Rome : Sleep
Hitherto dominated by stuffy baroque palaces, heavy with gilt, brocade and chandeliers, accommodation in Rome has improved dramatically of late, in both range and quality. A new breed of hotels is emerging, run by younger, well- travelled hoteliers and catering to a fashionable clientele rather than the Grand Tour stalwarts lost in some 19th-century fantasy of chintz and high tea.High-octane luxury is back in a big way, partly thanks to the Boscolo hotel empire’s recent additions: the Exedra, and the design-conscious Aleph, both near the Via Veneto. These two are sybaritic temples with heavenly spas.
However, traditional taste needn’t mean pompous and staid. The Hotel Eden reeks of sophistication…
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