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Romantic and discreet, with a secret garden for aperitivo and central Rome a few steps from the door.
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Hotel de Russie
A five-star Rocco Forte hideaway between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, with a tiered secret garden in the heart of Rome.
Why we love it★★★★★
Central Rome, with a garden to disappear into.
Hotel de Russie has the rare quality of feeling private in the middle of a great city. It sits on Via del Babuino, moments from Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, yet rises into a tiered secret garden that climbs towards the Pincio and the Villa Borghese gardens.
It suits travellers who want Rome at their feet but a calm, green retreat to return to: couples, design and culture lovers, and anyone who measures a city stay by the quality of the quiet moments as much as the sights.
drinks in the secret garden
Location
Piazza del PopoloRome, Italy
Style
Five-star city eleganceSoft, contemporary interiors
Best time
April to JuneAnd September to October
Good for
City elegance and couplesDesign and culture lovers
Guide price
£££££Bespoke, per stay
Arranged by
Atlas&Co. conciergeStay, flights and transfers
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From the right room to the season, the flights, the transfers and the onward leg through Italy that pairs beautifully with it, we will create a considered itinerary around the way you want to experience Rome.
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the secret garden
A green courtyard climbing towards the Pincio, a few steps from Piazza del Popolo.
The rhythm of the day
What a stay feels like.
A stay here moves between the city and the garden: slow mornings over the rooftops, afternoons that drift between the spa and the shops on Via Condotti, and evenings that begin, almost always, with a drink in the courtyard.
Mornings
Over the rooftops of Rome.
Breakfast in the garden or by an open window, the city slowly waking below, and an easy walk through Piazza del Popolo before the day finds its pace.
The garden
A quiet hour off the street.
The secret garden rises in green terraces behind the hotel, scented with orange and jasmine. It is the kind of hidden courtyard you return to between the sights, simply to sit.
Afternoons
The spa, then the shops.
An hour at the De Russie Spa, a swim, then the short walk to Via Condotti and the Spanish Steps for the boutiques, before a slow return through the gardens.
Evenings
A drink at the Stravinskij.
The Stravinskij Bar spills into the courtyard as the light softens, one of Rome's loveliest aperitivo spots, before dinner under the trees or out into the city.
The design
Soft palettes and Sicilian touches.
Behind a classical facade, the rooms are quietly contemporary: soft, warm palettes, pale stone and considered Sicilian touches that nod to the wider Rocco Forte family of hotels. It feels calm and current rather than grand or gilded.
The suites are the heart of it, several opening onto the garden or framing the rooftops, with generous bathrooms and a restraint that lets Rome itself be the decoration. It is design that soothes a busy city day.
Is it for you?
Who it suits beautifully.
Design lovers
For those who notice a soft palette, pale stone and Sicilian detail, and who travel as much for the interiors as the city.
Culture lovers
Steps from the Villa Borghese, the galleries and the historic centre, perfectly placed for a few days of art and walking.
City-with-a-hideaway seekers
For travellers who want to be in the thick of Rome yet have a green, quiet courtyard to retreat to.
Aperitivo and dining lovers
For those drawn to the Stravinskij Bar and a long evening of Roman cooking in a beautiful courtyard.
Slow-city travellers
For those who like to balance the sights with the spa, the garden and an unhurried pace through the day.
A gentle honesty: Hotel de Russie is a refined city hotel, not a big beach resort. If you are travelling with young children and want pools, kids' clubs and the sea, this is not the one, and we will happily point you to a coastal stay with more room to roam.
Not sure if Hotel de Russie is the right fit?
That is exactly where we come in. Tell us how you like to travel and we will tell you, honestly, whether it is the one.
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When to visit
Rome through the year.
Rome rewards good timing. The seasons shape the feel of a stay: when the days are mild and the gardens at their best, when the city is busiest, and when to plan with a little more care.
April to June
The loveliest window, with mild, bright days, the garden in flower and the city before the peak of the heat.
September to October
A second sweet spot, warm and golden, with softer crowds and long, easy evenings in the courtyard.
July and August
Hot and busy, with high summer crowds, best for those who do not mind the heat and plan around the middle of the day.
November to March
Quiet and atmospheric, with cooler days, fewer visitors and a calmer, more local feel to the city.
Atlas&Co. will advise on the best timing for your dates, travel style and whether Hotel de Russie is paired with another stay in Italy.
The table
Le Jardin de Russie and the Stravinskij.
Dining here happens, whenever the weather allows, out in the garden. Le Jardin de Russie serves light, contemporary Italian cooking under the trees: long lunches, easy dinners and a kitchen that leans on good, seasonal produce.
Before dinner, the Stravinskij Bar is the place to be. Among Rome's most loved courtyards for an aperitivo, it draws a stylish local crowd to negronis and a few hours under the lights of the secret garden.
In frames
Hotel de Russie, in frames.
The charm of Hotel de Russie lives in the contrast: a classical city facade, a soft and contemporary interior, and a tiered green garden hidden in the heart of Rome. Click any image to view it larger.
The wider journey
Where to pair it with next.
Hotel de Russie sits beautifully within a wider Italian journey: a coastal leg on the Amalfi Coast, the art and hills of Florence and Tuscany, or a Mediterranean island to finish on the water.
The Amalfi Coast
For a coastal second act of cliffs, lemon terraces and long lunches by the sea.
Florence and Tuscany
For Renaissance art, vineyards and the rolling hills, an easy onward leg from Rome.
A Mediterranean island
For a final stretch on the water, from Sicily to Capri, to round off the journey.
Atlas concierge notes
A little private advice.
- 01Stay three to four nights to enjoy Rome at an unhurried pace, with time for the garden.
- 02A garden-view room or a suite onto the courtyard is worth it here for the calm and the light.
- 03Book an early evening table at the Stravinskij Bar; the aperitivo hour is the heart of it.
- 04For a balanced trip, follow Rome with the Amalfi Coast, Tuscany or a Mediterranean island.
- 05Flights into Rome and the transfer to the centre are best handled as one arrangement.
Good to know
Hotel de Russie, answered.
Where is Hotel de Russie?
It sits on Via del Babuino between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, moments from Villa Borghese and the Via Condotti shopping, in the heart of central Rome.
Who is it best for?
It is especially well suited to couples, design and culture lovers, and anyone who wants central Rome with a garden hideaway. It is less suited to families wanting a big beach resort.
When is the best time to visit?
April to June and September to October are ideal, with mild days and softer crowds. Summer is hot and busy, while winter is quiet and atmospheric.
What is the secret garden?
The tiered Stravinskij Garden rises behind the hotel towards the Pincio, a green courtyard for breakfast, drinks and quiet afternoons in the heart of Rome.
How many nights should we stay?
Three to four nights lets you enjoy Rome at an unhurried pace, especially if Hotel de Russie is paired with an onward leg through Italy.
Can Atlas&Co. arrange the whole trip?
Yes. We arrange the stay, flights, transfers and any onward leg through Italy as one considered itinerary, shaped around your dates and the way you like to travel.
shall we?
Every Hotel de Russie journey we plan is private and made to measure.
From the right room to the season, the flights, the transfers and the onward leg through Italy that pairs beautifully with it, we will create a considered itinerary around the way you want to experience Rome.