Rome's Top 10 Suites

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ROME CAVALIERI, THE WALDORF ASTORIA COLLECTION - Penthouse Suite

Official name of Suite: Penthouse Suite
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Interior: 2115 square feet / 200 m²
Exterior: 2300 square feet / 215 m²
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Cost per night: Over 7,000 Euro per night.

An unparalleled experience, the Penthouse Suite's spacious rooms are adorned with some of the hotel's most important works of art, including a Warhol series, and is furnished in palatial style with a magnificent Karl Lagerfeld sofa set originally designed for his Paris home. Elevated above the bed is a hydromassage tub with views through the windows of the Rome skyline. For the ultimate treat climb the staircase, as the glass ceiling slides open, to your private panoramic roof terrace with a gazebo, a solarium, a mini pool, and the best views of Rome. The suite can be extended to include an extra bedroom or a private gym.

Overlooking the panorama that has inspired visitors for centuries is Rome's most prestigious address. Though only minutes from the city's great monuments, the Rome Cavalieri has the tranquillity of an oasis. Enclosed in fifteen acres of lush Mediterranean parklands, it is a calm retreat in the heart of the Eternal City, an elegant refuge where time slows and hearts quicken.

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HASSLER ROMA - PENTHOUSE SUITE #712

Official name of Suite: Presidential Suite "The Penthouse"
Room #: 712
Interior square feet / 92 square meters
Exterior square feet / 160 square meters
2# of Rooms: living room, bedroom, bathroom, terrace
Cost per night: Euro 3,500 + 10% vat in low season and Euro 3,800 + 10% vat in high season, based on 2010 rates.

Enjoying the most enviable location in Rome, at the top of the Spanish Steps, the Hassler features three presidential suites and the much-coveted seventh floor Penthouse Suite that opens onto a 1,700sq.ft./160sq.m terrace overlooking all of Rome! Decorated with paintings from the schools of Tintoretto and Caravaggio, hand-cut crystal chandeliers, antique Venetian mirrors and Louis XV chairs, the world's elite have stayed here. WOW FACTOR: The location in the very heart of the cultural and shopping centre of Rome and the awe-inspiring views.

Located on the 7th floor, the Penthouse is the type of suite travellers to Rome dream about as they gaze out over the breathtaking view of Rome's skyline from the private 150 square meter terrace. With its large Gazebo, it is also the ideal location for a cocktail party or reception. The bedroom's four-poster canopy bed and silk walls are dressed in the warm hues of gold fabric.
The Penthouse suite has a large sitting room and dining area with some beautiful antique pieces: a 1780 desk, valuable paintings of the Schools of Tintoretto and Caravaggio, Venetian mirrors, hand-cut crystal chandeliers, and Louis XV chairs. The suite also has two plasma-screen TVs, DVD and VCR player, fax machine, CD player, and mini-bar area with a wide selection of beverages.
The master bathroom appointed in "Naxos" marble has gold-plated tabs, a Jacuzzi, two sinks, separate shower and WC, and there is a second guest-bathroom as well.

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For Fashionistas...

HOTEL DE RUSSIE - POPOLO, PICASSO & NIJINSKI SUITES

Official name of Suite: The Nijinsky Suite
Room #: 623
Interior square feet / metres: 172 sqm / 1851 sq ft
Exterior square feet / metres: 239 sqm / 2572.6 sqft
# of Rooms in the Suite: 10 + terrace
Cost per night: 9,000 Euro + 10 % VAT

All situated on the top floor of the hotel, The Picasso and the Popolo Suites offer views of the Piazza del Popolo (pictured below left) and the rooftops of Rome which can be enjoyed from an exceptionally large, 25-square-metre terrace. But, our favorite was the Nijinsky Suite which overlooks the hotel's secret garden, the Pincio and the rooftops of Rome. Its beautiful terrace represents a peaceful oasis inside the city centre and is surrounded by plants and flowers. (below left)

PORTRAIT SUITES - PENTHOUSE TRINITA DEI MONTI #51>

Official name of Suite: Penthouse Trinita dei Monti
Room #: 651
Interior square feet / metres: 72
Exterior square feet / metres: 16
# of Rooms in the Suite: 4 including 2 bathrooms
Cost per night: from euro 1.700 + 10% VAT tax

The Penthouse Suite Trinità dei Monti occupies the hotel's top two floors and boasts an L-shaped terrace overlooking the Trinità dei Monti. This boutique hotel, owned by the Ferragamo family, has an amazing central location above the Ferragamo store on the Via Condotti, just a handbag's toss away from the Piazza di Spagna. The property displays shoe-related artwork and photos of the shoemaker's star-studded heyday. (above right)

Tranquil and Exclusive...

