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.
Address: Via di S. Basilio, 15, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Phone: +39 06 422 9001
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Have you stayed at Aleph Rome Hotel before? Do you have another preferred Roman property when you visit?
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…
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.
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.
@ 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.
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?
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.
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.