The Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel (formerly the Boscolo Exedra Roma) is a 5-star luxury hotel in Piazza della Repubblica, Rome situated near the Baths of Diocletian and the

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-designed Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. It is part of The Dedica Anthology hotel chain.

History

The building was originally built in 1887 as part of two twin neoclassical-style buildings constructed by

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. It was developed into a luxury hotel in the early 2000s. The new hotel was redesigned by architect Maurizio Papiri and designer Adam D. Tihany. The hotel embraces a wing that was built in 1705 by

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as a grain store. Some ruins of the Baths of Diocletian can be seen through glass in the basement. The hotel was one of the Boscolo Hotels chain run by the Boscolo family that once had eight 5-star hotels in Europe. In 2011 it became part of the

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by Marriott. Gruppo Boscolo was acquired in 2017 by Värde Partners, and the Boscolo Exedra Roma rebranded as Palazzo Naiadi (the old name of the square) in April 2018 after being included in the newly launched hotel chain The Dedica Anthology. In January 2020,

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, a European investment and development company, bought Palazzo Naiadi and seven other hotels of The Dedica Anthology, announcing that Palazzo Naiadi will be a member of the NH Collection, which is managed by Madrid-headquartered NH Hotel Group. On 19 June 2013 actor James Gandolfini died in the hospital after a heart attack in the hotel. The hotel served as a filming location for the 2021 movie '' House of Gucci''.

Hotel

Palazzo Naiadi has 221 guest rooms and 17 suites. It features multiple bars and restaurants, including Tazio Restaurant and Tazio Bar, named after Italian

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who was the inspiration for

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's classic 1960 film ''

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''. Breakfast is served at La Frusta, which was once a main restaurant. It is on the first floor with a look over Piazza della Repubblica, decorated in black-and-white photography and designs inspired by Fellini's films. The hotel has 8 meeting rooms with a total space of 471 square meters and an overall capacity of 430 people. The largest rooms are Diocleziano Meeting Room and Michelangelo Meeting Room.

References

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