Hotel Sant´anselmo

Hotel Sant' Anselmo is a 19th century villa that offers lavish accommodation, exuding old world opulence, located on a peaceful square across from a Benedictine church and convent. Opened as a hotel in 1960 and completely refurbished in 2006, the villa has a refined and elegant style. Baroque furniture, ornate fireplaces, gilded candlesticks and antique woodwork are a portal into a more splendid age, while examples of contemporary furniture, like in the breakfast hall, are more metropolitan and chic.

Each of Sant' Anselmo's rooms are different, with highlights such as free-standing bathtubs, starry sky trompe l'oeils, four-poster beds with voluptuous drapery and poems written on the walls creating a heady, romantic atmosphere. All have bathrooms with inlaid marble and hydro-massage jacuzzi bathtubs. Some rooms have terraces from where it's quite rewarding to survey the Roman cityscape. Breakfast is served in the garden during the warmer months, and in the interesting breakfast hall. The hotel runs an off-site restaurant that offers typical Italian and Mediterranean cuisine à la carte or from the set menu; opening hours are from 19:00 to 22:00 except Saturday. Dinner is romantically served by candle light in the splendid gazebo of the inner garden of Villa Saint Pio, reservations are recommended.

Hotel Sant' Anselmo is situated Aventine Hill, one of Rome's historic hills which is now an elegant residential part of Rome with a wealth of architectural interest. The nearest metro stop, 'Circo Massimo' is about 10 minutes walk.