Guests can soak up the Roman sunshine on the terraces surrounding the outdoor swimming pool and relax with drinks and cocktails in the lounge bar, which enjoys views of the hotel grounds. Elegantly lit and punctuated with wood panelled columns, the restaurant consists of two separa te dining rooms and offers a creative menu typical Roman cuisine and Italian specialities at lunch and dinner as well as international buffet breakfasts each morning, Multilingual staff can provide local and tour information and the hotel's front desk is open round the clock. Extensive facilities for bu siness guests include 11 meeting and conference rooms, secretarial services and wireless Internet throughout the hotel, as well as three Internet stations. There is a small gift shop selling a select ion of souvenirs and postcards, and an ATM machine in the lobby. Those arriv ing by car will appreciate the on site parking garage and hotel guests are i nvited to make use of the facilities at a nearby fitness centre for 20 perce nt discount during their stay. The Vatican is a 15-minute walk from the hote l; alternatively frequent buses run from nearby, connecting guests with the historic centre. The Spanish Steps, Via Veneto, Villa Borghese and the Colis eum are all within three kilometres. Rome Fiumicino airport is 15 kilometres and a 25 minute drive away. The hotel offers a limo service for 45 EUR (maximum three passengers) to and from the airport. By public transport, there is express train service which runs every 30 minutes to Rome's Termini train station (journey time 30 minut es). A single ticket costs 10 EUR. From Termini station, take metro line A t o Cipro-Musei Vaticani (7 stops), then take bus number 31 and alight at Leon e XIII/Pio XI (6 stops), 100 meters from the hotel. A taxi from Termini will cost around 25 EUR. Taxis are readily available at the airport but take a l icensed metered taxi only. An airport surcharge is payable. A taxi to the ho tel will cost around 40 EUR.