We stayed for three nights at the Locarno, the hotel is very nice, elegant with extremely helpful staff & a good breakfast. The situation is excellent with easy & quick access to all the sights in Rome. Unfortunately our room, 501, in the Annexe, overlooks the open dining/drinking area and this can be very noisy, with, on one night, loud music until the early hours. I would recommend the hotel but avoid this room!

Our room was across the street in a residential block of apartments . No view at all , dark, depressing but it did have a small kitchen in it which came in handy to cook because Rome is so expensive to eat out. £6/9 a pint . Although Hotel looks lovely across the street, great staff but cold bacon and scrambled egg aint really our thing. Although its location is fantastic just around the corner from Trevi fountain, spanish steps and the piazza de popolo and a metro station which takes you everywhere you need to get too. 1st time in Rome and will definately go back but would like a better room next time. For £150 a night I feel not just robbed but violalated. Humans right issue ? lol. But saying that we had a fantastic time in such a beatiful city with so much to see.

They overbooked the Hotel and gave us a dirty, smelly Room without windows just next to the hotel.
Only book the hotel if they give you a guarantee -written- that you will stay in the main building wich has 4*-s.

The Hotel Locarno is a funky place with old world charm and excellent service. We were put in the 5th floor suite -- with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, dining room and kitchenette -- for the same price as a regular room. It had a dated elegance, with high celings and antique furniture, but I would describe it as no-frills. The bathrooms were from the 30s or 40s (crazy blue and green tile), but perfectly usable. There was traffic noise from the street below, but that can't be helped in Rome. We really liked the outdoor courtyard restaurant at the hotel, which was a great gathering place for hotel guests and locals too. We ordered light fare (salads) but it was delicious. They put out a beatiful spread in the downstairs dining area for breakfast in the morning, with a nice selection of fresh fruit, eggs, sausage, yogurt, and granola.