Hotel Santa Maria vs Grand Hotel Plaza
Both Hotel Santa Maria and Grand Hotel Plaza are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, Hotel Santa Maria is the choice of most reviewers compared to Grand Hotel Plaza. Hotel Santa Maria scores 83 with accolades from 10 reviewers including Oyster, Insight Guides and Lonely Planet.
Hotel Santa Maria
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Vicolo del Piede 2, 00153 Rome
From $74 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"The rooms of this small three-star surround an orange-tree-filled garden, making it feel far removed from the city."
Fodor's
"This ivy-covered, mansard-roofed, rosy-brick-red, erstwhile Renaissance-era convent is just steps away from the glorious Santa Maria in Trastevere church and a few blocks from the Tiber."
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Insight Guides
"A former 17th-century cloister, it has been sympathetically renovated and offers high standards of comfort, as well as a courtyard garden that is an oasis of calm."
Travel + Leisure
"It has perhaps the most enviable physical visage of all Roman hotels."
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Enjoy an aperitivo buffet provided every evening, plus the bar’s full range of cocktails and wines.
DK Eyewitness
"An oasis of calm in an area relatively untouched by the onslaught of time, Santa Maria has rooms around a charming courtyard filled with citrus trees."
Grand Hotel Plaza
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Via Del Corso 126, 00186 Rome
From $301 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Rough Guide
Star
"One of Rome’s most sumptuous hotels."
Michelin Guide
"This hotel boasts huge, stunning, late-19C lounges decorated in Art Nouveaustyle."
Frommer's
"This grand old favorite is experiencing a renaissance... when you see the very grand decor, you'll understand why."
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Star Service
"This property offers all the frescoes, chandeliers and baronial hallways of the Excelsior, but with enough dings and dents to depress the rates."
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Light sleepers should be sure to request interior units, which overlook a quiet courtyard.
Jetsetter
"A luxe, five-star hotel, boasting refined interiors and plenty of charm, with breakfast and a welcome drink."
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