We've just returned from 4 wonderful days in Rome. Our stay at the Patria was very good. It's clean, friendly and near everything. As we wanted to cram as much as we could in, we ordered breakfast in our room every morning, which is no extra charge and saves having to queue for the quite small breakfast room. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

If you don't mind walking, you can do it all on foot from the Hotel Patria. You are a 45 minute walk from the Vatican (and you see all the wonderful buildings on the way), you are about 15-20 minutes from the Spanish steps, 30 minutes from Piazza Navona and Trevi fountain and 35 minutes from the colliseum.

We found a good pizzeria, which is 2 minutes from the hotel. Turn right out of the hotel, down to Via Nazionale, straight over the road and its on the left on the corner. We had 2 good meals in there with wine, brandy and coffee for 48 euros for the 2 of us. Their pizzas are very good.

We'd certainly recommend the Hotel Patria and if we should be so lucky as to return to Rome we will definitely stay there again.

Just a quick tip if you have a sweet tooth. As you come out of the hotel, turn left and about 30 yards on the right is a small shopping arcade with a coffee shop/restaurant called Dagnino. The cakes and pastries are out of this world and the amount of walking you do in Rome you can eat as many as you like!! Enjoy!

We were booking into this hotel only to find when we arrived we were moved to a hotel around the corner called Hotel Augustea.
It had air con which did not work. Location was OK not far from the train station. It was clean enough but the entry into the hotel was quite ordinary almost a little disturbing. If I had have been travelling with a girlfriend and not my husband I would have perhaps been a little frightened as it was quite derelict looking. The staff were friendly.

I stayed here four nights in mid-April. The hotel is easy to get to from Piazza della Repubblica metro station, a bit of a hike from Termini station if you have luggage.

The single room I had was "cozy" - small but there was a closet large enough for me and a desk. Flat screen TVs had CNN/BBC, that was nice - just realize that you have to turn it on from the top of the screen. Remote only works to change channels, volume.

Bathroom was marble, very nice, but the weirdest layout. They crammed sink, bidet, toilet and tub into a tiny room. Use caution taking a shower - water easily gets allover the floor (so THAT's why there's a drain in the middle of the marble floor!) and it is SLICK when wet.

Housekeeping was excellent. Room was very clean.

Even though the reception staff wasn't very friendly, I'd stay here again.

Needed a hotel at a reasonable price for just two nights. Location wasn't bad and the price was good. Near train station and restaurants. Room was huge but bathoom small. Weird bathroom set up. Bidet and toilet facing each other about six inches away from the bathtub which was very high to climb into. Breakfast was the worst (canned fruit cocktail!). Public area small but nice decor and front desk was helpful. Arranged for a taxi to take us to the airport. Let them know a day ahead.