Hotel the Roof at the Spanish Steps
Oct 22nd, 2004, 09:18 AM
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Hotel the Roof at the Spanish Steps
Has anyone stayed at this hotel? It is new and very near the Spanish Steps and I am wondering if it is a good choice for an older couple who needs to stay in this area. They have very good winter rates.
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Oct 22nd, 2004, 10:28 AM
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Do you mean "Rooms at the Spanish Steps," the four or five rooms on the top floor of the International Wine Academy in Rome?
If so, you might want to have a look at this thread:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...p;tid=34500798
If so, you might want to have a look at this thread:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...p;tid=34500798
Oct 22nd, 2004, 12:58 PM
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That's interesting. Neither name --"The Roof at the Spanish Steps" or "The Roof Hotel at the Spanish Steps" brought up anything at all on Google or on the Italian White Pages.
How did you find out about this extraordinarily secretive new place?
How did you find out about this extraordinarily secretive new place?
Oct 22nd, 2004, 01:29 PM
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I found it through the boutique hotels booking sites but the info provided is very sketchy. I was looking for firsthand feedback or at least a "walk-by.".
Also, I know the hotel has a direct website because I did find it last week but forgot to bookmark it and no amount of searching has uncovered it again.
Also, I know the hotel has a direct website because I did find it last week but forgot to bookmark it and no amount of searching has uncovered it again.
Oct 22nd, 2004, 02:50 PM
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Slight correction: The establishment is called "Hotel the Roof at Spanish Steps." No "the" in front of Spanish Steps. You'll get dozens of hits on Google; but I still didn't get a direct Web site.
Now: Via Francesco Crispi crosses the Via Sistina; the Via Sistina starts at the top of the Spanish Steps. One side of Via Francesco Crispi goes uphill on a slope from Via Sistina until it becomes Via di Porta Pinciana, along the edge of Villa Borghese Park. The other side goes down at a bit less of a slope until it hits Largo Tritone. In either case, the Metro stop at Piazza Barberini is closer than the Metro stop at Piazza di Spagna.
I know the upper part of Via Francesco Crispi, having walked along it once when I was staying on the Via Sistina. I do not know the lower part.
And I have no way of knowing on which part the Hotel the Roof at Spanish Steps is, but I do know that "at Spanish Steps" is misleading.
Now: Via Francesco Crispi crosses the Via Sistina; the Via Sistina starts at the top of the Spanish Steps. One side of Via Francesco Crispi goes uphill on a slope from Via Sistina until it becomes Via di Porta Pinciana, along the edge of Villa Borghese Park. The other side goes down at a bit less of a slope until it hits Largo Tritone. In either case, the Metro stop at Piazza Barberini is closer than the Metro stop at Piazza di Spagna.
I know the upper part of Via Francesco Crispi, having walked along it once when I was staying on the Via Sistina. I do not know the lower part.
And I have no way of knowing on which part the Hotel the Roof at Spanish Steps is, but I do know that "at Spanish Steps" is misleading.
