TRAVEL
THE SPIRIT OF MODERN ROME AT
HOTEL EDEN
SEAMLESSLY FUSING AUTHENTIC ROMAN SPIRIT , PEDIGREE HOSPITALITY AND INCREDIBLE ICONIC VIEWS , THE DORCHESTER COLLECTION ’ S HOTEL EDEN STANDS AS A BEACON OF LUXURIOUS ESCAPISM COMBINED WITH THE PERFECT POSITIONING FOR EXPLORING THE WISHLIST SITES OF THE ETERNAL CITY .
BY SAMANTHA READY
Ask anyone to name their wishlist destinations and I am pretty confident that Rome will appear high in the ranks . From iconic landmarks such as the Trevi Fountain , Pantheon , the Colosseum and the wonder of Vatican City to classically cool Italian pavement culture with a side order of fresh cacio e pepe , crisp , oozing suppli and heaving-with-cream maritozzi buns washed down with some proper Italiano coffee , it ’ s a city simply layered with history , bursting with sophistication and crying out to be explored .
If you then had to picture your wishlist abode I am convinced that the Hotel Eden would be it . Picture-postcard elegance , the pale yellow facade with stone framed windows glistens in the sun , making it welcoming and romantically enticing all at once . Perched above the Ludovisi Quarter , offering panoramic terrace views of the city spires beyond and just a 20 minute stroll from the city ’ s historical points of interest , this sought-after bolthole has been leading the luxurious hospitality charge for some 135 years - and has the little black book of A-lister stays to prove it .
Founded in 1889 , undergoing a significant refurbishment seven years ago and now operated by The Dorchester Collection , the hotel is a masterclass of unpretentious opulence . There is of course marble , gilding and careful Roman influence ; mosaic nods in the heavy carpeting , Grotesquestyle frescoes and more contemporary framed watercolours of Italy ’ s most iconic cityscapes and sites , all spearheaded by French architects Bruno Moinard and Claire Bétaille who led the considered refurbishment and also remodelled the space to actually reduce the number of rooms in order to offer more spacious
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