It seems that the Italian aristocracy no longer lives exclusively on the income that their select surname grants them. Maintaining a 16th century palace in the heart of Rome is not cheap and Princess Giacinta Ruspoli knows this well. For this reason, she and her mother, María Pía, have decided to open the doors of their family residence to tourism, allowing them to stay in historical rooms full of antiques where Napoleon III himself once lived. What a trip to the past of luxury.
The Ruspoli Bonaparte Residence is a mansion with four suites of almost 100 square meters, decorated with fireplaces, frescoes on the ceiling and furniture that once belonged to great figures in European history. It is located a few steps from Pizza di Spagna, in one of the most exclusive areas of the Italian capital.
Spending the night in this building costs about 420 euros at the exchange rate and the price includes breakfast and a butler. However, you can pay more to get private meals and even book the entire palace for 4,000 euros per night. With these profits, the family seeks to finance the conservation, maintenance and protection of all its historical heritage, which the Italian State has not assumed since 1948.
Hortensia de Beauharnais, daughter of Josephine de Beauharnais and queen of Holland, lived in this palace with her son, the future emperor Napoleon III. It happened in the 19th century and they left their mark through the ornate French neoclassical and rococo decoration of that time. Four-poster beds, crystal chandeliers, portraits, wooden floors and coffered ceilings with gold details in every corner are proof of this.m
These maximalist interiors trapped in the past are where the charm of this experience lies, which moves away from the concept of a hotel to give us a good dose of true aristocratic luxury, without recreations or artifices. And be careful, because it is not the only property of the family: the Ruspoli Castle in Lazio and its Renaissance garden also belong to the same family heritage.
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