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are functional rather than memorable, but they're all sparkling clean with tiled floors.
Breakfast is included and the air-con works.
DAPHNE INN€€
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
( 06 8745 0086;
www.daphne-rome.com
; Via di San Basilio 55; s €110-180, d €140-230, without bathroom s
€70-130, d €90-160;
;
Barberini)
Daphne is a gem, run by an American-Italian couple.
The chic, sleek, comfortable rooms come in various shapes and sizes but the overall look
is minimalist, modern-hued in earthy tones. The English-speaking staff are exceedingly
helpful. There is another
branch
( Via degli Avignonesi 20)
just a few streets away.
CROSSING CONDOTTI€€
room place, this is one of Rome's breed of upmarket guesthouses, where all the fittings,
linen and comforts are top of the range, and the pretty though not large rooms have lots of
character and antique furnishings. There's also a well-stocked kitchen with drinks and a
Nespresso machine.
GUESTHOUSE
GREGORIANA€€
low-key, polished art-deco hotel is fantastically set behind the Spanish Steps. Beds have
beautiful, circular maple-wood headboards, snow-white linen and lots of gleaming rose-
wood. Staff are friendly and unpretentious.
HOTEL
CENCI€€
There are only three rooms, so the early birds will snag this cool place with contemporary
decor in warm hues that complement the high ceilings and sunny rooms. It is virtually
atop the Trevi Fountain. Minimum three nights' stay.
B&B
HOTEL SCALINATA DI SPAGNA€€
Given its location - perched alongside the Spanish Steps - the Scalinata is surprisingly
modestly priced. An informal and friendly place, it's something of a warren, with a great
HOTEL