The secret garden
Valadier’s terraces, restored in 2020, climb towards the Pincio among orange trees, fountains and nymphaea. Breakfast, lunch and the aperitivo are all taken out here.
Hotel de Russie
On Via del Babuino people stroll past the shop windows; behind Hotel de Russie, Valadier’s terraced garden climbs towards the Pincio, with orange trees, fountains and nymphaeums. 10 steps separate the 2 Romes.
A week here, month by monthHotel de Russie suits those who see Rome on foot and want a garden to come back to; between 8 November and 22 December the lowest price any seller showed on Google for a night for 2 was €1,281. Anyone who wants to swim at the end of the day will be happier in a hotel with a pool.
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The room to ask for
A Garden View, for trees at the window: the smallest, the Superior Garden View, has the same 33 m² as the Superior over the city. I would ask for the Deluxe Room Garden View: 45 m², where the Deluxe without the garden has 40 m².
The weeks that cost less
On 13 October 2026 the lowest price any seller showed on Google for one night was €1,281 or €1,290 from 16 to 29 November and from 12 to 22 December. Booked as 7 nights from 16 November, the lowest that day was €1,687 a night; the hotel’s own listing, €1,898.
On top of the rate
Rome’s city tax: €10 per person per night in a 5-star hotel, for up to 10 nights, since 1 October 2023. The In Love with Rome offer, from 2 nights, includes breakfast but not the tax; a dog adds a €150 cleaning fee per stay.
The Secret Garden Table
The hotel tells guests of its Garden View rooms and suites that a table of their own awaits in the garden at twilight, for up to 4: flowers, a bottle of Champagne and a bespoke menu by the chef. The concierge takes the booking.
What Hotel de Russie is
Most doors in Rome are for going out; Hotel de Russie’s is made for coming back. Leave Via del Babuino behind and the garden starts to climb, terrace by terrace, towards the Pincio. Give it 10 minutes before you plan your next stop, and you will see why one family has been coming back since 2002.
The garden will follow you up to your room, but only if you ask. In the official room collection the Garden View categories and the Vaselli, Valadier, Picasso and Nijinsky suites look onto the greenery, and the others onto the city, the inner courtyard or Piazza del Popolo: if you want trees at the window when you wake, pick a Garden View when you book.
The rest of the day belongs to Rome. On the way back, between the tables at Le Jardin and the courtyard of the Stravinskij Bar, open until 1am, the evening stretches out before you go upstairs. This is the hotel for walking the centre and slowing down at the end of it; in the warmer months even breakfast is served outdoors.
One name keeps coming up in the Hotel de Russie’s reviews, and it belongs to a maître d’. On 28 September 2026 we gathered the 1,908 reviews Google shows, chose 8 videos by 8 different people and mapped 14 walks from Via del Babuino 9. Then we searched the 924 reviews with text: 67 talk about breakfast, 17 thank the same restaurant maître d’ by name, and 13 of those remember him at breakfast. All 17 give 5 stars.
Two Lumi
Lumina Guide 2027
Exceptional: two of our three readings say so.
Behind Via del Babuino, Hotel de Russie hides Valadier’s terraced garden, climbing to the Pincio among orange trees, fountains and nymphaeums: breakfast, Le Jardin and the Stravinskij Bar are all out there.
How Lumi are awardedGuests
500 reviews read: the location pleases more than 9 guests in 10 who mention it, breakfast nearly 9 in 10.
Critics (exceptional)
Ours (exceptional)
We found an 1818 palazzo 3 minutes’ walk from Piazza del Popolo, rooms from the 33 m² Superior to the 172 m² Nijinsky Suite with its terrace, and a 600 m² spa with a saltwater hydrotherapy pool.
Our reading, point by point
What we found reading the hotel’s own pages, one thing at a time.
Location
Piazza del Popolo on one side, 3 minutes’ walk away (223 metres), the Spanish Steps on the other, 9 minutes (643 metres); Flaminio metro station is 4 minutes away (333 metres).
