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Sofia Marchetti

Sofia Marchetti Italy

Updated 1 September 2026 · 197 Rome hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Rome, out of the 197 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.8.

Hotel Hassler Roma is the one I would book myself.

Hotel Hassler Roma

Highest rated of the five

Hotel Hassler Roma

★★★★★4.8 from 1,165 reviews

Hotel Hassler Roma comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 1,165 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under the business district and around $1867 a night on the dates we checked.

197 hotels in Rome qualified for this list and five made it. Umiltà 36 is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. Hotel Hassler Roma1

    Hotel Hassler Roma

    ★★★★★4.8 from 1,165 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Umiltà 362

    Umiltà 36

    ★★★★★4.9 from 318 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly

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  3. RESIDENZA VENTI SETTEMBRE3

    RESIDENZA VENTI SETTEMBRE

    ★★★★★5 from 408 reviews

    • Spa
    • Bar
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  4. Hotel Maalot4

    Hotel Maalot

    ★★★★★4.9 from 252 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  5. J.K. Place Roma5

    J.K. Place Roma

    ★★★★★4.8 from 415 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

197 Rome hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Sofia Marchetti

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