Hassler Review

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Hassler

  • Address: Piazza Trinità dei Monti 6, Spagna, Rome, 00187 | Map It
  • Phone: 06/699340
  • Fax: 06/6789991
  • www.lhw.com
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.0/5

Fodor's Review:

Here, in villas atop the Pincian Hill, Poussin, Piranesi, Ingres, and Berlioz once enjoyed having all of Rome at their feet. Today, movie stars and millionaires do the same by staying at this hotel, which sits just to the right of the church atop the Spanish Steps. The outside may be fairly boring—the Swiss Wirth family rebuilt the hotel exterior in 1939—but the guest rooms are certainly among the world's most beautiful and opulent. If you're not willing to pay V.I.P prices, of course, you get more standard-issue rooms at the rear of the hotel (and the lowest priced of these are overpriced for what you get elsewhere), but many are soigné and some come with views of the Villa Medici park. Better, the hotel has become a Disneyland of elegant bars, restaurants, and retreats. The Rooftop Restaurant (which guests use for the breakfast buffet) is world-famous for its view (ask for the plan that points out the monuments along the skyline) if not for its food; the Hassler Bar was where Princess Diana savored one of the hotel's "Veruschkas" (pomegranate juice, vodka, and champagne); and the Palm Court Garden, which becomes the hotel bar in summer, is overflowing with flowers. Pros: charming old-world feel; prime location and panoramic views at the top of the Spanish Steps; just "steps" away from some of the best shopping in the world. Cons: V.I.P. prices; many think the staff are too standoffish; some say the cuisine at the rooftop restaurant isn't worth the gourmet price tag.

  • Hotel Details: 85 rooms, 13 suites
  • In-room: safe, refrigerator, Internet.
  • In-hotel: restaurant, room service, bar, gym, spa, laundry service, Wi-Fi hotspot, parking (paid).
  • Rate includes: European Plan
  • Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by AnthonyCr from London on 2/14/07
Great room, good service. But the otherwise excellent bar seems to have a special exemption from the Italian non-smoking law. The smoke wafts into the restaurant yet the bar manager says it is beyond his power to stop. I complained in writing to the manager but received no reply. A very poor show.

Member Rating: 4.0
Ratings details: Room: 5.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 2.0 Value: 4.0
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