Character
An 1818 palazzo and, below the Pincio, Valadier’s terraced garden, where Picasso and Cocteau strolled in 1917. 2 MICHELIN Keys.
Rooms
The smallest, the Superior, has 33 m²; the largest, the Nijinsky Suite, 172 m² and a terrace. The Garden View rooms look onto the garden, and the Popolo Suite has a terrace over Piazza del Popolo.
Food and social life
Le Jardin takes breakfast outdoors in the warmer months and serves Sunday brunch at €98. Then there are the Stravinskij Bar in the courtyard and, for tequila, the Aquazzura Bar.
Wellness
The hydrotherapy pool is saltwater, and around it are a sauna, a steam room and 5 treatment rooms, in 600 m² of spa. There is no pool for swimming, though.
The stay as a whole
A garden in the middle of the city and brunch outdoors: in Rome, this is the hotel to book for both. Anyone hoping to spend under €1,300 a night will find it a stretch even at the cheapest seller on Google.
What makes it rare
A badge is an experience travellers look for, that is really here and that few hotels in the guide have.
A story inside
Here: an 1818 palazzo and, below the Pincio, Valadier’s terraced garden, where Picasso and Cocteau strolled in 1917.
A history that goes back to at least 1818. 31 hotels of 335 hold it.
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The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them
What do Hotel de Russie’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.
Location
Nearly every guest who mentions it is happy with it. Guests remember the quiet garden below the Pincio, in central Rome; Piazza del Popolo is 3 minutes’ walk away, the Spanish Steps 9.
Room
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests write of quiet, clean, comfortable rooms, and remember the bed and the bathroom; for trees at the window, book a Garden View.
Staff and service
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests thank Le Jardin’s maître d’ by name and remember the service in the garden, between the restaurant’s tables and the Stravinskij Bar’s courtyard.
Breakfast
9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Breakfast is outdoors at Le Jardin, under branches reaching down from the Pincio: guests remember the garden and, by name, the maître d’.
Price
The garden, for breakfast or a drink with the city all around, is what guests content with the bill say they are gladly paying for.
The numbers, and how we count them
| What | Score out of 10 | Guests who mention it | Happy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 8.5 | 138 | 96% |
| Room | 7.3 | 65 | 80% |
| Staff and service | 7.7 | 384 | 77% |
| Breakfast | 8.1 | 67 | 87% |
| Price | – | 54 | 24% |
The scores come from 500 Google reviews with text, left from 31 October 2021 to 27 September 2026. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in Rome: for each we read its latest 500 Google reviews with text, or all of them where there are fewer, as of 1 October 2026. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.
The hotels we weigh it against in Rome:
- Bulgari Hotel Roma
- Hotel Hassler Roma
- Hotel de la Ville
- Hotel Eden
- Six Senses Rome
Price: for two on the night of 14 December 2026, from €1,281 (seen on Google Hotels on 13 October 2026).
What a night costs, season by season
On 13 October 2026 the lowest price any seller showed on Google for a night for 2 started at €1,281 between 8 November and 22 December, at €1,807 between 23 December and the end of March, and at €1,932 between April and 10 July 2027; the dearest night was Friday 23 October 2026, at €3,861. For a summer stay I would look at 1 to 15 August: €1,660 to €1,848 a night, every one of them under April’s lowest.
| Period | Euros a night |
|---|---|
| 14 October to 7 November 2026 | 1,662–3,861 |
| 8 November to 22 December 2026 | 1,281–1,930 |
| 23 December to 31 March 2027 | 1,807–2,438 |
| 1 April to 10 July 2027 | 1,932–2,374 |
| 11 July to 31 August 2027 | 1,660–2,167 |
| 1 to 14 September 2027 | 2,016–2,560 |
Each figure is the lowest price Google Hotels showed from any seller for that one night, in a search for 2 adults, read on 13 October 2026. The hotel’s own listing is another figure: that day, for the 7 nights from 16 November, Google showed it at €1,898 a night, for a Superior Room. The calendar ran to 14 September 2027, and 10 nights before that date had no price.
