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The Spanish
Steps have inspired visitors for centuries: Byron, Liszt, Goethe, Wagner
met at the famous Caffé Greco; Keats died in the house across the
square; Hans Christian Andersen lived in the house next door to the
Caffé Greco now known as The Inn at the Spanish Steps. The inn is on Via
dei Condotti, famous for stores like Armani, Bulgari, Cartier,
Ferragamo, Hermés and Prada to name drop but a few. A discreet entrance
keeps it as one of Rome's best-kept secrets. It has every modern comfort
with bathrooms as glamorous as they come (some with a Jacuzzi). The
period elegance of the rooms is dramatised by gorgeous fabrics, antique
furnishings and frescoed or beamed ceilings; some have balconies.
Recently, the inn was crowned by a magnificent 250 sq. m penthouse with
a stunning view of the Spanish Square. The garden terrace with its olive
and lemon trees is open all day. No wonder Hans Christian wrote so
lyrically of this rooftop view! |
