Tiny rooms. Dark lobby and hallways. No vent in bathroom. Poor breakfast. Had to pay 70 euros extra/day for "better" room. Mechanical door key does not always work . Small elevator. 20 min walking distance from Rome attractions. Mostly middle eastern and African staff with poor manners. more

The Good: * Location is within walking distance to so many interesting parts of Rome. * Breakfast is very nice on the rooftop terrace (in good weather). * Very efficient housekeeping. The Bad: * We experienced some terrible service from the staff, although there were exceptions to this. * Requested double room and got two twin beds. * No remote... more

We booked a superior double room for one week. The room they gave us at first was quite small, definitely not a superior, but on our complaint, they were very understanding (we were travelling with a toddler who needed space to move around), and gave us a beautiful room with a terrace. All the staff at the reception were very... more

Go for the rooftop restaurant and sax player but avoid the hotel at all costs!!! more

We stayed in La Griffe for 4 nights in September 2009. We booked on the internet 2 double rooms, fooled by the images they present on the website. We payed with 2 months in advance.Worst experience ever. The rooms were tiny and with no light-the windows were to an interior fire escape, dark, behind the elevators, noisy and again, with... more

It was described as a five star, luxury hotel but I'd give it 3 stars at best. Our room was about 10 x 10 foot and you could just about walk around the bed. Our view was an internal fire escape, which let no light in as it was surrounded by a brick wall. We kept the curtains closed so... more

We visited Hotel la Griffe in August for 3 nights. We expected to arrive in a 5 star hotel, as the website claims. It was soon clear that this was not the case! First impressions of the hotel were not good. The reception staff were unfriendly, abrupt and rude. The website boasts about luxury - 1 pillow = luxury? The... more

In very expensive 5 stars hotel in the room for three was only 1 chair (to sit on the bed?), no one night stands (where to place eyeglasses, book, glass of water, watch?), no plain napkins (only toilet paper in bathroom), no trash can in the room under the desk, no counterpanes on he beds, no plain sheet (only blanket... more

This place is no way near a 5* quality. More a 3*. The rooms were disgusting, not to mention the mould/grime ridden shower curtain. The reception staff were friendly as well as the breakfast staff. You should not pay more than 50 EUR per night for this room. The hotel reflects the general state of Rome (dirty streets) and the... more