We went to this hotel during what was the only summer we experienced! The hotel has great charm and is well attended by the reception area - they are only too happy to attend to your needs. The rooms are great, and I would recommend that you pay that bit extra for the Deluxe room which overlooks the Roman Forum. There is a rooftop restaurant which is expensive but for that special treat well worth the money - try the apricot flambee! The hotel is mid-way between the Colosseum and the Victor Emmanuel Monument and looks directly over the Roman Forum. All the sights are with easy reach mostly 5 - 25 minutes walk max (the only exception is the Vatican - although you could probably walk it in 40-45 minutes - taxi or Metro). The streets at the back of the hotel have restaurants and there is one square nearby with six restaurants (turn left out of the entrance and walk up the narrow street when you come to a church by a main street, turn left and its there on the right with a fountain) - when its too hot the Romans come out to cool off at night. Musicians travel the square playing to the people in the restaurants. All the while the area is lit up and seeing these monuments at night is great. During the day we used to lunch on pizza or proscuitto and melon washed down by Prosecco!! If you are there for a week take the train to the coast - Stella Polaris - and pay to go into one of the beach areas - it was great to relax and cool off in the clear waters of the Med. We also went up into the hills by train to Tivoli to see the Gardens and it is then a short bus ride to Villa Adriana - well worth it, not many people visit! Take the trains on these trips rather than pay for a guided tour its much cheaper! We saw much more of Rome on foot and a guide book - you have to visit Trajans Forum - you can see it from the road but it is much more spectacular inside! We loved all the sights and everywhere people were very friendly. We hated leaving Roman life and the beautiful Hotel Forum and would definitely go back again