Orient Express La Minerva, Rome
Orient Express La Minerva, Rome
La Minerva is a dialogue between Roman history and the legacy of luxury rail travel. Every corridor, every piece of furniture, is curated to evoke movement, memory and place.
Location & Local Favourites
Situated at Piazza della Minerva, the hotel is a descent from the Pantheon and a short stride to Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain, and Rome’s baroque core. The original palace, constructed in 1620 for the Portuguese Fonseca family, now finds new life among Rome’s stone, domes and piazze.
Walk the narrow lanes and you’ll discover terraces with views of the Pantheon, terraces with tucked-away cafés, and gelaterias that draw late into the evening. From the hotel’s rooftop, Rome’s skyline unveils itself in layers—domes, rooftops, spires stretching across ancient ground. Within minutes, wander to Gigi Roma (the hotel’s rooftop restaurant), or visit the La Minerva Bar under the statue of the goddess Minerva, both of which anchor the hotel into the life of the piazza.
Rooms
Individually art-directed, every suite carries bespoke echoes of Roman stone, frescos, and steamer-luggage nostalgia.
La Minerva offers 93 rooms and suites, each uniquely composed to reflect the building’s idiosyncratic plan—no two are exactly alike. The design by Hugo Toro layers stone, plaster, carved travertine, Murano glass and bespoke furnishings into a language of subtle contrasts.
Some rooms feature original frescoed ceilings, others reveal exposed beams. Inspired by the brand’s rail heritage, bedside furniture nods to 1920s steamer trunks; woven‑leather wardrobes and shell-like sinks in coral-travertine accent the Roman motif.
Lighting is considered down to the corridor lamps—Carlo Scarpa–inspired glass pieces echo the modernist streak in Rome’s layers.
Stendhal Suite
Dining
At Gigi Roma, Roman tradition meets sky‑framed plates; downstairs, La Minerva Bar pulses with cocktail ritual.
La Minerva’s culinary heart is Gigi Roma, the rooftop restaurant with sweeping views over Rome’s domes and historical skyline.
Gigi offers a menu rooted in Roman tradition, refined with innovation, where local produce, seafood, and Roman classics unfold across courses attuned to season and place.
Down below, the La Minerva Bar occupies the ground floor under the watchful eye of the goddess statue—a convivial salon for aperitivi, cocktails, quiet conversation, and bar snacks.
Wellness
Peace is curated via gravity, light, and materials. Calming spaces, elegant fixtures, and the quiet hum of the Eternal City.
While La Minerva is not dominated by a sprawling spa, wellbeing is embedded in its architecture, light, and curated calm. Quiet nooks and artful corners invite moments of pause. The building’s thick walls, high ceilings, and thoughtful material transitions bring both shelter and connection to Rome’s pulse.
For more active restoration, select suites offer bathrooms of refined serenity—travertine, muted light, refined fixtures—a space to linger and ritualize.
Outside, the piazza below, the rooftop breeze, and the ebb of Roman day become part of one’s wellness register—as restorative as any spa treatment.
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Location
Walk the narrow lanes and you’ll discover terraces with views of the Pantheon, terraces with tucked-away cafés, and gelaterias that draw late into the evening. From the hotel’s rooftop, Rome’s skyline unveils itself in layers—domes, rooftops, spires stretching across ancient ground. Within minutes, wander to Gigi Roma (the hotel’s rooftop restaurant), or visit the La Minerva Bar under the statue of the goddess Minerva, both of which anchor the hotel into the life of the piazza.
Photography credits
Alexandre Tabaste
