Our History

The Hotel Manfredi Suite is privileged to be housed in one of the historic buildings in the centre of Rome that have long adorned the surroundings of the beautiful and romantic Spanish Steps, the elegant salon of Tridente, Rome.

A PALAZZO OF HISTORICAL VALUE

Commissioned by Antonio d’Alibert, the building was originally constructed to house the Gran Teatro Alibert, at the time the largest theatre in Rome, inaugurated in 1718 with its first opera. Overlooking the historic and elegant Via Margutta, unfortunately it was not such a great success with the public, seeing a change of management and name in 1726 to become the Teatro delle Dame in honour of the women who were now allowed to perform on stage.

Under the ownership of the Order of Malta, many utterly successful seasons followed until a disastrous fire in 1863.

Surviving this catastrophe, the building was auctioned off in 1872 by the family of the Princes Torlonia and purchased by Baldassarre Pescanti. Whilst maintaining the original structure, the new owner completed a major renovation and transformed the Theatre into the Locanda Alibert with the annexed Stabilimento Bagni with modern spas, bringing years of great splendour to the Hotel. 
Between 1881 and 1911, the building was divided into various apartments and sold to individual owners.

In 1949, Ines Manfredi-who owned a number of the apartments-decided to convert them into a family-run hotel, naming the establishment Pensione Manfredi, which counted amongst its guests numerous students from the American Loyola University of Chicago based in Rome.
In 1980, the structure passed into the hands of Cosimo and Maria Argentina who renovated it in the following years, conferring new splendour and transforming the structure into the Hotel Manfredi.

Since 1990, the Hotel has been refurbished several times and as of 2000, has been managed by three brothers of the same family: Francesco, Giovanni and Giuseppe expanded the Hotel in 2008 to become the current Hotel Manfredi Suite in Rome, conceived at the time as a true Boutique Hotel.

Today, the most recent renovations have consolidated the taste for excellence, with the quality of the furnishings, textiles and architecture fully reflecting all that is Made in Italy.




RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

It is thanks to their passion that in 2012, the Hotel Manfredi Suite in Rome received the coveted “Ospitalità Italiana QUALITY APPROVED” award from the Italian Chamber of Commerce, guaranteeing the quality of Italian accommodation.

In 2015, the hotel was also the winner of the “EXPEDIA INSIDERS SELECT” award for its category, as one of the 650 best hotels in the world.
In 2016 came the “AGODA GOLD CIRCLE” award, listing the structure amongst the best hotels in the world.
In 2017, the Hotel won two Expedia Annual Partner Awards as the “TOP STAR PARTNER HOTEL” and the “VIP ACCESS BEST HOTEL”.
From 2015 until 2019, the Hotel has earned TripAdvisor’s “CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE-HALL OF FAME”.
Today, it is one of the top 40 Hotels in the TripAdvisor ranking as one of the Best Hotels in Rome and in the Top 10 for its category, winning the 2020
“TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE” award, which places the Hotel amongst the best facilities in Rome for the year 2019-2020.
Now, in 2021, Booking.com has recognised the Hotel with the “TRAVELLER REVIEW AWARDS", with a rating of 9 out of 10.

Also this year, Hotels.com has given a rating of 9.2, confirming the structure as a “SUPERB HOTEL”.