Hotel Splendide Royal, Via di Porta Pinciana 14, 00187 Rome, Italy.
The Via Veneto is one of the most famous but also one of the most expensive streets in Rom and runs from the Piazza Barberini to Porta Pinciana. The official name of the street is Via Vittorio Veneto, named after the battle of Vittorio Veneto in 1918. Federico Fellini's classical film "La Dolce Vita" from 1960 was mostly centreed around this street. The film made Via veneto famous in the 1960's to 1970's ant iurned it into a centre for sophisticated cafes, restaurants and shops. One of Rome's best hotels of the "Eternal City" as well as the embassy of the United States of America are situated in the Via Vittorio Veneto.
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 Hotel Splendide Royal is an elegant and luxurious five star hotel and it is situated in a noble area of Rome between Via Vittorio Veneto and the Spanish Steps on a hill directly above the historic city centre. Many important attractions such as the Trevi Fountain, the beautiful Gardens of Villa Borghese and the Piazza di Spagna as well as the famous shopping street Via Condotti with exclusive designer boutiques and elegant shops are located with in walking distance.
The Splendide Royal is designed in an elegant and luxurious style and it is one of the most exclusive hotels in Rome. This hotel is housed in a historic palace that dates back to the nineteenth century, the former headquater of the Roman Maronite community. After a elaborate restoration with great care in all details the Splendide Royal is now one of the most exclusive hotels in the "Eternal City" and guests enjoy an impeccable and personalized service. The spectacular hotel hall is decorated with a majestic Murano glass chandelier and marble floor with geometric design.
The 52 guestrooms, seven junior suites and ten suites on six floors are individually decorated with antique furniture and fine draperies in bright red, periwinkle blue and golden yellow colour shades and most of the rooms offer spacious marble bathrooms with natural daylight.
The elegant Mirabelle Restaurant, located on the top floor of the hotel, is awarded with a Michelin star and serves outstanding Italian and international cuisine and the huge terrace offers breathtaking views over the Eternal City.
The Splendide Royal Hotel Roma offers a fitness centre with modern equipment.
The hotel provides two meeting rooms with an adjacent reception area and a board room located in the Presidential Suite. The panoramic Mirabelle Restaurant is perfect venue for business lunches and gala dinners and the Limonaia is ideal for cocktail receptions and banquets for up to 130 guests.
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