Rome, Italy

Casa Monti

Price per night from$455.81

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Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR411.00), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Coming up Roman

Setting

Colosseum’s creative side

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Maximalist manse Casa Monti is a love letter to la dolce vita, written through Rome’s finest artisans and intimately set in the heart of its namesake, historic district. Distinctively designed rooms are adorned with handcrafted decor from the neighbourhood’s up-and-coming creatives. But the sweet life is also to be found here in low-tempo days savoured at the spa, mooching around Monti’s art-fused streets, sipping spritzes on the rooftop or enjoying chef Umberto’s trad-Italian fare. 

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

36, including 10 suites.

Check–Out

Noon, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates include an à la carte and buffet breakfast, dished daily at the restaurant.

Also

Casa Monti has two accessible rooms (Superior and Comfort) on request, that have been adapted to accommodate wheelchair-users. There are also lifts to all floors, and the communal spaces are suitable for guests with limited mobility.

At the hotel

Rooftop bar, patio and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV with Chromecast, Marshall or Devialet Bluetooth speaker, air-conditioning, minibar, tea- and coffee-making kit, free bottled water and Susanne Kaufmann bath products. Some suites also have iPads.

Our favourite rooms

You won’t find two rooms the same here; so wherever you decide to rest, you’ll be surrounded with a unique visual feast conjured by local artisans. For those looking to splash out, book into the Roman Suite, where once-empty walls now pop with handmade lino prints that mimic traditional mosaics and collages inspired by the Villa of Livia’s garden frescoes. And there’s a bath tub that opens out onto a view-blessed private terrace, so even your soaks will be scenic.

Spa

This spa might be packed with Swiss-based products from skincare doyenne Susanne Kaufmann, but its design is all Roman. Three treatment rooms calm the senses with amber-tinted lighting and gentle yellow tones, as masseurs work their restorative magic. Take your post-treatment glow to the spacious, lounger-lined terrace and marbled Jacuzzi, which sits against detailed wallpapers and cornices, all hand-drawn by local artists.

Packing tips

Bring something soft to safely transport home any artisanal ceramics that you’ll inevitably find along the way.

Also

Casa Monti is the latest passion project of the Kampf family – storied hoteliers behind Smith-approved stays Cœur de Megève and La Fantaisie.

Pet‐friendly

As long as your pup weighs less than 10 kilogrammes, he’s welcome to join you for free – just be sure to let the hotel know in advance. See more pet-friendly hotels in Rome.

Children

Welcome; the Family and Terrace Apartments have multiple bedrooms, and if you’re travelling with the littlest Smiths, cots can be added to most rooms on request. Babysitting can be arranged for an additional charge.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Take aperitivo up to the rooftop, as the sunset’s glow bathes Rome’s rooftops.

Dress Code

Your loudest prints and boldly clashing patterns.

Hotel restaurant

Rich terracotta reds line the floor of the restaurant, a space designed to replicate the unassuming yet familial feel of Rome’s traditional trattoria. And Sicilian-born chef Umberto Tuccio has ensured every meal feels just like home – with deep bowls of sauced-to-perfection pasta and a rotation of sharing plates that nod to typical Italian family dining. Locally sourced ingredients ensure dishes are as fresh as can be – even the pecorino comes from down the road – and means twists on Roman favourites differ depending on what’s in season (zucchini blossoms in summer, say, and puntarelle greens in spring).

Hotel bar

There are two bars to pick from: stick to the ground floor and roll between the restaurant and its attached gilded bar, where a sun-soaked patio is an idyllic spot for leisurely drinks (or lunch). Or, head upstairs and pair your spritzes with scenic roofscapes.

Last orders

Lunch is plated from noon to 3pm, and dinner is 7pm to 11.30pm. Both bars pour till midnight (the downstairs bar is open from 10am and up on the rooftop, drinks start from 5pm).

Room service

Dishes can be brought to your door 24 hours a day.

Location

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Address
Casa Monti
Via Panisperna 210/212
Roma
00184
Italy

Casa Monti rests in its historic namesake district, between the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain in Rome.

Planes

Most European cities have direct routes to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, which is around an hour’s drive from the hotel. Rome’s second airport, Ciampino, is slightly smaller but a closer 35-minute drive away. Private transfers can be arranged from €110 each way.

Trains

Rome-Termini station is less than 10 minutes from the hotel by car, and has plenty of rail routes between Italy’s largest cities (including Florence, Venice, Naples and Milan).

Automobiles

Rome has good public transport links, so you won’t need a car if you’re staying in the city. If you’re planning on renting wheels, the hotel has valet parking that’s available for an extra charge.

Worth getting out of bed for

Resting in the centre of its namesake district, Casa Monti puts you an amble away from some of its long-loved local stops. Start with some culture, and visit the archeological ruins of Emperor Nero’s Domus Aurea and the fourth-century Basilica di San Clemente. You’ll also be within walking distance of the Colosseum and Palatine Hill. Or head to Monti’s central Piazza della Madonna, where locals congregate for their morning coffee, and sift through racks of modish vintage finds at Pifebo, Blue Goose and Kokoro. If you’re in the city during the weekend, the Monti Vintage Market is also worth a visit. Art fiends can find inspiration with a visit to the many workshops and studios that make up Monti’s creative character, before heading for the Sacripante Art Gallery (also home to a hidden cocktail bar) along Via Panisperna. 

Local restaurants

Monti remains largely untapped by tourists, so you’ll find most of its trattorie and restaurants filled with locals and a friendly atmosphere. Family-owned La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali is just over a 20-minute walk away, where your options are as traditional as they come with an emphasis on handed-down pasta dishes. If you’re looking for a break from the carbs, Ristorante Il Tempio di Iside down Via Pietro Verri serves flavourful, locally caught seafood.

Local cafés

Satisfy your sweet tooth at Gelateria dell'Angeletto, where rows of flavour-packed gelato await your sampling.

Local bars

Drink like a Roman at La Barrique, a well loved wine bar just off Via Nazionale. Cocktails and burger bites pair seductively at Blackmarket Hall, a dimly lit spot that makes for atmospheric nightcaps.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this art-adorned abode in Italy and unpacked their Roman coins and Castroni coffee, a full account of their culture-rich break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Casa Monti in Rome…

Following in the footsteps of Raphael and Michelangelo, Casa Monti – a boutique stay just north of the Colosseum – is an art-adorned newcomer with impressive pedigree. Each space, down to the corridors, has been designed to tell the Eternal City’s story through handcrafted pieces from the neighbourhood’s local talent. Marble moulds showcase the early stages of Roman sculpting, intricately painted tiling denotes scenes from ancient Rome, pale-hued frescoes bring the iconic stone pines inside, and in-room artwork depict the city’s emblematic swarming swallows. Even the spa has been coated in an aureate tint that replicates the capital’s golden glow. If you’re yet to feel immersed in the Roman way of life, head for the restaurant, where chef Umberto Tuccio plates pasta in the same familial way his nonna used to every Sunday. Casa Monti may be a love letter to its legendary locale, but it’s those who stay here that are most likely to be seduced. 

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