The 61 Best Luxury Hotels in Rome

In Rome’s historic center, a pool is the exception – between the palazzi and the narrow lanes, there simply isn’t room. So if you want to swim at a 5-star hotel in Rome, look where the city turns green: in a park, in a garden, on a hillside.Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri · PoolIn parks and gardens you’ll find the large outdoor pools. For families, we recommend the Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri on Monte Mario: several outdoor pools are spread across the private park, open in spring and summer; hotel guests pay a daily fee for the indoor pool in the spa. At the Gran Meliá Rome Villa Agrippina on the Gianicolo, a large outdoor pool lies in the garden, open seasonally, with loungers and cabanas, and the Villa Agrippina Private Pool Suite has a pool of its own.Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome · PoolIn the middle of the city, pools are rare, but some luxury hotels still have one. Above Piazza della Repubblica, you swim in the rooftop pool of the Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome, open from May 1, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. At ROMEO Rome, the Ancient Waters Pool flows from indoors to outdoors, and its glass floor reveals the ancient Port of Ripetta; it is open year-round and reserved for hotel guests. Palazzo Dama Rome, on the bank of the Tiber near Piazza del Popolo, has an outdoor pool in a garden of olive and lemon trees, lit up in the evening.

In the spa, other hotels have a pool too. Our tip: Villa Spalletti Trivelli Rome, whose Caschera SPA includes a pool, and Palazzo Talìa Rome, with a 33 m² relaxation pool with massage jets and a waterfall, from age 14. At Palazzo Shedir Rome, guests have the pool to themselves: the heated pool in the vaults is reserved exclusively for guests staying at the hotel.

For a cool-down on the roof, the WET Deck at W Rome has a plunge pool next to the Otto Rooftop Bar. At The Rome EDITION, a heated travertine plunge pool is part of the roof terrace, The Roof – though it is currently closed for the time being (as of late September 2026). If swimming is part of your Rome trip, let our travel advisors know – and we’ll choose the luxury hotel with that in mind.

Bathing has a two-thousand-year tradition in Rome, and many of its hotel spas take it literally. At the Bvlgari Hotel Rome, the Bulgari Spa spreads across 1,500 m² in the style of ancient Roman baths, with nine treatment rooms, a sauna and a hammam. If you want to experience Roman rituals, book Villa Spalletti Trivelli Rome: its Caschera SPA sits above the ancient Baths of Constantine, with a strigil in the tepidarium, a wine bath and a milk bath – open to non-residents, too. At Six Senses Rome, the spa is a modern Roman bathhouse with a calidarium, tepidarium and frigidarium, plus a hammam, a sauna and a yoga deck.The Goethe Hotel Rome · SpaThe spas of several luxury hotels in Rome lie beneath historic vaults. The Eden Spa at the Hotel Eden Rome works beneath original Roman vaulted ceilings, with two private spa suites, a couples’ suite, Valmont treatments and the signature ritual “La Grande Bellezza”. If you’d like the spa to yourselves as a couple, book the SPA Suite beneath travertine vaults at the Hotel D'Inghilterra Rome. At Palazzo Talìa Rome, the spa lies beneath barrel vaults right next to the ancient Aqua Virgo aqueduct.Hotel Indigo Rome St. George · SpaAt the two 5-star hotels run by Rocco Forte, the spa is called the Irene Forte Spa: at the Hotel de la Ville, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Rome, with a whole-body cryotherapy chamber, a salt room, Kneipp foot baths, a sauna, a steam room and a hydropool; at the Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Rome, with a saltwater hydropool and products whose ingredients come from the organic farm at Verdura Resort. The Anantara Spa at the Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome focuses on its signature “Diocletian Ritual”, Ayurveda and thalassotherapy.

Smaller, but very private, are the spas of other luxury hotels in Rome. At The Goethe Hotel Rome, the Wellness Rooms have their own sauna. The Grand Hotel Palace Rome gives its Fusion Spa, by reservation, exclusively to you alone or your family, and at the Hotel Indigo Rome St. George, the “Roman Bath” with two whirlpools, a sauna and a hammam is free for hotel guests, for up to one hour per room per day, by reservation.

The median price is 430 € per night – that’s the rate at the InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace and the Hotel De' Ricci Rome. The selection starts at 111 € at The Tribune Rome and goes up to 1,990 € at the Bvlgari Hotel Rome. The table shows a selection of the luxury hotels in Rome by neighborhood and price range. You’ll find all the other hotels, with prices and suitespot benefits, in the hotel list further down.

What’s included at almost every luxury hotel: daily breakfast for two – at the Hotel D'Inghilterra Rome, for example, in Café Romano –, an upgrade subject to availability, and early check-in and late check-out subject to availability. At the Hotel Indigo Rome St. George, a 50 US dollar credit for the restaurant and bar is included instead of breakfast. At most hotels, the benefits apply from the first night, at 15 hotels from two nights; you’ll see which ones in the table and the hotel list.

When it comes to hotel credit, 100 US dollars is the rule: it’s included at 34 luxury hotels, at Rocco Forte House Rome it can even be 200 US dollars, depending on the rate, and at twelve hotels it’s 50 US dollars, in some cases only from a certain room category. At Palazzo Ripetta Rome, the 100 US dollars are split into 70 at the San Baylon restaurant and 30 at the Piazzetta Ripetta bar, and at The Rome EDITION you can also redeem them in the spa.

Suite guests get more: with two nights or more in a suite, another 100 US dollars is added at four hotels, for example at the Hassler Rome from the Grand Deluxe Suite Forum and at The St. Regis Rome for the St. Regis, Metropolitan and Astor Suites.

Then there are extras you’ll only find in one place: a complimentary minibar, excluding the alcoholic selection, at Six Senses Rome; a bottle of prosecco and handmade canapés at Chapter Rome, with champagne in the suites; and at the Elizabeth Unique Hotel Rome, a three-course dinner for two with a glass of wine when you book a suite.

A complimentary airport pickup is offered at the Hotel D'Inghilterra Rome for suites from two nights, at the Gran Meliá Rome Villa Agrippina for selected categories from two nights, and at the Hotel Splendide Royal Rome from the Junior Suite and four nights, where it comes with a welcome bottle of prosecco.

Points and status can be earned at 41 luxury hotels across eight programs: Marriott Bonvoy at ten hotels, the Leaders Club and I Prefer at nine each, Radisson Rewards at four, World of Hyatt and IHG One Rewards at three each, ALL (Accor) at two, and Hilton Honors at the Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri, where you earn double points. At J.K. Place Rome, Palazzo Roma and Palazzo Shedir Rome, just give your Leaders Club number when you book.

When it’s loveliest: from April to June and in September and October, when the rooftop terraces are open and you can sit outside in the evening. When it’s quieter: in January and February – that’s when you have the spas of the luxury hotels almost to yourself. When to book a 5-star hotel in Rome early: over Easter, in May, and between Christmas and New Year.

How long to stay: four nights – one day for the Colosseum and the Forum, one for the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica, one for the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Trastevere, and one for the Villa Borghese and an evening at a Michelin-starred restaurant.