7 Exclusive Hotels in Rome to Enjoy Aperitivo (Even if You’re Not a Guest)
Stravinskij Bar at Hotel del Russie.
Aroma at Hotel Manfredi.
Lounge Bar of the Hotel Locarno.
Tiepolo Lounge at Rome Cavalieri.
Café di Ripetta e Giardino di Ripetta at Residenza di Ripetta.
Roof 7 Terrace at Le Meridien Visconti Hotel.
Posh Restaurant & Lounge Bar, Boscolo Exedra Roma.
We may not be able to afford to stay in the most exclusive hotels in Rome, but we may still have a drink in them! Here are seven luxury hotels whose lounge bars, inner gardens or rooftop terraces are open to outside guests for an aperitivo in style (see photos below to pick the style you prefer).
Stravinskij Bar, Hotel De Russie – Elegant, exclusive, and pricey, but worth the experience: a private, beautiful garden is the backdrop to creative and exotic cocktails for an aperitivo to remember.
Where: Via del Babuino 9.
Aroma, Hotel Manfredi – Aroma is the one-Michelin-starred restaurant-bistrot on the top floor of the 5* Hotel Manfredi, offering a marvelous view over the Colosseum.
Where: Via Labicana 125.
Lounge bar of the Hotel Locarno – Soft lighting, vintage furnishings, sophisticated ambiance, great cocktails, all in a prime location near Piazza del Popolo.
Where: Via della Penna 22.
Tiepolo Lounge and Terrace, Hotel Cavalieri – On top of Monte Mario, cocktails, jazz music and chilling at one of Rome’s most exclusive aperitivo locations; and while you’re at it, follow with dinner at La Pergola, the only restaurant in Rome awarded three Michelin stars.
Where: Via Alberto Cadlolo, 101.
Café di Ripetta, Residenza di Ripetta - Comfortable sofas set among plants, flowers, statues and gazebos make for a relaxing aperitivo time in the internal courtyard of this exclusive hotel set in a former convent, near Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps.
Where: via di Ripetta 231
Le Meridien Visconti Rome - Located in the chic Prati neighbourhood, the hotel’s Roof 7 Terrace offers cocktails and finger food with a great panoramic view over Rome.
Where: Via Federico Cesi, 37.
Terrazza Posh, Boscolo Exedra Roma - Have a drink by the pool at the Posh Terrace of the Exedra Roma, especially recommended as the sun sets over Rome.
Where: Piazza della Repubblica, 47.
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