We went to Rome for a romantic city break, we booked this through a travel agent which is something we never do (we always book online) We arrived at our destination and got to the hotel the travel agent reccommended it was called Hotel Parker, it was the worst hotel I had ever set foot in the towels were like rags and it was just appalling in every way. We decided to get out of there and look for another hotel. We walked around Rome for about 2 hours looking for a room in 4 and 5 star hotels. Everywhere was so busy because it was Valentines.Finally we got to Hotel Traiano. They had a room for us!! We were delighted.
The hotel was very clean and the receptionist was so friendly and helpful after we had been turned from so many other hotels! The room was very spacious and clean. The breakfast was fine and the staff were surperb. It is situated in front of the Roman Forum and very central - we walked nearly everywhere, but there is a bus service just around the corner. There are some sweet little restaurants close by.
Four star hotels in Ireland are far superior to four star in Rome. This really should be a three star I think. But we had a lovely holiday, and they saved the day for us!!

The position of this hotel is very nice. And probably it was a nice hotel...around 40years ago... The room had a terrible smell. Bathroom was so small that it was almost impossible to close the door from inside. The telephone in the room was so uncomfortable, that it was impossible to keep it down, so it was always busy !!! Breakfast was shamefull, even not a normal espresso in Italy ! not to say about all the rest...

But something wasn't bad anyway... Beside the nice position the hotel was quite clean and staff was friendly. (If not to take in consideration "False" transfer that they organized us.)

Maria, from Moscow

(1)The Location:- The hotels location could not be better, it is central to all the main attractions... 10 minute walk to the colleseum and roman forum, and is central to all the main via's (roads) via del corso is worth a strole down, as all the main tourist attractions lead off this street, eg, spanish steps, trevi fountain etc.and shops that are affordable can be found situated here, - zara, miss sixty etc.Me and my partner found it easy to access all the main tourist sites from this hotel by foot.

(2) The Hotel itself:- The staff are lovely and helpful, especailly Frabritizio on reception, he recommmended the best restaurants in roma, and was very happy to assist us with anything we wished to know. The hotel lobby and reception are well decorated, as well as the breakfast room, however there is NO restaurant, therefore No room-service. There is something of a 'bar' which consists of a single shelf with 4-6 bottels on and a coffee machine....- this is over exagerated in many websites for this hotel. The breakfast is continental - bread & butter, yoghurt and pure juices, i wouldnt waste your morning 'eating' there, and would just grab a bite to eat in one of the many beautiful piazza's.

(3)The Rooms In the hotel are nothing like what the pictures show! The beds are roughly about 1ft off the floor and if you ask for a double bed you WILL get 2 singles just pushed together, we only got one pillow each, id say less if they were'nt as flat as a hankerchief! The tv's are something dated from the 1800's and was constantly fuzzy and had no volume control .. + NO Remote. ....it resembled something of a shoe box, that small and pointless to have. The shower flooded the bathroom and we were woken each morning about 8am by maids hoovering up! which eventually gets annoying. The central location of the hotel makes it rather noisy outside, but its not much of a problem. We also found our air-con didnt work too.

Overall, you couldnt get a better centrally located hotel than this, which is the only reason why I would stay here again, however, the poor conditon of the rooms will keep us away on our return to rome.What makes this a 4 star hotel .. i really dont no.......

Hotel Traiano was clean, with courteous staff. Room was small but clean, bathroom well groomed. My room (2 nights) was on the street but not too noisy with the windows closed. Usual continental breakfast, good quality (no hot foods though). Center of the action to sight-seeing, easy to walk to all major sites and the shopping district. Knowing what I know now, I'd likely stay out of Rome center and take excellent public transport trains into the center of action. Local restaurants were way over-priced, under-portioned and not very tasty...I ate much better after I left city-center...Overall OK for a first time visitor, but you can probably find cheaper yet just as accessible a little ways out...