Being one of the biggest tourist destinations in the world means that Rome has a wide array of luxury hotels that are each ready to please guests with attentive staffs and incredible amenities and accommodations. With so many to choose from, you can actually be pretty picky when planning a vacation, whittling away options until you find your perfect spot.

Alexander Kane, Glasgow, writes

I am hoping to take my wife to Rome for a special occasion for three days on September 7 this year and we want to stay in a top-class hotel near St Peter’s Square and the Vatican. We will be flying from Glasgow. Do you have any suggestions or advice?

Lee Marshall, Italy expert, replies

The St Peter’s area, with its abundance of drab, pilgrim-oriented budget hotels, has long been short of high-quality accommodation, and this year the problem for visitors looking for accommodation has been exacerbated by the arrival of a new Pope.

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