The ultra modern Hotel Ripa is located in the picturesque Trastevere district of Rome, Italy, within two kilometres of the Coliseum and two and a half kilometres from Vatican City. Hotel Ripa is a contemporary building in concrete and glass, standing in contrast to the city's classical style. The lobby has wooden and marble floors, 1970s style armchairs, grey partition walls and young staff all dressed in black. Multilingual concierge staff can give tour assistance.The hotel offers a complimentary buffet breakfast.

Ripa Art CafΘ is a chic dining room with wooden floors, modern black furnishings, contemporary art, and paper lampshades. It serves innovative Mediterranean dishes, with jazz and blues playing in the background.

The hotel has a nightclub, decorated in steel and fibreglass, with DJs, various theme nights and animated projections on the white, minimalist walls.The Hotel Ripa has five meeting rooms, conferences rooms, exhibition space, and business services available. There is dial up Internet access in public areas (surcharge).The hotel has a mini gym with personal trainer, and massages can be arranged.

Hotel Ripa's 170 air conditioned guestrooms are decorated in a minimalist style with splashes of colour and black, charcoal and white furnishings. All rooms have small balconies, dial up Internet connections (surcharge), satellite television, safes and minibars. Porta Portese flea market, located just outside the hotel, sells a mix of antiques and bric a brac. It starts about 6.30 a.m. and closes around 2 p.m., and is famous for appearing in Vittorio di Saca's classic 1948 Italian film 'The Bicycle Thief'.