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La Terrazza opens
La Terrazza opens every day from 6pm to midnight and pours from the same list as the Bvlgari Bar. It stays closed in the rain, and the events page has it closed for the winter.
Bulgari Hotel Roma, La Terrazza: the rooftop bar, its hours and rules
La Terrazza at Bulgari Hotel Roma is the hotel’s rooftop bar in Rome: a roof garden of pergolas, glazed pots and a mosaic fountain, with the Mausoleum of Augustus just beyond the parapet. It opens at 6pm and stays shut in rain and, by the events page, in winter.
Who the Bulgari’s La Terrazza is for, if you want a rooftop bar in Rome
Why choose it
You want a sunset drink above the Mausoleum of Augustus, your table waiting and the Bvlgari Bar’s list in hand.
The terraceWhen to look elsewhere
You want a rooftop in winter, at lunchtime or without booking: La Terrazza opens only in the evening and shuts for winter, while the Hotel de la Ville’s Cielo opens at noon and takes no reservations.
Other rooftopsA 1930s building with a garden on its roof
Above, more than 200 glazed pots and a fountain; below, beyond the parapet, the Mausoleum of Augustus. This roof garden was made for looking down.
The building is 1930s Rationalist, 7 storeys high on Piazza Augusto Imperatore, the hotel says; the Bulgari opened in it in June 2023, and the MICHELIN Guide gives it 3 Keys.
The garden is modelled on a Roman terrace, the hotel says: more than 200 glazed pots of local plants, set on a herringbone floor around a mosaic fountain.
Then there is the view, which the events page lists like an itinerary: the Mausoleum of Augustus, St Peter’s, the Tiber, the Pantheon, Piazza Venezia, the Quirinale, the Spanish Steps and Villa Medici.
To work out when La Terrazza is worth the climb, we read 9 pages and menus on the hotel’s website, watched the 3 videos shot up there and searched the 549 Google reviews with text among the 905 we gathered. The season was the grey area, and guests only half clear it up: 7 reviews posted between November and January describe an aperitivo on the terrace or at its bar, while one from April 2025 found it not yet open. Outside summer, the booking system has the final word.
An evening on the terrace, hour by hour
Come up a little early and lean over the edge: below you is the square, with the Mausoleum at its centre. If the evening carries on to dinner on the fifth floor, that table is booked separately.
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The aperitivo
The house cocktail, the Bvlgari Cocktail, is €25 on the bar’s list; the other signatures go up to €35 and alcohol-free drinks are €18. To go with them, the terrace menu runs from bites at €12 to €25 up to caviar blinis at €40, VAT and service included.
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Dinner on the fifth floor
For dinner, go down one floor: Il Ristorante serves from 7 to 11pm and has its own terrace over the Mausoleum, with a tasting menu from €180.
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After dinner
After dinner has its own slot: for the evening of 29 September 2026 the booking system offered tables from 9 to 10.30pm, with earlier times on request only.
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Closing
At midnight La Terrazza closes, but the night can carry on downstairs: the Bvlgari Bar on the ground floor stays open until 1am.
The historic centre’s rooftops
From the Bulgari’s portico the centre’s other hotel rooftops are all within walking distance: 4 minutes to Etere, 11 to Cielo, 13 to the Cesàri, 14 to Jim’s.
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Recommended for you
- Bulgari Hotel RomaLa Terrazza, at the top of the building: 6pm to midnight
- Etere, Palazzo RipettaOpen April to October; 295 metres, 4 minutes on foot
- Cielo, Hotel de la VilleFrom noon, no booking needed; 799 metres, 11 minutes on foot
La Terrazza: seats, menu and prices, from the hotel’s website
What the hotel says on its pages and prints on its menus, read on 28 September 2026, alongside what booking sites and guests say elsewhere.
On the hotel’s website
- 76 seats under 11 pergolas, among over 200 glazed pots
- 6pm to midnight, every day, according to the rooftop’s page
- The same menu as the Bvlgari Bar
- Bvlgari Cocktail €25; house cocktails €25 to €35, alcohol-free €18
- Bites from €12 to €25, caviar blinis €40
- Wine by the glass from €20 to €85, VAT and service included
- Private events for up to 100 people
- Online booking; groups of 8 or more by phone or email
La Terrazza’s rules
What the rooftop’s pages and its booking system said on 28 and 29 September 2026.
| Where | On the roof of the 7-storey building on Piazza Augusto Imperatore |
|---|---|
| Hours | 6pm to midnight, every day |
| Season | Closed in winter, according to the events page |
| Rain | Closed when it rains |
| Booking | Online; for 8 or more on +39 06 3608 0409 or at dine.roma@bulgarihotels.com |
| Menu | The same as the Bvlgari Bar’s, VAT and service included |
| Seats | 76, under 11 pergolas; up to 100 for an event |
| View | The Mausoleum of Augustus, St Peter’s, the Tiber, the Pantheon, the Quirinale, Trinità dei Monti and Villa Medici |
The domes of Rome from La Terrazza, the pool among the columns
La Terrazza at sunset with cocktails from the bar, its lounge overlooking the Mausoleum of Augustus and the view to Trinità dei Monti and Villa Medici; then the pool among marble columns, the statue of Augustus in the foyer and a suite whose window looks onto the Mausoleum.
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The room for staying on after the terrace
Staying the night after the terrace? Choose the room by its window: the best look over the square and the Mausoleum.
