According to Marriott.com, a “new hotel” is opening in Rome in July 2022. Here’s the hotel’s official website:
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...ph-collection/
The official website of Sina Hotels has more information:
https://www.sinahotels.com/en/h/sina...-bristol-rome/
It’s not really a new hotel. It’s just a new addition to Marriott’s Autograph Collection. In fact, the hotel has a long and illustrious history,
according to the Sina Hotels website:
The Sina Bernini Bristol opened in 1874 in an ancient palace in the heart of the city, named in honour of the first Baronet of Bristol, the eighteenth-century Protestant bishop.
Historic hotel in Rome, it was chosen by famous personalities such as the Emperor of Brazil, the Zar of Russia, the Princes of Wales, the Rockefellers and the Vanderbildt where they would spend the cold winter months in the Eternal City.
Between 1939 and 1942 the hotel was completely rebuilt on its foundations, adding to its name the one of the famous artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini the author of beautiful 17th century Triton Fountain.
This gives us a new Marriott Bonvoy option in Rome. So far, it’s not possible to make reservations with cash or points through Marriott.com. It will be interesting to see how it compares to other 5-star hotels in Central Rome.