Hotel is located within heart of Rome's designer s...

Hotel is located within heart of Rome's designer shopping area, close to the Spanish Steps and roughly equidistant from the Vatican and the Forum/Colosseum, both of which are a c.30 minute walk away.

Standards of service, cleanliness and decor are all very high.

We had only a few relatively minor niggles, which included incorrectly wired lighting within our room - which was not fixed despite being reported several times during our stay. No big deal, but the TV channels were a bit limited and did not correlate with the guide provided.

Also be aware that, depending on where your room is, the daily pre-dawn emptying of bins into Rome's mini-dustcarts can be very loud - certainly enough to wake you if you are anything but a very heavy sleeper.

Also odd was the floor covering in our room, which was ruggedly corrugated to the point of being painful to walk on barefoot.

I know this is going to sound mean-spirited, but whilst the hotel makes very effective use of mirrors in its public areas, the impact of this was lessened by many of the mirrors (which were not obviously antique) requiring re-silvering.

Against these points, however, must be set the overall charm and character of the hotel and quality of the staff, who were outstanding. Reception staff were particularly helpful in providing advice and guidance. Doormen were also very good.

We did not dine in during our stay, but breakfast was excellent and the ability to use the street-side seating as a bar for a nightcap was also very good.

Overall i would say that this was a good experience, though I think the hotel is pushing it slightly with the "International Jet Set" referencing...

Would I recommend? Yes.