Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese

Fantastic hotel! Staff was outstanding, everyone was helpful and kind. Room was huge by European standards. Super clean and the breakfast was outstanding with many choices. The pastries were very good. Roof top bar provides a great view of Rome. Just as a heads up, it’s about one mile from the tourist spots like the Pantheon with the return trip uphill at the end bd if you walk it. As an option plenty of taxis to shuttle you back if you are beat.

Several good things to say about Sofitel Roma Villa Borghese: 1) Clean (a big postive). 2) Beautiful in appearance. 3) Quiet and relaxing, no kids running around. 4) Breakfast on 7th floor was excellent, as was the view. 5) Staff were friendly and helpful. However, there were a couple significant negatives about the Sofitel Roma Villa Borghese 1) Bed. The bed mattress had significant divots/sag which made it difficult to get a restful night's sleep (see photo). A turn or roll towards the center of the bed was like trying to summit one of the 7 hills of Rome. Minus one star. 2) Outlets. A minor thing, but the electrical outlets were so worn (the metal prongs), plugs would not stay secure.

It was a big disappointment. The hotel definitely has not 5 star luxury hotel standards. Our rooms were very cold , the central heating was not operating. The hotel offered us small electric heaters ! Overall the staff were not polite and helpful. One of the main reasons we have chosen this hotel was because it was a “Sofitel “ brand. We are platinum members but we did not feel welcome. We have booked 3 rooms. None were upgraded. The breakfast was very poor for the value of money, even for a simple omelette, we had to pay extra. We do not recommend this hotel .

Very nicely situated in the Villa Borghese area. Front desk and concierge staff were excellent. Room was beautiful. Rooftop restaurant view was amazing. We went to the rooftop for breakfast, lunch and dinner. All meals were very good and accommodating to various dietary requirements. Walking distance to the Spagna Metro station and buses.

WOW! For us, the fantastic rooftop view of Rome every morning while we had breakfast made our Rome experience super special! The staff, service and location were TOP NOTCH. Our room was very comfortable and had great amenities. So glad Costco Travel listed this hotel as one of the options!