Rome Luxury Hotel
Jul 9, 2023, 6:49 am
#242
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I haven't stayed in either of them yet, so I can't comment on that. I just took a look at the city map. In terms of location, the Six Senses is a bit more central than the Bulgari, although the latter is still well located. Ultimately, though, we're talking about 2 hotels that are maybe 15 minutes außeinander. But that's nothing in a city as big as Rome. If you don't want to be in a very specific place, you will always have to drive somewhere and you can walk somewhere else just fine. Bulgari, for example, is directly across from the Augustus Mausoleum and the Ara Pacis. At Six Senses, you're closer to the city center sights. In summary, if it's purely about the location for sightseeing, I would prefer the Six Senses. Personally, I also prefer the environment.
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Jul 9, 2023, 6:06 pm
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I haven't stayed in either of them yet, so I can't comment on that. I just took a look at the city map. In terms of location, the Six Senses is a bit more central than the Bulgari, although the latter is still well located. Ultimately, though, we're talking about 2 hotels that are maybe 15 minutes außeinander. But that's nothing in a city as big as Rome. If you don't want to be in a very specific place, you will always have to drive somewhere and you can walk somewhere else just fine. Bulgari, for example, is directly across from the Augustus Mausoleum and the Ara Pacis. At Six Senses, you're closer to the city center sights. In summary, if it's purely about the location for sightseeing, I would prefer the Six Senses. Personally, I also prefer the environment.
Jul 10, 2023, 12:02 pm
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We’re looking at a boutique hotel owned by the Feragamo family. Portrait Roma. It’s Virtuoso and has some really special elements like rooftop terrace for breakfast and evening cocktails. It’s on the Via Condotti very close to Spanish steps/Trevo Fountain. Great walking neighborhood. No dinner restaurant but they have take out menus from lots of nearby restaurants and go pick it up for you ala room service. Excellent service reputation. We reserved a suite with a Juliet balcony.
Jul 10, 2023, 12:09 pm
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We’re looking at a boutique hotel owned by the Feragamo family. Portrait Roma. It’s Virtuoso and has some really special elements like rooftop terrace for breakfast and evening cocktails. It’s on the Via Condotti very close to Spanish steps/Trevo Fountain. Great walking neighborhood. No dinner restaurant but they have take out menus from lots of nearby restaurants and go pick it up for you ala room service. Excellent service reputation. We reserved a suite with a Juliet balcony.
Jul 10, 2023, 1:10 pm
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Portrait Roma is in a good spot if you want to be near high end shopping. Six Senses is the most "central" in as much as you can be in Rome - but it's easily walkable (15 mins or so) to more of the popular tourist sites than the others. Bvgari is closer to the Spanish Steps, walkable to fewer of the popular sights, but still very convenient to many things and also to the metro line. They are all in good locations if you want to shop or see the popular historic sites. If you were to create a tourist heat map, these would all be in the purple, so for me they're nice places to stay in the offseason, but I prefer to be further out closer to the neighborhoods during peak/summer. But I think it's come up here before - I care less about hotel services here than most, and I find a luxury hotel and a nicer apartment rental to be relatively fungible. If you rely on the hotel for more (e.g. recommendations/reservations, eating on property, pool, spa) then you really can't go wrong with any of these.
If I were forced to pick one, I'm a location person over all other factors, so I'll take Six Senses over the others. But if you told me I was staying at one of the other two, I'd still be thrilled.
If I were forced to pick one, I'm a location person over all other factors, so I'll take Six Senses over the others. But if you told me I was staying at one of the other two, I'd still be thrilled.
Jul 10, 2023, 3:59 pm
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I read somewhere that there are two in the works - one near the Vatican for 2025, and possibly another in 2026 near the Spanish Steps. If the former is in fact going in just off of Via della Conciliazione, that'll be a nice location in terms of location near some great restaurants. Long walk to most of the typical sites, minus the Vatican and Castel Sant'Angelo. But mostly flat and very walkable. I have no interest in staying near the Spanish Steps ever again, so I'll skip that one 
Aug 7, 2023, 11:47 am
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I just finished a stay at Six Senses Rome.
Avoid the hotel for now; they're still not ready for prime time and will need several more months or a year to work out major issues. While the location is good, the hotel staff fail at getting simple, important details right. It certainly didn't feel luxurious and it's poor value for the rates they charge. At check out, the Front Desk were chaotic, disorganized and confused and I was the only guest checking out!
I think Hotel Eden, Bvlgari or Portrait Roma are better options. I was at Portrait Roma years ago and had a great experience,
Avoid the hotel for now; they're still not ready for prime time and will need several more months or a year to work out major issues. While the location is good, the hotel staff fail at getting simple, important details right. It certainly didn't feel luxurious and it's poor value for the rates they charge. At check out, the Front Desk were chaotic, disorganized and confused and I was the only guest checking out!
I think Hotel Eden, Bvlgari or Portrait Roma are better options. I was at Portrait Roma years ago and had a great experience,
Aug 8, 2023, 4:27 am
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I just finished a stay at Six Senses Rome.
Avoid the hotel for now; they're still not ready for prime time and will need several more months or a year to work out major issues. While the location is good, the hotel staff fail at getting simple, important details right. It certainly didn't feel luxurious and it's poor value for the rates they charge. At check out, the Front Desk were chaotic, disorganized and confused and I was the only guest checking out!
Avoid the hotel for now; they're still not ready for prime time and will need several more months or a year to work out major issues. While the location is good, the hotel staff fail at getting simple, important details right. It certainly didn't feel luxurious and it's poor value for the rates they charge. At check out, the Front Desk were chaotic, disorganized and confused and I was the only guest checking out!
I'd have hoped they'd have worked out the issues by now.
Sep 17, 2023, 12:52 pm
#254
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Fascinating piece by Jason Horowitz (NYT Rome Bureau Chief) on Ultra Luxe in Rome, and the contradictions (gift article so no paywall): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/t...smid=url-share
Sep 17, 2023, 3:37 pm
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https://www.postavecchiahotel.com/en/