Our current city-wide picks, chosen from the hotels we have reviewed. The shortlist mixes locations, styles and trip types rather than treating the most expensive properties as automatically best.
Centro Storico
A four-star in a converted palazzo on the river side of the Centro Storico, built around a garden courtyard.
Spagna & Tridente
A five-star at the head of the Spanish Steps, family-owned, with a rooftop restaurant over the city.
Monti & Colosseo
A four-star on the edge of the Imperial Forums, with a rooftop terrace over the archaeological area.
Trastevere
A three-star in a sixteenth-century cloister off Piazza Santa Maria, with ground-floor rooms around a courtyard.
Prati & Vaticano
A four-star in a Prati townhouse a few streets from the Vatican Museums, with a small roof terrace.
Termini & Esquilino
A four-star on Via Nazionale between Termini and the historic centre, with a spa and a roof terrace.
Termini & Esquilino
An owner-run guesthouse near Termini with a garden, private rooms and shared accommodation.
Testaccio & Aventino
A four-star in a nineteenth-century villa on the Aventine, with a garden.
Position is our editorial judgement, not a score. Price is the published level of the area a hotel sits in, not a nightly rate: this site quotes none. There is no sort by rating, because we issue no rating and do not republish anyone else's. Property facts come from authoritative sources; no hotel pays for a place on this list.