La Residenza Napoleone

Rooms

The Napoleon Suite displays late baroque opulence at its best, from the marquetry of the furniture to the parquetry of the floors. Heaven to step in from the dazzling Lazio sun to the cool sombre tones of a suite vast enough to house 6 huge oils and a sumptuously swagged and canopied bed. What's more, one of the oil paintings opens to reveal an exquisite, if bijou, marble bathroom. Another leads to a walk-in powder room, or dressing room. You also have a small kitchen and a pair of magnificent reception rooms, the Green Room and the Yellow Room, at your disposal. The Napoleon Suite is a ripe contender for the most majestic hotel suite in the world.

The recently restored Blue Bedroom is an optional addition to the Napoleon Suite. Pass through the Green Room (where breakfast is served), enter the Yellow and you reach a wooden stair. At the top is the Blue Room, charming, cosy and named 'blue' after its lovely Chinese vases.

There's also a Roof Garden Suite, a split-level penthouse apartment reached via a spiral stair. An airy sitting room overlooks the terrace; a stair descends to a small but super-cosy double room, with a low ceiling and an alcove bed (not recommended for the less than sprightly). Compared to the Napoleon Suite it seems comparatively modest, but its 600 sq feet of multi-level decking - furnished with smart loungers and pots of lavender, overlooking the Spanish Steps - is spectacular, by day and by night. If the Napoleon is booked - or it's just a teensy bit too pricey - this makes a very respectable alternative.

All modern gismos are included, from video projectors and satellite plasma TVs to iPod players, WiFi and a library of DVDs.