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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Called "sexy and decadent" by some hotel critics when it opened, this winning choice leads the pack among "new wave" Italian hotels. The Aleph was designed by Adam Tihany, who said he wanted to "humanize the rooms with indulgent details." Only a minute's walk from the Via Veneto, the hotel offers spacious guest rooms adorned with elegant Italian fabrics, a tasteful decor, and all the latest technology. Murano chandeliers, window blinds made of strings of metal beads, a dramatic roof terrace overlooking the heart of Rome, and an indoor swimming pool are just some of the features of this hotel. Tihany wanted something eccentric and intriguing, exclusive yet provocative -- and his creation is all that and vastly comfortable as well, with its 1930s- and 1940s-inspired style. Large black-and-white photos of New York by (father of the designer) Bram Tihany adorn the walls.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Rome, 19th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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