Red-carpet treatment indeed: a sweeping marble staircase makes the entryway of this lobby feel like a very elegant mansion. In fact, it's a former women's college in the swish Parioli district, now renovated to small apartments with old-fashioned furnishings, including functional kitchens, and wonderful views over Villa Borghese. A concierge and maids take care of organizing your life and cleaning it up, but where you'll really feel like a Roman high roller is next door, at the Hotel Aldrovandi, where Residence guests can use the pool.
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