Mirroring the famous curve of Via Veneto, this was built as Rome's first luxury hotel in 1889, and it's still preening with luxurious furnishings, spacious, light-filled rooms, up-to-date accessories, and white marble bathrooms. There are authentic antiques in the public rooms, and the excellent restaurant looks like a Victorian conservatory. If that's not enough dolce vita for you (a scene from the famed Fellini film was set outside the hotel), some suites have whirlpool baths. The Ninfa grill-café on street level is a good spot to watch the Italian rich and famous watch each other.
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