When in Rome, choose a historic palace for your stay – but make sure it comes with 21st-century creature comforts, a warm, personal welcome and the hottest tips for making the best of the city. Splendidly situated on the curve of Piazza Repubblica, overlooking Rutelli's Fountain of the Naiads and Michelangelo's Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, this neoclassical palace does just that.
Come up to rooftop pool terrace and sip a vodka martini as you watch the sun setting over the cupolas of Rome. Relax with the family in spacious, buzzing lobby. Gaze out at the view from your elegant, neoclassical-style room. Or linger over coffee or an aperitivo on the Champagnerie terrace and watch the world go by on the piazza.

Architecturally a hotel of two halves, Palazzo Naiadi has 238 rooms and suites evenly divided between the crescent-shaped palace built by Gaetano Koch in 1887 that faces Piazza della Repubblica; and its adjoining wing, once a grain store built for the Vatican by Pope Clement XI in 1705. Some of the original timbers can be seen in this atmospheric wing, while the rooms in the newer building enjoy high ceilings, many with views across the piazza.

If you could capture the flavour of Rome, it would be here in serenely beautiful Lobby at Palazzo Naiadi, where the world comes and goes and there’s always an espresso, a glass of Barolo or an authentic Caesar salad to be had. For a more intimate dining experience, choose the Tazio Restaurant; or head for the lively Champagnerie & Terrace, for a champagne cocktail on the piazza.

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