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Peace and relaxation in Rome’s most central historic districts. Knowing our splendid capital, whose streets are always full of tourists and where traffic never lets up, it seems impossible—yet the famous architect and designer Patricia Urquiola has succeeded by creating Six Senses Rome, the first Italian urban hotel from Ihg Hotels & Resorts. Prepare to be continuously amazed because this 5-star hotel occupies an 18th-century palazzo, Palazzo Salviati Cesi Mellin to be precise, once a cardinal’s residence, finally returned to its former glory after the exterior facade and architecture were carefully restored.
The luxurious interiors showcase all the talent and creativity of Urquiola, who has brought to light a “one of a kind” urban oasis that you won’t find in Rome or anywhere else, one that will certainly leave you speechless and embrace all five of your senses, plus one. The hotel lobby consists of five arched portals leading to a spectacular internal garden dominated by a cascade of plants and illuminated by natural sunlight.
This incredible green space—hence the definition of an urban oasis—creates a seamless connection with the BIVIUM Restaurant Café Bar, which offers its guests a delicious and unexpected tasting menu inspired by recipes from the Roman Empire. A true multi-sensory and cultural experience. On the rooftop terrace, NOTOS reveals itself: a genuine secret Roman garden where, in addition to enjoying exquisite gourmet dishes and plenty of liquid creativity, it is also possible to take Ashtanga yoga classes while enjoying a simply stunning panoramic view.
Now we come to the true heart of this already incredible stay in the capital: Six Senses is composed of 96 rooms with seven types of suites. From the most classic style to the most exclusive and sumptuous, the spaces feature traditional materials and finishes such as “cocciopesto” plaster, travertine, and artworks for a modern and extremely comfortable reinterpretation of historic Roman classicism. Equally comfortable is the beautiful Six Senses Spa: marble walls engraved with laurel “moggi” (an ancient Roman unit of measurement)—a reference to the myth of Daphne, the mythological nymph who turned into a laurel tree after disobeying Apollo—lead to a sumptuous pool.
