Palazzo Ripetta
Campo Marzio, Municipio I, Rome
“Art-filled convent palazzo”
MICHELIN Guide
Vibe
An Arnaldo Pomodoro bronze sphere anchors the vaulted lobby, while a third-century Roman sarcophagus doubles as a fountain in the cloistered courtyard.
“Art-filled convent palazzo”
A seventeenth-century convent preserving a 1728 frescoed church and a third-century Roman sarcophagus fountain.
Fausta Gaetani interiors blend Luigi Moretti vaulted architecture with an Arnaldo Pomodoro lobby sphere.
Attentive family-run hospitality complemented by bespoke Italian furnishings and fragrant Ortigia bath amenities.
In Campo Marzio along Via di Ripetta, steps from Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps
Rooms
Convent-height ceilings frame custom Italian woodwork and marble baths stocked with Sicilian Ortigia amenities, overlooking quiet alleys or the central courtyard.
Backstory
Founded in 1672 to shelter and educate young women, the former convent was reshaped with curving corridors by modernist Luigi Moretti in 1968.
Eat & drink
San Baylon updates Roman classics beside wood-paneled banquettes, while the citrus-shaded courtyard and fourth-floor rooftop terrace pour aperitivi over skyline views.
The neighborhood
Tucked along Via di Ripetta in the historic Campo Marzio, you are a five-minute stroll from Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps.
“This 17th-century convent became a hotel in the 1960s, but it was only during its 2020 closure that Palazzo Ripetta found its present form — a family-owned luxury hotel with a strong visual identity …”
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