HOTEL LORD BYRON - PENTHOUSE SUITE #603

Official name of Suite: Penthouse Suite
Room #: 603
Interior square feet 430 / meters 40 :
Exterior square feet 530 / meters 50 :
Cost per night: Best available rates in low season € 610,00 and in high season € 800,00, plus 10% VAT

Decorated in the Thirties art-déco style and decorated with photos of Marilyn Monroe, the suite radiates elegance with rich colors. The Suite's huge terrace overlooks the stately villas of the exclusive Parioli neighborhood and the Borghese park. (below left)

ALDROVANDI PALACE VILLA BORGHESE - ROYAL SUITE

The Royal Suite is an apartment of 150 SQM / 1620 SQFT and it is located on the Penthouse floor. Comprised of a bedroom with a king bed, one living room, two bathrooms and a wonderful large dressing room with wardrobe and vanity. It also features an office area with an antique desk. The Royal Suite overlooks two sides of the city - the Borghese gardens and our own private park and swimming pool. Antique furnishings, 50” B&O TV system.

Official name of Suite: Royal Suite "Penthouse"
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Interior: 1,620 square feet / 150 metres
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Cost per night: Euro 4000.00 excluding 10% VAT

Located on the Penthouse floor, the Royal Suite overlooks two sides of the city -- the Borghese Gardens and the hotel's own private park and swimming pool. The Suite is decorated with a combination of antiques and modern amenities such as a 50" Bang & Olufsen TV system. (above right)

La Dolce Vita...

INTERCONTINENTAL DE LA VILLE ROMA - BERNSTEIN SUITE #840

Official name of Suite: Bernstein Suite
Room #: 840
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Cost per night: Starting at 2,500 Euro per night

Located at the top of the renowned Spanish Steps, the higher rooms with balconies have awe-inspiring views of Rome, the most impressive of which is the Bernstein Suite starting at 2500 Euro per night, with a huge terrace overlooking all of Rome. The InterContinental can also offer you "Insider Tours" of Rome. (below left)

REGINA HOTEL BAGLIONI- PENTHOUSE SUITE

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The 8th floor Sala Belvedere Penthouse suite and its spacious private terrace with enormous jacuzzi measure a total of 2,153 square feet, and offers a magnificent panorama of the roofs of Rome; the bedroom has a totally soundproofed glass outer wall which provides a fantastic panoramic overview of all the main Roman monuments. (above right)

The Royal Treatment...

THE WESTIN EXCELSIOR ROME - VILLA CUPOLA SUITE

Official name of Suite: Villa Cupola
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Cost per night: 25,000+ Euro per night

This is the largest suite in Europe at 11,700 square feet and goes for 25,000+ Euro per night. The suite is on two levels with the master bedroom, presidential office/library, dining room and the impressive Cupola room with a complete Bang and Olufsen surround sound system on the first level with a fitness floor complete with private Jacuzzi and seven terraces above the Via Veneto that allow for private entertaining or sunbathing. (below left)

THE ST. REGIS GRAND - ROYAL SUITE

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The top suite at The St. Regis Grand is actually not a penthouse suite with a view, but the Royal Suite on the "Piano Nobile". The "Noble Floor" in classical renaissance architecture, is the second level of the building containing the principal reception and bedrooms. The rich and famous, from Richard Burton to Juan Peron and Princess Grace to Madonna, have enjoyed the St. Regis Grand's Royal Suite. The best of the hotel's 18th and 19th century antique furnishings are found here, some purchased by the Aga Khan when he owned the hotel. The coved ceiling of the dining room is decorated with a mural inspired by Pompeii, a detail in keeping with the suite's many other fine appointments. (above right)