Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Unveils Glamorous Suite In Honor Of Italian Screen Icon Sophia Loren

Italy’s film and music royalty recently gathered on the rooftop of Anantara Palazzo Naidi Rome Hotel to celebrate the 90th birthday of beloved cinematic luminary and icon, Sophia Loren. To mark the occasion, the hotel is announcing its new Sophia Loren Suite in honor of its most glamorous guest.

On Friday September 20th, nearly 200 guests, including renowned actors, directors, and friends from around the globe, gathered at the hotel to celebrate Italy’s beloved star as she extinguished her 90 candles in a place she has known and loved for years. Sophia was dressed for the occasion by Giorgio Armani and guests were served a carefully curated menu of her favorite dishes inspired by Ms Loren’s cookbooks and prepared by the hotel’s Executive Chef, Heros De Agostinis. Tables were named for the star’s most famous films, including “A Special Day,” “La Ciociara,” “The Sunflowers,” “The Gold of Naples” and “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.” The evening ended with the presentation of a nine-tier birthday cake decorated with white chocolate roses (Loren’s favorite flowers) prepared by the hotel’s Pastry Chef, Daniele De Santi.

Guests included Ferzan Ozpetek, Aurelio De Laurentiis, Alessandra Mussolini, Christian De Sica with his wife Silvia Verdone, Trudie Styler, Regina Scully, Al Bano, Gigi D’Alessio, Mara Venier, Giancarlo Giammetti, Zubin Mehta and many others. Singer Laura Pausini serenaded the invitees with a rendition of “Lo Sí” from the soundtrack of “La Vita Davanti a Sé,” the 2020 film by Edoardo Ponti (Loren’s son), for which she won the David di Donatello Best Actress award, concluding an evening of elegance and celebration, perfectly embodying her innate timeless grace.

The evening also served as an opportunity to officially unveil the Sophia Loren Presidential Suite at Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel, the world’s only suite dedicated to the actress. Curated as if it were her Roman home and in honor of her love for the hotel, the suite offers a chance for fans and guests to immerse in the world of a cinematic icon and explore the life, habits and passions of an iconic actress. The suite’s creation was developed over many months in collaboration between Anantara and Ms. Loren’s son, Edoardo Ponti.

A dynamic space, the suite will be a sensory expression of Ms. Loren’s tastes, loves and memories, filled with, for example, her favorite white roses, books, and pictures of Pozzuoli, her beloved hometown. It will invite guests to inhabit the actress’s world in a place she adores.

Features of the room include a beauty station with some of Ms. Loren’s must-have cosmetics, a movie corner with a DVD player and her most iconic films, a playlist loaded with her favorite songs, and family photos on the walls. Her biographies and a selection of books she authored will make up a small library, along with her favorite reads, and the air will be scented with her favorite perfume.

Guests will enjoy coffee served in her customary style – with two savoiardi Italian biscuits– and have the chance to taste some of her favorite dishes, prepared on request by the hotel’s expert chef from Ms Loren’s own recipe books, including “Recipes and Memories” and “In Cucina con Amore.” Finally, exclusive arrival and departure gifts will complete the experience, which has been carefully curated with the hotel’s team by Edoardo – a renowned film director in his own right.

Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel is located at P.za della Repubblica, 48, 00185 Roma RM, Italy