'A strong local quality. Beyond all the luxe features common to a five-star hotel, the unique décor, the outstanding table, and the irrepressible staff, the Hotel de Russie gives its guests something else - an omnipresent feeling of being in the Eternal City where past, present and future merge. That alone can make a stay unforgettable.'
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| Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer |
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| 'It does not get much better than the Hotel de Russie.' |
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| Frank Bruni, New York Times |
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| 'I spent five days staying at the most beautiful overnight stop in Rome, Rocco Forte's Hotel de Russie, just off the Piazza del Popolo.' |
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| Max Hastings, Daily Mail |
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'Until the opening of the Hotel de Russie... there was nowhere that combined luxury with the sort of understated style that in the 21st century most subtly defines it.'
'The restaurant staff, in common with the staff throughout the hotel, were young, friendly and enthusiastic. There was none of the stuffiness and stiffness sometimes associated with five-star service.' |
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| Fay Maschler |
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| 'A garden of flavour on the outskirts of the Pincio hill.' |
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| Romana Liuzzo, La Repubblica |
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| 'Hotel de Russie - A sleek new look for Rome's legendary Nineteenth-Century Lodgings... Its sleekness and elegance, the rooms altogether, are unlike any other hotel in Rome.' |
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| AD Architectural Digest - Condé Nast |
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| 'The Hotel de Russie is a real oasis of tranquility in the busy and ancient heart of Rome.' |
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Arch Ettore Mocchetti, Editor-in-Chief, AD Italia - Traveller Italia
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| 'I was interested to read of Mr Winner's recent jaunt to the Hotel Eden in Rome... Believing he knows what he is talking about, I booked a table there... It could not hold a candle to the Hotel de Russie, recently refurbished by Rocco Forte.' |
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| The Sunday Times, Style Magazine |
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| 'Artlessly chic, Rocco Forte's new flagship offers a calm haven in the midst of a city so frenetic it makes a stay in Manhattan seem like a religious retreat.' |
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| Stephen McGinty, The Scotsman |
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| 'Comfort is king at the Hotel de Russie in Rome where no expense has been spared to ensure guests enjoy a restful and pleasant experience.' |
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| Leisure & Hospitality Business |
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| 'Rome was totally lacking a stylish hotel; now it has one. The Russie is the place to be. The eternal city spent its millennium money cleaning every monument and sorting out the traffic - it now looks sufficiently fabulous to live up to the hotel.' |
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| Victoria Mather, Tatler's 101 Best Hotels |
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| 'Location, location and what a location, bang on the Piazza del Popolo... Rome was totally lacking a stylish hotel; now it has one.' |
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| Tatler |
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| 'The spectacular new Hotel de Russie, off the Piazza del Popolo, is the hotel of the moment, with stunning rooms and exquisite service.' |
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| Condé Nast Traveller |
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| '[Sir Rocco's] meticulous approach to management, combined with strategic rejuvenation of the [Balmoral] restaurant and a few other key areas by Polizzi got him back on the playing field... RF's Hotel de Russie in Rome and the Hotel Savoy in Florence, both of which opened last year, put the young company on the international radar and galvanized its identity.' |
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