Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Piazza Navona Largo Febo 2 Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy
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#618 of 6,739 hotels in Rome
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4.9
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4.6
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4.4
Value
4.0
Finding an ideal romantic hotel in Rome does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux, a nice option for travelers like you.
You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer a flat screen TV, air conditioning, and a minibar, and you can stay connected during your stay as Hotel Raphael offers guests free wifi.
The hotel features a 24 hour front desk, room service, and a rooftop terrace. Plus, Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux offers a fitness center and free breakfast, providing a pleasant respite from your busy day.
Nearby landmarks such as Palatine Hill (1.0 mi) and Colosseum (1.2 mi) make Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux a great place to stay when visiting Rome.
During your visit, be sure to check out one of Rome's popular lobster restaurants such as La Pergola, Ristorante Aroma at Palazzo Manfredi, and Ad Hoc, all a short distance from Hotel Raphael Rome.
Rome is also known for some great architectural buildings, including Villa Borghese, Pantheon, and Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini, which are not too far from Hotel Raphael Rome.
Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux puts the best of Rome at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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Property amenities
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
Bar / lounge
Bicycle rental
Airport transportation
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Massage
Wifi
Restaurant
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast in the room
Rooftop bar
Car hire
Rooftop terrace
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Currency exchange
Non-smoking hotel
Doorperson
24-hour front desk
Express check-in / check-out
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Ironing service
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Bathrobes
Air conditioning
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Private balcony
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Green
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Languages Spoken
English, French, Italian
Location
Piazza Navona Largo Febo 2 Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy
Name/address in local language
Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Getting there
Great for walkers
Grade: 100 out of 100
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I love this hotel. I've stayed here 3 or 4 times before but not since Feb 2007, until this month. The Raphael was spotlessly clean, comfortable, and quiet, and is in an excellent location just steps from the Piazza Navona. The staff was intensely professional, friendly and helpful. I had breakfast there one morning and it was a very good buffet, plus whatever kind of eggs you like made fresh. I was happy to be back, and look forward to staying here again the next time I'm in Rome.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Traveled solo
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Top hotel I have ever stayed in! Highly recommend, and make sure to eat at the rooftop bar. We stayed in the Junior Suite, for our honeymoon, and were impressed with the amenities of the room. Adjustable beds (per side), TV that retracts from wall, Dyson hair accessory for easy hair care, elegant bathroom, and so much more. Thank you for making our honeymoon memorable, and look forward to our next stay, in the future!
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Room Tip: Definitely ask for help from the hotel staff with any questions you may have on your stay. Very...
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear guest, We thank you for your wonderful review and we are happy that your honeymoon was impeccable and pleasant, so that you could enjoy the beginning of your adventure as newlyweds! We look forward to seeing you soon at the Bio Hotel Raphaël to experience new happy moments in Rome.
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We stayed at this hotel end of Aug. 2023 and loved it! Caring and friendly, room was great. Location gave us walking distance to most of the sites while surround by great restaurants. We'll be staying here upon our return.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded 4 weeks ago
Dear guest, We thank you for your review. It is a pleasure to know that the Bio Hotel Raphaël was an excellent starting point for exploring the Eternal City and we hope to host you again very soon to experience new wonderful days in Italy.
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Embarrassing experience for a Michelin restaurant. Their Rooftop “lower” terrace is a walled patio with no view to speak of, but they will insist that it is the same rooftop as the higher terrace which has panoramic views of Rome. If you choose to dine here insist that you are on the upper terrace or your are better eating on the street somewhere else.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded 4 weeks ago
Dear guest, We thank you for your review. We are sorry that the garden terrace, with pomegranate and mandarin trees, Sicilian jasmine and begonias, which frame the bell tower of the church of Santa Maria dell'Anima was not to your liking. It is a more private terrace and certainly less chaotic than a street. We hope to host you again by reserving a table for you on one of the other terraces, so as to give you a different experience.
