Nobu to open first hotel in Italy next summer

The brand, founded by chef Nobu Matsuhisa, actor Robert De Niro and film producer Meir Teper, plans to open Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Roma in the heart of the city.

The project will see the transformation of the Grand Hotel Via Veneto into a Nobu Hotel and Restaurant in collaboration with the hotel’s chairman and chief executive of Carlo Acampora.

The hotel sits on the city’s famed Via Veneto, close to Villa Borghese, Piazza Barberini, the Trevi Fountain and Piazza di Spagna.

Nobu Hotel Roma will have 122 guest rooms and suites, including 500-square-metre Nobu Suite, a “green” rooftop terrace, indoor and outdoor meeting space, a spa and a club lounge.

The hotel’s Nobu Restaurant – which will be the chef’s second eatery in the city – will also offer 24-hour in-room dining for guests.

“Nobu’s incredible dedication, Meir’s passion, Bob’s vision, and his boundless love for Italy, combined with the extraordinary leadership of Trevor [Nobu CEO] and Struan [Nobu COO], and the expertise of the entire management team will make this opening exciting and unique in the global hotel industry. I am very pleased to have opened the doors of the Eternal City to the first Nobu Hotel in Italy,” said Acampora.

“Rome is the gastronomic hub of the world and the ideal location for the Nobu brand. We are pleased to be partnering with Carlo Acampora on this exciting project and to bring the famous Nobu cuisine to the residents of Rome as well as visitors from around the world,” said Matsuhisa. “We share many values with Carlo, especially on the significance of hospitality. Rome is an extraordinary mix of high culture, the arts, fashion, and historic architecture and we are honoured to be able to be a part of the city through this thrilling opening.”

The first Nobu Hotel opened in 2013 in Las Vegas and other locations now include Manila, Miami Beach, Malibu, London, Ibiza, Palo Alto, Marbella, Los Cabos, Barcelona, Warsaw and Chicago.

Further hotels are in development in Marrakech, Riyadh, Atlanta, Toronto, Atlantic City, New Orleans, Sao Paulo, Tel Aviv, Thailand, Hamburg, and Al Khobar.