[1] It is also adjacent to Bioparco, a zoological garden located on part of the original Villa Borghese estate.

Prior to becoming a hotel, this late 19th century Umbertine palace hosted the Istituto Cabrini,[2] a prestigious young ladies' college operated by the Sœurs missionnaires du Sacré-Cœur, and attended by pupils mainly from the aristocracy.

The hotel name is a combination of the street name Via Ulisse Aldrovandi - in honour of the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi[3] - and the name of the adjacent Villa Borghese gardens.

Aldrovandi Villa Borghese is a family-owned property.

[4] The hotel has 92 rooms and 16 suites, two restaurants, two bars, an outdoor swimming pool, private gardens, nine meeting rooms and banqueting facilities.