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The staff went above and beyond to provide us with a beautiful trip. Unfortunately, we arrived sick. On the 2nd day, we saw the hotel doctor, who came to our room, who also was very kind. Despite her spoken "dislike" for America, she helped us and provided her personal cell if we needed her while in Rome. Our room was beautiful and we absolutely loved the terrace and the deep bath tub. This hotel is in a perfect location, which allowed us to walk a few miles to the Vatican and literally right across the street to the beautiful Piazza Navona. The tour buses are also very close by to hop on and hop off. My husband and I enjoyed every moment despite feeling sick. Grateful to the hotel staff for their hospitality.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded 4 weeks ago
Dear guest, we are happy to know that, despite a small health "misadventure", you spent pleasant days in Rome and at the Bio Hotel Raphaël. We are sure that medical support has helped you, which we provide to our guests with attention and care, but we are also sure that the wonders of the Eternal City have accelerated your recovery. We wait for you for your next holiday!
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Rafael A pretty worn down hotel with a lot of bells and whistles thrown at the problem to distract you from unimpressive rooms. We stayed in the Bramante Suite on the 5th floor, which had a good amount of space, including a nice little terrace that looked out on the rooftops of Rome. Unfortunately, the terrace furniture looked like it was 20 years old, and indoors, all the furniture was worn out and kind of looked like a cheap domestic airport lounge. Everything from the paint on the walls, the tiles in the bathroom, and furniture looked like it needed a replacement. In a unspoken acknowledgment of how outdated the furniture and spaces are, the hotel added a couple of high tech touches to the room to make you think you were experiencing true luxury, including Dyson hair tools and an insanely expensive Bang & Olufsen TV. Unfortunately, these didn’t make up for the rest of the issues. Because of the hotel’s efforts to be more “earth friendly,” the amenities also take a bit of a hit. For example, there are limited towels in the bathroom, presumably to make for less laundry, and we had to call down to get additional towels just for 2 people to each have 2 towels. There were no wash cloths either. The bathroom products were unimpressive and didn’t feel luxurious at all. They did have a few bottles of mini Bulgari products to augment the larger refillable bottles of products, which again, felt like an acknowledgement that the shampoo and conditioner that was in the showers were not great and guests might want another option. What cannot be denied is the location, which is literally 30 seconds from Piazza Navona, 5 minutes to the Pantheon, and more. Knowing that I am sounding like a massive snob writing this, here’s what I’ll say: this was the 4th 5-star hotel that my husband and I stayed in during our 2 week tour of Italy. It’s hard to imagine how this hotel has the same number of stars as some of the other hotels we stayed at. It did not feel like a luxury experience or property, and it has been probably 20 years since this property got a little facelift. Now, it’s in need of a big one. Don’t let the stars fool you. I would not stay here again.…
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded Oct 12, 2023
Dear guest, We thank you for your review, a useful starting point for reflection and improvement on what we offer to our visitors on a daily basis. The Bio Hotel Raphaël offers different types of rooms and among these there is a further division between the classic ones, like Suite 518, and the rooms designed by the architect Richard Meier, with more modern furnishings; the decision to differentiate the style of our rooms stems from the desire to be able to meet every taste and meet the expectations of our guests. However, it is clear that, unless a request is made at the time of booking, it is not always easy to understand which is the best for each one: for this reason we are always extremely available to propose a change of room, clearly considering the availability at the time of stay. We are therefore sorry that our suite did not live up to your wishes and that even the terrace in the room, which is very rare in the center of Rome, was not to your taste. The decision to equip each room with precious and comfortable accessories stems from the desire to make each stay magical and unique, trying to meet every need, for example that of styling your hair with professional equipment or relaxing in front of a film with a resolution cinematic vision. We hope that the hotel's extremely central location has enabled you to explore and experience the Eternal City with ease, and we hope that your honeymoon has been enriched by the view of the splendid Piazza Navona, just around the corner. We would like to host you again, to offer you a different room and to show you how much work we do for environmental sustainability, reducing waste and emissions to make the world a more livable place both for us and for future generations.
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Great location, very classy yet non- pretentious hotel with great staff and nice rooms. Only 50 or so rooms so the hotel is quiet and nothing ever seems rushed. Breakfast is really nice and the roof-top bar/terrace is great (if you can manage to protect your food from the rampaging seagulls). Location is perfect with Piazza Navona just a few short steps away, and most of Rome’s many attractions within easy walking distance. First class.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded Oct 12, 2023
Dear guest, We thank you for your review. We are happy that your holidays were pleasant and that you were able to experience all the offerings of our location, it is nice to know that you appreciated the breakfast and the Mater Terrae Restaurant with its vegetarian and vegan options. We look forward to seeing you soon for a new stay in the heart of Rome.
