Villa LaetitiavsHotel Santa Maria
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Hotel Santa Maria ranks slightly better than Villa Laetitia. Hotel Santa Maria comes in at #23 in Rome with recommendations from 10 reviewers including DK Eyewitness, Oyster and Rough Guide.
Villa Laetitia
Lungo Tevere delle Armi, 22/23, 00195 Rome
From $106/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Concierge
"In keeping with the residential atmosphere, staff are friendly but few. Still, fashion mavens will love the style and the tranquil location."
Travel + Leisure
"This enchanted jewel of a guesthouse is the most exciting new hotel to open in Rome in the past decade." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"If you’ve ever wanted to live like a reigning contemporary Roman family, Villa Laetitia is the address." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"A charming hotel oozing old world Italian glamor, appealing to the fashion-forward of the world." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Tiber-side retreat belongs to Anna Fendi. Past the swarthy naked giants on the door, you're through to a chic retreat of dogtooth floors and painted ceilings, all wrapped in an art nouveau palazzo."
Rome Travel Guide
July 6, 2021
Independent
"Stuccos, marbles, exuberant frescoes – this stylish villa on the left bank of the Tiber dates back to the 1910s and perfectly evokes the elegance of the era"
Frommer's
"The decor features bold patterns on the beds and floors and modern art on the walls... standard rooms are on the snug side, but most have kitchenettes." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"A stunning boutique hotel in a graceful riverside villa owned by the famous Fendi fashion family." Full review
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"