Six Senses - A Roman Resort & Bath House

Located in a palazzo that was formerly a cinema, then a bank, the new Patricia Urquiola-designed Six Senses Rome — the group’s first urban resort — offsets shiny runways of travertine marble against luscious pots of banana palm and fiddle-leaf fig. Harking back to the city’s ancient roots, the show stopping Roman bathhouse offers hot, cold and warm baths, steam rooms and relaxation areas — the perfect tonic after a day spent trawling the sights.

Guests can enjoy the buzzing Bivium restaurant or relax in the Notos rooftop terrace with its secluded secret garden, a green oasis in the city. From £732 per night, sixsenses.com/en/hotels/rome