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Aleph 
$$$-$$$$, Via Veneto
Fodor's Review:
Wondering where the beautiful people are? Look no further than the Aleph, the most unfalteringly fashionable of Rome's new class of design hotels. The just-this-side-of-kitsch theme here is Dante's Divine Comedy, and you can walk the line between heaven and hell through the Angelo bar, the red-red-red Sin restaurant, and Paradise spa. The shiny blood-red-and-black color scheme looks great with your sunglasses, darling, but guest rooms are thankfully less threatening, in subdued neutral tones with wood furniture, made galleryesque by giant black-and-white photos of Rome. As many will guess, this hotel was über-designed by Adam Tihany (who also did the honors at Rome's Exedra). His relentless, in-your-face decors throw everything into the mix, from Shogun suits to his signature red twigs to shirred silk lamps. Happily, he likes to poke fun at himself (clothes hooks shaped like devil's horns; tiny TVs set in the bathroom floors in front of your toilet), and earnestly cool staff notwithstanding, the Aleph doesn't take itself as seriously as might be feared. When old Rome feels, well, old -- this is something new.
User Reviews & Ratings:
Forget the Love & Romance Package
Posted by Jeremy from United Kingdom on 4/18/06
I paid the extra EUR200pn, bringing the total to over EUR500pn for the extras which included airport pickup, room upgrade, flowers, sparkling wine and chocolates on arrival, inclusive dinner, breakfast in the room, free spa entry and a horse & carriage ride through Rome. Pickup was a nice Merc, we had the room upgrade to deluxe and the horse & carriage ride was wonderful. But, I had to ask for the flowers and wine which were not there on arrival, the chocolates never turned up, the spa, which was FREE ANYWAY (what a con!)and partially malfunctioning, was closed for the Easter Sunday (funny, you'd think people would like a day of rest and relaxation), the room breakfast was nearly as bad as the dining room breakfast (a few stale rolls and jam, no better than a typical 1 star hotel)and the highly expensive (but inclusive) dinner was decidedly mediocre and uninspired. As for the upgraded room, same shower, TV and exorbitant mini-bar issues as previously mentioned. Save yourself the extra money of the Love & Romance package and book all the extras yourself. In fact save yourself more and give the Aleph a skip. The staff were pleasant and the decor is pretty impressive but on the whole the experience was well below average.
INFO
- Address: Via San Basilio 15, Rome, 00187
- Phone: 06/422901
- Fax: 06/42290000
- Web site
- Hotel Details: 94 rooms, 2 suites
- In-room: safe, dial-up.
- In-hotel: restaurant, concierge, bars, gym, spa, laundry service, no-smoking rooms. minibar.
- Rate includes: European Plan
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