Hotel de Russie, Bulgari Hotel Roma or La Minerva
Hotel de Russie for the garden, between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps; the Bulgari for dinner on the fifth floor, above the Mausoleum of Augustus; La Minerva for the Pantheon 3 minutes from the door and a rooftop facing its dome. For a swim, only the Bulgari has a pool, 20 metres long: the other 2 have spas without one.
| Hotel | A night, from | The Spanish Steps, on foot |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel de Russie | €1,290 | 9 minutes |
| Bulgari Hotel Roma | €1,879 | 8 minutes |
| La Minerva | €1,311 | 17 minutes |
A night: the lowest price any seller showed on Google for one night in the week of 16 November 2026, in a search for 2 adults, read on 13 October 2026. For the 7 nights from 16 November booked together, the lowest that day was €1,687 a night at Hotel de Russie, €1,827 at the Bulgari and €1,111 at La Minerva. The walks to the Spanish Steps were computed on OpenStreetMap’s streets on 28 September and 4 October 2026.
Brunch at Le Jardin, and the Secret Garden
Sunday brunch at Le Jardin, its glasshouse, lunch between the frescoed dining room and the garden, breakfast on the terrace, the Secret Garden, two cocktails at the Stravinskij Bar, a junior suite looking onto Piazza del Popolo and the entrance on Via del Babuino after dark.
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What to expect
A 19th-century palazzo that ends in a terraced garden: an open-air restaurant, a courtyard bar and a spa, all below the Pincio.
Le Jardin
Fulvio Pierangelini’s cooking, served in the garden: breakfast from 7 to 10.30am, then lunch and dinner, with first courses at €32 to €40 and mains at €36 to €62.
Sunday brunch
Every Sunday since 20 September, at Le Jardin, from 12.30 to 3.30pm: €98 a head, €60 for children aged 3 to 12, drinks extra.
The Stravinskij Bar
In the hotel’s open-air courtyard, from 10am to 1am, the cocktail list is called “Rome in a Sip”, and it is signed by Salvatore Calabrese and Mattia Capezzuoli.
The spa
The Irene Forte Spa: 600 m² with a saltwater hydrotherapy pool, a sauna, a steam room and 5 treatment rooms. Open 8am to 8pm, for ages 12 and over.
Good to know before you book
On brunch at Le Jardin the hotel’s own pages disagree: the restaurant’s page, read on 28 September 2026, says Sundays only, since 20 September; the July activities brochure promises it across the whole weekend. Source: roccofortehotels.com
Via del Babuino lies inside the Tridente ZTL, closed to unauthorised cars from 6.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday and from 10am to 7pm on Saturday; taxis and chauffeur-driven cars can enter. Source: roccofortehotels.com
Between 2024 and 2026 several guests found a discretionary tip already added to the bill, 15% at the restaurant: you can ask for it to be removed. Source: 500 Google reviews read, 31 October 2021 to 27 September 2026
Saturday or Sunday? Le Jardin’s page, read on 28 September 2026, says Sundays only, since 20 September. The hotel’s April 2026 factsheet and its July activities brochure promise brunch across the whole weekend instead, with live cooking stations.
By car, the trouble is the Tridente. Via del Babuino sits inside its ZTL, closed to unauthorised cars from 6.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday and from 10am to 7pm on Saturday, and the permit that lets hotels register their guests’ number plates does not apply here. The hotel publishes nothing on arriving by car; taxis and chauffeur-driven cars can enter.
The valet’s price is nowhere on the hotel’s website; the platforms do give one: €59 a day on Booking.com, with parking at the hotel, €59 a night on Hotels.com. Tripadvisor, for its part, says the private parking is nearby.
The hotel welcomes dogs up to 20 kg, one per room, or 2 if neither weighs over 10 kg, with a €150 cleaning fee per stay; they stay out of the indoor restaurant, the spa and the gym. A word of warning, though: the MICHELIN Guide, Google and Hotels.com list pets as not allowed.
