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Residenza Paolo VI

$$-$$$, Vatican

User Rating: ** 2.4

Fodor's Review:

Set in a former monastery that is still an extraterritorial part of the Vatican and magnificently abutting Bernini's colonnade of St. Peter's Square, the Paolo VI (pronounced Paolo Sesto, Italian for Pope Paul VI) is unbeatably close to St. Peter's. Replete with a stone terrace that directly overlooks Bernini's 17th-century porticoes, this hotel enjoys one of the most spectacular perches in Rome. As for the decor, guest rooms are luxurious and comfortable and amazingly quiet. Within breathing distance of the residence of Benedict XVI, it's not surprising that the management here is devoutly Catholic, as you may gather from the framed portraits of the pope on the front desk and the daily prayer slipped under your door in lieu of a newspaper. But heaven can wait once you settle into your breakfast buffet on the wonderful roof terrace and drink in the view of Michelangelo's great dome.

Member Reviews & Ratings:

Great location, overpriced

Posted by Mary from Colorado Springs, CO on 4/29/06

Unbeatable location, but terribly overpriced for a glorified B&B. View from the much-vaunted terrace isn't accessible to guests, who are confined to an area many yards from the edge.

ROOM: 3.0

ATMOSPHERE: 2.0

SERVICE: 3.0

VALUE: 1.0

RATING: 2.4

INFO

Address: Via Paolo VI 29, Vatican, Rome, 00193
Phone: 06/68134108
Fax: 06/6867428
Web site
Hotel Details: 29 rooms
In-room: safe.
In-hotel: bar, laundry service, parking (fee), no-smoking rooms. minibar.
Rate includes: Full breakfast
Credit Cards: AE, D, MC, V

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