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Luxury Hotels in Rome: 12 Picks Sorted by Forbes Stars and MICHELIN Keys

The best luxury hotels in Rome, sorted by Forbes Travel Guide 2026 stars and MICHELIN Keys, with rooms, areas, and where private jets land near the city.

By Wijet Editors

luxury hotels Rome: a grand hotel terrace above the Spanish Steps at golden hour with the city's domes behind

At a glance

Rome luxury hotels: the recognition on record

Forbes Five-Star
4 hotels in this guide
Hassler Roma, Hotel de la Ville, Hotel Eden and Hotel de Russie, per each hotel's Forbes Travel Guide page, 2026
Three MICHELIN Keys
1 hotel
Bulgari Hotel Roma is the only Rome hotel at Three Keys, per the MICHELIN Guide's Italy article of October 7, 2025
Rome hotels with a Key
19 hotels
One Three-Key, six Two-Key and twelve One-Key hotels, per the same MICHELIN Guide article, October 2025
Forbes Four-Star
Bvlgari and The Rome EDITION
Per each hotel's Forbes Travel Guide page, 2026

The best luxury hotels in Rome by outside recognition are Hassler Roma, Hotel de la Ville, Hotel Eden and Hotel de Russie, each rated Five-Star by Forbes Travel Guide for 2026, and Bulgari Hotel Roma, the only Rome hotel with Three MICHELIN Keys. Two of the Forbes Five-Star hotels, de la Ville and de Russie, also hold Two Keys.

Those are the luxury hotels Rome visitors should shortlist, and the order below follows the awards rather than the brochures. Forbes shows no nightly amount on any of these hotels’ pages, so we quote no entry-level rate.

How We Picked

We combined two award sources: the Forbes Travel Guide page of each hotel, which shows its 2026 rating badge, and the MICHELIN Guide’s Italy Key list in its article dated October 7, 2025. Then we spread the picks across the areas where visitors actually stay.

Forbes states that its inspectors stay at the properties they rate, anonymously, and score them against up to 900 criteria (forbestravelguide.com, 2026). Room counts come from the Forbes hotel pages, and where a page gives no count we leave it out. We take no paid placement.

Stars vs Keys in Rome

The two judges often disagree in Rome. Of the four Forbes Five-Star hotels here, Hotel de la Ville and Hotel de Russie hold Two MICHELIN Keys, while Hassler Roma and Hotel Eden hold One Key, per the MICHELIN Guide’s October 2025 list.

The only hotel with Three Keys, Bulgari Hotel Roma, is a Forbes Four-Star for 2026. The St. Regis Rome goes the other way: Two Keys, but Forbes Recommended. Use the Stars as a read on service polish and the Keys as a read on design and character.

The Best Luxury Hotels in Rome

Hassler Roma

Forbes Five-Star, One MICHELIN Key. It sits at the top of the Spanish Steps on Piazza Trinità dei Monti, per Forbes Travel Guide. Swiss hotelier Alberto Hassler opened it in 1893, it is still family-run, and twins Roberto Jr. and Veruschka Wirth lead it today, per Forbes. It has 82 rooms, including 21 suites. The sixth-floor panoramic restaurant Imàgo was restyled in 2026, with a four-seat Kitchen Table facing St. Peter’s dome, per Forbes.

Hotel de la Ville, a Rocco Forte Hotel

Forbes Five-Star for 2026, Two MICHELIN Keys. It stands at Via Sistina 69, above the Spanish Steps, with 104 rooms and suites, per Forbes Travel Guide. The Suite de la Ville measures 1,108 square feet and has a private elevator and two furnished panoramic terraces. Cielo Bar on the roof has 360 degree views over the historic center and Vatican City, and Forbes advises facing the Vatican at sunset to watch St. Peter’s dome light up.

Hotel Eden

Forbes Five-Star for 2026, One MICHELIN Key (listed as Hotel Eden, Dorchester Collection). It debuted in 1889 on Via Ludovisi, per Forbes Travel Guide, in the Via Veneto district. Villa Borghese, Rome’s largest park, is a four minute walk away. Forbes gives no room count on its page.

Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel

Forbes Five-Star for 2026, Two MICHELIN Keys. It is at Via del Babuino 9, in the Tridente, with 98 rooms and 24 suites, per Forbes Travel Guide. The terraced garden, Le Jardin de Russie, covers about 30,000 square feet and is known for its Sunday brunch, and the Nijinsky Suite has a terrace of nearly 2,600 square feet. Forbes dates the contemporary look of the early nineteenth century building to 2000.

Bulgari Hotel Roma

Three MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Four-Star for 2026 (Forbes lists it as Bvlgari Hotel Roma). It stands on Piazza Augusto Imperatore, with 110 rooms and suites, per Forbes Travel Guide, which says it opened in 2023. The Bvlgari Suite spans 3,200 square feet.

The Rome EDITION

Forbes Four-Star for 2026. It has 93 rooms and suites on the downslope of Via Veneto behind Piazza Barberini, in the Trevi area, per Forbes Travel Guide. Its rooftop terrace has a travertine plunge pool, the garden restaurant is Anima, and the Punch Room is a speakeasy-style bar. The MICHELIN Guide’s October 2025 Rome Key list does not include it.

The St. Regis Rome

Two MICHELIN Keys, per the October 2025 list, and Forbes Recommended for 2026. Forbes describes a hotel founded in 1894 at Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 3 with 138 rooms and 23 suites. A renovation by designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, reported by Forbes at 40 million euros, debuted in December 2018.

Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Forbes Recommended for 2026. It is the large resort option, in a 15-acre park on Monte Mario with views of Rome and Vatican City, with 345 rooms and 25 suites, opened in 1963, per Forbes Travel Guide. The 26,000 square foot spa complex has four swimming pools, one of them indoors, and the rooftop restaurant is La Pergola. It suits guests who want a garden resort and a car transfer.

Palazzo Manfredi

Listed by Forbes as “Soon To Be Rated”. It has 15 rooms and seven suites in a seventeenth century palazzo at Via Labicana 125, per Forbes Travel Guide, including four Grand View Suites. The building stands on the site of the Ludus Magnus, the gladiator training grounds beside the Colosseum.

JK Place Roma

Two MICHELIN Keys, per the MICHELIN Guide’s October 2025 Italy list, which puts it in the same tier as Hotel de la Ville and Hotel de Russie. It is the Key pick for travelers who prefer an independent house to a big brand.

Orient Express La Minerva

Two MICHELIN Keys, per the October 2025 list. It is the Orient Express brand’s Rome hotel and one of six Two-Key addresses in the city.

Palazzo Ripetta

One MICHELIN Key. The MICHELIN list places it among the Key hotels on Via di Ripetta, between Piazza del Popolo and the historic center.

HotelAreaMICHELIN KeysForbes 2026RoomsSource
Hassler RomaSpanish Steps1Five-Star82MICHELIN; Forbes
Hotel de la VilleSpanish Steps2Five-Star104MICHELIN; Forbes
Hotel EdenVia Veneto1Five-StarNot publishedMICHELIN; Forbes
Hotel de RussieTridente, Piazza del Popolo2Five-Star122MICHELIN; Forbes
Bulgari Hotel RomaPiazza Augusto Imperatore3Four-Star110MICHELIN; Forbes
The Rome EDITIONTreviNoneFour-Star93MICHELIN; Forbes
The St. Regis RomeVia Vittorio Emanuele Orlando2Recommended161MICHELIN; Forbes
Rome CavalieriMonte MarioNoneRecommended370MICHELIN; Forbes
Palazzo ManfrediColosseumNoneSoon To Be Rated22MICHELIN; Forbes

Verdict: for service ratings and character together, choose Hotel de la Ville or Hotel de Russie, both Five-Star and Two Keys. For the single Three-Key hotel, choose Bulgari. For a small house beside the Colosseum, Palazzo Manfredi has 22 rooms.

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What a Night Costs

The Forbes pages for these hotels carry a “We Paid” field but no amount, and the hotels do not publish a fixed rate, so we quote no nightly price. Treat rates as seasonal, and ask the hotel for a written quote for your dates. Hotel de la Ville’s Forbes page advises booking early for Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s Day and Easter. For the top end of the market worldwide, see our guide to the most expensive hotels in the world.

