Stendhal Hotel (Rome, Italy)

Stendhal Hotel, Italy - The Stendhal Hotel Rome is a brand new 4 star hotel newly opened in the Spring of 2003. A unique hotel of substance and quality which offers its guests a charming and exclusive environment. Its exquisitely designed interiors breathe a sense of well-being that attracts, when within its walls of cool colors and sobriety, the class of clientel who know how to choose.

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Hotel Rooms: Guest Room(Standard Room) The rooms in the Stendhal Hotel continue in the theme of a refined experience which constitutes the philosophy of this hotel. Designed with the utmost care in choosing colors and materials, such as precious woods and fabrics, and detailed furnishings, to ensure a unique experience in hospitality. The city noise of Rome disappears, the daily rhythms of the modern world calm down to a slower pace within the soundproofed walls of your room. Esthetic contemporary tastes mix with old fashioned savor and classic memories giving space to long moments of relaxing, away from the chaotic flow of modern times.The rooms in this hotel offer a unique and unrepeatable experience of warmth and true Roman hospitality. All of the Stendhals Rooms have been personally architected and designed with the utmost care in choosing colors and materials to ensure that our guests will have lived a unique hotel experience while embraced within each rooms soundproofed walls. All rooms offers all of the most modern conveniences including: * Autonomous Air Conditioning * Direct Dial telephone * Internet Access via laptop * Satellite TV * Mini Bar * Safety Deposit Box * Private Bathroom with either Bathtub or Shower which includes Complimentary quality toiletries to pamper your skin as well as a hair dryer and telephone.

Restaurants: Library and Lounge - The Stendhal Hotel's Library and Lounge have been especially designed with the aim to embrace our guests within their relaxed atmospheres. The Library and Reading room also offers a Plasma TV, for those wishing to take a break from reading one of the many choices of novels the hotel has on its shelves, or even the daily newspaper, to enjoy in the peace of its cozy walls. Also perfect for a private encounter for business or pleasure, this exquisitely designed room is the perfect place to get away from the noise and bussle of the city. The Lounge offers its guests a Breakfast Bar from 7:00 until 10:30 complete with delicious Italian pastries, pates', cereals, fruit and friuit juices, breads and jams, as well as a selection of cheeses and eggs. After Breakfast, from 11:00 am up until midnight the Stendhal's Lounge evolves into an exclusively furnished bar offering its guests name brand liquors as well as many tasty h'ourderves. The perfect meeting place for pleasure or business. From early evening on a light dinner is also offered from a selection of daily dishes such as pizza or pasta.