Rooms and suites
Getting there
Plane or train, then a taxi to the door; in your own car, the Tridente opens only outside ZTL hours or with a permit.
| Fiumicino Airport | 31 km, about 32 minutes by car, without traffic. The hotel arranges airport and station transfers, which Hotels.com lists at an extra charge. |
|---|---|
| Roma Termini | 4.0 km, about 7 minutes by car; by metro, line A stops at Flaminio, 4 minutes’ walk (333 metres) from the hotel, and at Spagna, 9 minutes’ walk (673 metres). |
| By car | Via del Babuino lies inside the Tridente ZTL: from 6.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday and from 10am to 7pm on Saturday only authorised cars, taxis and chauffeur-driven cars may enter, says Roma Mobilità. The hotel offers valet parking; the booking sites give €59 a day. |
| By electric car | Since 1 July 2026 electric cars also need a permit to enter Rome’s ZTLs. The hotel says it has a charging point in its garage, without saying whether guests can use it. |
| On foot | Piazza del Popolo is 3 minutes’ walk (223 metres) away, the Spanish Steps 9 minutes’ walk (643 metres), the Ara Pacis 10 minutes’ walk (775 metres), the Trevi Fountain 17 minutes’ walk (1,274 metres). |
Walking and driving times and distances computed on OpenStreetMap’s streets on 28 September 2026, without traffic, from the hotel’s address at Via del Babuino 9.
Nearby
The Pincio and Villa Borghese sit right above the garden; Piazza del Popolo is a short stroll away, and the Spanish Steps and the Ara Pacis are within walking distance.
Piazza del Popolo and the Pincio
In 3 minutes on foot (223 metres) you reach the obelisk, the twin churches and the Caravaggios of Santa Maria del Popolo; the Pincio terrace, up above, is 12 minutes away (855 metres).
Villa Borghese
The park above the Pincio, with its lake and the Temple of Aesculapius. The Galleria Borghese is a 25-minute walk away (1,872 metres).
The Spanish Steps
Walk Via del Babuino to its end and you are at the steps up to Trinità dei Monti: 9 minutes (643 metres).
The Ara Pacis
Down towards the Lungotevere, 10 minutes on foot (775 metres): Augustus’s altar in its museum.
From the Pincio to the Spanish Steps
The hotel’s entrance, Piazza del Popolo, the Pincio terrace and the Spanish Steps. Tap a place to see the walking route.
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A day at the Hotel de Russie
7am
Cappuccino and a maritozzo
Le Jardin serves breakfast from 7 to 10.30am; the hotel pictures the morning on its terrace, with a cappuccino and a maritozzo.
8am
The saltwater pool, early
The Irene Forte Spa opens at 8am and closes at 8pm: a saltwater hydrotherapy pool, a sauna and a steam room.
The morning
Up to the Pincio
Piazza del Popolo is 3 minutes away on foot; the Pincio terrace is the viewpoint above the square.
4.30pm
Tequila in the garden
The Aquazzura Bar opens at 4.30pm, until 11pm: tequila and mezcal cocktails, tacos, and small plates by the hotel’s chef.
7.30pm
Dinner at Le Jardin
Dinner runs from 7.30 to 10.30pm. The hotel sets no dress code and recommends leaving sportswear, shorts and beach shoes upstairs.
After dinner
The courtyard until 1am
The Stravinskij Bar stays open until 1am; a cocktail from its Rome in a Sip list costs €24 to €28.
Hotel de Russie reviews
The platforms’ numbers and, beside them, the words of people who slept here.
Scores read on 28 September 2026
Guest voices
Regulars and 2 business trips, a Roman breakfast and an evening with a wedding in the house: 5 accounts between June and September 2026.
TripadvisorAt home since 2002
A family that has been coming back since 2002, this time to a suite over Valadier’s garden they had stayed in before: the concierge team helped with a complicated shipment from the United States. There is no city view, they write; it is a few minutes’ walk away.
August 2026Read the review
TripadvisorA Roman breakfast
On business in September: a garden for breakfast in the middle of the city, with homemade cakes every day, savoury dishes and the inevitable maritozzo; the staff are friendly and well trained.
