Hotel Aldrovandi Palace

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Hotel Aldrovandi Palace

Via Ulisse Aldrovandi 15

Rome, 00197 IT

Area: Villa Borghese and Villa Medici - Rome Area

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Adults: age 18+

Rooms:

Children: 0-17

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Aldrovandi Palace is adjacent to the 17th-century Borghese Gardens and approximately 20 miles from Fiumicino International Airport. This location is also a quarter-mile from Borghese Gallery, half a mile from the National Gallery of Modern Art, one mile from the Spanish Steps, and two miles from the Piazza della Repubblica, Trevi Fountain, Stazione Termini Train Station, Piazza Venezia, and Colosseum.

Hotel amenities include the fitness room, swimming pool, poolside restaurant, garden dining, and 24-hour room service. The hotel also offers private parking, free weekday newspapers, turndown service, valet laundry service, and complimentary hourly shuttle buses to and from Rome's shopping district.

All rooms feature air-conditioning, interactive TVs, voicemail, dataports, safes, desks, bathrobes and slippers, free weekday newspapers, free umbrellas, hairdryers, and minibars.

Hotel Aldrovandi Palace Property Information:

Rooms: 121
Floors: 5

Hotel Aldrovandi Palace Service

Room service
Fitness facility
Dining
Swimming pool
Kids allowed
Business center
Meeting room
Data port
Golf
Tennis court
Wheel chair access
Nonsmoking
High speed internet
Parking

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Driving Directions

DIRECTION TO THE PROPERTY FROM NORTH -
AIRPORTS/AREA TRANSPORTATION- FROM FIUMINCINO HIGHWAY
TAKE THE GRANDE RACCORDO ANULARE - G.R.A. MOTORWAY IN
DIRECTION OF CASSIA - FLAMINIA. EXIT NUMBER 8
SALARIO-ROMA DIRECTION CENTRO/PARIOLI. DRIVE ON VIA
SALARIA FOR ABOUT 7KM. ARRIVING AT THE CROSS-ROAD WITH
VIA PANAMA -HOTEL PANAMA AT YOUR LEFT- TURN RIGHT.
DRIVE VIA PANAMA UNTIL THE END ARRIVING AT PIAZZA
UNGHERIA - CROSS THE SQUARE AND KEEP DRIVING FOLLOWING
THE TRAM TRACKS KEEPING ON THE RIGHT HAND OF THE ROAD.
AFTER TURNING RIGHT/ YOU WILL SEE THE BIOPARCO ON YOUR
LEFT. APPROX. 300 MT AFTER ON THE RIGHT IS THE
ALDROVANDI PALACE. AREA TRANSPORTATION- LIMOUSINE
SERVICE - SEDAN - FROM AND TO AIRPORT IS APPROX. EURO
80. PICK UP TO BE REQUESTED AT TIME OF RESERVATION WITH
FLIGHT DETAILS TAXIS ARE AVAILABLE AT AIRPORT EXT/
APPROX. COST IS EURO 60 TAXIS CAN BE CALLED DIRECTLY
FROM HOTEL/ APPROX. COST TO SHOPPING DISTRICT EURO 10
CAR RENTAL CAN BE REQUESTED AT CONCIERGE DESK HOTEL
PROVIDES COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE TO SHOPPING
DISTRICT CHAUFFEURED LIMOUSINE SERVICE FOR SIGHTSEEING
TOURS IN ROME SURROUNDING AREAS -TIVOLI/ OSTIA/ ETC.-
CAN BE REQUESTED AT CONCIERGE DESK OR AT TIME OF
BOOKING. PARKING INFORMATION - FREE OF CHARGE PRIVATE
PARKING LOT ON PROPERTY FOR APPROX. 60 CAR.
COMPLIMENTARY VALET PARKING.

