Villa Spalletti Trivelli Residenza d'Epoca, an SLH Hotel

The beautiful Villa Spalletti Trivelli is in a perfect location for exploring Rome, near the Trevi Fountain and Colosseum, yet in a quiet, peaceful neighborhood. The rooms and common spaces are spacious, elegant and beautifully decorated with antiques and gorgeous tapestries. The hotel staff are kind and professional and anticipate the needs of the guests. The complementary drinks at the bar were a highlight of our evenings at Villa Spaletti Trivelli. I will never stay anywhere else in Rome. I cannot wait to return!

The Villa Spalletti Trivelli is a great base for exploring Rome as you are within an easy 1km of almost every main attraction. The hotel is extremely well kept and has the advantage of a rooftop area for drinks as well as a very nice garden to have breakfast if you do not want the air-conditioned dining room. The hotel staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We were in Rome for 4 days and found walking was easier than taxis due to the traffic. the quality and variety of options for Breakfast was very good and provided a good start to the day. Our room was on the 3rd floor and very spacious with 2 vanities in the bathroom which made life so much more enjoyable! I was originally concerned as this is a small hotel but am now so glad we booked this. There is also a Michelin rated restaurant next door and several close by.

This place feels like you’ve been invited to your best friend’s house and they have created the most beautiful stay for you. We have been travelling through Paris and Italy for 4 weeks from North to South and by far my husband and I agree this is the best place we’ve stayed at. The property is phenomenal, the rooms are so comfortable and beautiful, the staff treat you like you’re the only one in the room, the location is perfect and within the safest area possible. It’s also so close to Trevi Fountain, Colluseum, great restaurants and I could go on. Oh and I can’t forget it’s quiet so you will get a perfect nights sleep! I could go on, but as an extensive traveller I can assure you this will exceed your expectations.

There is no doubt, Villa Spalletti Trivelli is a beautiful hotel. On a positive note, we had a very nice and comfortable room. The breakfast was very good too and so were the members of staff serving breakfast. The Reception staff could be so much better for such a high-stardard hotel. The hotel was quite empty and we had the impression, nobody really cared who we were or how were finding the hotel. Again, at this level you expect the staff to at least show some enthusiasm and helpful attitude towards their guests. The sauna was turned off so we had to request to turn it on two hours ahead. We did so but it was still pretty cold. Again, nothing terribly wrong, just maybe train the Reception staff a bit better.

We stayed for 1 night. Arrived late afternoon and faced a horrible room in shock. We knew there was no other room available as the hotel was booked out. We had one night in Rome and knew there was no point arguing with “people” that sell these kind of rooms - completely different to what is advertised in their website/booking.com (look the attached photos). Having prepaid EUR1,330 (plus city tax), not preauthorized - prepaid, we knew there was no point arguing to change us hotel and our time was also limited. At the day of checkout, we showed at a member of the personnel the room. We asked her if she would had been satisfied had she had stayed at a room like that during her holiday. She was ashamed and understood the fraud. She said that she would look at what she could do. 30mins later at the checkout the best they could do was to ask us to pay the city tax of EUR7 that was outstanding. Pathetic. No words can further describe the misery of this place. One that looks at the attached photos can realize that there is no such place on earth, at any given point of time that is worth EUR1,330 per night. The kitchen is more than 50 years old, the mould inside and outside is quite phenomenal. We got clearly defrauded by a greedy owner/manager that decided to make a snatch by selling such room on a night that were booked out. All the room of these type have clearly more modern kitchens. Maybe this room is left to be sold as snatch when they are booked out. Digging a bit more into, seems that owners/managers believe they are some some kind of aristocrats which cannot take criticism well. Aristofraudsters/aristothieves certainly suits them more appropriately, who want their victims to treat them with respect… We do respect how good they managed to fool us. Our family lawyer is taking the issue with the relevant authorities, Small Luxury Hotels and ***********. The latter has already downgraded the property by one point (point and no star as they were not properly star-rated). Beware, do a good to yourself and avoid this place. There are so many great properties in Italy, please choose carefully.

This is a world-class, unique hotel in a most beautiful city. A former private villa, the rooms and common spaces provide the guest with luxury and warmth. All surfaces, doors, carpets and linens have been carefully considered, and are simply beautiful. Bathrooms are gorgeous. We greatly enjoyed the afternoon drinks (Aperol Spritz!), the delicious breakfast and the well-stocked (and free) mini-bar. Special recognition to Francesco, Francesca, Franco and Marco at reception. Their genuine friendliness and kindness every day made our stay so pleasant. My sister and I stayed in Room 6, the Parione. This is the only room with a balcony, looking out onto a leafy street. Villa Spalletti will forever hold a place in my heart.