Attractions: Pantheon - The Pantheon was built by the Romans as a temple to all gods, the building is over 2000 years old. Today it is a Catholic Church. The structure features the largest dome in the ancient world, made of concrete and masonry. It was built on the orders of the Roman dictator Agrippa circa 30 B.C. What remains of the original structure is the front porch with its sixteen marble columns. Emperor Hadrian renovated the temple circa 117-125 AD, adding the domed structure. The dome of the Pantheon was not surpassed until the 20th century when domed structures were created using steel reinforcements. The dome features a hole on top called the "oculus." It funnels sunlight into the buildings atrium, and at various times of the day and year, a beam of light illuminates a portico along the wall containing a statue. The oculus also allows rain into the building.A floor curved toward the center of the atrium allows water to drain at the center into the sewer system. The structure was almost destroyed in the Dark Ages, had it not been turned into a church. This, however, did not prevent people from destroying surrounding structures and removing most of the metal from the building, including the metallic covering of the dome. Rope marks are evident on some columns, due to attempts to pull down the columns using horses.During the Renaissance, the exterior was modified with wing like structures, which people refereed to as donkeys ears. These were eventually removed. The floor of the interior of the structure is scared with divots and grooves, made from the spurs and spiked boots of men over the past 800 years. The original statuary is gone. It has been replaced with Christian statues and icons. Additionally, the Pantheon was used as a tomb for Italian nobility. The interior is completely round. Opposite the main door an alter is installed for use in Catholic Mass. Outside the structure in its surrounding Piazza della Rotunda, is an obelisk and water fountain.Opposite the Pantheon there is a McDonalds restaurant. In the Piazza there are dozens of local restaurants and pubs. Near the Pantheon is the church of Sta. Maria Sopra Minerva. The quarter is densely packed with tourists most of the year. Piazza di Spagna - The Spanish Steps and Piazza di Spagna were once literally Spanish belonging to the area around the Spanish ambassador's residence, located in the western end of the hourglass-shaped piazza since 1622.This characteristic feature of eighteenth-century town-planning in Rome projected by Francesco De Sanctis, offers an extraordinary background effect to many of the beautiful monuments and buildings found near them such as the majestic sixteenth-century faÃ§ade of the TrinitÃ dei Monti or the famous Fontana della Baraccia.Designed by Pietro Bernini these steps form one of the city's most singular monumental and urban complexes.The 137 steps were constructed from 1723 to 1725 to link the Piazza di Spagna and led to important locales above it, including the Pincio and the Villa MÃ¨dici.When the steps first opened, Romans hoping to earn extra scudi (a form of money) as artists' models flocked to the steps dressed as the Madonna and Julius Caesar.This tradition still holds today with modern artists immersed in the midst of tourists. The beginning of May heralds the world-famous flower show, when the steps are covered with azaleas and photographers, and each July an evening fashion show is held on the steps.A genuine monumental grandeur and true Roman landmark. Via Condotti - Considered the Rodeo Drive of Roma, Via Condotti is without a doubt the place to find shops where one can find authentic 'Made in Italy' designer clothing such as Gucci, Ferragamo, Versace, Trussardi, Prada, Valentino, Armani, Dolce and Gabbana. Fine leather goods and accessories by famous names such as Louis Vuitton and Bally, to name a few, are also found here. World famous jewelers including Bulgari and Cartier among others have also taken their place on Via Condotti.This shopping street also leads you to Via Veneto, the Spanish Steps, and many other nearby shops where one can contiune their shopping day of buying or just window browsing. Trevi Fountain - The Trevi Fountain is at the ending part of the Aqua Virgo, an aqueduct constructed in 19 BC. It brings water all the way from the Salone Springs (approx 20km from Rome) and supplies the fountains in the historic center of Rome with water. In 1732, Pope Clement XII commissioned Nicola Salvi to create a large fountain at the Trevi Square. A previous undertaking to build the fountain after a design by Bernini was halted a century earlier after the death of Pope Urban VIII. Salvi based his theatrical masterpiece on this design. Construction of the monumental baroque fountain was finally completed in 1762. The central figure of the fountain, in front of a large niche, is Neptune, god of the sea. He is riding a chariot in the shape of a shell, pulled by two sea horses. Each sea horse is guided by a Triton. One of the horses is calm and obedient, the other one restive. They symbolize the fluctuating moods of the sea. On the left hand side of Neptune is a statue representing Abundance, the statue on the right represents Salubrity. Above the sculptures are bas-reliefs, one of them shows Agrippa, the girl after whom the aqueduct was named. The water at the bottom of the fountain represents the sea. Legend has it you will return to Rome if you throw a coin into the water. You should toss it over your shoulder with your back to the fountain Piazza Barberini - Piazza Barberini is of course one of the most visited piazzas in Rome where Bernini's glorious Triton Fountain stands. The fountain is one of Bernini's masterpieces in honour of his great protector Urbanus VIII. The four dolphins carry the coat of arms of the Barberini family while Triton blows a jet of water into the air through a shell held up in his hands. Nearby we can also see the magnificent Barberini Palace whose facade opens up the palace instead of enclosing it within an impermeable block as most other palaces of this epic were constructed. Construction of the palace began in the early 17th century for the Barberini Family. Originally started by Carlo Maderno, the construction was taken over by Bernini and assisted by Francesco Borromini in 1629 after Maderno's death. Piazza Novara - The Piazza Navona was originally a horse racing venue in ancient Rome. When the empire fell, buildings were gradually constructed along the long oval, giving the piazza its current, unusual shape. There are many cafes here; check the menu outside each place and have a leisurely lunch. The centerpiece of the piazza is the Fountain of the Four Rivers by the Baroque sculptor Bernini. The four statues represent the Danube, Rio de la Plata (the New World), Ganges, and the Nile (whose face is hidden because the source of the Nile was as yet unknown during the 1600's).

Nearby airports: * Leornardo da Vinci (FCO) - 35 KM / 23 Miles * Rome Ciampino (CIA) - 20 KM / 13 Miles.

Stendhal Hotel Reservation Policies:

Check-in time: 2 PM
Check-out time: Noon

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received at least 48 hours prior to arrival to avoid incurring a cancellation charge. The cancellation policy may vary due to seasonal periods. The correct cancellation deadline will be returned at time of booking.
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Stendhal Hotel

- Rome