I was concerned after reading some of the reviews here, but my concerns proved to be unfounded. we had a double and a single. Both were exceptionally clean, the double had a bath tub which was gerat for soaking feet after a long day of walking around. The hotel is super close to the major bus routes and are easy... more

We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights in January 2008. A couple of big pluses for the hotel are its proximity to the Termini (you can walk if you don't have a lot of luggage) and also it's proximity to the colosseum, etc - a nice 20 minute walk away. As other posters have noted, the insulation in this... more

The hotel staff is definitely interesting - there's a language barrier and you feel like you're bothering them every time you go near the desk. Although when our train tickets never arrived at the hotel, they did try to help us! There's a small grocery store/internet cafe that was awesome, we went there a lot! The hotel is not next... more

Booked into this hotel with our tour group. The hotel is clean, decent, and looks nice but we felt there were some problems. Noise: The hotel is located on a major traffic area (circle) which led to a lot of noise. We had to sleep with the window closed a lot of the time which led to stuffiness and humidity... more

I stayed here with my study abroad group for only one night, and it was one of the most depressing nights I've had ever. Seriously, this place is a hole. The bedrooms are abysmal, dark, and depressing. The bathrooms are disgusting. Of all the places I stayed in Italy, this was by far the worse. Not to mention it is... more

Recently stayed at the hotel on my honeymoon booked through Gate 1 Travel as part of a Venice, Florence, Rome package. Im not sure if its the "norm" there or not, but there was a mass group of College students staying at the hotel on a big college group trip. I think it was a couple different schools there at... more

The hotel is not near the most touristic places but there is transportation in front of the hotel. Our room was on a 3rd floor on the main avenue side, which it make it noisy to sleep. The thermostat seemed to not be working since the room was always very warm, therefore we need to open the windows and at... more

My husband and I returned a few weeks ago from a 4 night stay at Hotel Portamaggiore and had a perfectly pleasant experience. The hotel is not super-close to most of the downtown "must-see" sites in Rome but as previous posters have said, there's a bus stop right outside the hotel (on a very convenient bus line) and the Termini... more

I had read the reviews posted on this site after I had booked and after it was too late to change (Gate 1 Travel policy that stinks). I stayed there. The review that says that the hotel staff are not friendly is too kind. I would say the attitude is close to HOSTILE. Otherwise, the other reviews are correct -... more