If you want a lavish place to stay, this is not the place. However, if you want great value, friendly staff, and a super location, this is just fantastic. We walked to Trevi, the Spanish Steps, great shopping, and the Metro. The continental breakfast was just fine.

The location of the hotel could not be better; close to the metro station, sights and cheap and good places to eat and do shopping (near Trevi fountain). And still reasonably quiet (though it was a bit difficult to get to the rooms on the 4th and 5th floor). Yes, the rooms are a bit shabby (who cares about that) and there wasn't a minibar in the room as promised, but the (reasonably big) room was clean, it had airconditioning (which in the end was free, even though the leaflet in the room said that there would be an extra charge for it) and comfortable beds and the staff was very nice. We even got a taxi to the airport for 45€. The breakfast wasn't very good (but it was what they promised, continental), however, you could order yoghurt, juice and eggs etc. for an extra charge. Would probably stay here again next time.

The location is the only thing this hotel has going for it. The room was very shabby and filthy. There were toe nail clippings on the carpet, which was filthy. There was a lampshade missing from one of the wall lights. The wooden wall panel adjacent to the bathroom was damp as water from the shower had seeped through. The wooden door in the bathroom was filthy and damp and the window had a curtain rail with no curtain. The tiles were all cracked and the grouting was black and the bathroom suite was probably as old as the hotel. There was a balcony with a shutter which wouldn't go up or down - as it was potitioned half up/down, we had to duck under it to get on to the balcony. The furniture on the balcony was very old and was supposed to be white plastic but it was black. There is no chance of getting any sleep before midnight as there is a theatre under the rooms. Loud music sent vibrations through the room every night. It would be impossible to stay here with children. The breakfast was the worst we have ever had at any hotel. A few cereals, bread, jam and tarts. There was no hot food. The doors leading to the balcony did not close properly and we came back one day to find them wide open. There was no lock either. This hotel is an absolute disgrace and to award this hotel with three stars is outrageous. We only stayed here because of a lack of alternative hotels.

I was a bit nervous about this hotel but as my partner had booked it as a surprise, there was nothing I could do about it.

However, I was VERY pleasantly surprised. Our room (401) was small, but any city centre hotel room tends to be, but lovely. It was obviously one of the rooms which had been refurbished. The walls could have benefited from a coat of paint where suitcases etc had scratched them but nothing major at all. The bathroom was lovely too and the whole room was clean. We even had a terrace with table and chairs which caught the sun all day.

The breakfast was pretty good actually with 3 different juices, coffee & tea, bread, cheese, cold meats, croissants (& not the prepacked variety) and cake. You could also order eggs if you wished. Anything which ran out was either replaced automatically or immediately on notifying the kitchen staff.

We found the reception staff very helpful, especially one of the men whose name I didn't get unfortunately. Yes, there is a theatre next door but we didn't hear any noise at all but maybe there weren't any productions whilst we were there. I also emailed the hotel before we left about something and they replied within hours.

The lounge area on the first (I think) floor needs updating but we only used it whilst waiting for the taxi to take us to the airport.

Location is excellent as previously stated.

We had a great stay from 24th to 27th March and would definitely return although it does appear to depend on the room you receive. Ialso find that star ratings in any large city are a little flexible!

Thanks to all at the King.