Conferences for up to 180 people, residential seminars, gala dinners and weddings are held at Villa Tuscolana, the historic Villa Rufinella, now a hotel with 92 bedrooms on the slopes of the Tuscolo hill above Frascati, in the Castelli Romani southeast of Rome. Ten meeting rooms, two restaurants, a bar and three outdoor areas with a gazebo sit on the same estate, with free parking for more than 300 cars and coaches.
Seminars and company events
The two largest rooms each take 160 in theatre style. Sala Vittorio Emanuele (174 m²) has a fixed 8 by 3 m stage with professional sound and microphones, and seats 80 in classroom style or 70 for a gala dinner. Sala Borbone (165 m², 11 m high) holds 160 for a gala dinner and up to 180 in total, and opens onto a secret garden with a fountain. Belvedere, Clemente VIII and Vanvitelli serve groups of 40 to 50, and all rooms have daylight and audio-visual equipment. A Smart Technology package adds a full HD projector, motorized screen, fiber Wi-Fi, flip chart and power strips for each participant. Events above 100 people get a dedicated event director and a technical site visit.
Weddings and receptions
Civil ceremonies can take place in the Italian garden with its view over Rome, in the secret garden or in Sala Vanvitelli, a former place of worship. Religious weddings are held at the church of San Francesco in the nearby Capuchin convent, reached on foot along a tree-lined avenue. Receptions use Sala Borbone, with frescoed walls and red drapes, or, for smaller groups, Sala Bonaparte, with a gilded coffered ceiling, next to a panoramic terrace with a gazebo above the pool.
Rooms and capacities
Vittorio Emanuele: 160 theatre, 80 classroom, 40 boardroom, 35 U-shape, 70 gala dinner. Borbone: 160 theatre, 70 classroom, 40 boardroom, 35 U-shape, 160 gala dinner, 180 maximum. Belvedere (103 m²): 50 theatre, 30 classroom, 25 gala dinner. Clemente VIII (95 m²): 50 theatre, 25 classroom, 20 U-shape. Vanvitelli (70 m², 7 m high): 40 theatre, 24 classroom or dinner. The Foyer Vittorio Emanuele takes 160 standing, and a 250 m² gazebo stands in the park.
Accommodation
The hotel has 92 bedrooms in categories from Classic to Executive Suite, many with views toward Rome, so a whole seminar group or wedding party can stay on site.
Catering
The hotel's own chef and kitchen team cook traditional Italian dishes and tailored menus, from coffee breaks to gala dinners and wedding banquets, served in two indoor restaurants and on the outdoor terraces.
History and setting
Cardinal Alessandro Rufini built the villa in 1578 on the ruins of a Roman villa linked to Cicero. It is the highest of the ten Tusculan villas above Frascati. Luigi Vanvitelli, architect of the Royal Palace of Caserta, later renovated it for the Jesuits. Guests included Lucien Bonaparte, Queen Maria Christina of Bourbon and King Victor Emmanuel II, and the poet Giuseppe Gioachino Belli wrote a sonnet about it in 1834. Damaged by bombing in the Second World War, it was restored by the Salesians and became a hotel.
Getting there
The hotel is at Via del Tuscolo km 1.5 in Frascati. Frascati station has direct trains to Roma Termini, Ciampino Airport is close by, and Fiumicino is further out on the other side of Rome.
