The Best Hotels in Italy: 7. Hotel Splendide Royal, RomeClose to many of the city’s musts—The Spanish Steps, Villa Borgese, and Piazza del Popolo—the Splendide is the kind of address that makes you feel like you are living at a nobleman’s home. This 19th-century palace is lavishly decorated - marble floors, Murano chandeliers, gilt mirrors, and rooms (many with terraces) overlooking greenery.