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 Known
as “The Ambassadors’ Palace” (Palazzo degli
Ambasciatori) at the beginning of the XXth century
because it was built to host diplomats of the nearby
Embassies, the Ambasciatori Palace Hotel
in Rome is a historical building overlooking via
Veneto, one of the most renowned avenues in the
world. Via Veneto crosses an ancient estate, transformed
after it was bought and remodeled by
 cardinal Prince
Ludovico Ludovisi in the early XVIIth century into
one of Rome’s most splendid and luxurious areas.
Now one hundred years old ( more precisely, since
2005), the hotel was built between 1900 and 1905
on
 plans drawn by the well-known
 architect
Carlo Busiri Vici. Between 1993 and 2001 it has
undergone various careful restorations which have
modernized the hotel, highlighting at the same time
its period décor. The polychrome stucco-work of
mouldings, ceilings, arches and capitals may now
be seen in its original splendour, as well as the
Brazilian granite columns, the marble and mosaic
flooring, and the intricate wrought- iron railings
of the grand staircase.
 When
you step out of the Ambasciatori into via Veneto
another experience awaits you: this pulsating avenue,
and its atmosphere, has inspired the famous Fellini
film, La dolce vita, and is still nowadays very
lively and enjoyable. Actors and writers, but also
young people, couples and family groups are attracted
to the avenue night and day, as it has something
for everybody’s taste : elegants shops and boutiques,
de luxe hotels, restaurants, music at the Hard Rock
Cafè, or comfortable open-air sidewalk Cafés for
coffee or a bite to eat.
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