Hotel Eden, Rome by Dorchester Collection

Hotel Eden, Rome by Dorchester Collection

Six floors above the rooftops of central Rome, the bar at Hotel Eden looks out toward the domes and terracotta roofs that surround the Spanish Steps, a walk of a few minutes away, with Trevi Fountain almost as close. The hotel has stood on this spot since 1889, and Dorchester Collection now runs its 98 rooms across those six floors, each fitted with a minibar, hairdryer, safe and air conditioning, with bathrobes, slippers and a shower as standard. What sets it apart from the grand hotels near the Spanish Steps is its kitchen: one of its two restaurants holds a Michelin star, backed by a rooftop bar, a spa offering sauna and massage, a small gym, and two conference rooms built for meetings rather than sightseeing. A concierge desk staffed in eight languages, tour assistance and a doctor on call point to a house used to guests who travel for work as much as for the Spanish Steps outside. Pets are welcome, children are accommodated in family rooms, and a 200 euro damage deposit is taken by bank transfer on arrival, alongside 65 euros a day for parking and 45 euros for an extra breakfast when it is not already included in the rate. This is not a hotel for anyone chasing sprawling grounds, a pool terrace or anonymity; its 98 rooms sit close together across six floors, and the address itself, a few minutes from Spagna, is part of what is being paid for. For a couple wanting Rome's centre with a Michelin table downstairs and a rooftop view worth the extra flight of stairs, Eden delivers on both counts. An address dating to 1889, a few minutes' walk from the Spanish Steps, with a Michelin-starred restaurant, a rooftop bar, and 98 rooms across six floors. Better suited to a couple seeking central Rome and a serious kitchen than anyone after sprawling grounds or anonymity.