Nearby Attractions

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FCO 21
6 Roman Forum
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6 Rome Coliseum
7 Borghese Gardens
8 Vatican
6 Trevi Fountain

Restaurants

Property Has 2 Restaurants On-Site
Additional Meal Plan Description -
Buffet Breakfast Eur 30.00 Valid As of 2007 Room Only
Valid As of 2006
Lounge Bar and Grill Room
Type of Restaurant - Bar/Lounge
Type of Cuisine - Continental
Meals Served - Lunch - Dinner
Hours -
from 1100hrs To 0100hrs Mon-Sun
Restaurant Description -
Price Range- 16 - 25 Euro Per Person Suitable Attire-
Business Casual Entertainment- Piano Music At Lounge
Bar from 730pm To 1130pm Seating Capacity- 20 Seats
Reservations- No Other Information- The Lounge Bar is
Open Daily and Offers Piano Music At Night. Here Guests
Can Indulge For an Espresso or a Perfectly Mixed
Cocktail or an After-Dinner Drink. The Grill is a Cozy
Dining Room/ Ideal For Light Meals and Drinks. The
Poolside Bar/ Open June To September from 1100am To
6pm/ is a Secluded Spot Where To Enjoy a Light Meal or
a Choice from the Special Water Selection While
Listening To the Birds Singing and Before or After
Splashing Into the Pool. Casual Attire. Price Range 16
- 22 Euro.
Baby
Type of Restaurant - Full Service Restaurant
Type of Cuisine - Mediterranean
Meals Served - Lunch - Dinner
Hours -
from 1230hrs To 1500hrs Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Restaurant Description -
Price Range- 55 - 90 Euro Per Person/ Excluding
Beverages Suitable Attire- Formal Attire Seating
Capacity- 60 Seats Reservations Required- Yes Other
Information- Baby Has Been Recently Awarded With the
Prestigious Michelin Star. Architecturally Designed To
Complement the Surroundings of Exotic Garden and
Aquatic Serenity/ the New Design Restaurant Named
-Baby- Features Windows Overlooking the Park/ Resulting
in a Luminous Dining Room. In the Evenings/ Guests
Enjoy the Glowing View of the Flickering Lights
Encircling the Garden and the Pool. The Result is
Leisurely Glamour - An Open/ Light and Airy Dining Room
With a Soothing Atmosphere. In Addition To This
Revamped Image/ the Award Winning Cuisine of Michelin
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Rome Events & Entertainment

Activities

General

Bicycles can be rented near the Porta Pinciana in the Villa Borghese.

Villa Doria Pamphili, 2km (1mi) south of the Vatican, is the largest park in Rome and a lovely spot for a stroll or a picnic.

For the family, there are pony rides and Sunday Punch & Judy shows on Gianicolo Hill, a short walk south-east of the holy city.

Tours of the city are available by horse and cart.

Music and Theater

Classical Music

Open air concerts are held throughout the summer in the Villa Giulia Gardens and in the Terme (Baths) di Caracalla. Summer newspaper listings will give dates and times.

Rome has 3 main auditoriums, each with its own resident orchestra or choir:

1. Academia di Santa Cecilia,(06-678-0742) which is the best known, moves to Villa Giulia during the summer.

2. Auditorium del Foro Italico (06-3686-5625)

3. Teatro dell’ Opera (06-4770-4664) for opera and ballet

Opera

Opera is performed at the Teatro dell’Opera during the November-June season and in the open air at the Baths of Caracalla during the summer.

Rock and Pop Music

Concerts are held in the Palazzo dello Sport 06-592-5107) in EUR, and also at Studio Olimpico (06-3685-7520) and Studio Flaminio. (06-3685-7520)

Theater

Teatro Argentina ( 06-6880-4601) is one of Rome’s best known theaters with a resident company which performs the classics.

Teatro Quirino (06-679-4585) puts on classics and productions brought in from elsewhere in Italy.

Teatro Valle (06-686-9049) also presents classics.

English Puppet Theater (06-589-6201) stages dramas by traveling companies in the remains of the Teatro di Pompei.

Annual Events

Carnavale: Street celebrations Sunday to Tuesday each year before Lent (Feb. or March).

Festa di Santa Francesca Romana (March 9) Roman drivers bring their cars to the church of Santa Francesca Romana to have them blessed by the patron saint of motorists.

Domenica delle Palme: Palm Sunday is traditionally celebrated by the Pope who says Mass in St. Peter’s Square.

Holy (Easter) Week. Catholics from around the world make pilgrimages to Rome's various basilicas or to hear the Pope give his address at the Vatican.

Good Friday there is a procession of the Cross from the Colosseum to Capitoline Hill.

Easter Sunday: Papal blessing at St. Peter’s.

