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Orient Express La Minerva

Rome, Italy

Orient Express La Minerva

From the Pantheon, it is just a few cobbles to the Palazzo Fonseca, on the Piazza della Minerva. Built for an illustrious family, turned into a hotel in 1811, it keeps the memory of those who lived in it and told its story. Inside, Art Deco patterns and opulent materials keep you company without drawing your eye from the marble statues. At Gigi Rigolatto Roma, the terrace runs from the Pantheon to the Quirinal: one of Rome’s sacrosanct views. At the spa, the rhythm of the Ottoman baths is kept. From his eponymous suite with its listed ceilings, Stendhal wrote part of his Promenades in Rome. On the floor below, Thomas Bernhard placed Murau, the narrator of Extinction.

Accommodations

What we like

The moment

Play your vinyl records, comfortably settled in the hushed interior of the Orient Express Suite.

The flavour

The fiori di zucca from Gigi Rigolatto, a Roman antipasto to savour on the rooftops overlooking the legendary little square.

The drink

At the Minerva Bar, a glass of Prosecco in an elegant lobby, nestled beneath a monumental glass ceiling.

Location

Address

Piazza della Minerva, 69

00186 Rome, Italy

Airport

Forty minutes by private transfer from Rome Fiumicino.

Piazza della Minerva

Less than five minutes on foot from the Pantheon and Piazza Navona.

At a glance

Public areas: free

In room: free

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