I've only been to Rome once, so I don't know if this hotel is par for the course for Rome or what, so I'm comparing it to a US Hotel, I'd give it a 2/5. We lost power twice in our room. Our AC worked but some family traveling with us didn't have working AC. The second to last day a part of our bathroom door fell off. Various places within the room had paint falling off. The fixtures were very, very old. There wasn't a dresser, not even drawers in the night stands. The mattress was far past it's lifespan, you could feel every spring coil. The shuttle was mentioned as every half hour, really its hour, and there are a few large gaps during the day when it doesn't run. It typically takes 30m to get into the city. The pool was closed for half our stay, for the other half it closed at 7:00 PM. What use is a pool that closes so early? The only reason we stayed at this hotel was because we wanted the pool as a place to cool off after a long hot day in the city. I've never been to a hotel with a pool that closed at 7. Then, half way through our trip they started doing exterior work on the hotel and completely shut down all pools & balconies, including in-room balconies. I couldn't imagine why, the work was at ground level, but whatever. Hotel staff said it'd be closed for a long time. They'd also annoyingly get pushy about where resort guests could go for meals. The bar was ridiculously overpriced with $6 cokes (I'm applying the $ to euro exchange rate). The restaurants were of course overpriced as most things in Rome, but service was good there atleast. Desk service was good as well. There was pay wifi & a small pay computer/internet cafe available. $10 euros for an hour. When so many US hotels, even cheap ones that go for less than $50 a night, offer it for free, having to pay for it is somewhat insulting. There was no fitness center. The walls were unbearably thin. You could hear ever word said in the rooms next door. The condition of the resort could best be typified by their interactive TV services. If you turn on the TV you'll watch an intro alluding to many different services. But when you go through the menus to learn more 90% it all just says "under construction." I would not stay here again, nor recommend it to others. Without the pool being open there is no good reason to stay here. You are far from everything so have to rely on the shuttle & have limited dining options.

When I walked into the hallway, I was quite surprised to see how dirty the walls and carpeting were. The room was not much better. It had a musky smell and the bedcover looked like it had not been washed for quite a while. The bathroom was very small and had mildew. Service was awful. The front desk staff made you feel like you were bothering them anytime you approached them. Location is incovenient. They advertise free shuttle but it runs only every hour or hour and a half and it drops you off near the Vatican--not the center of Rome. Food was mediocre. I would not recommend this hotel.

We were booked by a travel agaent probably because the hotel offers a lot of specials. The hotel must have at some time in the past been a nice hotel. But there is no effort to maintain the upkeep of the hotel. The common hallways have shabby capets. The rooms are not maintained. The bedcover looks ancient, the air conditioning does not work properly and the bathroom equipment is as old as dirt. The toilet gushed water upward when flushed. The tub/shower had a leak and flooded the bathroom. The front desk staff was not helpful. The hotel itself is far from everything but the shuttle bus does help. So activities were centered on shuttle service or for our group of 5, we had to use 2 taxis.

Most everything about my stay (May 30 to June 4) at the Jolly Midas in Rome was a big disappointment. The carpets are threadbare and badly stained, air conditioning was inadequate -- we had to open windows instead of depending on the AC -- and service was perfunctory at best. The hotel is classified as a 4-star property but I would give it a 2-star rating, based on my extensive travels around Europe. The hotel gave us a room with a bathroom stall that was substandard -- the stall opening was about 2 feet wide -- which we had to endure since the hotel was reportedly filled to capacity, until another room was made available. The previous night's room had a bathroom with a leaking tub; the bathroom floor was flooded considerably! The hotel is not conveniently located and requires a taxi, bus ride or shuttle service into Rome proper. The one saving grace was the dining room which served good food. I would not rcommend this hotel to anyone.