No “Best Of” European vacation would be complete without a Roman holiday in the Eternal City. Conquer Rome like the Caesars with a stay at the St. Regis Grand Hotel Rome, a fabulous, Old World-style hotel that’s in the heart of it all among the wide avenues just above the Via Veneto and Spanish Steps. The lobby rotunda and grand hall of the 113-year-old St. Regis are simply spectacular with majestic polished floors, candelabra and chandelier. Each of the spacious 138 standard guest rooms and 23 suites are uniquely decorated and equally flamboyant with exquisite appointments from the Empire, Regency and Louis XV styles. Sumptuous Italian cuisine complements a wine list of over 10,000-bottles at Vivendo, and private tastings and dinners can be arranged in the wine cellar. Service is impeccable with 24-hour butlers at the St. Regis, a brief walk from the Trevi Fountain and American Embassy and less than two miles from the Colosseum, Pantheon and Forum Romanum. A Condé Nast Traveler Gold List recipient, the St. Regis is impeccable following a recent $35 million restoration.

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