GRAND HOTEL DE LA MINERVE

PIAZZA DELLA MINERVA 69 - ROME, ITALY

The Grand Hotel De La Minerve is housed in a six storey 17th century building overlooking a cobbled piazza, this hotel is two streets from the Pantheon and 500 metres from Piazza Venezia and Piazza Navona. The 135 air-conditioned guestrooms are decorated with a mix of modern and antique furnishings. All are equipped with cable television, minibars, Internet connections, safes, coffee makers, slippers, and complimentary newspapers. Marble bathrooms include phones, combination tubs/showers and bathrobes.

This ochre-coloured Renaissance building was originally constructed in 1620 as an aristocratic residence, and has been a hotel intermittently since the 1800s. During the 19th century, it was particularly popular with German, French, and British artists and intellectuals on the Grand Tour. A uniformed door attendant greets guests as they enter the lobby, which extends into a lounge with a stained-glass roof and a piano. La Cesta is a fine-dining restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, characterised by silver ice buckets, polished wooden floors and chandeliers. Guests visiting on business can make use of four ground-floor conference rooms, the largest of which doubles as a ballroom and can accommodate up to 120 people. Large-scale catering can be arranged, and business services are available at reception. Fitness enthusiasts can work out in the hotel's health club. The multilingual concierge and 24-hour front desk staff are on hand to offer round-the-clock room service, exchange currency, and advise on local attractions and sights. Guests interested in history will find the Pantheon two streets from the hotel, the ancient ruins of the Forum within one kilometre, and the Coliseum two kilometres away. Fiumicino Airport is 30 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of 45 minutes.

Area Attractions

-Pantheon - 2 Streets
-Piazza Navona - 500 metres
-Piazza Venezia - 500 metres
-Roman Forum - 1 kilometre (0.5 mile)
-Trevi Fountain - 1 kilometre (0.5 mile)
-Vatican City - 2 kilometres (1 mile)
-Spanish Steps - 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)
-Villa Borghese - 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)
-Coliseum - 2 kilometres (1 mile)

Driving Directions

The Airport train and taxi cabs (official ones are either yellow or white) are available for transfer from the airport to the centre of Rome. The Rome Underground system (the Metro) connects the hotel with the rest of central Rome within 20 minutes. The station closest to the hotel is Spagna.Taxis and Buses are also available.

Driving directions: From Fiumicino Airport, take the motorway called G.R.A. following signs for Roma Centro. Take the Tiburtina exit and continue following signs for Centro, then follow signs for the Coliseum. At the Coliseum, follow signs towards Piazza Venezia (next street). The hotel is located just behind that square, on Piazza della Minerva.
Grand Hotel De La Minerve, Piazza Della Minerva 69 - Rome, Italy.

Property Information

Check In Time-3:00pm

Check Out Time-12:00 Noon