Hotel Medici, housed in a modern palazzo near Termini Station in central Rome, has a total of 69 air-conditioned guest rooms, all of which are tastefully decorated and display consummate attention to detail.
Hotel Medici can offer special discounts on meals at the Il Sorriso restaurant, which is located opposite the hotel and has a number of delightful outdoor tables. The restaurant, which offers lunch and dinner, serves up authentic Roman meat and fish dishes, including the famous amatriciana, all accompanied by high-quality red and white wines. On request, bookings for the restaurant can be made at Reception.
In 1906, during excavations to clear space for the foundations of the building that now plays host to Hotel Medici, the statue of the Niobid was discovered.
Hit in the shoulder by an arrow during the slaughter inflicted on the children of Niobe by Apollo and Artemis, this young woman falls down on one knee and, as she struggles in desperation to pull out the arrow, her cloak slips off, leaving a large part of her body exposed.
The statue, which dates from the 5th century BC, can today be seen in the National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, which also houses Roman statues of Apollo and Aphrodite, as well as numerous portraits, paintings, stuccos and mosaics.