It also happens to be her former residence and with its meandering ground floor spaces – a library (with 9,000 books), terrace and living room dining, a small greenhouse and a cozy bar – it is, by design, more home vibes than hotel ones.
Ninù is interior designer Alessandra Marino’s platonic ideal of a good stay. It sits quite literally in the shadow of the monumental Bulgari Rome hotel, but the two propositions couldn’t be more different. Opened just in time to offer sweet and characterful accommodation is Ninù, a restaurant-with-rooms on the Via della Frezza. And eat the fact that late October-early November happens to be one of the city’s finest food moments – with chicory in rainbow shades, porcini done every which way, and as much puntarelle as you can handle – is a nice off-season fillip. Now that the sold-out, standing-room-only summer that was 2023 in Rome is finally ( finally) winding down, there’s space to roam, see the sights, and generally breathe. In Rome, have a sleepover at Ninù’s Dinner in the library at Ninù in Rome © Livia Mucchi Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
