Why e book? For a little bit of cinematic glamour and Nobu’s signature Japanese-Peruvian fusion—plus a substitute for Rome’s typical hotels.
Set the scene Though I’ve lived in Rome for greater than six years and have lined my justifiable share of lodge openings right here, it’s been some time since I discovered myself in a lodge restaurant the place everybody appeared to be dressed as in the event that they had been going to a nightclub. Nobu’s companions—Robert De Niro, Nobu Matsuhisa, and Meir Teper—have expressed their intention to deliver a little bit of Dolce Vita glamour again to Via Veneto and over dinner on the lodge’s namesake restaurant on a current Friday night time, it actually felt like they’ve succeeded. At one desk I noticed a well-known Italian movie producer with a small group, whereas at one other a famend tennis participant was eating. Nobu is certainly the buzziest lodge on the town proper now.
The backstory For the group’s first lodge in Italy, Nobu Hotels took over the outdated Grand Hotel Via Veneto and invested greater than $150 million remodeling it right into a luxurious property befitting the Nobu identify. They tapped longtime collaborator David Rockwell of the Rockwell Group to design the interiors, which mix smooth Japanese minimalism with a little bit of Italian aptitude. (The late Giorgio Armani would approve.) Entering off the road, you encounter the restaurant’s hostess and catch a glimpse of the eating room via metallic screens impressed by cherry blossoms earlier than discovering the lodge’s reception space off to the left—becoming for a model that began with eating places earlier than branching out to inns.
The rooms Like the general public areas, the 117 rooms and suites deftly mix Japanese and Italian design, with a serene, minimalist vibe and a impartial shade palette in black and white. Wall therapies bear a refined sheen, and rooms characteristic black lacquer furnishings, massive cozy beds, and bogs with contrasting white marble and wood paneling, stocked with full-sized Byredo bathtub merchandise. Entry-level rooms begin at a beneficiant 320 sq. ft, whereas the crème de la crème is the Nobu Villa, which is fashioned by combining three prime suites on the sixth flooring.
Food and drink As you’d anticipate, you’ll discover Nobu’s biggest hits at his namesake ground-floor restaurant, together with crispy rice with spicy tuna, salmon or yellowtail; rock shrimp tempura with its trio of sauces; and miso-glazed black cod. In order to make sure consistency throughout Nobu’s many eating places around the globe, among the seafood is imported, together with lobsters from Iceland and sushi-grade tuna flown in from Japan. The cocktail checklist options just a few authentic creations that the bartenders devised particularly for this location, such because the Mama Cocha made with Macchu pisco, bergamot, umeshu, citronella, and rosé Champagne.
Breakfast is a mixture of continental and Japanese-influenced choices, with a buffet of Italian pastries, yogurt, muesli, and contemporary fruit arrange on the sushi bar and sizzling dishes just like the Matsuhisa benedict with tofu, spinach, and king crab and Nobu’s scrambled eggs and salmon donburi over steamed rice with nori, sesame seeds, soy sauce, and ikura. The rooftop bar, which is slated to open in spring 2026, will serve traditional and inventive cocktails and light-weight bites.
The spa The subterranean spa wasn’t prepared but throughout my keep, however I bought a sneak peek. It can have a serene indoor pool with hydrotherapy jets, a sauna, steam room, six therapy rooms (one with a particular therapeutic massage mattress geared up with water jets and warmth lamps), and a fitness center outfitted with Technogym tools.
The neighborhood/space In its Nineteen Sixties heyday, Via Veneto was the epicenter of Rome’s hedonistic nightlife and varied entrepreneurs have been making an attempt to deliver its glamour again for years with combined outcomes. Nowadays, the broad, curving boulevard is a mixture of pale grand dames and some high-end shops, with a handful of newer inns and eating places thrown in. Nobu Hotel Roma is on the higher finish of the road, a stone’s throw from the doorway to the Villa Borghese park. It’s a 10-minute uphill stroll from Piazza Barberini and a 15-minute stroll from the Spanish Steps.
The service The service was skilled and seamless throughout the board, with the restaurant employees particularly nicely versed within the Nobu model and able to information company via the menu.
For households Though the scene appears extra suited to classy {couples} and teams of associates, households are made to really feel welcome with the choice to e book connecting rooms, customized kids’s menus, and excursions specifically designed for younger company. Small canine are additionally welcome.
Accessibility The lodge is totally wheelchair accessible and the Classic Accessible Room has a barrier-free bathe.
Anything left to say? Hotel company obtain precedence reservations on the restaurant and, naturally, the concierge can safe reservations on the metropolis’s different prime eating places as nicely.