September 2026Read the review
TripadvisorWhy we keep coming back
Regular guests, in September: the garden feels like an extension of the Villa Borghese gardens, and the courtyard is the place for a drink or a more relaxed meal; they return for the restaurant and breakfast teams.
September 2026Read the review
TripadvisorThe night of the wedding
In June: the location, the food and usually the service up to standard, but on the evening a wedding took over much of the hotel the service was less attentive than usual.
June 2026Read the review
TripadvisorCleanliness
On business in July: a disappointing stay because of the cleanliness of the rooms and public areas, not what this guest expected from so renowned a hotel.
July 2026Read the review
Frequently asked questions
Prices, hours and house rules, read across every source between 27 September and 13 October 2026.
How much does a night at the Hotel de Russie cost?
It depends on the season and on who sells the room. In Google Hotels’ calendar, read on 13 October 2026 in a search for 2 adults, the lowest price any seller showed for one night was €1,281, on Monday 14 December 2026 and 4 other nights of November and December; New Year’s Eve was €2,022, and Friday 18 June 2027, the dearest night between April and 10 July, €2,374. The hotel’s own listing is another figure: the same day, for the 7 nights from 16 November, Google showed it at €1,898 a night for a Superior Room, and the lowest from any seller at €1,687. Rome’s city tax for 5-star hotels is €10 per person per night, for up to 10 nights. Breakfast is included in the hotel’s offers; on other rates Hotels.com gives it at about €42 a head, while Google lists it as free.
What do guests say, and is it worth it?
Yes, if you are after the garden, the location and the service; anyone watching the price first will be happier elsewhere: on 13 October 2026 the lowest price any seller showed on Google for one night was €1,281, and the hotel’s own listing for the 7 nights from 16 November €1,898 a night. On Google it scores 4.6 out of 5 from 1,908 reviews; on Tripadvisor 4.6 from 2,511, seventh of 1,172 hotels in Rome, with location at 4.9 and value for money at 4.1; on Booking.com 9.0 out of 10 from 108, with location at 9.7 and value for money at 7.9. The MICHELIN Guide gives it 2 Keys.
What is the Sunday brunch like, and how much does it cost?
It costs €98 a head and €60 for children aged 3 to 12, drinks excluded, and it is served at Le Jardin, the garden restaurant, every Sunday since 20 September from 12.30 to 3.30pm, with seasonal dishes from chef Fulvio Pierangelini, says the restaurant’s page. Book by writing to fb.derussie@roccofortehotels.com or calling +39 06 32 88 88 70. The hotel’s April 2026 factsheet speaks of weekend brunches; the restaurant’s page lists Sundays only.
What is Le Jardin like?
It is the garden restaurant, with a terrace at the foot of the Pincio and the cooking of chef Fulvio Pierangelini. It opens every day: breakfast from 7 to 10.30am, lunch from 12.30 to 3pm, dinner from 7.30 to 10.30pm. À la carte, starters run from €25 to €54, first courses from €32 to €40, mains from €36 to €62. There is no dress code, but the hotel recommends leaving the sportswear, shorts and beach shoes upstairs.
What is the Stravinskij Bar like?
The courtyard bar, under the open sky, every day from 10am to 1am, with a cocktail list, “Rome in a Sip”, by Salvatore Calabrese and Mattia Capezzuoli. And the garden has a second bar, the Aquazzura, from 4.30 to 11pm, for tequila, mezcal and tacos.
Is breakfast included?
It depends on the rate: the hotel’s offers, such as “In Love with Rome” and the “Culinary Experience”, include it; on other rates Hotels.com puts it at about €42 a head, while Google lists it as free. It is served at Le Jardin from 7 to 10.30am, outdoors in the warmer months.
What is the spa like, and can non-residents use it?
