The Westin Excelsior Rome, Via Vittorio Veneto 125, 00187 Rome, Italy.
The historic centre of Rome, the Vatican City and the Basilica of Saint Peter are listed by the UNESCO a World Cultural Heritage. Rome was for more than two and a half thousand years the largest city in the world with a great history with many historical buildings, like the Pantheon, the oldest standing domes structure in the city, the Colosseum, the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire, spectacular triumphal arches, churches and palaces, splendid fontains, the Roman Forum, the Baths of Caracalla and the Castel Sant'Angelo.
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.
Piazza Barberini is a famous square amidst the historic city centre of Rome and is located on the Quirinal Hill, one of the Seven Hills of the antique Rome. The piazza was created in the 16th century and in 1925 it was named after the Palazzo Barberini. Today the palazzo, an impressive Baroque palace on the south side of the Piazza Barberini, is home to to the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica. At the centre of Piazza Berberini is the Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) located and sculped by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the years 1642 and 1643 in the style of Italian Baroque. It was Bernini's last major commission from his great patron Maffeo Barberini, the later Pope Urban VIII, who died in 1644.

The splendid five star deluxe-hotel The Westin Excelsior Rome is set on the famous Via Vittorio Veneto, one of the most celebrated meeting places in Europe, only few minutes from the beautiful gardens of the Villa Borghese, the Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, Via Condotti with elegant shops and exclusive designer boutiuqes, Piazza Barberini, Piazza della Repubblica and the Fontana di Trevi as well as the most important historical sites.
The elegant and luxurious hotel "The Westin Excelsior" combines comfort, modern amenities and dynamic present with tradition and sparkling past and is situated at the famous Via Vittorio Veneto, the cradle of "la dolce vita" and Fellini makes this street immortal. This deluxe palace was built in 1906 and completely refurbished from late 2000 to early 2002."The Westin Excelsior" boasts rich custom fabrics, precious carpets, Imperial-, Renaissance- and Biedermeier style furnishings, as well as walls and ceilings hand-decorated by master artisans, many original antiques and works of art. The spacious mainhall and the salons are decorated with sumptuous antiques and precious crystal chandeliers.
The Westin Excelsior Rome offers 316 guestrooms inclusive of 35 suites on six floors and they are furnished luxuriously and elegantly with the Empire-Style of the 19th century, precious fabrics and carpets and guests enjoy latest comfort and amenities.
Guests enjoy culinary highlights in the Doney Restaurant, serving excellent Mediterranean cuisine, and lounges at "The Westin Excelsior Rome".
The Health Club at "The Westin Excelior Rome" is equipped with an indoor swimming pool, sauna, Turkish bath, whirlpool and a fitness centre with state-of-the-art equipments.
The Westin Excelsior offers ten elegantly decorated meeting and banquet rooms for 25 to 500 people with latest conference technology for business and social events.
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The Westin Hotel Excelsior Rome features a Gourmet Restaurant The Westin Hotel Excelsior Rome: Remarkable architecture The Westin Hotel Excelsior Rome is perfect for city journeys to Rome / Italy Pets are welcome to The Westin Hotel Excelsior Rome (on request)
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