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Spanish Steps & Tridente

Rome

Elegant streets between the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo, with designer shops, grand hotels and Metro A.

Best for Upscale · First visit

Transport
5/5
Sights
5/5
Value
1/5
Quiet
3/5
Food
4/5

Typical mid-range hotel ~$375/night · 10 min to Piazza Venezia

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Spanish Steps & Tridente on the map

Why stay here

  • Central, with a Metro station
  • Designer shopping and grand hotels
  • Villa Borghese on the doorstep

Who should stay here

  • Luxury travellers
  • Shoppers
  • First-time visitors who want a Metro stop nearby

Not ideal if…

  • You're on a budget
  • You want local, lived-in streets
  • You want nightlife

What it's like

The Tridente is the three straight streets fanning out from Piazza del Popolo, with the Spanish Steps at one end. It's Rome's smartest shopping district, lined with designer boutiques, galleries and old cafés.

It's central, with Metro A at Spagna and Villa Borghese on the hill above. Prices are the highest in the city, and evenings are quieter than in Trastevere.

Best streets and sub-areas

  • Via Condotti & Via del Babuino

    Designer shops and elegant hotels.

  • Via Margutta

    Quiet street of galleries and artists' studios.

  • Around Piazza del Popolo

    Grand square below Villa Borghese.

Getting around

Nearest stations
Spagna and Flaminio (Metro A); walk to the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon.
To Piazza Venezia
About 10 minutes
From Fiumicino
About 50 minutes: Leonardo Express to Termini, then Metro A to Spagna.

Nearby attractions

  • Spanish Steps

    Best early morning, before the crowds.

  • Galleria Borghese

    Bernini and Caravaggio; timed tickets only.

  • Villa Borghese & the Pincio

    Park with a terrace over Piazza del Popolo.

Where to eat and drink

  • Antico Caffè Greco

    Rome's oldest café, open since 1760.

  • Babington's Tea Rooms

    English tea room at the foot of the steps since 1893.

  • Pompi

    Famous for tiramisù.

Where to stay in Spanish Steps & Tridente

A few hotels we'd book in this area, at different budgets.

Best value

Hotel Condotti

Why we like it: Small, well-run hotel off Via Condotti.

Typical mid-range rate in Spanish Steps & Tridente: ~$375/night

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Boutique pick

Hotel Vilòn

Why we like it: Eighteen rooms in a hidden palazzo wing.

Typical mid-range rate in Spanish Steps & Tridente: ~$375/night

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Luxury pick

Hotel de Russie

Why we like it: Grand hotel with a terraced garden by Piazza del Popolo.

Typical luxury rate in Spanish Steps & Tridente: ~$935/night

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Hotels in Spanish Steps & TridenteMid-range from ~$375/night

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