travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Vilon

Hotel Vilon travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Not to be confused with the artful green lung that is the Villa Borghese, this dazzling boutique-hotel comprises a former annex of the historic Palazzo Borghese, a leisurely 10-minute walk from the Spanish Steps and Via dei Condotti's celestial shopping options.

One small part of the formidable palace built in 1560, this annex represents a small portion of the still-grand palazzo; it later became Rome's first boarding school for disadvantaged girls. These...