastefully arranged furniture. You literally sink into them and once there won’t want to move, barbarians or no. A few rooms have balconies, with the tallest windows on the first and second floors. There’s no pool, just a small sweaty fitness center in the eaves. Stay in the bath.
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Condé Nast Traveller 2008 & 2007 Gold List
