STAY > G-Rough, Rome

Just off the Piazza Navona at the end of a quiet little square and across the road from the famous Roman ‘talking statue’ Pasquino, you will find the design hotel G-Rough a bespoke ten room hotel. Set in a 17th century building the rooms offset the rough patina on the walls with slightly weathered (and lived in) design classic furniture.

The hotel has a concierge, lounge, bar and there is even a laundry. Room rates usually include a continental breakfast.

Hotel founder Gabriele Salini has a passion for art, history, architecture and in 2013 set out to create G-Rough a hotel that would include the most beautiful Italian designers from the 1930’s to the 1960’s This has translated to the preservation of the ancient spaces; retaining the painted wooden ceilings, exposing the patina on the walls, restoring the parquet and tiled floors.

Furniture features classics that characterise the hotel’s design, an ancient and modern ambience providing a memorable experience for guests staying in any of the nine suites and apartments.

SLEEP >

The nine suites all have flatscreen TV’s, SMEG mini bar fridges, espresso machine, tea making facilities and bespoke bath products. No suite is the same each have different styles that connect to different famed Italian designers. The miniature SMEG fridges are stocked with all the essentials from champagne to chocolate.

Bathrooms feature walls of reflective gold tiles, the showers are the big rain head type and some of the rooms also have a claw foot bathtub. Ammenities come from Malin + Goetz.

Executive Suites have a bedroom and ‘intimate’ living room, there are velvet sofa’s and parquetry floors. The bathrooms have walk-in showers and mosaic tiled floors. They are a generous 38 metre squared and have a king bed (these suites are located on the first and second floors).

Suite Apartments take up an entire floor of the Palazzo each has two king beds and are a massive 95 square metres in size. There are two bedrooms, a large living room that have armchairs as well as a sofa. There is also a fully equipped kitchenette.

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EAT >

G-Rough does not have a restaurant but being just off the Piazza Navona there are so many excellent choices to select from. No matter if you feel like pizza on the piazza or degustation in a Michelin restaurant you will find lots of options.

So if you want to get out and about check for our latest updates and reviews in the ALMANAK GUIDE > ROME.

WORK OUT >

No of course a boutique hotel like G-Rough does not have a gym or exercise facilities however they are not far from Moves Gym which offers a day pass from €10 and has all the various machines you could want. Or go for a run down alongside the River Tiber. Lets face it you are in Roma, just enjoy.

DRINK >

There are plenty of choices for a drink at Soho House whether you visit the Club Lounge on level 9 or the Rooftop Terrace on level 10 you are going to find an atmosphere of smooth tunes, a smart range of wine, beer and cocktails. It just depends on the weather and you.

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SEE and DO >

Walking in Rome is fairly easy and some of the Eternal City’s most fascinating sites can easily be reached by foot from the hotel. Starting at the beautiful Piazza del Popolo which is just up the street, you can enter Rome’s most elegant luxury shopping streets (Via del Babuino, Via del Corso and Via di Ripetta), head to the Spanish Steps then the romantic walk on top of the Pincio Hill, with a beautiful view of Rome. From there it is not far to the large Villa Borghese park and its Gallery (why not rent a bike or four wheeler to explore the park), The Borghese Museum houses masterpieces by Bernini, Caravaggio, Antonio Canova and other important Italian and international artists.