Aldrovandi Villa Borghese

Aldrovandi Villa Borghese
General information
Location Via Ulisse Aldrovandi 15, Rome, Italy
Coordinates 41°55′08″N 12°29′05″E / 41.918790°N 12.484781°E / 41.918790; 12.484781Coordinates: 41°55′08″N 12°29′05″E / 41.918790°N 12.484781°E / 41.918790; 12.484781
Opening 1981
Other information
Number of rooms 92
Number of suites 16
Number of restaurants 2
Website
Official website
Main Entrance

Aldrovandi Villa Borghese is a luxury 5-star hotel at the edge of Villa Borghese in Rome, Italy.

A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, they say of it “Aldrovandi Villa Borghese is an urban oasis nestled within Rome's famous Borghese landscape gardens.”[1] It is also adjacent to Bioparco, zoological garden located on part of the original Villa Borghese estate. This hotel received the recognition of the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards,[2] and is part of Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List.[3]

History

Prior to becoming a hotel, this late 19th century Umbertine palace hosted the Istituto Cabrini,[4] a prestigious young ladies' college operated by the Sœurs missionnaires du Sacré-Cœur, and attended by pupils mainly from the aristocracy.

The hotel name is a combination of the street name Via Ulisse Aldrovandi - in honour of the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi [5] - and the name of the adjacent Villa Borghese gardens.


Family Story

Aldrovandi Villa Borghese is a family owned property. Before becoming general manager of the hotel, Ugo Ossani was Director of Sales & Marketing and its Executive Director.[6]


Aldrovandi swimming pool

Features

The hotel has 92 rooms and 16 suites, two restaurants, two bars, an outdoor swimming pool, private gardens, nine meeting rooms and banqueting facilities. In 2011, the Michelin Guide awarded two Michelin stars to its Restaurant Oliver Glowig.[7] In 2014, Aldrovandi Villa Borghese opened in collaboration with the high-end cosmetics brand La Mer a brand new SPA.[8]



References

  1. ↑ "Aldrovandi Villa Borghese". Leading Hotels of the World. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "2011 Readers Choice Awards - Conde Nast Traveler". Scribd Inc. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Awards & Accolades". Leading Hotels of the World. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hotel Aldrovandi ex Istituto Cabrini".
  5. ↑ "Four centuries of the word geology: Ulisse Aldrovandi 1603 in Bologna".
  6. ↑ "Aldrovandi Villa Borghese–Roma–GM Ugo Ossani". Altissimo Ceto. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Oliver Glowig". Via Michelin. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Location in Italia". Crème de la Mer. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.