We enjoyed our stay at the Grand Flora. We are Gold Elite Marriott Rewards members and Marriott timeshare owners, so we stayed for free on points. Our room was pretty spacious for European standards. We enjoyed the free breakfast each morning, which was the most extensive breakfast we had throughout our travels in Italy. We dined in both the area on the top floor with a gorgeous view of Rome and at the dining room on the first floor. It was nice as well.

The staff was great. They made restaurant recommendations and reservations for us. There is free internet access available on two computers they have off the lobby. You just have to sign a form at the front desk.

The hotel was convenient. We did a lot of walking as well as riding the train and occasionally some cabs. The area around the hotel was pretty and safe. The hotel was quiet, clean and had air conditioning.

I would recommend it to others and stay again when in Rome.

TIP: This is a popular hotel and it’s hard to find rooms available on Marriott.com when trying to book with points. I had success booking with points by simply calling the hotel directly. They have more availability than what is listed online.

Our stay was one night on September 27 and three nights Oct 2-4 using Marriott points. We have no complaints although we probably would not have paid the going rate if we did not have points. Our one night only stay was in a slightly better room with a very comfortable bed and luxury linens. The three night stay at the end of our trip to Italy, had a harder bed and standard hotel bedding, so I think there are difference in the rooms withinin the same category. The breakfast on the terrace every day was great - eveything you could want - and the view was beautiful! The front desk staff was helpful. They were very professional if not overly friendly. The hotel is very near the Borghese gardens which we visited twice. We walked to the Trevi fountain every day while at the hotel and to the Spanish steps. We also walked from the Pantheon, the Vatican and the Forum - although those walks were longer than many would consider walking distance.

We stayed 1 night on 40,000 points. Marriott is not usually my preferred chain, but I had some points to burn and Rome is expensive. This hotel didn't meet my expectations, which were built up by the high room rates and nice pictures. We got a pretty shabby room, even though I am a Gold member of their program. The room was a TINY room on the first floor next to the garbage dump, which we discovered early the next morning as the trucks made lots of noise to haul the trash away. Thankfully we didn't spend much time in the room.

Free WiFi in the lobby was nice, and the breakfast was okay because it was free. The front-desk staff was pretty friendly and knowledgeable, but the concierge was a miss with his restaurant recommendation. He forgot to write the name down and had only vaguely marked it on the map.

Summary: If this were a $200/night hotel, I'd be pretty satisfied, but I feel ripped off even though I only spent points. Remind me to avoid Marriott.

We stayed at the Grand Flora with Marriott points, so it was great value for us. We were traveling with 2 teenagers and thus needed 2 rooms. We booked the rooms 10 months prior to our arrival and requested the 2 rooms be next to each other, if not connected. We ended up having our children's room 3 doors down and only 1 room was available when we checked-in around 3pm.
The rooms were very nice. Our children's room was standard but our room was very spacious with a little sitting area. The management even sent a box of chocolate and a bottle of wine to our room, since my husband has elite status. A very nice touch. The bathroom was also very clean and nice, bed was very comfortable. Our room came with complimentary rooftop breakfast, but our children did not get that and we were not willing to shell out 30 euros each, so we took turn to eat breakfast. The rooftop restaurant was very pleasant, with a great view. There were plenty of food but we did not find the breakfast food of very high quality. There was a swarm of ants near one of the juice dispensers, kind of disgusting over the crisp and super white linens. We ate outside at the terrace and for a second we were away to get something, a big seagull came zooming down to grab our food. So, make sure at least 1 person sitting at the table if you still want the food.
I found the location not very desirable. It is true that the hotel is near 2 metro stations. However, metro stop Barberiini is a bit of a climb back to the Hotel and metro stop Spagna is a long walk through the tunnel to/from the Spanish Steps, very quiet at night.
If we have to pay for the hotel, we probably prefer to stay a bit closer to action. I would recommend this hotel to a friend if he/she can stay with points. If they have to pay, there are other choices, provided the Grand Flora is not cheap.