Arco Del LaurovsThe First Roma Arte
Both hotels are highly recommended by expert writers. On balance, The First Luxury Art Hotel ranks significantly higher than Arco del Lauro. The First Luxury Art Hotel ranks #21 in Rome with approval from 6 sources including Jetsetter, Michelin Guide and oyster.com.
Arco Del Lauro
Via dell'Arco de Tolomei 29 / 27, 00153 Rome
From $99/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
Travel + Leisure
"The vivacious Lorenza, a Vespa-riding advertising exec-turned-innkeeper, presides over one of the best new B&B’s in Rome." Full review
Time Out
"On a picturesque Trastevere backstreet, Arco del Lauro has four rooms, all with private bathroom, decorated in modern, fresh neutrals." Full review
Frommer's
"Hidden in Trastevere’s snaking alleyways, this serene little bed and breakfast is divided over two adjacent sites on the ground floor of a shuttered pink palazzo." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Through a large stone arch and on a narrow cobbled street, this fab six-room B&B in an ancient palazzo is a find, offering gleaming white rooms that combine rustic charm with minimalist simplicity." Full review
The First Roma Arte
Via del Vantaggio 14, 00186 Rome
From $387/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
Star
"This elegant 19C palazzo features refined guestrooms and panoramic terraces overlooking the rooftops of the city centre." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The 29 rooms and suites themselves are more appealing and spacious for Rome (the smallest clocks in at about 220 square feet)." Full review
Star Service
"A stone's throw from the Spanish Steps, Pizza del Popolo and Via del Corso with its excellent shopping, this luxury boutique-hotel...couldn't be better located for leisure travelers who love the arts." Full review
Jetsetter
"Play art collector for a day at The First Luxury Art Hotel, a new addition to the Rome hotel scene, sitting right in the bustling middle of the Eternal City." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"When is a hotel not a hotel? When it’s also an art gallery – one which showcases the work of Italian and international artists in both common areas and bedrooms." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"A unique Roman bolthole for those who like their hotels to be as fabulous as the city they're visiting." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Noble 19th-century palazzo turned 'luxury art hotel' is the essence of this boutique, five-star hotel." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Here, just off the Via del Corso, at the First Roma Arte - by the Pavilions Hotels, you’re most comfortably ensconced in the sort of small luxury hotel that seems only to exist in Rome, where near-impossible refinement and cozy residential atmosphere go naturally hand in hand" Full review