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The Hotel Montreal is our "sure bet" for the neighborhood surrounding Santa Maria Maggiore. Amiable owner Pasqualle Cerullo opened the three-star hotel in 1990 and has poured his attention on it ever since, seeing to it that the style and condition of rooms is always fresh.
The Montreal's 27 rooms occupy several floors of a residential building just east of the church. Though décor varies slightly by floor, rooms are generally outfitted in a Venetian style with lovely gold, green, cream, and peach walls and fabrics offset by attractive dark wood furnishings. Ornate gold frames dress up standard prints in the rooms and even around the bathroom mirror. Baths are freshly tiled and spotless with new facilities and sleek glass showers.
Half of the Montreal's rooms face the street (one corner room per floor boasts an exceptional view of Santa Maria Maggiore), and the other half look down to the hotel's plant-filled garden. All rooms are equipped with air-conditioning and soundproofing. The downstairs breakfast room is pleasantly homey, if a bit pressed for space.
We were impressed by the condition of the Montreal, as are the many return customers and a host of travel publications (the Montreal is no secret). We recommend booking ahead.
The Montreal is situated at the top of Via Carol Alberto, one block off Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore and four blocks south of Termini station.
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