3 Best Hotels in Viterbo, Side Trips from Rome

The relaxed country-house elegance and comfortable rooms at this spa hotel are a sharp contrast to the brisk and clinical atmosphere of the Terme dei Papi spa itself, which bustles with doctors, bathers in bathrobes, and uniformed staff. Breakfast, a sumptuous buffet, is taken in a wood-beam gallery overlooking a small garden. Hotel guests have free access to the pool, as well as a 15% discount on all spa treatments.

The historic Palazzo Perotti in the center of old Viterbo's San Pellegrino district is the setting for three stylish double rooms. In good weather, breakfast is served outside on the adjoining roof garden, where you can admire the sweeping view over the rooftops of the old town.

Set in a historic building on the edge of Viterbo’s medieval district, Palazzo Ubertini has converted the stately space into 10 bright, modern rooms with small kitchenettes. The city sights are all within walking distance, and the hotel can arrange transfers to and from the nearby thermal spas if you are visiting without a car.