A friend and I stayed at this hotel for 5 nights in May. The room was spacious, clean, and the staff very helpful for tips on resturaunts etc. The location was convenient to the termi and transportation if wanted, however we walked to all sights with the exception of the Vatican.

The location of the hotel is great---right next to Termini Station, the subway, and buses. The outside of the hotel looks relatively modern, but inside it's a blast from the past. The elevators are small and slow, and the rooms are, well... old. The green curtains, faded wood floors, and even the artwork seem to have been there for quite a while. The pillows were noticeably uncomfortable. On the plus side, the staff were very courteous, moreso than other places we stayed in Italy, and the breakfast buffet was very good. If you do stay here, try the Nueva Stella Trattoria around the corner for dinner -- it's excellent and affordable.

Hotel overall is very nice. Probably 3.5 stars on a US scale. Great breakfast buffet. Beautiful lobby. Our triple room was large, with a large bathroom. The fixed shower head was mounted at an appropriate height for dwarfs, though.

The room does not seem to be dusted very often. There was a large amount of dust everywhere. Same for vacuuming under the bed.

Location right next to the Termini railway/Metro/bus station is very convenient. Safe area with plenty of affordable restaurants in the side streets around the hotel.

Beware of the taxi fare from/to Ciampino airport: this amounts to a fixed $30 for any destination inside the old city walls (is written into City law and can be found on the sheets on the back of the seats in the taxi). For Da Vinci airport it is $40. When we took the cab, the driver charged us $30 to the old city wall, and then turned on the meter for another $14 more. On the way back, we had an honest taxi driver who explained the system. Overall not a big deal, but being taken advantage of as a visitor just torques me off. Shame on dishonest taxi drivers.

Otherwise, we had a wonderful stay in Rome.

Great hotel, excellent location, friendly staff, very clean rooms. We would definately stay at this hotel again.
However the restaurant in the 10th floor is ordinary and too expensive, and we experienced the internet connection to be almost non-excisting and overpriced.