Rome Cavalieri - Italy

After unimpressive stay in Milan, we thought we should treat ourselves by staying at Rome Cavalieri. As we have been told by our friends that this hotel apparently is quite exceptional. Well..  There is no better way than to see it ourselves. 


Like in most italian cities, the traffic in Rome is guaranteed hectic. Scooters, cars, trucks came from all directions. What fascinated us most were the italian drivers in their cool, branded dark glasses at all time even when the weather is overcast :)


As we drove closer to the hotel, we noticed that the traffic was beginning to thin down. We began to wonder if we were in the right direction as we got the feeling that we just entered a residential area. Thank goodness for sat-nav, we finally arrived. 


Our imagination of a roman palatial building was diminished as soon as we stop the car in front of the hotel entrance. Instead, we have a brown, square and very ordinary looking building that looked like an apartment block in our opinion. "Keep a positive mind.", we said to ourselves. 

We soon greeted by the door-man who gave us a hand with our luggage. We then entered the lobby to check-in. Well, at that point we actually started to get the feeling of the grandeur of the hotel. Well, at least from the art collections, long curtains, period furnishing all around. Though they could have improved the lighting to dramatize the effect of having those decorations.


Minutes later we were shown our Alcove Suite. It was a good size suite with separate lounge area with a massage chair and a balcony over looking the centre of Rome plus a complimentary italian prosecco, despite the fact it was not quite like the pictures we saw on the website. Never mind, pictures on website are often deceiving anyways. We would just enjoy the most what we were paying for. 

During our stay, we dined at 'L'uliveto' as we could not get a table at three michelin star 'La Pergola'. Our overall experience at L'Uliveto was average. We liked the lay out of the restaurant, very Mediterranean. It gave us a hint of summer, although it was rather cold outside. We had our favourite, the spaghetti vongole. But it was slightly over salted and the portion was too generous. 


Remembered that we still have a bottle of prosecco waiting, we went back to the suite right after lunch. We sat at the balcony, enjoying the view of sunset in Rome while taking a sip of italian bubbly. So serene.. 

If you are looking for a holiday in tranquil surrounding of Rome, this hotel would be a perfect get away. But be prepared to splash out quite a few bob ;) 


Rome Cavalieri
Via Alberto Cadlolo 101
+39 06 350 91
www.romecavalieri.com