Via dei Coronari

By staying at Coronari 120, you’ll experience the unique opportunity to live in a Renaissance palace, in a street that is one of the very symbols of Rome. Via dei Coronari, indeed, is one of the oldest streets in the city. It was built in Roman times to connect the long-gone Pons Neronianus bridge (which remains you can see by looking over the railing on the Vittorio Emanuele II bridge and down in the river Tiber) and the Stadium of Domitian, now Piazza Navona. It became known in the Middle Ages as Via Recta, because of its straight path. When Pope Boniface VIII promoted the very first Jubilee of the Church, the road became one of the main ways towards the Vatican, and pilgrims in the tens of thousands walked down it every day. The name Via dei Coronari, eventually, chose to address the many shops of those who sold rosaries and religious images to the walking faithfuls. This long history reflects in the building you’ve just entered: on its ground floor, this 16th century property probably housed a inn servicing the many travelers. As a matter of fact, it looks like those who stayed here complained about the amount of light coming in from the windows, so a papal bull addressed the issue and ordered to wall them up, which is why the façade has its peculiar appearance. In addition, the painter Raphael himself lived right next door, before moving across the river when he was appointed head of the renovation works in St. Peter’s, while it’s very likely that Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy, stayed around these parts when visiting Rome between 1300–1301. History is literally at every step here! For the reasons listed above and out of respect for the local regulations on conservation, Coronari 120 is a listed building, so this is why (for instance) the property couldn’t be fitted with an elevator. On the other hand, every effort has been made to include all possible modern comforts in the accommodation: all bedrooms feature A/C, all TV sets are smart-tvs, a washer-dryer will be there for all your laundry needs while in Rome and a free WI-FI connection is offered to all guests. At the same time, the apartment has maintained its original front door, its coffered ceilings and window blinds, which were carefully restored. Wooden floors are in every room except for the bathrooms and kitchenette. A large living room-cum-dining room is connected to the latter, which is fully equipped and features, among others, a dishwasher, stove and oven, a microwave oven, an automatic coffee machine, crockery, kitchenware etc.The apartment, which can sleep up to 5 people, has a master-bedroom with ample closet space, and may we attract your attention to the lovely, en-suite toilet that is concealed in the wardrobe itself? Another larger bathroom is fitted with a shower. Look out for the second bedroom with two single beds, plus a comfortable sofa, couch and armchair. All beds were recently upgraded, to provide greater comfort.