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Hotel San Anselmo Review
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Hotel San Anselmo
- Address: Piazza San Anselmo 2, Aventino, Rome, 00153 | Map It
- Phone: 06/5745231
- Fax: 06/5783604
- www.aventinohotels.com
- Price range: $$
- Location: Aventino
Fodor's Review:
Birdsongs emanating from the tree-lined avenues tell you the San Anselmo is as much a retreat as a hotel. It's far from the bustle of the city center, perched on top of the Aventine Hill in a residential neighborhood. And what a residence: glowing in archetypal Roman cantelope-hue stone, this full-scale 19th-century villa still has some Stil Liberty (the Italian form of Art Nouveau) gracenotes, including the scrollwork gates that greet you. Inside, the lobby and adjacent "tearoom" are stuffed with a quirky mix of gilded mirrors, plate-glass windows, and a riot of Italianate Rococo chairs and sofas. Sophia Loren, in her early days, would feel right at home. Others will find the best features here are the verdant garden and terrace bar. Guest rooms are period in flavor, complete with huge armoires, old-fashioned painted headboards, and Empire-style drapes and chandeliers. All in all, the San Anselmo is molto charming.
- Hotel Details: 45 rooms
- In-hotel: bar.
- Rate includes: Full breakfast
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
Member Reviews & Ratings:
A short way off the beaten path ...
Posted by tomassocroccante from New York NY on 9/9/08
Though the place has been redecorated since my first visit (now it's a bit "baroque-trendy" for my taste) it's still special. You will wake up to birdsong and breezes instead of traffic and exhaust fumes. Enjoy views over rooftops and treetops. Take your breakfast in the garden.
Bathrooms are large, guest rooms comfortable. Nice windows. A few rooms have a terrace. there are stairs, but also ground floor rooms convenient to the garden.
I love the proximity to Testaccio restaurants, where the only thing that reminds you you're a tourist is that you're the only tourist to be seen.
Some people find the Aventine too far away from things - I think it's pretty perfect. Like staying in the country, but 5-10 minutes from almost anything, whether walking, in a taxi or on the bus.
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