Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Palazzo Venere, Rome
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location In Rome's historic Campo Marzio district, 270m from Piazza del Popolo.
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Leonardo da Vinci Airport
Distance from airport 40 minutes by car
Closest railway station Roma Termini
Distance from railway station 15 minutes by car
Hotel facilities and services
Rooftop terrace, bar and aperitivo service, buffet breakfast with open kitchen, concierge service, room service, bicycle rental, car hire, airport shuttle, dry cleaning and laundry service, childcare services, lift, express check-in and check-out, daily housekeeping, 24hr front desk.
Complimentary
Wi-Fi
Land sports
Cycling
Out and about nearby
Just three minutes' walk from the hotel, Piazza del Popolo is one of Rome's grandest squares, anchored by an ancient Egyptian obelisk and flanked by twin baroque churches, with the nearby Church of Santa Maria del Popolo housing works by Caravaggio and Raphael. The Spanish Steps – the 135-step baroque staircase connecting Piazza di Spagna to the Trinità dei Monti church – are a 10 minute walk away, with the luxury boutiques of Via Condotti directly below. The Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon, the world's best-preserved Roman building dating to 125 AD, are both comfortably reached on foot in under 25 minutes, as is the baroque Piazza Navona with Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers. Villa Borghese and its celebrated Galleria Borghese – home to works by Bernini, Caravaggio, and Raphael – are accessible on foot via the Spanish Steps in around 20 minutes. For day trips, Tivoli is approximately 30 - 40 minutes by car and holds two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the terraced Renaissance gardens of Villa d'Este and the vast imperial complex of Hadrian's Villa; the remarkably preserved ancient port of Ostia Antica lies 30 - 45 minutes to the west, and the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, overlooking Lake Albano and surrounded by the wine villages of the Castelli Romani, is around 25 - 30 minutes to the south-east.
We had an excellent holiday in all respects and are very grateful for your suggested choices, arrangements and friendly communications. Thanks to all concerned.Mrs T, May 2026
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Holiday Code EXH4704
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Palazzo Venere, Rome
A Beaux Arts building on a quiet side street in Rome's Campo Marzio neighbourhood, Palazzo Venere has been transformed into a four-star boutique hotel by designer Carlotta Patti of W.E.Concept. The renovation draws on the enduring myth of Venus – Goddess of beauty – as its central design concept, with each of the 12 rooms and suites incorporating contemporary furnishings, original artworks, and references to Venusian ideals. The 9 suites and 3 rooms are individually designed, with some overlooking Rome's rooftops from private terraces, and one premium suite features a hot tub, fireplace, and views towards Villa Medici park. At breakfast, guests are served a refined buffet in an intimate setting with an open kitchen, featuring freshly baked pastries, locally sourced produce, and options for continental and Italian specialities. In the evenings, the rooftop terrace provides the setting for an aperitivo hour, with classic Spritzes, signature cocktails, and fine wines above the city skyline. The hotel's concierge team organises a range of curated experiences – from private Vatican Museums tours and visits to Rome's artisan restoration ateliers to pasta and tiramisù-making classes with in-house chef Floriana – making Palazzo Venere a thoughtful base for exploring the capital.
Room descriptions
Palazzo Venere in Rome has 12 rooms and suite, each with air-conditioning, minibar, flat-screen TV with satellite channels, desk, coffee machine and kettle, safety deposit box, free Wi-Fi, Pantheon toiletries, slippers, and bathrobe, with a private bathroom with walk-in shower.
We had an excellent holiday in all respects and are very grateful for your suggested choices, arrangements and friendly communications. Thanks to all concerned.Mrs T, May 2026
From about
Holiday Code EXH4704
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Palazzo Venere, Rome
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to Palazzo Venere, fly to Rome Fiumicino. The hotel offers a paid airport shuttle service, or we can arrange a private transfer. Rome is also well connected by rail – arriving into Roma Termini and taking a taxi or the metro to Flaminio station, a six-minute walk from the hotel, is a straightforward option. Once in Rome, the city's main sights are all within walking distance of the hotel, though the metro and taxis are convenient for longer journeys.
Additional information
Children: Palazzo Venere welcomes families, with interconnecting suites accommodating up to 7 guests and childcare services available on request.
We had an excellent holiday in all respects and are very grateful for your suggested choices, arrangements and friendly communications. Thanks to all concerned.Mrs T, May 2026
From about
Holiday Code EXH4704
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel Palazzo Venere, Rome
About Rome
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Rome is a trip to the capital city of Italy and, as the capital city of the Roman Empire, a place which was widely regarded as the birth place of western civilisation. The city has a unique atmosphere of any in Italy, due to its huge wealth of sites to see, dating back not just from the Roman era, but from mediaeval and Renaissance periods as well and you could spend a lifetime visiting all the historical and architectural sites the city has to offer. Most visitors come to Rome to see the foundations of the Roman Empire in the form of the Colosseum, The Forum Romanum and the Circus Maximus, to name but a few. However, visitors nearly always allow time for a visit to the Vatican Museum and the Basilica of St Peter, even if they choose not to visit any other non-Roman historical sites! The variety of places to visit in Rome can be over whelming and it is best to plan in advance what you wish to see within the time you have and stick to it, rather than planning whilst you are there. The historic centre is perfectly manageable on foot as it is in fact quite compact. However, there is a comprehensive metro system that runs around the historic centre, rather than through it (for obvious reasons), with its intersection at the main Rome Termini station. The two lines of the metro are easy to navigate and can be a swift and inexpensive way of reaching monuments or museums which are further away from each other.
Highlights of Rome
If the monuments, museums and historical sites become too overwhelming then Rome is also the perfect place for a spot of retail therapy, particularly shoes and clothes. The Apian way just outside the city is where a large proportion of the Roman catacombs are, as well as the baths of Caracalla. There are also numerous famous gardens in and around Rome namely the Borghese Gardens, The Gardens of Villa Doria Pamphili, Villa Torlonia, Villa Ada and the Park of Aqueducts.
Cultural highlights of Rome
The Colosseum, The Forum, The Pantheon, Circus Maximus, Domus Aurea, Trajan’s Market, The Vatican Museum, The Basilica of St Peter, The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, The Capitoline Museum, The Borghese Gallery.
Festivals in Rome
The Estate Romana is a festival which lasts throughout the summer months and encompasses many cultural activities including concerts and street performances. The Noantri Festival is at the beginning of July and has its roots in early Christianity. The statue of the Vergine del Carmine is carried through the streets of the Trastevere district of Rome and there is much feasting and merriment. There are numerous arts and antiques fairs which take place in the autumn in Rome and the city attracts a wide range of musicians and art collections throughout the year.
Gastronomy in Rome
The gastronomy of Rome is hearty but simple, based on numerous ways of cooking fresh vegetables, particularly artichokes and courgettes (zucchini), salt cod, hearty soups and meat sauces and various pasta shapes and tomato sauces, particularly using garlic and chilli. The most famous wines of the area are the Frascati wines, however the area to the south also produces excellent Cesanese wines.
