Legend says Rome’s story began where Palazzo Velabro now stands, on the spot where mythical twins Romulus and Remus first touched land. Today, an 18th-century residence overlooking the Arch of Janus has been artfully transformed into an elegant sanctuary where the past and present collide beautifully. In the frescoed lobby, hand-painted ripples by Edoardo Piermattei evoke the river’s eternal current, while bedrooms painted in blush, cobalt, and sage frame postcard views of the Forum. After catching a Fellini classic in the hotel’s private cinema, slip upstairs to the terrace with an Aperol Spritz in hand, taking in one of Rome’s most iconic views.