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The First Roma Arte vs Hotel Hassler

The First Roma and Hotel Hassler are both endorsed by professional travelers. On balance, Hotel Hassler scores significantly better than The First Roma. Hotel Hassler scores 94 with recommendations from 17 reviews like Afar Magazine, Hideaway Report and Oyster.

The First Roma Arte
The First Roma Arte
8 / 10
Via del Vantaggio 14, 00186 Rome
From $387 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
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Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
Star
"This elegant 19C palazzo features refined guestrooms and panoramic terraces overlooking the rooftops of the city centre." Full review
Travel + Leisure 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 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 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 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 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 Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Noble 19th-century palazzo turned 'luxury art hotel' is the essence of this boutique, five-star hotel." Full review
Michelin Guide 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
Hotel Hassler
Hotel Hassler
9 / 10
Piazza Trinita dei Monti 6, 00187 Rome
From $498 /night
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  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
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  • Concierge
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"A luxury hotel with simple, elegant rooms and every convenience a guest could possibly require."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
Star
"With its superb location at the top of the Spanish Steps, this hotel combines elegance, luxury and tradition."
Frommer's Frommer's
"The Hassler has something that no other hotel can boast -- a coveted location at the top of the Spanish Steps." Full review
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For panoramas of the Roman rooftops, ask for a room on the top floor.
Concierge Concierge
"Perched at the top of the Spanish Steps, the classic Hassler has spectacular views and—with more gold and brocade than a Palm Beach dowager—a timeless, stately elegance."
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To make sure you get your money's worth, ask for a city-side view.
Fodor's Fodor's
"When it comes to million-dollar views, this exclusive hotel atop the Spanish Steps has the best seats in the house." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"At the top of the Spanish Steps, this classic hotel has long enjoyed the status of one of the best in Rome (and the world)."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"At the top of the Spanish Steps, this is the glitterati’s choice and the grande dame of Rome’s hotels."
Time Out Time Out
"Looking down imperiously from the top of the Spanish Steps, the Hassler remains the grande dame of the city's deluxe hotels." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"This hotel is a love-it-or-leave-it kind of place." Full review
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Guests seeking quiet should request rooms facing the courtyard, although these tend to be a tad dim.
BlackBook BlackBook
"Expect all the best old money can buy. Suites appear as though the interior decorator took each furniture and art piece from Hearst Castle."
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