Hotel Santa MariavsAlbergo del Senato
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Hotel Santa Maria is the choice of most reviewers compared to Albergo del Senato. Hotel Santa Maria ranks #23 in Rome with approval from 10 sources like Fodor's, Star Service and Rough Guide.
Hotel Santa Maria Show All Reviews
Vicolo del Piede 2, 00153 Rome
From $74/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"The rooms of this small three-star surround an orange-tree-filled garden, making it feel far removed from the city."
Fodor's
"This ivy-covered, mansard-roofed, rosy-brick-red, erstwhile Renaissance-era convent is just steps away from the glorious Santa Maria in Trastevere church and a few blocks from the Tiber." Full review
Insight Guides
"A former 17th-century cloister, it has been sympathetically renovated and offers high standards of comfort, as well as a courtyard garden that is an oasis of calm."
Travel + Leisure
"It has perhaps the most enviable physical visage of all Roman hotels." Full review
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Enjoy an aperitivo buffet provided every evening, plus the bar’s full range of cocktails and wines.
DK Eyewitness
"An oasis of calm in an area relatively untouched by the onslaught of time, Santa Maria has rooms around a charming courtyard filled with citrus trees."
Time Out
"Just off delightful piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, the Santa Maria opened in 2000 on the site of a 16th-century convent and has since built up a loyal clientele." Full review
Star Service
"This charming inn is a delightful throwback that rightfully deserves the honor of "Rome's Homiest Hotel."" Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Hidden away off a side street in the charming old neighborhood of Trastevere, this three-pearl property was once a monastery." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Imagine an orange grove, with rooms, in the heart of the centro storico." Full review
Independent
"A friendly atmosphere and lashings of character more than compensate for this hotel’s lack of cutting-edge style"
Albergo del Senato
Piazza della Rotonda 73, 00186 Rome
From $114/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"A classy choice next door to the Pantheon, with friendly service and magnificent views of the Pantheon."
Lonely Planet
"Occupying a stately 19th-century palazzo, this elegant hotel boasts one of Rome's most envied locations, overlooking the Pantheon." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"With arguably one of the best locations in Rome -- facing the Pantheon -- the mid-range, 56-room Albergo attracts many return visitors." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A rather grand, noble old hotel with a side view of the Pantheon and the Piazza. Bedrooms are elegant and service is old-fashioned and reserved."
Star Service
"Travelers looking for a last minute reservation here should be ready to arm wrestle for a chance to bed down at this exceptionally popular and polished gem." Full review
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Travel + Leisure
"Some of the 56 rooms and suites feature last century elegance with silk brocaded walls, polished parquet, and well-chosen antique furniture, while others are more modern." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Three factors make the Del Senato stand out: excellent service, a delightful rooftop terrace and the pristine elegance of the suave antique décor." Full review
Time Out
"Situated on the same square as the Pantheon, there is hardly a hotel in Rome that can claim to be more central than Albergo del Senato." Full review
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Nearby: San Crispino: For the otherworldly lemon gelato featured in Eat, Pray, Love Salotto42: For a fashionable crowd sipping cocktails in a pretty square Galleria Doria Pamphilj: For a palace museum filled with oil paintings, gilt edges, frescoes and marble busts
Time Out tip: Lots of rooms have views of the Pantheon but ask for Room 204.