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From Travel + Leisure , SEP 2004

At the end of a hectic, culture-packed day, the extravagant foyer of the 239-room Exedra (ostrich-leather armchairs; fringed damask sofas) can bring on Stendhal syn- drome, an illness that supposedly results from sensory overload. But book one of the 26 simply furnished rooms (rare yellow marble, original beams) on the fourth floor of this former papal granary, and you'll quickly recover. In the evening, drift down to the Adam Tihany-designed champagne bar, lined with oversized paparazzi photographs; chandeliers with long...MORE>>

– Valerie Waterhouse 25 Best New Hotels in Italy

From Food & Wine , SEP 2003

Behind the neoclassical facade are 240 huge guest rooms with striped-silk walls and gilt-framed mirrors, a decadent rooftop pool and soaring public spaces lit almost as dramatically as the Piazza....MORE>>

– Kate Sekules Hotel Classics for the New Millennium

Last updated September 2004