Where to Stay: Areas

Spanish Steps and Via Veneto

Hassler and Hotel de la Ville sit above the Spanish Steps, per Forbes, and Hotel Eden is on Via Ludovisi in the Via Veneto district, near Villa Borghese. The Rome EDITION is just below Via Veneto, behind Piazza Barberini. This is the classic address for a first visit, with the shopping streets below.

Centro Storico and Navona

Bulgari is on Piazza Augusto Imperatore, in the historic center. Hotel de Russie, on Via del Babuino, runs toward Piazza del Popolo, and Forbes puts it about a 10 minute walk from Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. Palazzo Ripetta is on Via di Ripetta, between the two.

Villa Borghese and the North

Hotel Eden is a four minute walk from Villa Borghese, per Forbes. For a quieter base with park views, Rome Cavalieri sits on Monte Mario, well outside the center.

Trastevere and the Colosseum

None of the award-rated hotels in this guide is in Trastevere, so plan to visit it rather than stay there. Palazzo Manfredi stands on Via Labicana, on the site of the gladiator school, with the Colosseum in view.

Best for Views and Terraces

Hotel de la Ville’s Cielo Bar looks across the historic center and Vatican City. Hassler’s Imàgo has a four-seat Kitchen Table facing St. Peter’s dome. The Rome EDITION’s rooftop has a travertine plunge pool, and Hotel de Russie’s Nijinsky Suite has a terrace of nearly 2,600 square feet, per Forbes.

Best for Families and Space

Rome Cavalieri has 345 rooms and 25 suites, a 15-acre park and four swimming pools in its spa complex, per Forbes Travel Guide. The Suite de la Ville at Hotel de la Ville measures 1,108 square feet, and the Bvlgari Suite at Bulgari spans 3,200 square feet.

Arriving by Private Jet: Ciampino and Fiumicino

Most private jets use Rome Ciampino (CIA). Aviation International News reported in 2017 that its general aviation terminal had been renovated at a cost of about 3 million euros and housed six FBOs: Jetex, Universal Aviation, Sky Services, Signature Flight Support, Argos/Deer Jet and Aviapartner. Jetex said in a press release dated April 17, 2018, that its FBO had opened in the new terminal, with a passenger lounge, crew rest area, fueling and ground handling.

Forbes gives Hotel de la Ville drive times of 24 to 40 minutes from Ciampino and 28 to 50 minutes from Fiumicino (FCO), Rome’s main commercial airport. Hassler lists Fiumicino at 28 to 45 minutes.

Flying from the UK? See our London to Rome private jet route page, and our private jet charter guide for fees.

See the luxury hotels hub, the best hotels in the world ranking, our Forbes Five-Star hotels page, and the sister guides to Venice and Paris.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best luxury hotels in Rome?
By recognition, Hassler Roma, Hotel de la Ville, Hotel Eden and Hotel de Russie are Forbes Five-Star for 2026, per their Forbes Travel Guide pages. Bulgari Hotel Roma is the only Rome hotel with Three MICHELIN Keys, per the Guide's October 2025 Italy list, and de la Ville and de Russie also hold Two Keys.
Is the St. Regis Rome a luxury hotel?
Yes. The St. Regis Rome holds Two MICHELIN Keys, per the Guide's October 2025 list, and is Forbes Travel Guide Recommended for 2026. Forbes describes it as founded in 1894, with 138 rooms and 23 suites, and a renovation by Pierre-Yves Rochon that debuted in December 2018.
Where is the best area to stay in Rome for luxury?
The Spanish Steps and Via Veneto districts hold the most recognized hotels: Hassler, Hotel de la Ville and Hotel Eden, per their Forbes addresses. Bulgari and Hotel de Russie suit a base in the historic center near Piazza del Popolo, about a 10 minute walk from the Pantheon.
Which Rome hotel has three MICHELIN Keys?
One: Bulgari Hotel Roma, per the MICHELIN Guide's October 7, 2025 Italy article. Six other Rome hotels hold Two Keys and twelve hold One Key. Forbes Travel Guide rates Bulgari Four-Star for 2026, a level below the city's Five-Star hotels.
Which airport is best for a private jet to Rome?
Ciampino is the main business aviation airport, with a renovated general aviation terminal that housed six FBOs in 2017, per Aviation International News. Fiumicino is the main commercial airport, 28 to 50 minutes from the Spanish Steps hotels by car, per Forbes.

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