travel42 Hotel Review: Rocco Forte Hotel de la Ville

Rocco Forte Hotel de la Ville travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Planted on one of Rome's most prestigious plots, bellied up to the Hotel Hassler and sharing the famed bluff beside the Trinita dei Monti church and Villa Medici, this place sits firmly in Rocco Forte's well-tended portfolio of Roman properties.

Its position atop the Spanish Steps is a dreamy locale for any traveler, though this restored early 19th-century palazzo (combined with a neighboring building) is designed to titillate well-heeled visitors. That s...