$2,067
Hassler Roma crowns the Spanish Steps with old-school Roman glamour, panoramic dining and the hush of a true grand hotel. Pierce Brosnan calls it one of the best hotels he has stayed in, a romantic landmark worthy of an actor forever associated with Bond-level polish.
$2,003
Leonardo DiCaprio attended a film photocall at Hotel de la Ville in 2019, bringing the machinery of a major movie launch to its Roman terraces. The appearance was an event rather than an overnight stay, but it suits the hotel: poised above the Spanish Steps, with views and public rooms made for cameras, conversation and a sense of occasion.
$1,991
Hotel de Russie slips a terraced secret garden between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps. Pablo Picasso lived here for three months in 1917 while working with Jean Cocteau on the first Cubist ballet, turning the Roman hotel into part of art history.
$881
Baglioni Hotel Regina wraps Via Veneto glamour in marble, Murano glass and quietly theatrical Roman suites. Lady Gaga made the five-star hotel her base while filming House of Gucci in Rome in 2021.
Bvlgari Hotel Roma makes a quietly monumental base beside the Mausoleum of Augustus, layering Roman stone, polished woods and jewel-box details beneath a garden-crowned rooftop. Priyanka Chopra joined the hotel’s 2023 opening celebration, bringing modern red-carpet energy to an address rooted in the city’s imperial past. That contrast is the appeal: days framed by ancient Rome, evenings above the rooftops, and service calibrated for guests who prefer their luxury assured rather than announced.
At The St. Regis Rome, Belle Époque grandeur begins beneath a crystal chandelier and continues through marble halls, polished salons and discreet butler service. Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet reportedly chose its lavish Royal Suite during their 2025 awards-season visit, adding modern star power to an address long associated with screen legends and royalty. It is an unabashedly glamorous base for seeing Rome at its most cinematic.