Hotel
Hotel Hassler Roma
Open since 1893 at the top of the Spanish Steps, the five-star Hassler has 82 individually designed rooms and the Michelin-starred Imàgo restaurant.
Set around a 17th-century cloister moments from Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere, this three-star hotel has 19 rooms on two floors.
Good to know
Hotel Santa Maria occupies a former 17th-century cloister tucked down Vicolo del Piede, a few steps from Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere and its mosaic-fronted basilica. The 19 rooms are spread over the ground and first floors around the old cloister, which gives the property a quiet, low-rise feel unusual in central Rome.
It is a three-star hotel, and the owners are on site every day, which shows in the personal service. Location is the big advantage: Trastevere's trattorias and bars are on the doorstep, and the historic centre is a walk across the river. Evenings in the surrounding lanes can be lively, so light sleepers may want to ask for a room facing the cloister. Free Wi-Fi is included.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
19 rooms, on the ground and first floors.
The hotel is set in a 17th-century cloister in Trastevere.
Attraction
The Flavian Amphitheatre, completed in AD 80 under Titus, is Rome's defining ancient monument and the centrepiece of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo.
Bar
A celebrated cocktail bar in Monti that features on the World's 50 Best Bars list, open nightly with creative drinks and a smart casual dress code.
Restaurant
Heinz Beck's rooftop restaurant at the Rome Cavalieri was the first in the city to earn three Michelin stars and remains its only three-star table.
Café
Founded in 1938 near the Pantheon, Sant'Eustachio roasts its beans over wood and is famous for its sweet, creamy Gran Caffè.