Destinations Enjoying Rome

We're currently on vacation in Rome and having a wonderful time. We're staying at the St. Regis Grand Hotel, which is, indeed, in my opinion, one of the most well-run, luxurious hotels in the world. A few years ago, The St. Regis chain (part of Starwood) took the fabled old Grand Hotel of Rome and poured hundreds of millions of dollars into restoring it to its 19th century grandeur. (The project was the subject of an extensive article in Architectural Digest at that time.) Under the skillful and dedicated direction of the hotel's Managing Director, Michele Frignani, the hotel's staff has been providing us daily with friendly, efficient service that rivals, if not exceeds, the service that we have received in any of the other fine hotels that we have stayed in around the world over the years. Located in a very convenient central location, the hotel is constantly kept in wonderful condition, complete with antique furniture and rooms that combine the charm of years gone by with all the modern electronic conveniences that one would expect from a hotel associated with the St. Regis organization. The hotel's small, but very luxurious and beautifully-decorated, restaurant, Vivendo, has been ranked number 1 in food in Rome for 2007 by Zagat. In summary, forget the Hassler or any other hotel you may have stayed in, in the past. I would strongly suggest staying at the St. Regis Grand the next time you're planning to be in Rome!

No. My post wasn't an advertisement. :( We have no connection with the hotel and we don't own any stock in the parent company that owns the St. Regis Hotel chain, Starwood! My wife and I talked it over and, between the two of us, we could not come up with ANYTHING that was negative about the St. Regis Grand in Rome. One should bear in mind that this is a genuine five star hotel, backed by the resources of one of the largest hotel organizations in the world. We've stayed at the St. Regis Hotel in New York and also found that to be a wonderful experience. When you check into a five star hotel, you expect that your experience will be perfect, or at least near-perfect. Every once in a while, you do achieve perfection and, indeed, we found this to be the case at The St. Regis Grand in Rome!