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This is a FABOULOUS Hotel right in the middle of everything Service outstanding REsteraunbt AMAZING lovely Art int eh foyer BEAUTIFULL views from the restaurant a real hidden GEM a place of calm in the middle of Roman chaos !!!!!
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded Aug 1, 2023
Dear guest, It is a pleasure for us to receive this review and to know that your stay at the Bio Hotel Raphaël was memorable. We hope you will come back again and often here in the heart of Rome, to experience pleasant moments again in an oasis of tranquillity, within the historic walls of Largo Febo.
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What a special gem this hotel is, tucked away into a busy area of Rome. The location is marvelous, very close to all major sites yet removed from the mass of crowds occupying Rome this summer. The staff is wonderful and I loved the fact that is was so international. That is a major asset in my opinion. The reception rooms and salons are extremely artistic and comfortable for longing and reading. The bedrooms are very nice. I would suggest getting one of the larger accommodations. The food is outstanding at breakfast and it is served in a beautiful room with the lovely addition of a harpist. Dinner is excellent. The menu is vegetarian and the creations are delectable and unusual. My only small critics mis the housekeeping which could be improved. That is no way detracted from my stay . I highly recommend this beautiful property. Thank you for making my stay so special¡.…
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded Jul 13, 2023
Dear guest, We thank you for your review. It makes us extremely happy to know that you have noticed the details we care a lot about, that the atmosphere of the hotel is deliberately relaxing and that it leads all our guests to experience the magic of a small enchanted world nestled in the heart of the Eternal City and sheltered from the noise from a cascade of wisteria that embraces the entire structure. All our staff work in synchrony and bring, with its internationality, experience and attention to every guest and every culture, thus creating collaboration and harmony that is reflected in the care of the welcome. We hope you can come back soon to wake up again every day with the sweet sound of the harp and fall asleep in the evening after sipping a drink on the panoramic terrace, see you soon!
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Lovely hotel in a really busy area. Staff is generally wonderful, rooms are comfortable, and the location is very central. The rooftop in particular is worth a trip, and was a nice place to take a break in the evenings. Not sure we can blame this on the hotel, but we arranged airport pickup through the hotel. The car showed up almost 90 minutes late, the car company gave us several very conflicting stories (the car was always 10 minutes away...) and no apology was ever issued by the hotel or the car service company (and of course, we were charged full price). Disappointing from a Relais and Chateaux property. We booked a car privately to go to the train station at the end of our trip as we didn't really trust the hotel and their partner.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Roberto Vannoni, Direttore generale at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Responded Jul 10, 2023
Dear guest, thank you for your review. We are happy that you appreciated the structure of our hotel and were able to enjoy the comfort of the rooms, all just a few steps from Piazza Navona and in the historic center of the Eternal City, unfortunately for this very reason the streets are not absolutely silent. We are pleased to know that our rooftop has been a great place for you to relax in the evening, and we hope you have also enjoyed the totally organic and vegetarian cuisine that we offer at Mater Terrae! We are sorry to hear that the driver service did not live up to your expectations but, as we did during your stay, we will take care to improve and we hope to be able to show you the changes during a future stay.
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PRICE RANGE
$330 - $500 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
raphael hotel rome
LOCATION
ItalyLazioRomeNavona / Pantheon / Campo de’ Fiori / Centro / Ponte
NUMBER OF ROOMS
50
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Frequently Asked Questions about Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux
Which popular attractions are close to Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
Nearby attractions include Pantheon (0.3 miles), Piazza Navona (0.10 miles), and Del Giudice Roma (0.04 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include a rooftop bar, free wifi, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
Guests can enjoy a rooftop bar, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
Conveniently located restaurants include ADESSO Vineria-Bistrot, Sweet Life Gelateria Pasticceria Artigianale, and CiPASSO Bistrot.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
Yes, guests have access to a fitness center during their stay.
Does Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux have airport transportation?
Yes, Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux offer any business services?
Yes, guests have access to meeting rooms and a banquet room during their stay.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, French, and Italian.
Are there any historical sites close to Bio Hotel Raphael - Relais Chateaux?
Many travelers enjoy visiting St. Peter's Basilica (0.9 miles), Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (1.4 miles), and Colosseum (1.2 miles).