Now in its sixth generation of family ownership and with perhaps the best location in all of Rome, the Hassler still has the welcoming feel of a family-run hotel – albeit a very fancy one.

ensuring that every detail—from the restored frescoes to the thoughtfully reimagined spaces—reflects the elegance and heritage of Rome,” Maurizio Montecatino, the hotel’s general manager ...

with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel where he lived.

(CNN) — When the newly elected Pope Francis returned to the front desk of his hotel in Rome to personally settle his bill a day after being introduced to cheering crowds in St. Peter’s Square ...

The Orient Express La Minerva occupies a restored 17th-century palazzo in Rome. Photo Credit: Alexandre Tabaste Accor has opened its first Orient Express hotel, the Orient Express La Minerva in Rome.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the Vatican administration until a new pope is elected, presided over the solemn ceremony in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel where Francis lived.

The hotel’s address at Piazza della Minerva 69—a gathering place of many a creative and traveler over the decades—puts it mere steps away from the Pantheon, as well as other landmarks in the ...