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Review: Aleph Rome Hotel – Curio by Hilton

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 22, 2019September 13, 2021 7 Comments

Rome is filled with low-rise boutique hotels and Aleph Rome Hotel, now part of Hilton’s Curio collection is just one such boutique hotel delivering luxury to the Eternal City.


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Location

Just a short ten-minute walk from the front door of the hotel will take you to the Spanish Steps, just fifteen minutes from Trevi fountain and steps away from Barbarini, the hotel is well-positioned for sights on foot as well as by metro.

Ten minute walk to Spanish steps
Ten minute walk to Spanish steps

Address: Via di S. Basilio, 15, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Phone: +39 06 422 9001

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Aleph entrance
Aleph entrance

Room

Spotless white stone and bright white lights gave us a clean feeling of modern Italian design. The room was spacious, and while not a two room suite, it featured a sitting area with a table and a pull-out couch. They offered to make the bed for Lucy and we agreed appreciative.

Junior Suite 200
Junior Suite 200

The bathroom was very long and slender with an odd design quirk. There were double showers. One appeared to have been a tub originally but there was no longer a spout, only a sprayer and it had been glassed in. Having a tub might have been better for Lucy but we would have been happy with the single shower as well. The bathroom also featured a separate bidet which did the trick but doesn’t compare to a heated bidet toilet seat.

Pristine bathroom
Pristine bathroom
Welcome dessert
Welcome dessert
Diamond welcome gift
Diamond welcome gift

Property

The hotel is equipped with two pools, one on the roof outside and another in the basement spa. The site was a former bank so the gym is actually built into a vault complete with a six-inch steel vault door.

Gym vault door
Gym vault door
Gym
Gym
Aleph Spa entrance
Aleph Spa entrance

The staff and their level of service were excellent. The hotel was accommodating to our schedule and very helpful. We got a recommendation for a restaurant from my sister-in-law but I failed to make a reservation in advance. I tried to make a reservation but on my first attempt failed. The concierge was able to get us a spot and when we arrived at 10:15 pm there was still a line out the door. Lucy’s ravioli from Flavio al Velavevodetto was probably the best thing we ate in Italy.

Ravioli from Flavio Velavevodetto
Ravioli from Flavio Velavevodetto

Breakfast

Just off the lobby, the breakfast is held in a side room. The buffet was nicely appointed and offered a menu for a la carte options as well. I found the buffet to be a step above other hotels in the same category, especially in Europe. For example, for quick service eggs on the buffet, instead of a chafing tray of scrambled eggs, folded omelettes were ready instead.

Breakfast menu 1930s
Breakfast menu 1930s
Breakfast Menu 1930s Aleph
Breakfast Menu 1930s Aleph
Breakfast pastries
Breakfast pastries
Breakfast cake
Breakfast cake
Italian espresso
Italian espresso
Omelettes
Omelettes
Oatmeal
Oatmeal
Yogurt buffet
Yogurt buffet
Waffle with nutella
Waffle with nutella

The food was fantastic but due to my love for Italian food and our late-night meals we were only able to make it downstairs one of the four days of our stay.

Value

Rome hotels are expensive. It’s hard to find luxury properties in the city from larger brands. The cash cost for our stay was about €215/nt though we travelled during a slow week. The hotel usually charges more, between €280-375/night. Using Hilton Honors points the cost of redemption is 70,000 points/night. Because we were there during a week in which we could pay such a discounted rate we opted to pay cash instead of points. That said, for 70,000 points at normal rates, the hotel delivers on value.

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Kyle Stewart

Kyle is a freelance travel writer with contributions to Time, the Washington Post, MSNBC, Yahoo!, Reuters, Huffington Post, MapHappy, Live And Lets Fly and many other media outlets. He is also co-founder of Scottandthomas.com, a travel agency that delivers "Travel Personalized." He focuses on using miles and points to provide a premium experience for his wife and daughter. Email: sherpa@thetripsherpa.com

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7 Comments

  1. Paolo Reply
    December 22, 2019 at 9:37 am

    This looks great . It’s quite hard to find good cash value in Rome, particularly if the stay spans a weekend, so points can be a better choice.
    This location looks good, although proximity to Barberini ( ..not Barbarini) can’t have been much of a selling point for them this year, given that it has been closed for more than 6 months due to an escalator collapse ( and may have 1/2 reopened only a few days ago). Repubblica had the same issue. The locals have been beside themselves over the delays in repairs.
    I’d stay here in a flash…

    • Kyle Stewart Reply
      December 22, 2019 at 11:41 am

      We didn’t know if Barbarini was closed temporarily or permanently, there weren’t any visible signs of work going on and given that we were just in Paris where metros were closed for industrial action. It’s an excellent location regardless, but the metro opening back up will add another layer of convenience.

      • Shawn Reply
        December 23, 2019 at 2:14 am

        The only issue I take with this description of the situation is that it normalizes the Barberini station being closed. It should not be viewed as an “enhancement” that the Barberini station is open; that’s should be normal situation!!! (Not to take issue with you, Kyle, but this whole problem has been a pretty big deal.)

        But is the Barberini station open again? It would be welcome news, but I have yet to hear it.

        • Paolo Reply
          December 23, 2019 at 3:45 am

          @ Shawn
          They were scheduling half of it to reopen last week, ie, you could get off at Barberini, but not on ( presumably that means the down escalators are still under repair).
          I have no idea if that actually happened ( the news reports are silent on it) or when ‘down/on’ is going to happen.
          I has been a monumental scandal and disgrace.

  2. Euro Reply
    December 22, 2019 at 11:25 am

    I’m staying here on my trip next year- it looks fantastic, but my room was 80K/night rather than 70K, and availability for a standard room was… hit-or-miss.

    Was this a standard room or were you upgraded, and what did the upgraded room get you?

    • Kyle Stewart Reply
      December 22, 2019 at 11:37 am

      It was a standard Diamond upgrade to a junior suite but as I mentioned, it was just more space, not a separated living space. We loved the location.

  3. Shawn Reply
    December 23, 2019 at 2:21 am

    It is hard to find a large brand hotel in Rome. And it is very difficult to find a hotel in Rome with a pool, in my experience. But, despite being a Hilton person (for whatever little I feel that is worth sometimes), I don’t stay at this particular location. I prefer a neighborhood about a 15-minute walk to the west. My wife didn’t like the fact that the Barberini area is uphill from many other sites, which can be an issue if you have children (was it a problem for Lucy and y’all?). But that’s our particular preference. If one is not as picky about one’s Roman neighborhood as I am, I can see the appeal of staying here.

    To be clear, that first image in this post was not shot from in front of the hotel, but from an intersection that is not too far away.

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