Festa della Primavera (late April) Azaleas in terra cotta pots adorn the Spanish steps.

International Horse Show (early May) at Piazza di Siena in the Villa Borghese.

Rose Show at the Via di Valle Murcia (May)

Antiques Fair (May) in Via dei Coronari (lit by candles at nighth).

Festa della Repubblica (first Sunday in June) Military parade.

Festa di San Giovanni (24 June) Meals of snails and suckling pigs.

Festa di SS Pietro e Paolo Rome’s patron Saints. (June 29)

Infiorata (last weekend in June) Flower festival.

RomEuropa Festival of Film, dance, theater and concerts held at the Villa Medici. (Late June-Late July)

Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of Two Worlds) is an international festival of music, opera, ballet, cinema and art that runs for 20 days from the end of June – mid-July. It is located 117km from Rome, but well worth the trip. (For information: Piazza del Duomo tel. 0743-49890).

Festa dei Noiantri (last two weeks in July) An open air party to usher in the outdoor summer concerts.

Tevere Expo (Last two weeks of July) Stalls along the Tiber near Ponte Sant’Angelo display Italian arts, crafts, food, wine, and folk music.

Festa delle Catene (August 1) At San Pietro in Vincoli, the chains of St. Peter are shown to the faithful during prayer.

Festa della Madonna delle Neve. (August 5) At Santa Maria Maggiore, at the Gloria portion of the Mass, flower petals fall on the congregation in reinactment of a local 4^th century legend.

Ferragosto (Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary) August 15: Main midsummer holiday. Shops and restaurants are closed.

Late September -Early October : Torchlit street and craft fair in Via dell’Orso.

Castelli wine festivals ( first Sunday of October )

Festa di Santa Cecilia (Nov.22)

Festa dell’Immacolata Concezione (Dec.8) Religious services in Piazza di Spagna often attended by the Pope.

Children’s Fair (Dec.12-Jan.6) In Piazza Navona. Culminates with the “witch”(Befana) festival on the eve of Epiphany.

Midnight Masses Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Maria in Aracoeli and the Papal Mass at St. Peter’s (December 24)

Mid-morning Mass at St. Peter’s (December 25)

Te Deum outside the Gesu in thanks for the passing year. (Dec.31)

Rome Destination Overview

Overview Rome is more than a fascinating European capital city; it is a spectacular encyclopedia of living history. Rome is halfway down Italy's western coast, about 12 miles inland. It has been said that every road in Rome leads to eternity. The city is vast, though the historic center is quite small. The whole experience of Rome is so powerful as to be almost overwhelming at times.

The best way to prepare for a visit is to study a little of the history of the region, to be as well rested as possible, and to arrange an itinerary that allows time to explore, rest, and reflect on the magnificence of it all. There is a steady stream of spectacular festivals, exhibits and events for the whole family. Guided walking tours and bus tours for every energy level and budget provide great assistance in becoming acquainted with the past and present of this amazing city. Rome is a city in which it is recommended that driving and walking anywhere near areas of traffic be avoided if possible. The streets are extremely congested, and drivers are not considered to be responsible for watching out for pedestrians.

The public transportation is excellent and offers the convenience of buses and subways at a nominal cost. Whether the visitor is seeking a quiet, romantic café on the Campo de’ Fiori; a fast food McDonald’s with air conditioning on the Piazza della Repubblica or a cozyand intimate family operated restaurant with one or two exquisitely prepared selections of the day on the Piazza Santa Maria, there is great food for every taste. The city boasts a wide variety of shopping opportunities. Spanish Square presents high fashion selections while the more modestly priced clothing is to be found on the Via del Corso and Via Tritone. North of Spanish Square are areas famous for their antique shops and art galleries.

Porta Portese hosts a huge flea market every Sunday morning. Rome does not go to sleep at sunset. Open air symphonic concerts, ballet and opera performances, live rock and jazz are all available. Rome lays claim to two pro football teams, Roma and Lazio. Rivalry is fierce between them.

Basketball is gaining in popularity. It is played in the Palazzo dello Sport designed for the 1960 Olympics. The city’s 300 fountains, its sculpture, its glorious panorama of ancient, medieval, Renaissance, baroque and modern art, music and architecture are all part of the reason that Pope Gregory XIVs remark in the 16th century is still true today.