there were problems!

It's a great looking place, well designed and really has a great theme to it. Location is also wonderful for anything you might need (except maybe a supermarket!).

The problems we had, only problem to be honest, was with the noise...there seemed to be no noise protection through the doors & walls so you could hear people walking past and, sadly, using the toilet in the next room!! Also the aircon was either terrible or beyond my capabilities so we either had to suffer a roasting hot room and no noise, or the window open and car horns and shouting locals delivering stuff at 6am!!

Anyway that aside you'll probably not spend that much time there so it's not the end of the world...staff were very helpful indeed and the breakfast was nice too.

Although the rooms were a touch on the small side as with everywhere else in rome, we did enjoy ourselves and found the hotel clean and the staff friendly, but the internet veryyyyy slow was the only down fall. We walked everywhere and there are plenty of places to eat close by. My wife regards me as frustratingly fussy with my hotel choices but we did find this one meeting with our expectations and trip advisor helped us make our choice thanks to the reviewers.

When we arrived at the hotel we were shocked to find mirrors above our beds!!! This really should have been our first clue! Upon entering the hotel bar after a night out we were faced with lots of interesting characters!!! I could only really describe them as ladies of the night and we were informed by staff that they were regularly here. In addition at 15 euros a drink that bar was highly overpriced.

However the location of the hotel is fantastic and the roof top bar really lovely for pre dinner drinks and 22 euros for a bottle of prosecco did not seem over priced.

Overall a lovely hotel but given this seems a local hotspot of a ceratain kind I could not recommend it!

We had originally booked elsewhere but when I read the reviews (I know I should have done before) I bailed out pretty quick.

Mistook location of Valadier as thought it was closer to via Condotti near the Spanish Steps. The hotel describes its situation as being between Spanish Steps and Piazza Popolo - sort of bending the truth a bit as it IS really between the two but about 20 yards from Popolo and 4-500 metres from the Steps.

However, it was a good location and we certainly weren't bothered by the noise even though we stayed Thursday and Friday nights. Our main concern about noise related to an air conditioning unit directly situated on top of room 301, so whatever you do, dont accept 301 because it will probably keep you awake all night, and especially if you cant work out where its coming from it will drive you mad trying to find out - well, at least it did me in.

When I asked the next morning the response was an immediate transfer to room 402, so they must be entirely aware of the problem. 402 had one of the fabled mirrored ceilings and when I was at reception (without the missus) the next morning the receptionist asked in a deadpan sort of way how much we'd enjoyed the room. I could swear there was the inkling of a twinkle in her eyes. Anyway.........onwards.

We found the second room adequate, though tiny, especially the bathroom, but then we werent there for a luxurious stay, just to enjoy Rome and have somewhere clean and OK to sleep, which the Valadier suited well.

Drinks at the bar are very expensive and I wouldnt recommend it - just pop out and take a walk. Breakfast was very good with aq decent selection of good fresh breads, some hot stuff, fruit, cakes and cereals.

We did go for a drink on the charming roof terrace - all very modern and swish and very impressive. The view is fantastic. The food looked excellent although we didnt try it. There was a brand new super dooper multi thousand pound roof canopy which leaked like a sieve when it suddenly poured with rain and all the diners raced indoors for cover. If I was the owner I think I'd be asking for a hefty refund !

Otherwise, the all staff were friendly and helpful. The hotel is quirkyily designed. Very,very dark with hardly any windows, but it seemed very clean.