Locanda Di San Martino Hotel & Thermae Romanae

I LOVED the location of the sophistication of this hotel with the noted bonus of access to thermal pools and spa to take a much needed rest after a hot day and/or walking around town, cave hike, or visiting all the sites! A 2-night stay was the perfect amount of time for those who are trying to see a ton of regions, but if you have time to embrace the dolce far niente of Italy, 3-nights would provide the slower pace to the Italian life. The property boasted 180 degree views of the sassi lit up at night or the orange glow in the morning. The higher the room location, the more landscape you can see, but you can easily walk up to the other levels to gain other perspectives should you have a room on the first or second level. They have an elevator, but it was fun to walk the outside perimeter stairs for different perspectives. It was also an easy walk into the main part of town (take a right when you head out of the hotel for a shorter stair walk), but I would only suggest to stay in the sassi if you are will and able bodied, and healthy to walk stairs as you will need to climb a lot of stairs as part of the adventure to get lost and get in and out of the sassi / hotel. Otherwise, there are plenty of accommodation options on the main street or perimeter where you can overlook the sassi as well. The hotel was well kept, the rooms had closed or open door options to let light in or keep dark and cool, great water pressure, cool AC, a shuttle service from their preferred parking lot they will advise, and helped with luggage for those of us who always unnecessarily overpack.

Kari