This is a good 4 star hotel that is now due some refurbishment. We stayed at Mondial in 2003 and found it quite excellent - pristine rooms and bedlinen changed every day. The glory has faded a little but it is STILL a very good hotel that I would heartily recommend. It was very clean with a good buffet breakfast room. The rooms are fitted with personal safes and are quite spacious (we stayed in 413). On this occasion the bedlinen was changed every other day, but I'd say that's about the industry standard and perfectly acceptable. Our room was fitted with shower but no bath, which was acceptable to us but if you wish a bath (which we had when we previously stayed) it's worth specifying in advance.

We booked two rooms for several days and found them to be closer to 3 star quality than the 4 star rating. The breakfast was ok and the location is good (only a short walk to the train station). We ended a wonderful family trip here on a calamitous note however. We had our camera stolen from our room on the night prior to our departure. The camera (along with a month's family pictures) disappeared while we were out looking for a restaurant for the evening meal. We were only gone for 2 hours, and it was obviously a crime committed by a hotel employee. When we reported the theft to the front desk (including the manager), the basic response was "what can we do? and you may file a report to the police." We got only blank stares and shrugged shoulders when we asked how many people had access to our room during those two hours. We would not recommend this hotel to anyone who expects a secure room or a reasonable degree of assistance with a problem.

My wife & I and our 23 year old daughter spent a week at the hotel. It's a ten minute walk from Termini Station and 3 minute walk to Repubblica Metro and bus stops, so it's an ideal location for getting around. Daily buffet breakfast was nice, with hot and cold choices. Close to liquor store and great deli. Cotto Restaurant next door was excellent. Lots of shopping around the neighbourhood within easy walking/strolling distance, and several places to eat and drink.

Good clean hotel, with great staff, very helpful, a bit pricey but ideal location for exploring the city