Honest first-hand reviews of the best luxury hotels in Rome, from grand palazzi to rooftop views over the city.

Some hotels put you close to history. Palazzo Manfredi puts you inside it, with the Colosseum filling your window like a living painting.

A stay at Hotel de la Ville in Rome, at the top of the Spanish Steps: classic Italian rooms, rooftop views, and the city at your feet in August.

Anantara Palazzo Naiadi looks over Piazza della Repubblica in Rome, a neoclassical palace with a rooftop pool and views across the city.

Hotel de Russie sits between the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo, with its famous terraced Secret Garden. Rome at its most elegant and central.