My husband and I, together with another couple, booked this hotel for a 3 night break. Our friends had stayed at a Gianetti hotel elsewhere in Italy and said it was definately worth a try. We were not disappointed. It is absolutely spotless, located near the centre, but on a quiet sidestreet (the lap dance club opposite is hardly worth a mention, you wouldn't know it was there). The staff coudn't do enough for us. We stayed in room 101 and our friends in room 107, both were absolutely fine, really spacious (room 101 slightly larger). We had complimentary robes and slippers. The breakfast is to die for, hot cooked, fresh fruit, pastries (beautiful patisserie cakes), cereals, cheeses, cold meats, toast, and as much as you like, buffet style. Just a couple of things to note, the tea/coffee in your room is not complimentary, so beware. Also your mini bar stock is half the price of drinks in the hotel bar, which by the way closes at 10.30 pm . Rome is very expensive, take lots of spending money. 3 ice cream cones (fancy ones at that) cost us 35 euros (Gelateri at the bottom of the Spanish Steps).

We stayed here two years ago and it's simply just as wonderful as last time. The breakfast has a wonderful selection of Italian pastries, fresh fruit, eggs cooked to order, cereals, etc....By hotel standards, you'd pay more than $15 a piece for a breakfast in the same Via Veneto area. Our room was charming! Heated towel racks, beds turned down at night with slippers by the bedside are just a few nice touches. We stayed in room 204, with a great verrandah with table on patio, couch, armchair and great sided bedroom. The bathrooms are large for Italian standards. The common rooms offer leather furniture, orientals on wood floors and frescos on the ceilings. Could they update the furnishings in bedrooms? Possibly, but the charm of the older furniture is perfect for the area. I can stay in modern hotels in any city. If you are looking for a "boutique" hotel, in a great neighborhood--look no further--this is it!

We booked this hotel for our honeymoon after reading great reviews about it. The rooms are clean but the decor and bathroom fixtures are definitely outdated, compared to other hotels we stayed at subsequently.

On our first night, we asked the front desk for a restaurant recommendation and were told about a place in the neighborhood called Marcello's, which turned out to be the absolute worst, I mean WORST Italian food we've ever had. It's worse than your average Pasta Pomodoro in the States. Worse than the stuff that comes in jars sold at Costco. Just really bad food. The pasta was uncooked, not "al dente" or just a little chewy, but uncooked meaning when you chew on it you can taste the bits of flour as if you are eating raw pasta. Suffice to say, we did not enjoy our meal at all and would recommend future guests to not ask the staff at La Residenza for any restaurant recommendation.

On the other hand, the breakfast provided by the hotel is pretty good. There's a diverse selection to choose from; it's the one good thing we can count on from the hotel. Also the neighborhood around Via Veneto is pretty nice.

Overall I'd say it's been a fairly average experience. I'll definitely try other places next time in Rome.

We just returned from a 2 week holiday in Italy. Our last stop was Rome and we stayed at La Residenza. There are four of us. My husband, myself and two teenage boys. This hotel offered accomodation for four which made me more comfortable having the boys in the same room as us. BIG MISTAKE! They have rooms for four, but the one we got, room 501 was at best a 2 star. This room was obviously as add on being at the top floor (no elevator access to it) and the ceilings were not even regular height. It felt like we were in a trailer. I was so dissappointed. One room had two twin beds which was ok but the other room and two wicker day beds with blankets on them that I wouldn't keep in the trunk of my car. The room had a really bad musty smell and the towels were grey and felt like sand paper. It was like this room was not a part of this hotel. When I went down to complain they were not accomodating at all. It was very frustrating. They showed me a couple of other rooms that weren't available until the next night so I knew this room was not their standard which made it more frustrating. This room should not be available to anyone. The next night when we swithched room, there was no musty smell, the towels were white and soft and the bedspreads were clean and not camping blankets. We had to pay more and they weren't too accomodating. We had to basically argue with them to switch rooms. If you are booking for four, it's woth calling ahead to make sure it's not room 501. .