Palm Gallery Hotel
vie delle Alpi 15d, Rome, Italy, 00198
Loading map...
#3 of 40
expert-rated hotels in Rome- Recommended for:
- Couples, Mature travellers, Romance
Best for Families - Expert review of Palm Gallery Hotel
Come home to Rome at this verdant Art Nouveau retreat in the north-eastern suburbs.
The Nomentana area is a leafy residential refuge from the bustle of the centre, full of patrician villas built in the ‘Liberty’ style – with Art Nouveau ironwork, tiles and detailing. One of them – dating from 1907 – has been turned into a good-value nine-room boutique hotel, which opened at the beginning of 2010, and is already rated as one of the city’s most popular hotels on Trip Advisor. Eclectic but relaxed décor, a lovely garden and a terrific ‘one of the family’ welcome are the selling points of this attractive new arrival.
Location:
Around 2 kilometres/1.2 miles north-east of central Rome, the hotel is not for those who want to be within walking distance of the main sights. But frequent buses run along nearby Via Nomentana, allowing you to reach Termini station in 10 minutes and central Piazza Venezia in 20 minutes. There are some good, untouristy restaurants in the surrounding area, and although the hotel lacks parking facilities, those arriving by car should with a bit of luck be able to find a (metered) space in the street outside.
Bedrooms:
Bright, comfortable and mostly spacious, the rooms have warm parquet floorboards and neat little design details, including some artsy wooden or stucco bedheads and bohemian lamps. All feature pretty en-suite bathrooms with L’Occitane amenities, scales and hairdryers. In-room perks include flatscreen TVs, minibars, safes, hairdryers, phones and free WiFi – not bad for a three-star.
Check availability and compare prices for Palm Gallery Hotel
Public areas:
There’s a lovely garden, shaded by the tall palm tree that gives the hotel its name, and a lounge inside that functions as breakfast room and aperitivo bar. There’s also a small, exotically-furnished veranda for smokers, and a roof terrace.
Eating and drinking:
Served in a light-filled dining room or out in the garden, breakfast is a continental spread with better than usual bread, cakes and jams, and little extras like mozzarella and tomato salad. Of an evening this becomes a bar where a small buffet is laid out and guests can order cocktails or glasses of sparkling wine to consume here or in the garden. A café, open to external clients as well, should open at the beginning of 2011.
Leisure facilities:
A small fitness area in the garden with an open-air hydromassage plunge pool should be ready by the autumn of 2010.
Service:
Everybody who stays here raves about the hotel’s friendly owner-manager Luisa, who told me that “I’m not really in this to make money, I’m doing it because it’s fun and I like meeting people”. Examples of services that go well beyond the balance sheet are what Luisa calls her “Oops” facility: little essential items of clothing and toiletries can be bought at cost price by those who forgot to pack them.
Check availability and compare prices for Palm Gallery Hotel
Who stays there:
An international crowd of independent travellers who appreciate the secluded location and the fantastic service. The hotel is especially popular with families: it has several triple or quadruple rooms, and children are well looked after with special towels embroidered with dinosaurs or flamingos, toys and colouring books, even beds of three different sizes according to age.
Price advice:
There’s surprisingly little seasonal variation in prices.
Pros:
Great value for money
Warm, friendly service
Pretty garden setting
Child friendly
Plenty of all-inclusive extras, like WiFi and newspapers
Cons:
You’ll need to take a bus or taxi to get into the centre
More information on Palm Gallery Hotel:
- Price from:
- Type:
- Hotel
- Address:
- vie delle Alpi 15d, Rome, Italy, 00198
- Neighbourhood:
- Via Nomentana
