Hotel Lord Byron, Via Giuseppe de Notaris 5, 00197 Rome, Italy.
Rome, the largest city in Italy, is located in the central-western part of the Italian peninsula, on the River Tiber. Rome, also called the "Eternal City" is one of the most beautifull cities in the world and since 1871 it is the capital city of Italy. The Vatican, oficially "State of the Vatican City", is a sovereign city-state is an enclave within the city of Rome and is the residence of the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, the Bishop of Rome and the head of the State of Varican City.
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Villa Borghese is a magnificent landscape garden in the style of an English garden in Rome with several buildings, mueseums, such as the Galleria Borghese, and attractions. The villa and the huge park, with as size of 148 acres, was originally the sommer residence of the noble family Borghese. In 1605, Cardinal Scipione Borghese, a nephew of Pope Paul V, began turning this former vineyard into the most extensive gardens built in Rome since the antiquity. Scipione Borghese, son of Francisco Caffarelli and Ortensia Borghese, was an Italian Renaissance Cardinal and an art collector and a patron of arts. The gardens are the second largest public park in Rome after the Villa Doria Pamphili. The Villa Borghese gardens were developed for the Villa Pinciana (Borghese Villa on the Pincian Hill) and designed by the architects Giavanni Vasanzio and Flaminio Ponzio.
The Borghese Gallery (Galleria Borghese) housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana and is a famous art art gallery in Rome. The Galleria Borghese hosts a substantial part of the Borghese collection of paintings, sculpture and antiques, began by Cardinal Scipione Borghese.

The luxurious five star Hotel Lord Byron, an intimate and very exclusive property in the Eternal City with the charme of a private manor, is housed in a former patrician Villa, built in 1910, set in a noble quarter with beautiful lush gardens and parks. This lovely boutique hotel is near to the well-known Via Vittorio Veneto, neighbours the magnificant gardens of Villa Borghese and is just a short stroll aqay from the world-famous Spanish Steps. It's truly a peaceful retreat of comfort, care and tranquility in the heart of Rome, where elegancy, luxury and comfort blends perfectly with the hotel's friendly and personalized service and traditional Italian hospitality. The public areas are decorated in an Italian design and works of art. The hotel has been completely renovated in 2003.
The Hotel Lord Byronm offers 20 guestrooms as well as 12 junior suites and suites on six floors and all accommodations are decorated in an elegant art deco style with modern comfort and luxury.
The award-winning gourmet restaurant "SAPORI del Lord Byron" serves outstanding Italian specialities and a wide range of best Italian wines in an elegant style. "Il Salotto Lounge & Wine Bar" offers beverages and light and tasty dishes in a club-room ambiece.
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The Lord Byron Hotel features a Gourmet Restaurant The Lord Byron Hotel is perfect for city journeys to Rome / Italy Pets are welcome to The Lord Byron Hotel (on request)
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