This Rome Hotel Has Pasta, Dreamy Breakfasts, And A Truffle Concierge

Chitarrina pasta with Casalino tomato at Café Romano, Hotel d'Inghilterra Roma.
Martino Dini
Delicious pasta, pastries galore, a dream breakfast, elevated cocktails and a truffle concierge? Sign me up.
Last fall, I fell in love with Hotel d’Inghilterra Roma, a Starhotels Collezione property (part of a Florence-based, family-owned hotel group that I now adore), for many reasons. One standout? The concierge helped me track down tartufo bianco— the rare, pungent, mouthwatering white truffles harvested between October and December in Italy’s Piedmont region.
My friend in Tuscany’s birthday was approaching, and her only wish was white truffles. The trouble is they were incredibly scarce last fall. But the team at Hotel d’Inghilterra worked their magic and tracked some down at a nearby restaurant, where they sold me a couple of precious truffles from their stash. It felt like the manuscript scene in The Devil Wears Prada—except my friend is lovely, and the concierge team were thrilled to help me hunt them down. We shaved those truffles over everything for her birthday celebration later that week.
Penthouse deck at Hotel d'Inghilterra Roma.
Courtesy of Hotel d'Inghilterra Roma
Hotel d’Inghilterra Roma is also a stone’s throw from the Spanish Steps and the bustle of Via Condotti. Here’s some serious FYI: you can cash out Hilton Honors points for a stay here. I tilted my head when I learned Hilton recently partnered with Small Luxury Hotels, so your points can now extend into the world of smaller, indepentent boutique hotels.
In this case, my friend and I used them for Hotel d’Inghilterra Roma. The 88-key hotel has been one of the Eternal City’s most fashionable addresses since 1845. Mark Twain, Henry James, and even Elizabeth Taylor have stayed here—and if you’re a food seeker like myself, it’s paradise found. The 16th-century townhouse has been reimagined with aristocratic glam: think marble busts, chandeliers, and velvet settees—plus some of the city’s most exciting flavors at its Café Romano lounge bar and restaurant.