This
comfortable, modern three-star hotel in Rome is at the start of Via
del Viminale , opposite the Teatro dell'Opera, and near to the Termini
Station . It is well connected with a good public transport network.
There are important political, economic and administrative centers
such as the Government Treasury, the Home Office and the luxurious,
antique Presidential Palace, the Quirinale near the hotel.
The area is also extremely important from an artistic and cultural
point of view. The Teatro dell'Opera , built at the end of 1800, is
also nearby, which has hosted events such as the "Cavalleria
Rusticana" opera by Mascagni and "Tosca" by Puccini
and where internationally important operas and ballets still regularly
take place.
The Terme di Diocleziano are also near the Hotel Selene: these are
the largest thermal spas from Roman times, that originally spread
over a surface area of 13 hectares. The thermal spas were built around
the end of the 3rd century B.C. and were used for centuries and centuries.
In 1561, Pope Pius IV decided to turn the thermal spas into a cathedral,
and entrusted the project to Michelangelo.
Part of the archeological area was occupied by the Basilica di Santa
Maria degli Angeli with its chartehouse next door where it is still
possible to admire the wonderful cloisters designed by Michelangelo.
Since the end of 1800 the Terme di Diocleziano have also housed the
Proto-historical section and the Epigraphic section of the National
Roman Museum .