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  This unique hotel is famous for the special atmosphere that makes guests feel at home away from home. The city s most distinguished address is an exquisite setting atop the Spanish Steps, in the very heart of Rome, within walking distance of the Villa Borghese park, Via Veneto and Via Condotti and the most fashionable boutiques.  With its centennial tradition, the hotel is owned by the Wirth family, the famous dynasty of Swiss hoteliers.  The world renowned Penthouse has the largest terrace in Rome and a spectacular view of the city. In addition to the two-bedroom San Pietro suite, the Villa Medici suite on the seventh floor has a private staircase leading to the eighth floor. The recently inaugurated three-bedroom Hassler Suite on the first floor used to be the studio of Ike Eisenhower.            Hotel Information: Hotel Hassler Ro...

  It is the verses of poets that guide the steps of guests of this hotel, recently opened on Via Margutta in the true artistic heart of Rome, just a few yards away from the Spanish Steps. Its artistic vocation stems not only from its location or the fact of being housed in a former college but also because art is the link connecting all its different components. Don?t expect to see any signs. The entrance is a minimalist passageway blending in chameleon-like with the many art galleries on Via Margutta. This long pedestrian corridor with walls of gleaming white marble, paved with white pebbles and lit by a creation of the artist Enzo Catellani, provides access to the hall. Once the college chapel but now deconsecrated and painstakingly restored, it offers a highly Roman blend of sacred and profane, ancient and modern. Charmingly naive golden stars twinkle against the original cobalt blue background of the cross-vaulted roof. The altar is screened with a panel of thic...