Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
On a quiet street between Via Veneto and the Spanish Steps, close enough to Villa Borghese that the roof terrace looks straight into the pines.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1890
- Rooms
- 78 rooms and suites
- Area
- Villa Borghese
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What sets Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese apart
Settimo
The restaurant and lounge on the seventh floor is laid out as a roof garden, with the park on one side and the dome of St Peter's on the other.
The 2019 renovation
The hotel reopened in July 2019, redesigned by Jean-Philippe Nuel. Each bedroom has a ceiling painted as a sky.
The park
The gate of Villa Borghese is three minutes away. The Galleria Borghese is a twenty-minute walk through it.
What it has
- Rooftop restaurant Settimo
- Bar
- Fitness room
Where Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese is
Address
Via Lombardia 4700187 Rome, Italy
Nearest metro
Barberini, on line A
Museums and sights nearby
- Trevi Fountain800 m
- Galleria Borghese850 m
- Pantheon1.3 km
- Capitoline Museums1.7 km
- Castel Sant'Angelo1.8 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
A guest house of the Ludovisi
The building began as a guest house put up beside the Borghese estate by the Boncompagni Ludovisi, the family whose gardens once covered this whole district. It became a hotel in 1890.
Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese: common questions
- Where is Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese?
- At Via Lombardia 47, in the Ludovisi district of Rome. The nearest metro station is Barberini, on line A.
- Which museums and sights are near Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese?
- Trevi Fountain is 800 m away, Galleria Borghese is 850 m away, Pantheon is 1.3 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese have a swimming pool?
- No. Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese has no swimming pool.
- When did Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese open?
- In 1890. It has 78 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
Rating from Google
Things to do near Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 8Climb the Spanish Steps350 m awayMonument, 30 to 45 minutes, free
- 14Watch the sunset from the Pincio700 m awayGarden, 1.5 to 3 hours, free
- 5Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain800 m awayMonument, 20 to 40 minutes, free from the square, ticket for the basin
- 6See Bernini's marbles at the Galleria Borghese850 m awayMuseum, 2 hours, ticket, booked ahead
Where to eat near Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Rome. Distances are in a straight line.
- Harry's Bar4.1Bar and restaurant, Via Veneto200 m away
- Babington's4.1Tea room, Spanish Steps400 m away
- Colline Emiliane4.6Trattoria, Piazza Barberini500 m away
- Canova Tadolini3.8Café in a sculptor's studio, Via del Babuino600 m away
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