The Bar/Lounge at Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel

"Opened in 2003 in a Neoclassical palazzo that curves around part of the piazza, the Exedra breathed new life into the Termini area, with elegantly furnished rooms, a champagne bar and a lovely spa, including a small outdoor pool"

"Our favorite rooms are the top-floor accommodations in the Clementino Wing, each with bare brick walls and the original ceiling beams"

"From May to September, the rooftop bar/restaurant and pool offer great views"

"Here, there’s a great local aperitivo scene in the area’s main square, the Piazza Madonna dei Monti, and at neighborhood wine bars Al Vino al Vino and Ai Tre Scalini; Taverna dei Fori Imperiali is a good restaurant to book for dinner nearby"

"Why stay here, rather than at the umpteen other expensively elegant hotels in central Rome? You can think about it while you lounge by that rooftop pool"

"The central lounge displays spidery painted boiseries and ornate hand-painted frescoes on the ceiling, which are nearly 40 ft above its inlaid marble floor"