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The St. Regis Rome Hotel Review – Is This Italy’s Most Beautiful Hotel?

Byinvisibletiger

We only had one night in Rome after our Sun Princess Cruise and had originally booked The Regency in Rome. However, my better half saw The St. Regis Rome for an unbeatable points value, so we cancelled The Regency. Upon arriving at The St. Regis Rome, we couldn’t believe how close it was to a former Marriott property we stayed at in the past, The Palazzo Naiadi, Autograph Collection. We have seen videos of this property and have been wanting to stay here for years. Would it live up to our expectations? Is this Rome’s most beautiful hotel? Read on!

The St. Regis Rome Entrance

The entrance to the St. Regis Rome wasn’t as grand as we thought it would be. There was no real portes-cocheres as the main street is right in front of the hotel. However, once you enter through one of the three main arches, you can gain some cover and quietness from the street traffic.

The front of The St. Regis Rome.
A lovely metal plaque.
One of the three entrance arches.

The St. Regis Rome Building

If you have a eye for detail, you would have noticed that the first picture above says Le Grand Hotel. It was the first deluxe hotel built in Rome in 1894. In December of 1999, The St. Regis took over after extensive renovations and restoration. In the evening when the lights come on, the building has an even more majestic look, don’t you agree?

The original Le Grand Hotel name at the top from 1894.
Hard to believe this building is over 125 years old!

The St. Regis Rome Lobby

Once you enter the building, you are greeted with five steps up to an immaculately curated lobby. Immediately to the left is a winding staircase that leads to the top of the hotel and to the right is the check-in area with the concierge. However, your eyes are drawn directly forward to the beautiful lobby with full sized trees and a massive chandelier.

The stunning lobby.
To the right of the lobby is an area to sit, relax and have a drink.
To the left side of the lobby is the bar and restaurant.
A more intimate light setting during the evening hours.

The St. Regis Rome Entrance Area

On the left side of the entrance is an intricate staircase that spared no expense in detail. To the right was the check-in and concierge which, in our opinion, was a bit cramped but with the 161 rooms, it probably doesn’t get too busy here.

A beautiful staircase at The St. Regis Rome.
Just look at the detail, no wall, ceiling or corner was overlooked.
At the very top, you can see that even the ceiling was hand painted.
To the right of the entrance was the smallish check-in and concierge.

The St. Regis Rome Elevator

As beautiful as the staircase was near the entrance of the hotel, it doesn’t compare to the historic elevator inside this hotel. It was the 13th modern elevator of the era in the Eternal City. Designed and built by Cesar Ritz in 1894.

A plaque with the historic information of the elevator.
A staircase does wrap around the elevator.
We haven’t seen many like this but two comes to mind, the Cafe Martinique in Nassau, Bahamas and The Santa Justa Lift in Lisbon, Portugal.
An amazingly smooth ride for an elevator that is over 130 years old!

The St. Regis Rome Fitness and Spa

The hotel was absolutely stunning until we saw the fitness and spa area. It looked like it was such an after thought and that this was the only space they could find to put it. Really nothing to write home about so we’ll let the pictures do the talking here.

Once you enter the gym area, you’re greeted with some towels, drinks and granola bars.
This was the entire room of the gym and equipment.
Although the equipment was decent, it was small and had no windows.
The treatment rooms were a bit sad.
The lockers could use an upgrade.
At least you get Acqua di Parma amenities.
One of the smallest saunas we’ve ever seen in a hotel.
Basic sink area.
Near the entrance of the Fitness and Spa area are counters with goods they sell.

The St. Regis Rome Hallways

Even the hallways in this hotel are well adorned with wainscoting, sconces, furniture, plants and paintings. Nothing looks overdone yet nothing feels bare.

The St. Regis Rome Ballrooms

Not only is the main dining area beautiful, but the ballrooms are also a sight to behold. There’s also a room called the “Coreterno” which is a very differently decorated room, slightly on the darker side of the human psyche, however, interesting, nonetheless.

