4 Best Hotels in Repubblica and Quirinale, Rome

Fashionable couples and families tend to favor the Aleph, a former bank–turned–luxury hotel, where the motto seems to be "more marble, everywhere." The abundant facilities include a rooftop pool and bar, a cigar lounge, a lobby bar, the casual 1930s Restaurant for breakfast and lunch, and the more upscale Sky Restaurant. Rooms are crisp and modern, and service is everything one would expect from a hotel of this caliber. If money is no object, book the Barberini Suite, which has its own terrace.

On a side street around the corner from one of Rome's most impressive piazzas, this friendly hotel has polite and professional staff, public spaces styled with contemporary art, and guest rooms with wood fixtures and furnishings accentuated by warm colors. The intimate lounges and charming bar follow the same scheme, as does the breakfast room, where a generous American breakfast buffet is laid out in the morning, complete with complimentary newspapers.

Fresh flowers in the foyer and personal attention from the staff help make this small, family-run residence close to Termini station feel like a gracious home. The lobby's glossy floors, elegant door moldings, and handsome wood Empire-style desk and chairs make a sweet impression. There are only six rooms, each of which is traditionally furnished—accentuated with fine draperies, warm wooden parquet floors, and authentic decorative stucco ceilings.

This modern hotel has large, soundproofed rooms with contemporary furnishings, hardwood floors, and huge fluffy beds. Staffers go out of their way to make you feel at home. The vast breakfast spread has Italian and American foods as well as options for special diets. A rooftop terrace has great views of the city, and there's a small gym in the basement.