Hotel Albani Roma

Class: First

Style: Retro & vintage

Rooms: 154

A stimulating hotel with great verve and character, in the midst of a quiet and residential area that reflects the everyday life of the Capital. Hotel Albani's modern exterior architecture, with steel girders and broad windows that capture and reflect the sunlight and illumination at night, shows a strong character. The interiors feature innovative style and design; colour coordinated patterns and magenta carpets are both stimulating for the imagination and functional as they illuminate areas that are usually dim. Other strong cards include the lobby area's white spiral marble stairs that lead up to the domed roof of the aptly named 'Cupola' bar.

Hotel Albani is a unique and original experience for guests, surrounding its guests with colours and sensations. The high-ceilinged rooms are no exception: they face the surrounding noble palaces or the ancient Villa Albani park. Their wonderful colour schemes feature pinks, magentas and greens as well as maple veneered wood panelling that reflects the discreet lighting. Delightful pieces of furniture are to found in the rooms, the bathrooms also display the same finesse with designer fittings and multicoloured micro-tiles. For dining, the bright La Villa restaurant and the La Cupola cocktail bar are excellent venues for coffee breaks, business lunches and dinners, or special dining occasions like banquets and gala dinners. The breakfast buffet includes a tasty selection of bread rolls, and brioches with fruit jam, honey and butter. There are two stylishly designed meeting rooms, one larger one with ADSL and a foyer for check in and coffee breaks and a smaller one with wireless internet access and natural daylight.

Hotel Albani is in the midst of Parioli-Salario, a quiet and elegant residential area close to Villa Borghese, the main city park which is home to the Borghese museum and gallery. This location has the advantage of being away from the tourist traps and hordes of the city centre: the restaurants are better here and the main tourist attractions are well connected by public transport.