This Marriott was really great - it felt more like an Italian brand rather than American; not that I am anti-American hotels, it's just that we like to get the local flavor. The only downside was the restaurants on this street were either way over-priced or too touristy.

This was a beautiful hotel with an ideal location for walking and travel by car out of town. The rooms were nice and very clean. Our view wasn't so great but overall it was a beautifu hotel. I felt the staff were a bit rude at times and I felt they didn't want to be bothered by an American. When I asked to send a letter and how much it would cost, the gal at the counter shook the the letter and said she wasn't sure. There were times when the front desk staff wouldn't even look up at me for assistance. Nice hotel, the Marriott name does carry weight but I had no use for the front desk help and there was a bell boy or someone who kept talking on his cell phone while he was working and was a bit upset that I had luggage in the lobby sitting while I was waiting for my spouse to come pick me up and the luggage up by car. The location was ideal and the are beautiful. Very expensive.

My husband and I stayed at the Grand Flora on our honeymoon. Though, we are American and maybe it was to be expected...the staff was incredible rude to us. Any question about restaurants, shopping, etc. was a complete bother to the front desk. I am a Marriott Gold Member and was refused a room upgrade...we had a lovely view of the side of a building and garbage dumpsters.

I paid for the room with Marriott points. I'm a platinum member and the hotel was fantastic about treating me as such. They gave me a suite with a large patio, bottle of wine, fruit, etc. Overall, a very pleasing experience with the staff and room. The front desk provides 30 minutes of free internet access in the business center to print boarding passes, etc.

The hotel location is on Via Vento which is similar to NYC's 5th Ave. High end retailers, upper end restaurants, etc. You're not going to want to eat around here if you don't want to drop $150-200 on dinner. The closest Metro stop is the Barberini station which is a good half mile away. Going back and forth between the hotel and the metro gets aggravating. I'd really prefer a hotel closer to the metro when I return to Rome.

Also, as nice of a room as i was given, the amount of points it took to book the room was a little outrageous (40K a night) for the hotel. You're paying for the neighborhood which you'll probably never really be in if you're there as a tourist.