Orient Express La Minerva

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A 17th-century mansion that became one of Rome's grand hotels in 1811, hosting Herman Melville, Stendhal and George Sand, is now Orient Express's first hotel, restored by designer Hugo Toro around original marble statues and Murano chandeliers. Evening drinks happen under the historic skylight of La Minerva Bar, and the rooftop looks straight at the Pantheon over homemade pasta.