Tradition of Reception

Written by Carlo Valenti

manfredi_txt Visiting Rome resided Margutta. You might want? You probably think it would be shameless, but there's an answer: a unique hotel in a unique way, which is to have special rooms unique.

Those arriving by way of the way through Baboon Alibert, the surprise is just around the corner. That palace of 1500 covered with ivy conceals the second and third floors, surprisingly, speaks with passion and care of brothers Argentina, who have packed in their own image than that, more than a hotel, is an experience: l 'Hotel Manfredi.

"The hotel takes its name from Mrs. Ines Manfredi, from which we found this property in the early 80s.-Francis said Argentina - So it was a board with few pretensions, which housed most of them students of the major American universities visit Study in Rome. The lady who owned the house since before the war began in 1949 had created this small business to make best use of a home that she had become too great. "

"We immediately set ourselves to do to turn it into a real hotel - replies brother John - and we've made major restructuring. Thus, through successive passages, in 1990 the hotel has received the third star and space has continued to evolve and grow with us. Today we believe we have created something very beautiful. Or at least, certainly like us and all our customers. "

And here comes out of the soul and passion of John profound Argentina, and his training as an architect. "The hotel has 27 rooms on two floors, with a particularity: they are all different. Each has its own personality, motivated by a classic taste that is everywhere but is declined in several variations. Each cured in every detail, which I have personally chosen, from the fabrics covering the walls, the lights of the parchment lampshades. I put my all into creating something that I wanted to look like me, so I personally designed the woodwork and consoles, trying to stick as closely as possible the style that I thought with my brothers for that space. "

Classic, like the theater Alibert, which until the advent of Napoleon occupied the palace in Rome, which only later became a private residence. But when the curtain rises, enters something that you expect. "The rooms are so marked by a traditional style, but with the latest technology - John reveals Argentina - from the bathroom with sauna, whirlpool, shower, internet connection available in room and in public areas in both wireless and cable . And then the final touch: the light. "Led in the hallways, the rooms of the suites. Lighting is crucial, and should not be made ever more light than they really serve. Whether to save power, that to respect the environment. Through this commitment we took the prize Michelin among all the hotels in the historical center of Rome. "

In face of such "wonder", the satisfaction of the demiurge should be more than complete. However ... "I honestly believe that some details missing ... Some furnishing accessories. But I think after the summer." How to say that perfection, for whom the search is always a step further.