PIAZZA NAVONA and the PANTHEON now define one of Rome’s most sought-after and exclusive neighbourhoods—by Romans and visitors alike Hotel Navona is situated just steps from Piazza Navona to the west.
[Link : Piazza Navona to photos of square]
The Pantheon is steps to the east of Hotel Navona
Ok, no palazzo is “eternal” — alas Rome has lost quite a few historic buildings. But we can boast of one thing the Coliseum does not have—a roof. A walk through Hotel Navona is a bit like a walk through Rome itself. Layers of history reveal themselves through exquisite details in our palazzo. The palazzo itself was constructed the 1400s. “Palazzo” is Italian for “palace”.
You will sleep above the ancient BATHS OF AGRIPPA in the 1st Century BC, over which our palazzo was constructed.
[Agrippa, brother-in-law of the ancient Emperor Augustus helped Augustus defeat Antony and Cleopatra at Actium inspired Hadrian’s design for the Pantheon] Step into our courtyard. Already you have stepped back centuries: the mascherone fountain dates to x; the x columns. [Rome’s most famous mascherone or “big mask” is Bocca della Verità or Mouth of Truth] Thoughtful renovation and restoration.
Fountains like the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona.
So do historic buildings, high-maintenance beauties that require ongoing and frequent restoration.
Hotel Navona is elegantly restored.
We lavish care on every detail.
We continue to surprise our guests with innovation modern solutions in an ancient palace.
Each room is unique, defined by the needs and wishes of its Medieval and Renaissance owners.
We have kept those special historic qualities and adapted 21st- century conveniences to each room, not vice versa.
Wood beams grace the ceilings of some rooms.
Enjoy more fine craftsmanship in each room’s antique furniture, a lovely complement to our palazzo’s architecture.
Admire relics from 2,000 years ago on some of our walls. We have left some of the palazzo’s ancient bricks exposed so that you can the fine precise brickwork laid by brilliant engineers of ancient Rome. See similar or identical brickwork at the Pantheon, Roman Forum, and Coliseum—all an easy walk from Hotel Navona.
The Renaissance man or woman would feel at home with the hand-painted frescoes that date to the 1500s that adorn some of Hotel Navona’s rooms. [“Fresco” means “fresh” and refers to the difficult and rapid technique of painting onto plaster when it is neither too wet nor too dry, so that the colors are sealed as it dries. Rome’s most famous undoubtedly are in the Sistine Chapel and were painted by Michelangelo, also walking distance from Hotel Navona.]
Intimate views look over perches, through outside windows to narrow streets, or into a tranquil courtyard.
Contemporary touches employ fine craftsmanship that complements the work that we admire from centuries past. Ancient, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, or 19th-century these craftsmen have inspired our own touches like stucco on the ceilings or hand-painted wardrobes.
[Some of our favourite Baroque touches near Hotel Navona are the Fountain of the Four Rivers, the cupola on St. Ivo, xxx].
Constructed level-by-level through the centuries, our palazzo has rooms that radiate from various floors off the palazzo’s main courtyard. Engravings of scenes of Rome in gilt frames adorn many walls. Sources suggest that Keats or Shelley was one of our palazzo’s 19th-century guests.
Rome is not Levittown and Hotel Navona is not a cookie cutter hotel, each room is distinct in size and shape.
[link: humorous link to Levittown (no offense intended to Billy Joel or members of the Velvet Underground who grew up or lived there) or other boring town/space with identical design]
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Sights that you can walk to from Piazza Navona, day or night
Hotel Navona and Favorite Neighborhood Services
Hotel services (partial list)