The 2 Premium Suites, 133 m², look over Piazza Augusto Imperatore. The Bvlgari Suite, 300 m² on the third floor, has 10 windows on the Mausoleum of Augustus and a bathtub carved from a single block of marble.
The rooms and suites, on the hotel’s pageOther hotel rooftops in Rome
What their pages promise, and how many minutes’ walk each is from the Bulgari.
Within a quarter of an hour’s walk of the Bulgari there are 4 more hotel rooftops, each with its own rules: Palazzo Ripetta’s Etere, 4 minutes away, opens from April to October; the Hotel de la Ville’s Cielo, 11 minutes, every day from noon with no bookings; the 9Hotel Cesàri’s terrace on Piazza di Pietra is 13 minutes; the Singer Palace’s Jim’s Rooftop 14. The bill changes too: a cocktail is €16 at the Cesàri and €26 at Cielo. Search for a rooftop bar in Rome and Google shows its map and the guides’ lists before any hotel’s own page, and on 28 September 2026 the Bulgari’s La Terrazza was nowhere among those results.
| Rooftop | Where | From its page | From the Bulgari |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgari Hotel Roma | Piazza Augusto Imperatore | La Terrazza: 76 seats under 11 pergolas, 6pm to midnight, closed in winter; Bvlgari Cocktail €25 | You are here |
| Etere, Palazzo Ripetta | Via di Ripetta | Palazzo Ripetta’s rooftop bar, open April to October until midnight. Cocktails from €20; tables bookable online. | 4 minutes on foot |
| Cielo, Hotel de la Ville | Via Sistina, above the Spanish Steps | Top-floor terrace bar above the Spanish Steps. Open daily noon to midnight, no reservations; signature cocktails €26. | 11 minutes on foot |
| La Terrazza del Cesàri | Piazza di Pietra | A 400 m² sixth-floor roof terrace overlooking Piazza di Pietra, open to all daily from noon to midnight. | 13 minutes on foot |
| Jim’s Rooftop, Singer Palace | Via Alessandro Specchi, off Via del Corso | Rooftop cocktail bar overlooking the city skyline, with a 1920s-inspired drinks list; open noon to midnight. | 14 minutes on foot |
Walking minutes computed on OpenStreetMap streets from the Bulgari’s portico to each hotel on 28 September 2026, the same day we read the rooftops’ pages.
- What reviews say about the terrace
Of the 905 Google reviews read on 27 September 2026, 549 have text and 121 mention the terrace or the rooftop: 105 give 4 or 5 stars. Guests write about the view over Rome, the aperitivo and the cocktails, and the staff who serve them. Between 2023 and 2025 waits at the table recur too, and those who came up without a booking did not always get the table they wanted: tables are booked online, before you go up.
Questions about the terrace and the hotel
The season, the table, the bill and the view: what people ask before heading up to a rooftop bar in Rome.
Is La Terrazza open all year?
No, according to the events page, which lists it as temporarily closed for the winter. The rooftop’s own page, though, gives only the hours, 6pm to midnight, with no season, and the booking system was taking tables until October 2026. When it rains it stays closed either way.
Can I go up without staying at the Bulgari?
Yes, going by the reviews, which describe drinks up there by people who weren’t staying, and the online booking system is open to anyone. No page of the hotel puts it in writing, though, and it is worth booking a table before going up.
How much is a cocktail on the terrace?
The Bvlgari Cocktail is €25. La Terrazza uses the Bvlgari Bar’s list, where house cocktails go up to €35 and alcohol-free drinks are €18; on the terrace menu bites run from €12 to €25 and wine by the glass from €20 to €85, VAT and service included.
How do I book a table?
Online, from La Terrazza’s page. For 8 or more, write to dine.roma@bulgarihotels.com or call +39 06 3608 0409; the English page gives a different number, 06 3608 0410.
What can you see from the terrace?
The Mausoleum of Augustus, St Peter’s Basilica, the Tiber, the Pantheon, Piazza Venezia, the Quirinale, the Spanish Steps, Villa Medici and Villa Borghese, the hotel lists. The terrace seats 76, and tables are booked online.
Is there a dress code?
Not in writing: neither the rooftop’s page nor the events page gives one. The Hotel de la Ville’s Cielo, a few minutes’ walk away, does ask guests to avoid sportswear, shorts and beach shoes.
Can I hold an event on the terrace?
Yes, for up to 100 people, and the terrace can also be set up for smaller parties, the hotel says. The price is not published.
Which are the best hotel rooftop bars in Rome?
It depends on when you go. On a summer evening, the Bulgari’s La Terrazza looks over the Mausoleum of Augustus, St Peter’s and Villa Medici from 6pm to midnight, with the Bvlgari Cocktail at €25, and 4 minutes’ walk away Palazzo Ripetta’s Etere opens from April to October, with cocktails from €20. All year, at lunchtime and with no booking, there is the Hotel de la Ville’s Cielo above the Spanish Steps, from noon to midnight. The 9Hotel Cesàri’s terrace looks over Piazza di Pietra and has live music on Fridays and Saturdays; the Singer Palace’s Jim’s Rooftop pours 1920s-inspired cocktails.
Book your table before winter comes: then La Terrazza closes
La Terrazza on the official site
Written and checked by Lumina, independently of Bulgari Hotel Roma. Lumina sells no rooms or tickets: every link leads to its source.
Sources
- Bulgari Hotel Roma, La Terrazza: hours, seats and booking
- Bulgari Hotel Roma, La Terrazza for events: the view and the winter closure
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