Two very nice baby grand pianos.
One of the smaller conference rooms.
A stunning room called The Ritz.
The Coreterno Room.
A beautiful mix of colours and art deco.
Art, statues and candle holder fixtures fill in every bare area of the hotel.
In the centre is a table with flowers and a large “egg” sculpture.
Even the floor is amazing with the mosaic tiles.
The main lobby and stunning ceiling.
The sitting area is a great place to relax with a drink.
Food and drink are on order from the restaurant.

The St. Regis Rome Room

So finally on to the room itself. We have stayed at a few other St. Regis hotels, namely, in Venice, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Shanghai. This room is probably the smallest one out of the bunch. However, we have to say, it is probably the third nicest room behind Venice and Shanghai, to see why, feel free to click on the links above to review the other posts.

Our room for the night – 434.
Master On/Off switch with Privacy mode.
Upon entering, two closets are to your right and then you go straight into the room.
Closet 1 has a robe, umbrella and hangers.
Closet 2 has the safe, laundry bags and some small amenities.
The king size bed was very comfortable with lot’s of pillows.
This wall had a lot going on, it was mirrored with a desk, power outlets, TV, shelves, coffee machine, water, room service menu and all the drinks behind the glass cabinet above.
Acqua Panna water and a Illy espresso machine. No, you cannot make anything other than espresso.
The mini fridge below had drinks for purchase.
The top shelf is to pay for, the bottom shelf has more water and coffee pods for free. If you want tea, you will have to call for the butler service.
A decent array of power outlets, paper pad, pen and your standard phone.
The king size bed took up most of the room.
The bed bench is always expected at hotels of this calibre.
An outdated radio clock that looks like it fits only an iPhone.
More lighting controls and power outlets within reach of your bed and on both sides.
The left side night stand is equipped the same as the right side night stand but with a phone.
The very nice and artistic hotel room key cards from the St. Regis Rome.
The slippers are nice and plush, we completely approve of them!
Speakers, detailed crown moulding, pot lights and a chandelier adorn the ceiling.

The St. Regis Rome Turn Down Service

Higher end hotels do a turn down service. When we returned from our sprint across the entire city during the day and dinner on the way back, we returned with our slippers on a floor mat next to the bed and nice little surprises, read on below!

This pouch was placed on our bed containing a facial mist spray and two eye masks.
A very nice box awaited us on the desk.
It was full of chocolate covered almonds which were absolutely delicious.
On our bed side table, another treat was left.
Another decadent chocolate, it was sooo good!

The St. Regis Rome Bathroom

The bathroom itself wasn’t the largest either. It would have been really nice if there were dual sinks but that wasn’t the case. However, they did fit in a full sized tub cased in black marble, a heated towel rack and tons of Acqua di Parma amenities. Not to mention all the other amenities and full sized Coreterno Facial Soap Bars. There was a separate water closet for the toilet and a shower with a shower wand and decently sized rain head. A scale was also provided which is nice to ensure that you don’t overindulge in pasta.

A bit of a tight squeeze but they did fit everything in this bathroom.
Is it me, or does that tub seem to have an overly excessive amount of handles?
This facial soap is amazing!
You can never get tired of Acqua di Parma amenities.
St. Regis’ own brand of other amenities.
Body lotion from Coreterno.
You get toothbrushes, combs, razors and other amenities here as well.
Water closet, interestingly though, no bidet.
A decent rainfall shower head and handheld wand. Water pressure was good.
Can’t argue with Acqua di Parma shampoo, conditioner, shower gel and body lotion.

The St. Regis Rome In Room Dining Menu

For those too tired to dress up and head down to the restaurant or head out to the streets to find a restaurant, you can always dine in.

Conclusion

We absolutely loved this hotel and wish we had more than one night here. We ended up running around the hotel to take photos and videos and to enjoy the spaces here, unfortunately, there just wasn’t enough time to sit and enjoy a drink in the lobby area. The room was a bit small but it did have all the comforts that we expected to have in a St. Regis. The turn down service left us with delightful treats and really capped the night off. There was a bit of a snaffu in the morning though as road work in the area cut out the power and we had to have our luggage taken down by hand 4 flights down. It added a bit more time to our departure of the hotel but they did give us a notice under the door the night before so we planned for extra time just in case.

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