The Hoxton, Rome

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Why this one

The Hoxton Rome sits in a quiet residential pocket of Rome, a short walk from Villa Borghese and around the corner from the restaurants locals actually use. Out of 42 reviews read for this piece, 31 percent mention the staff by name, and 24 percent bring up the restaurant or bar without being asked. That is an unusual split for a city hotel where the neighbourhood usually does the heavy lifting. The design keeps coming up too. Guests describe the lobby as a place worth arriving early for, and the rooms as the reason they would come back. In a city where most hotels are selling one thing, a bed near the Colosseum, this one is selling the hours you spend inside it. Both matter. Here the inside is the story.

What guests keep saying

The staff is the single most repeated subject in the sample. 31 percent of the 42 reviews bring up the team, and the notes are specific: check in, the bar, the restaurant. The restaurant itself appears in 24 percent of reviews, often with a dish named. That combination, staff plus food, is why so many guests end up staying on site instead of heading into the centre. The other recurring signal is the setting. 17 percent mention location and 10 percent mention quiet, and the two go together here. Guests describe walking to Villa Borghese and eating in the surrounding streets. It is a part of Rome that rewards people who have already ticked off the obvious sights.

• staffpraised 13 / 31%

  “Impeccable shower and incredible service from all the staff.”

• the restaurantpraised 10 / 24%

  “Francesca at the bar was amazing .”

• locationpraised 7 / 17%

  “The location couldn’t be better.”

• cleanlinesspraised 6 / 14%

  “Great location, very clean and extremely comfortable accommodations.”

• noiseflagged 4 / 10%

  “Music in public areas, including the lobby, much too loud!”

• breakfastpraised 4 / 10%

  “300,000 won per night including breakfast.”

• the bedpraised 4 / 10%

  “And the bed… simply incredible.”

• how quiet it ispraised 4 / 10%

  “Good hotel in a quiet area of Rome”

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The bit the hotel does not tell you

The lobby is treated as a room in its own right here, not a pass through. Guests mention coming down to work, to read, or to have an aperitivo, and the Club Sandwich has its own following in the sample. If you are staying two nights or more, plan one evening in the building instead of out. That is the version of this hotel most guests describe.

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