Location. The smart Hotel Raffaello is located in Rome, Italy, 300 metres from the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Roman Forum and Via Veneto are one and a half kilometres away. The Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain and Colosseum are within two and a half kilometres. Stazione Termini is 300 metres from the hotel.
Hotel Features. Shuttered windows and an elaborate balcony decorate the elegant 19th century Hotel Raffaello’s exterior. Multilingual 24 hour front desk and concierge staff provide tour assistance and offer express check in.

Drinks are served in the lounge bar and lobby. Crystal chandeliers, oil paintings, damask table linen and gilt framed mirrors decorate the breakfast room where complimentary buffet breakfasts are offered.

The Hotel Raffaello has a games room. Guests have access to the sister property Hotel Senato’s rooftop garden, opposite the Pantheon, and receive discounts to a fitness centre 500 metres away.

Guestrooms. Damask bedcovers, replica antiques and bold shades decorate the five storey Hotel Raffaello’s 41 traditional style guestrooms. All rooms have air conditioning, satellite television, wireless Internet access, minibars and safes.

Expert Tip. Via Urbana, in the Rione Monti quarter, is ancient Rome’s trade district, where furniture makers and blacksmiths once worked. Former workshops (bottegas) are now art studios where artists sell wood, stained glass, gold and silver artworks, and perform restoration work.