The Westin Excelsior
If Via Veneto has a monument, it is the Excelsior: the corner building with the dome that every film about Rome in the 1950s found a reason to show.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1906
- Rooms
- More than 300 rooms and suites
- Area
- Via Veneto
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What sets The Westin Excelsior apart
The cupola
The hotel is known by the dome on its corner. Under it, on the fifth and sixth floors, is the Villa La Cupola suite, with frescoes and a private cinema.
La Dolce Vita
The cast and crew of Ben-Hur stayed here in 1958, and Fellini shot La Dolce Vita in and around the hotel in 1960.
Via Veneto
The street curves downhill from the gate of Villa Borghese to Piazza Barberini. The hotel is at its upper end, five minutes from the park.
A hotel in the war
In 1943 it was the residence of the German commander of Rome. In June 1944 it became the headquarters of the American general Mark Clark.
What it has
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Spa
- Fitness room
- Ballrooms
Where The Westin Excelsior is
Address
Via Vittorio Veneto 12500187 Rome, Italy
Nearest metro
Barberini, on line A
Museums and sights nearby
- Galleria Borghese750 m
- Trevi Fountain950 m
- Pantheon1.5 km
- Capitoline Museums1.8 km
- Colosseum2.0 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
Built by the Swiss, in 1906
The Hotel Excelsior opened on 18 January 1906. It was designed by the Swiss architects Emil Vogt and Otto Maraini for a hotel company from Lucerne. In the First World War two of its floors were a military hospital of the Italian Red Cross.
It was enlarged in 1953, when the building next door was bought and given a matching front and a sixth floor was added. It took the Westin name in 2000 and was fully renovated that year.
The Westin Excelsior: common questions
- Where is The Westin Excelsior?
- At Via Vittorio Veneto 125, in the Ludovisi district of Rome. The nearest metro station is Barberini, on line A.
- Which museums and sights are near The Westin Excelsior?
- Galleria Borghese is 750 m away, Trevi Fountain is 950 m away, Pantheon is 1.5 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Westin Excelsior have a swimming pool?
- No. The Westin Excelsior has no swimming pool, though it has a spa.
- When did The Westin Excelsior open?
- In 1906. It has more than 300 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Westin Excelsior
Rating from Google
Things to do near The Westin Excelsior
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 8Climb the Spanish Steps650 m awayMonument, 30 to 45 minutes, free
- 6See Bernini's marbles at the Galleria Borghese750 m awayMuseum, 2 hours, ticket, booked ahead
- 14Watch the sunset from the Pincio800 m awayGarden, 1.5 to 3 hours, free
- 5Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain950 m awayMonument, 20 to 40 minutes, free from the square, ticket for the basin
Where to eat near The Westin Excelsior
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
- Colline Emiliane4.6Trattoria, Piazza Barberini550 m away
- Babington's4.1Tea room, Spanish Steps650 m away
- Canova Tadolini3.8Café in a sculptor's studio, Via del Babuino850 m away
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