The Irene Forte Spa covers 600 m² over the garden, and yes, non-residents get in with the Day Spa Pass: €110 for 2 hours, or €225 with a 50-minute treatment. Inside are a saltwater hydrotherapy pool, a sauna, a steam room, 5 treatment rooms, 2 of them doubles, and a Technogym gym; it opens from 8am to 8pm, with treatments from 9am. The price list does not say whether access is included for hotel guests. Under-12s are not admitted, swimwear is required and phones stay outside. There is no pool to swim in, although Hotels.com and Google list an indoor one.
Is there parking, and how much does it cost?
Yes, with the hotel’s valet, though the hotel publishes no price. Booking.com gives €59 a day, with parking at the hotel; Hotels.com €59 a night; Tripadvisor says the private parking is nearby, and Google lists it as free. If you would rather park yourself, the public Villa Borghese car park is open day and night.
Can you drive up to the hotel?
By taxi or with a driver, yes; in your own car, only outside ZTL hours or with a permit. Via del Babuino lies inside the Tridente ZTL, closed to unauthorised cars from 6.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday and from 10am to 7pm on Saturday, says Roma Mobilità; on Sundays and public holidays it is off. The city lets hotels register their guests’ number plates, but that permit does not cover the Tridente, and the hotel publishes nothing on how to arrive. Since 1 July 2026 electric cars need a permit too.
Can you charge an electric car?
Unclear: the hotel says it has installed a charging point in its garage, but not whether guests may use it, at what power or at what price. Google, Booking.com and Hotels.com list none.
Where is it, and is it quiet?
At Via del Babuino 9, in the Tridente, at the Piazza del Popolo end, and yes, it is mostly quiet: the MICHELIN Guide calls it a haven of calm in the centre. The square is 3 minutes’ walk away (223 metres), the Spanish Steps 9 minutes (643 metres), Flaminio metro station 4 minutes (333 metres).
How many rooms does it have, and what kind of hotel is it?
There are 120 rooms, 34 of them suites, according to its website; 117 according to its April 2026 factsheet, 121 according to Hotels.com, 122 according to the MICHELIN Guide. They range from the 33 m² Superior rooms to the 172 m² Nijinsky Suite with its terrace. It is a 5-star Rocco Forte hotel in an 1818 palazzo, with 2 MICHELIN Keys and a Forbes Travel Guide 5-star award in 2025.
What does it do for New Year’s Eve?
Not known yet: as of 27 September 2026 nothing had been published for 31 December 2026. Past years give a clue: a gala dinner at Le Jardin with live music, €540 a head without drinks in 2022 and €780 with paired wines in 2023, a dinner with a DJ at the Stravinskij Bar and, on 1 January, a brunch.
Are pets allowed?
Yes, dogs are, according to the hotel: up to 20 kg, one per room, or 2 if each stays within 10 kg, with a €150 cleaning fee per stay. In the public areas they stay on a lead, they are never left alone in the room, and they do not go into the indoor restaurant, the spa or the gym. Booking.com accepts them on request; the MICHELIN Guide, Google and Hotels.com list pets as not allowed.
Is it good for children?
Yes, and there is a programme for it, Rocco Forte Kids: menus of their own, 50% off their meals and a babysitter on request, at an extra charge. Rooms are set up with a cot, and families have the 80 m² Two-Bedroom Family Room and the 100 m² family suites. 2 limits: the spa is closed to under-12s, and at brunch children aged 3 to 12 pay €60.
Does it have meeting and event rooms?
Yes, 3 rooms and 4 outdoor spaces, according to the May 2026 events factsheet: the 105 m² Sala Torlonia, for up to 70 theatre-style and 90 standing, the 70 m² Sala Diaghilev and Le Privé for 12; outside, among others, the garden pergola. The hotel’s own pages count differently: 4 rooms, and the Sala Torlonia for up to 100 people.
How do you get there from Fiumicino and Termini?
From Fiumicino, 31 km and about 32 minutes by car; from Termini, 4.0 km and about 7 minutes. By metro, line A is the one: Flaminio is 4 minutes’ walk from the hotel (333 metres), Spagna 9 minutes (673 metres). The hotel also arranges transfers, which Hotels.com lists at an extra charge.
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