La Bellavista at the Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
Just off the Via Veneto, the Sofitel Rome Villa (Hotel) Borghese boasts a wrap-around rooftop terrace crowning the former palazzo of the Ludovisi-Boncompagni family. From the hotel's terrace restaurant, open day and night, you can enjoy breathtaking views that span beyond the Villa Borghese for a view of the city from all angles while you enjoy morning coffee, a light lunch or after-dinner drink. Summer hours on the terrace include Thursday through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
Via Lombardia 47
Rome, Italy
+06 478 021
sofitel.com
Hotel Raphael
Despite new hotels popping up in the area, the Hotel Raphael remains a favorite, catering to visiting journalists, artists and filmmakers. Set just behind the Piazza Novona, the rooftop terrace brings you eye-to-eye with the great dome of the Chiesa Santa Maria della Pace and look down on the center of Bramante's cloister. Farther out, the angel atop the Castel Sant'Agelo and the twin horsemen of the Piazza Venezia can also be seen.
Hotel Raphael
Largo Febo 2
Piazza Navona
Rome, Italy
+06 682 031
raphaelhotel.com
Hotel Forum
The rooftop terrace at the Hotel Forum literally overlooks the ancient Imperial Forum as well as across the rooftops of the Piazza Venezia. The views are even more spectacular at night when the Forum is highlighted with a magical display of lights.
Hotel Forum
Via To de' Conti 25-30
Fori Imperiali
Rome, Italy
+39 06 679 2446
hotelforumrome.com
Hotel Splendide Royal
The elegant garden rooftop terrace atop the Hotel Splendide Royal offers a view across the Pinciana hill to the Palazzo Medici and on to the cupola of St. Peter's Basillica.
Hotel Splendide Royal
Via di Porta Pinciana 14
Via Veneto
Rome, Italy
+06 421 689
hotel-splendide-royal.com
Hotel Exedra
The ever-changing light of Rome is best enjoyed at the Hotel Exedra's rooftop garden terrace, which overlooks the Fountain of the Naiads in Piazza della Repubblica, the Diocletians's Bath, and the church of Santa maria degle Angeli (designed my Michelangelo).
Hotel Exedra
Piazza della Repubblica 47
Rome, Italy
+06 489 381
exedra.boscolohotels.com
Hotel Eden
This hotel rooftop is a great place for an overview of the city with Piazza Venezia on the left and onward to St. Peter's Square and the towers of the Trinità del Monti just below. The hotel's rooftop terrace piano bar is open every evening until 1 a.m.
Hotel Eden
Via Ludovisi 49
Via Veneto
Rome, Italy
+06 478 121
hoteleden.ro
Hotel Minerva
Relax on the rooftop terrace of the Hotel Minerva as a pianist plays in the background while you enjoy a view of Rome's spires and domes that stretch towards the Piazza Venezia.
Hotel Minerva
Piazza della Minerva 69
Pantheon
Rome, Italy
+06 695 201
www.hotelminervasorrento.com
Hotel Atlante Star
This four-star hotel offers the best unobstructed view of St. Peter's and the Vatican in Rome. The Castel Sant'Angelo and the river and the infamous tiled rooftops add to the spectacular sight, made even more so at night.
Hotel Atlante Star
via G. Vitelleschi 34
Rome, Italy
+06 687 3233
atlantestarhotel.com
Hotel dei Gladiatori
Looking around this small, hotel rooftop terrace, you can see straight up the Via dei Fori Imperiali to the winged horsemend of the Vittoriana at the Piazza Venezia. The gardens of the Colle Oppio and the Domus Aurea and the Collisseum are to the left and St. Peter's Basilica can be seen in the distance.
Hotel dei Gladiatori
Via Labicana 125
Rome, Italy
+06 775 91380
hotelgladiatori.it
