Hotel Santa MariavsHotel Art by the Spanish Steps | UNA Esperienze
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel Santa Maria is the choice of most writers compared to Hotel Art by the Spanish Steps. Hotel Santa Maria ranks #18 in Rome with approval from 9 reviews such as DK Eyewitness, Rough Guide and Insight Guides.
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"
Hotel Art by the Spanish Steps | UNA Esperienze
Via Margutta 56, Centre -Spanish Steps, 00187 Rome
From $150/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"In a great location, tucked away on Via Margutta, and its design theme is for the most part well-realized and luxurious."
Lonely Planet
"A striking marriage of the old and the new, this glam hotel is on arty Via Margutta." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The stylish and contemporary Art is located on one of Rome’s most famous bohemian streets where Fellini lived in the 1950s."
Time Out
"Hallways are in acidic shades of orange, yellow, green and blue, while the rooms themselves are decorated in a serene palette of neutrals, with parquet floors and chunky wood furniture." Full review
Star Service
"All are fitted with firm beds with high-thread-count bedding, pillow menus, good workspace, thoughtful task lighting and adequate storage space." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Hotel Art is a 46-room, upper-middle-range boutique hotel that's located around the corner from the Spanish Steps -- most of Rome’s iconic sights are within walking distance as well." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The Hotel Art by the Spanish Steps – one of Rome's premier art and boutique hotels – has 46 artistically appointed guest rooms and is located on the famous Via Margutta where scenes of Roman Holiday were shot." Full review