Grand Hotel Olympic- Aurum Hotel

Location.

Guests short on time can follow signs for the Sistine Chapel, skipping museum queues.  The hotel is one block from the Vatican Museums and Rome's world-famous Sistine Chapel.

Expert Tip. Most are furnished with Regency-striped curtains and green or rust-toned fabrics. All rooms offer satellite television, minibars, soundproofing and complimentary newspapers.  Murano glass light fixtures, dark wood interiors and gilt-edged paintings decorate the Grand Hotel Olympic-Aurum Hotel's 88 climate-controlled guestrooms.

Guestrooms. A babysitting service can be arranged.

There is a garden area and lobby lounge for guest use.

The hotel has meeting rooms for small groups, a business centre, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary buffet breakfasts are offered in the breakfast room.

Although the hotel does not have its own restaurant, the bar and lounge serves drinks, and 24- hour room service is available. The 24-hour front desk and multilingual concierge staff can answer queries and provide tour assistance. Regency sofas and walnut-toned furniture furnish the lobby.  Guests enter this former papal palace via a granite stairway leading to the Grand Hotel Olympic-Aurum Hotel's deep-green carpeted lobby, decorated with antiques, fine art, mirrors and African statues.
Hotel Features. The closest metro stop is Ottaviano. The Roman Forum and the Colosseum are four kilometres from the hotel. The Spanish Steps, the Pantheon and Via Condotti are within two-and-a-half kilometres. St Peter's Cathedral is two blocks away.  The Art Nouveau-inspired Grand Hotel Olympic-Aurum Hotel is located in Rome, Italy, one block from the Vatican City museums.