When travelling to any country, we all like a nice hotel with good facilities in a decent location.
Well this isnt it.

4 star, hardly would be a 2 star if quality was measured.

facilities, well it has a bar and a restaurant - but beware the restaurant isnt always open as they book it out for private functions and in this area everything else is closed by 9pm - unless you want an ice cream!!!

Location - this is good in that it is the end of Metro B tube line - Laurentina station. Means you always get a seat and its around 25 mins to Termini or Colosseum. The hotel is 3 mins walk to the tube.
Location - Bad. Its on a 3 lane main road and the road noise is terrible unless you get to the back of the hotel.

Room - just big enough to swing a cat in. I didnt know they still did 12 inch portable TV's either and the channel choice was poor and not aligned to the hotel guide. Bathroom adequate.

All in all, good location for me as i was working 5 mins walk away but high road noise throughout the night and lack of aircon will be horrendous in summer months.

The noise from the traffic outside could be heard over a resonably loud TV. The TV channels consisted of three English channels two of which were news channels. The bins were emptied at 12.30 in the morning and then again at 2.30 the same morning by a diesel lorry (very noisy!!!) The room was tiny but bearable.
We had booked a New Year break and the restaurant was closed the entire time except for the "breakfast" which consisted of nothing that needed cooking!!! The bar was open but firstly you had to find the barman and then when there are only two of you sitting in the bar it seems a bit pointless!!!
Outside the hotel there is very little (except a few beggars) and you need to use the metro to find any civilisation! The metro system is easy to negotiate but is covered in graffitti and again there are more beggars.
The bald headed man on reception was helpful giving us advice on the metro and giving us a map.
We booked our holiday through Thomson Holidays. It appears that they no longer accept bookings to this hotel - I wonder why???

We arrived at Laurentina tube station and yes the hotel is very close, but when we got to reception the guy on the desk seemed totally uninterested and nonchelant. The room we were given was so small you could JUST walk around the bed on all 3 sides. When my partner went to reception and asked if this was the standard room size (knowing there were bigger rooms opposite ours because the cleaners had the door open) we were told that all the rooms were this big. After pulling them up on this we got a larger room 3 days later. The standard of the decor and service does not befit a 4 star hotel, closer to 3. The desk staff were also quite stroppy and unhelfpul. We were told all the shops were closed on Sundays, only to find everything open in town mid sales! Breakfast was mediocre with stale croissants and coffee from a vending machine type dispenser.

It is very close to Laurentina line B station, but this line has no air con and all the trains are covered in graffitti. We also managed to come out of the station one night to see a guy with a stab wound staggering around outside which security just ignored!

Overall, not impressed with the hotel at all, even less so the staff.

The hotel itself is nice. looks good, nice setting, cute little outside patio to eat breakfast on. The breakfast selection is large, but not spectacular, get there early or it will be gone. Rooms are clean, and staff is for the most part cordial. i actually got more helpful information from the lady around the corner at the Tabbacci stand. Example, i asked the hotel staff some questions about the area and they tried to sell me a map for 9 Euros and All i asked for was directions to the Banco Roma

The rooms are small. I know alot of americans say this when it comes to European hotels, but i have stayed in many, and by comparison, very very small. We had a hard time putting two average size suitcases in the room. You can lay across the room longways and touch each wall toe to fingertip (5'9"). Room had a nice little balcony, but we were on the street side, and it was very load all times of day and night. A/C I think was for show only.

The best attribute about the hotel is not the hotel itself, but its location. It is set on a business block that is compariable to a small outside neiborhood mall here in the states. The street next to the hotel has a variety of small cafes, a gelato shop, pharmacy, clothing, tabacci (stamps, magazines, cigarettes, ect..) And about 5 banks that are perfect for currency exchange. (do not use the hotel, their rates were outrageous!) Also the hotel is located about a 5 minute walk from the subway station. Very nice, but it is about a 25 mintue ride into the heart of Rome.

All in all it was an ok stay but i would