The Portrait Suites is located in the heart of Rome's eternal city and is within a short walk of many of the most popular attractions. Close to the Spanish Steps and slap bang in the middle of the boutique shopping streets (think Bond Street, London) the hotel is perfectly situated.
It is owned by the luxury brand, Ferragamo, and is situated on top of one of their stores, opposite Hermes. Both the entrance and building are discrete, and not even many of the taxi drivers were aware of the hotel's existence! As you would come to expect with such a high end luxury brand, the interior is classically designed and perfectly executed with its own photo gallery in the public areas (staircase) and in the suites.
The purpose of my visit was a short city break to celebrate my birthday. It was my first trip to Rome and I wanted a small luxury well placed hotel. I booked the first category room at the Portrait Suites (and would have been very content with that), however on arrival we were greeted to the most exquisite red carpet treatment I have ever experienced in my life. Our room was upgraded and we were presented with a suite with its own balcony and a bottle of Prosecco ready and awaiting our attention.
The bedroom leaves nothing to be desired. Our room featured a beautiful king-size bed and walk-in wardrobe. Every Portrait suite includes a state of the art kitchenette, of the type you have never seen and so discretely placed. In addition the room was spacious enough to contain a desk and a seating area, as well as a large bathroom (with a separate shower for two) and all the gorgeous Ferragamo toiletries. The furnishings, facilities and décor in the suite were all of the highest quality and super modern, adding to the classical, but understated and sexy atmosphere created by the interior designer.
Being a 14 suite boutique hotel please do not expect the usual facilities of a large chain hotel. The hotel does not have its own restaurant, for example, however your own concierge can arrange for any take out you may wish to enjoy. There is no gym or pool, however for those staying in the top end suites, gym equipment can be arranged. I did not find the lack of these type of facilities a hinderance. Our breakfast (which was included in our rate) was served in our room at the time of our choosing, each morning and we were wholly satisfied with the continental options we picked each morning. The breads and pastries were particularly delicious.
One of the highlights of the hotel (apart from the excellent staff) has to be the roof terrace. Despite the fact it was cold and at times wet (December 2012), we were there every evening for our aperitivo enjoying excellent cocktails and taking in the stunning views over the Spanish Steps. I was even treated to a birthday cake and another bottle of ice cold Prosecco on the night of my birthday by the staff!!
The facilities and overall five star plus customer experience was off the scale impressive, and I thoroughly enjoyed celebrating my birthday in Rome. I plan to stay at the Portrait Suites on my next visit in 2013.
It is owned by the luxury brand, Ferragamo, and is situated on top of one of their stores, opposite Hermes. Both the entrance and building are discrete, and not even many of the taxi drivers were aware of the hotel's existence! As you would come to expect with such a high end luxury brand, the interior is classically designed and perfectly executed with its own photo gallery in the public areas (staircase) and in the suites.
The purpose of my visit was a short city break to celebrate my birthday. It was my first trip to Rome and I wanted a small luxury well placed hotel. I booked the first category room at the Portrait Suites (and would have been very content with that), however on arrival we were greeted to the most exquisite red carpet treatment I have ever experienced in my life. Our room was upgraded and we were presented with a suite with its own balcony and a bottle of Prosecco ready and awaiting our attention.
The bedroom leaves nothing to be desired. Our room featured a beautiful king-size bed and walk-in wardrobe. Every Portrait suite includes a state of the art kitchenette, of the type you have never seen and so discretely placed. In addition the room was spacious enough to contain a desk and a seating area, as well as a large bathroom (with a separate shower for two) and all the gorgeous Ferragamo toiletries. The furnishings, facilities and décor in the suite were all of the highest quality and super modern, adding to the classical, but understated and sexy atmosphere created by the interior designer.
Being a 14 suite boutique hotel please do not expect the usual facilities of a large chain hotel. The hotel does not have its own restaurant, for example, however your own concierge can arrange for any take out you may wish to enjoy. There is no gym or pool, however for those staying in the top end suites, gym equipment can be arranged. I did not find the lack of these type of facilities a hinderance. Our breakfast (which was included in our rate) was served in our room at the time of our choosing, each morning and we were wholly satisfied with the continental options we picked each morning. The breads and pastries were particularly delicious.
One of the highlights of the hotel (apart from the excellent staff) has to be the roof terrace. Despite the fact it was cold and at times wet (December 2012), we were there every evening for our aperitivo enjoying excellent cocktails and taking in the stunning views over the Spanish Steps. I was even treated to a birthday cake and another bottle of ice cold Prosecco on the night of my birthday by the staff!!
The facilities and overall five star plus customer experience was off the scale impressive, and I thoroughly enjoyed celebrating my birthday in Rome. I plan to stay at the Portrait Suites on my next visit in 2013.
Room Tip: We stayed in room number 653, which was away from the lift.
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