I don't get all the other people that complain about this hotel: they must be little princes and princesses who expect 5 star service for only 2 star price. If you are not as spoiled as most of these respondents below, you will find this hotel a good deal for it's reasonable price. The room is small, but hey: you're in Rome! You don't need to stay in your room all day! I do have to admit that the bed is a little short (my boyfriend is almost 2 meters tall and was kind of sticking out of it). But the room and the bathroom are clean, airconditioned and not noisy at all. The breakfast is pretty good for Roman standard: The Romans themselves don't eat a lot of breakfast anyway (just some coffee and maybe a croissant).
Overall, I think that if you are not spoiled and do not demand luxury on you trip to Rome, this is a good place at an excellent location for a reasonable price!

My wife and I spent four nights in this Hotel in June, 2006. We were booked into the hotel by our travel agency in Holand where we live. The reviews of the hotel were enough to scare us off, but we had already paid for the Hotel and there was little we could do. Overall the Hotel was not that nice, but not nearly as bad as we had feared. The rooms were small, and the bathroom very foolishly laid out. The toilet was next to the wall, and in front of the sink, so that if you bent over, you hit your head on the sink. You had to sit sideways on the toilet when you used it. We had the breakfast included at the hotel, but it was so bad that we skipped it two of the four days we were there. The "coffee" they served was shockingly bad. Imagine . . . really bad coffee in Italy. What a dissapointment. The outdoor seating area that they feature prominently in their brochure was closed for renovations and we ate our breakfast in their very cheesey dining room.

Our bed was very bad, and we had to put the mattress on the floor in order to sleep - this worked out well for us, but was a pain in the neck to do every evening. The Hotel staff was helpful but not overly friendly - we didn't feel that we were made to feel welcome. If we could have changed our hotel, we would have.

One good thing about this hotel was its location. A few minutes walk from the nearest Metro stop, and about a 10 minute walk from the "terminus" or central bus/metro station. This made getting around Rome fairly easy. There were probably 20 hotels within a five minute walk of our hotel, all of them pretty much the same style. There were a few nice ones but they were very pricy. If you are spending a lot of money on a trip to Rome, it would be a shame to have to stay in a mediocre hotel such as this one. Bite the bullett and stay at a Hilton.

Overall, I would suggest you avoid this hotel, but if you have already paid and can't cancel, it is a tolorable place to stay.

My boyfriend and I stayed hear for 5 nights in the week before Easter 06. I must say I went with concerns after reading previous reviews but when I arrived I was pleasantly surprised.

The location was good, about a 5 min walk from the main Termini station, and we found it really easily. As stated before the entrance is down a side passage.

The member of staff who was on reception I couldnt fault, he was smartly dressed, v. friendly and spoke good English. He spent several minutes showing us a tourist map and marking on it the routes to the best bus stops for each attraction, and where to find the best coffee, ice cream, pizza etc.

We found our room which to be fair was pretty small, but had a desk, double wardrobe, safe, large mirror, mini bar fridge (which the staff didnt seem to mind us using for our own food and drinks), air con unit and bedside tables. The bathroom was also crampt due to the inclusion of a bidet and a large sink. The bed was not lumpy or hard, we found ours fiarly comfortable, although it did sag a little in the middle but its wasnt too noticeable! We also had a balcony that looked over the patio and the backs of other buildings, this felt safe to leave open when we were asleep and there was no noise from the street.

As stated previously, the decor needed renewing and was quite retro, although the bedroom furnature lookd reasonably new and was showing no sign of wear and tear. Most importantly, the room was SPOTLESS, no layers of dust or stains as previously reported. The sheets and towels were immaculate and changed daily. The cleaners were also thorough, removing items from shelves to clean underneath etc.

Over the course of the week we found the location to be good, close to a number of cafes and restraunts, extremely close to the Termini station to take excursions and 500m from the bus stops into town, infact we walked on the cooler days as it was only 20-30 mins depending on where you went to.

The breakfast was good, served in a cheery CLEAN dining room. It included a selection of cereals, bread, croissants, cheese, ham, hard boliled eggs, juice, tea & rather good coffee. It looked out onto the terrace area that whilst we were there was in the process of beeing tidied, it looked like they were replanting all the tubs for the summer season.

The rest of the staff were incredibly helpful, spending quite alot of time checking the internet for train times and giving directions to restraunts etc.

In summary, this hotel is a bit dated but its clean, friendly and everything works as it should. DO NOT book this hotel if its something special like a wedding anniversary or if you like everything just so. I probably wouldnt adivse this if you have young children.But if like us you are a young couple or group who just wants somewhere clean, and comfortable to shower and sleep in between sightseeing and nights out then this is the place for you!

I dont know what people expect, we booked through the STA and paid about 40 quid per head per night inc. breakfast! You get what you pay for!

My wife and I stayed one week at this awful hotel. First thing we tried after booking in, and had a look at the room, was to cancel. But that was not possible, we had to pay for the whole week anyway. We seriously considered to
checkout immediately and find another hotel. Unfortunately we didnt, and that partially ruined our summer holiday. The room was VERY tiny and hadnt been upgraded for decades, probably never ever. The walls where so thin that you could easily conversate with the neighbour rooms. Very noisy ear condition what either was
fully on or off. We had to turn if on/off several times each night, but at least it was functioning. The matress felt some 40 years old. The staff was unhelpful and unfriendly. The breakfast was discusting, the eggs was boiled for one hour??
Those people that manages this hotel has ruined many peoples stay in Rome. You should have seen the expression in the faces of people arriving at the hotel.