We stayed at Hotel Patria for the first and last part of the stay of our trip to Rome. The first part we were put on the 5th floor. The room was small but had all the basic needs. It would have been nice to have fluffy towels rather than tea-cloth like ones but that was the least of my complaints. The hotel could have been cleaner, more updated. The location was great for it was close to termini station so we were able to walk with our luggage with no problems. The hotel was a bit of a challenge to find at first because it is located on a small side street and the map off the hotel website isn't clear because the road names in Rome are small and hidden on the side of the wall. Once it was found it was hard to believe we missed it in the first place. It was close to the metro and we walked to all the tourist sites including the colliseum, trevi fountain, forum, spanish steps etc. The only place we took the metro to was the vatican which was also easy to find and we bought a 24 hour metro pass which allowed us to freely use the subway to get around. The breakfast at hotel Patria was awful! We stayed at 3 different hotels on our stay and Patria had the worse breakfast. You were given stale buns/croissants, canned fruit, ham, jam, cereal. It was not appetizing so we would go to the grocery store and get food there. The grocery store is about a 5 minute walk down the main street so we would get fruits/veggies and store them in the minibar. If you do want to go out to eat beware of "ZEUS". This restaurant is just near the hotel, the food is awful! In desperation we went in cause we were so hungry and busted up $45 euros for the worse food ever. The bean soup was salty and watery, the pizza had canned mushrooms and was not fresh. We got a tempura dish that was so oily and tasteless. They will have people outside the restaurant trying to get you to come in but don't waste your money. We really loved this cafe right at Republica near the fountain. The cappincinos were reasonable, service good and you could sit outside and enjoy the view.
The second part of our stay when we came back, we got put on the 4th floor. The room was a bit nicer BUT the shower kept flooding/blocking.
Overall the place is ok, it did the trick for us because we were on a budget. Do yourself a favor and just eat breakfast elsewhere and don't bother bringing your laptop for they have no Wifi and the internet is downstairs in the lobby and it can be slow.

We've asked to switch rooms as soon as we walked in ours only to find out that all of them are just as nasty. (Read on for the resolution) Not like terribly nasty but imagine a what must have been green carpet from the 80's, (shaggy) with banged up furniture and questionable bed covers. We were told that smoking is permitted in all the rooms, you can imagine what that does to the room. The trick is to request/book a room on the top floor (no carpet there, just tile) if you don't mind stairs because the elevator only goes to 4th floor. We've asked twice, and on the third time a different clerk on duty took care of us and gave us a room on the top floor. Breakfast was so unappetizing that we (though very conservative with money) bought our own groceries like fruit and yogurt for the remainder of the stay. Overall we feel this place hasn't had an update since it opened, it was a drag having to come back there after a day of sightseeing so I'd say do yourself a favor and find a better recommended place even if it will be a few euros more

This was the first trip to Europe for my wife and I and although we had read plenty of reviews about how hotel room sizes and amenities differ overseas we were not quite prepared for what we saw when we arrived at the Hotel Patria after a day of flying in from California.

We purchased our standard, double room in advance and we were, of course, extremely tired by the time we arrived at the hotel. Our double room was only a few feet wider and longer than the double bed that we were to sleep on. Quite a shock considering what we were used to with hotels in the states. And even though we thought we were prepared for the smaller size we had no clue that we would barely be able to squeeze our bags into the room (and we traveled pretty light).

However, to the benefit of the hotel they were kind enough to switch us to a larger room (although the bed was the same size) at no additional cost and even moved our bags to the new room while we were out discovering the city.

The bathroom was small but updated and we passed on the free continental breakfast as it consisted mostly of pastries, fruit cocktail and assorted cereals. Plus, the breakfast room was always full with other hotel patrons when we did decide to eat at the hotel so we just stopped going in. There are several bakeries and small food stands nearby if you need some fuel to start your day.

As others have posted, it is a great starting location for just about any trip that you are planning for the day. We quickly educated ourselves on the subway (which is right around the corner from the hotel) and found that a highly effective way to get to a majority of the sites we wanted to see.

We also found that many of the restaurants and pizzerias in the area around the hotel seem to cater to the tourists and they have no trouble with speaking English if your Italian is rusty.

If possible, I would suggested that you try to book a room that is away from the street as the folks in Rome seem to have a love affair with their car horns regardless of the time of day.

Although the hotel worked to make our stay enjoyable it is doubtful that I would return on a future trip as my wife and I would probably seek a larger living space and quieter surroundings.

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!