Hotel Ambasciatori Palace 
Via Vittorio Veneto 62, 00187 Rome, Italy
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Known as “The Ambassadors’ Palace” (Palazzo degli Ambasciatori) at the beginning of the XXth century because it was built to host diplomats of the nearby Embassies, the Ambasciatori Palace Hotel in Rome is a historical building overlooking via Veneto, one of the most renowned avenues in the world. Via Veneto crosses an ancient estate, transformed after it was bought and remodeled by cardinal Prince Ludovico Ludovisi in the early XVIIth century into one of Rome’s most splendid and luxurious areas. Now one hundred years old ( more precisely, since 2005), the hotel was built between 1900 and 1905 on plans drawn by the well-known architect Carlo Busiri Vici. Between 1993 and 2001 it has undergone various careful restorations which have modernized the hotel, highlighting at the same time its period décor. The polychrome stucco-work of mouldings, ceilings, arches and capitals may now be seen in its original splendour, as well as the Brazilian granite columns, the marble and mosaic flooring, and the intricate wrought- iron railings of the grand staircase.
When you step out of the Ambasciatori into via Veneto another experience awaits you: this pulsating avenue, and its atmosphere, has inspired the famous Fellini film, La dolce vita, and is still nowadays very lively and enjoyable. Actors and writers, but also young people, couples and family groups are attracted to the avenue night and day, as it has something for everybody’s taste : elegants shops and boutiques, de luxe hotels, restaurants, music at the Hard Rock Cafè, or comfortable open-air sidewalk Cafés for coffee or a bite to eat. |
Facilities: |
Activities |
Jacuzzi.
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General |
Air conditioning, Bar, Breakfast buffet, Lounge area, Luggage storage, Minibar, Multilanguage speaking staff, Newspapers, Private bathrooms, Restaurant, Safety deposit box, Tours / Travel desk.
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Guest Parking |
Parking available.
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Location |
City centre.
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Services |
Fax, Laundry service, Meeting / Banquet facilities, Room service.
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Internet |
Wireless internet connection available in public areas only and is free of charge.
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Breakfast |
Breakfast costs extra 30.00 Euro
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Area and travel information: |
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Pick-Up Service from Fiumicino Airport to Ambasciatori Palace Hotel. Max 3 persons - € 65,00 (please specify in your notes flight details).
To reach the hotel:
By taxi from the International Airoport Leonardo da Vinci - distance 35 km 40 min. about
By train from the International Airoport Leonardo da Vinci 60 min. about to the Stazione Termini about Euro 9,00 |
Important information:
The Via Vittorio Veneto starts from the northern end of the Piazza Barberini. It is a very animated road knot of a trapezoidale form on a light slope. Several streets go ahead from Via Veneto: Via del Tritone which goes down up to Largo Chigi Via Barberini which rises up to Largo Santa Susanna, Via Venti Settembre, Via Quattro Fontane, Via Sistina which connects l'Esquilino to Trinità dei Monti.
Fontana del Tritone (Bernini)
At the center of the square one can see the beautiful Fontana del Tritone: four dolphins surmount a big open shell above which a triton plays a sea snail from where comes out a gush of water. Being simple and harmonious it is considered to be a masterpiece of Bernini realized in 1643 for the commission of the pope Urban VIII who wanted to decorate with a touch of particular elegance the bad countryside in front of the entry to the theatre court of his building the nearby Barberini palace. But for two centuries the fountain was the only watering place for bulls and goats grazing in the area. But for two centuries the fountain was the only watering place for bulls and goats grazing in the area.
The Via Vittorio Veneto is a famous artery of Rome of the beginning of the century. It is wide, planted with trees and adorned of flowerbeds, it has wide curves through the high-class Ludovisi quarters which took the name from the villa Ludovisi demolished after 1870 to build up the street which finishes at the Porta Pinciana. Such gate with a simple arch of travertine flanked by cylindrical towers were put up by Bellisario in the time of the Goth siege and it leads to the Aurelian Walls. Beyond the door there is one of the approaches to Villa Borghese.
The play-bill of "La dolce vita" of Federico Fellini
The "sweet life" was born in this street, commonly called Via Veneto which between the luxurious hotels, fashion meeting-points and elegant shops is a stage on which the charactes of Fellini film of 1960 met and separate. The film became the document of the epoch and the mirroe of the costume. The film tells with an irony about the cafe-society style of life which in the wake of richmen of every country goes around the cinema world and finds in Rome its ideal meeting-point. Being ephemeral and tingling the title of the film became all over the world a synonym of a behaviour and is used indifferently to say well or say badly about Italians in general and Romans in particular: from their capacity to make a jump out of the cake. But also depends if one prefer chatting instead of working. One of the photographers who participated in the chorus of the film is called Paparazzo. After him the term "Paparazzi" comes to indicate the fotoreporter in ambush.
After this film the street became the symbol of the "beautiful life" getting famous all over the world. A visit to Rome cannot be imagined without a raid even quick to the Via Veneto. A visit to Rome cannot be imagined without a raid even quick to the Via Veneto.
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Hotel policies: |
Taxes |
Presented prices include taxes |
Check-In |
14:00 - 00:00 hours |
Check-Out |
11:00 h |
Cancellation policy |
The reservation can be canceled 72 hours prior the arrival date without penalty. After this time limit we charge a penalty of one night.In case of early departure we charge the entire stay.* (Unless conditions expressed in SPECIAL OFFERS) |
Child policy |
Children are allowed |
Accepted Credit Cards |
Visa, American Express, Diners Club, Euro / Mastercard.
The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival. |
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