My daughter an I stayed at the Holiday Inn Rome West in April 2008. I was delighted with the hotel and its services. The rooms were small but very clean and attractive. The staff were very nice and most spoke English and were very patient with my poor attempts to practive speaking Italian to them. We did not dine at the hotel except once as there are so many places in Rome to dine or snack. I particularly liked the hotel shuttle service. The shuttle makes many trips between the hotel and the city of Rome every day at convenient hours with the last trip to the hotel from the city at 9 pm, which allowed us to see the city at night. The shuttle service from the airport to the hotel was not at a time that fit with our flight but the shuttle service placed us at the airport in a timely fashion on our day of departure. When we arrived in Rome, we decided to take public transportation rather than a taxi from the airport to the hotel which turned out to be a big mistake and took us about 3 hours. We were hoping to save money by doing this but it actually cost us about the same as a taxi would have cost and dragging our luggage through the train station, metro trains (lots and lots of stairs!!!) and to the bus stop was wearying to say the least. I would urge anyone making this trip to take a taxi if the hotel shuttle is not available at the time you arrive. The public transportation was great and for about 4 euros we purchased a day pass and could ride the metro trains and buses all day. Walking around worked best for us and we were able to experience much more of the city and culture on foot. There are several stores within walking distance of the hotel and in one you can purchase a cup of delicious cappuccino and a croissant for 1 euro. I would definately choose to stay at this hotel in the future and in fact I already started planning for my next trip there. We were not able to figure out how to use the phones there or our cell phones which was due to our own ignorance rather than the fault of the hotel. I was able to receive incoming calls on my cell but couldn't make outgoing calls. The next time I will explore this further before my trip. There are computers at the hotel and 5 euros will purchase 30 minutes of internet service which is how we stayed in touch with our families at home. I purchased euro travlers cheques but found that very few places accepted them. Some places didn't take credit cards either. We found the best way to get cash was through the Rome version of the ATM. These are called "Bancomat" or "Poste Italia" and both have services in several languages. Hope this review is helpful.

This hotel is to a normal holiday inn standard so provides a good quality of accomodation. The hotel has a good breakfast but is about a half an hour train trip to central rome. If you have plenty of time and dont mind the commute then this is a great value hotel and modern compared to the other style hotels in the city.

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Rome West for three nights in October as part of a business meeting. This was my first trip to Rome (and Italy), and it was disappointing to be staying at this hotel so far from the city. It would have been great to be able to walk around the city a bit in between my meetings, but this hotel is a 30+ minute and 20 Euro drive (don't let the kms fool you - the traffic is amazing! it took us an hour to get in for dinner on a Thursday night!) If you're staying there to sightseeing, any money you save by staying at a hotel outside the city would easily be asborbed by taxi fare. The hotel does have a shuttle, but in order to maximize my very limited time for sightseeing, I didn't really have enough time to wait for the next run.

The hotel itself was OK - 1970's decor, but clean. The staff wasn't not very friendly, but I found that to be the case throughout Rome. There is a flatscreen tv in the room (and some sort of steamer thing), but you have to request an iron and ironing board. They have 3 computers in the lobby that you can pay to use the internet, and then wireless in the rooms. Bed was very stiff and linens not very comfortable. At this stage, I guess I'm used to staying in nicer hotels.

The hotel is located next to a major road, and there's a McDonalds within walking distance and perhaps a grocery store (not much!). While I did feel safe within the hotel, I would not (especially as a single woman) walk around the hotel property at night. We noticed a number of "women of the night" hanging out around the hotel as we arrived back after dinner each night. Not interested in seeing that side of Rome!

There were a bunch of tour groups staying at the hotel, and I suppose it's a decent place for a last stop before heading to the airport (which was only 30 min away).

I will not choose to stay here again, but if it's a business meeting and I have to, it would be OK.

We stayed at the hotel twice in the same trip. We had booked a villa in Tuscany from Sat to Sat, but our flight out was on the Friday and flight back on the Sunday, because of the limited flights into Rome with our local budget airline (Jet2). We wanted to visit Rome anyway, so our party of three couples booked rooms here for an overnight stay at the start and end of our holiday.
It turned out to be an excellent choice. Clean, decent sized rooms and a modern airy feel about the lobby/lounge areas. The breakfast was fine and one of the evenings when we arrived we were very late, but they went out of their way to ensure we were able to eat in the restaurant. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The shuttle bus is great. You need to make sure you book it for every trip you want to make to Rome or to the airport as it is understandably very popular. We had to use taxis on a couple of occasions and this wasn't cheap, but it was well compensated for by the great sightseeing available.
The swimming pool and surrounding area was great for chilling out after a trip to see the sights, with big towels available and a helpful attendant.
It was perfect for our trip and we will certainly consider using it again for that type of trip, but don't book it if you want a central Rome location! With a hire car you are straight out on to the motorway network and you don't have the hassle (understatement?) of dealing with central Rome traffic.