Relais 6 |
Relais, Suite &
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Rome
At the rear of
the building is
an area in which
a little square
has been
restored back to
its original
appearance, with
characteristic
Roman stone
paving, a
1930s-style
service station
and a fountain.
In the middle of
the square, in
the shade of a
century-old fig
tree, guests can
enjoy breakfast
in summer, and
receptions and
events may also
be organised in
this splendid
setting. Guests
will receive a
warm welcome the
moment they step
through the
door, and will
be able to relax
by the cosy
fire-place of
the reception
hall. The
original
kitchen, with
its furnishings
and equipment
typical of the
period, can be
found in the
cellar of the
building, where
Mediterranean
cooking courses
will be held, as
well as tasting
sessions during
which guests
will have the
opportunity to
sample wines and
food products
from the
surrounding
region. The
building was a
wartime hideaway
before becoming
the headquarters
of the Allied
Intelligence,
and the
passionate
interest in WWII
history –
supported by the
imprimatur of
the British
Crown – led the
owners to create
an exhibition
area inside
dedicated to
“The Allied
Forces in Italy”
during the
Second World
War. Here
visitors can
admire a range
of objects –
some of them
belonging to the
family
themselves – as
well as the
results of
painstaking
restoration
work, and the
aim of the
exhibition is to
illustrate a
chapter in
Europe’s history
which is still
very much valid
today. The
reception and
conference rooms
and the reading
rooms, the
splendid
furnishings that
are the signal
feature of both
the common areas
and the bedrooms
make this hotel
very much one of
a kind: a superb
Relais, a
veritable
home-from-home
in the heart of
the Eternal
City.
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