The hotel is well placed for the Termini for trains, buses and taxis. A friend booked in our party of 14 for four nights. He paid the first night in advance by credit card. On arrival the rooms were not ready. The rooms were dirty, air conditioning not working and the bathrooms were dirty. Upon arrival staff asked us to pay in full, in cash. Having intended to pay by credit card we had insufficient cash. We pointed out the website stated that credit cards were accepted and payment was due on leaving. Staff were adamant that we obtained the cash to pay in advance. All our rooms and bathrooms where the same and we were charged 100 euros per night. We stayed the night we had paid for and found that breakfast the next day was a croissant and a coffee at the coffee bar across the road with standing room only. We immediately searched for an alternative hotel and moved to The Aphrodite - just round the corner - 85 Euros a night, clean rooms, clean bathrooms and buffet breakfast in the pleasant hotel restaurant. If you have booked & paid you're deposit by credit card then cancel now. Make sure you contact your credit card company to block any further payments or even better cancel your credit card - just in case! The moral of the story is check 'trip advisor' before you travel.

Stay away from here. It's disgusting. I took a party of 14 to Rome for a 4 day cultural tour. We paid the first nights fee in advance by credit card, Fair enough, one would expect that. Upon our arrival they demanded cash in full for the remaining three nights, Tgey stated that they would not accept credit card payments. The rooms were filthy. The showers were broken, the beds were stained and the place was infested with incects. The rooms bore no resemblance to those shown on the website. Further, you get a ticket for breakfast and then you go to a local cafe where you get a breadroll and a cup of coffee. Value 1.5 Euros. You even have to stand up, it's so crowded. At 8.00am after our first night, they were ringing each room up demanding payment for the next 3 nights. This place is a dump. I'm reporting them to the Italian Tourist Board, and we have taken photos of this 'Doss House''. Everything on their website is a false representation as to what you will actually get. Rome is a great city to visit, but a visit here would ruin it. We moved out en-mass. I could see that the receptionist was not suprised. This is obviously a regular event. I could see that she was embarrased. We went to the nearby Hotel Aphrodite. 15 euros a night cheaper, 3 star, clean and modern with a substantial breakfast, taken in an area with access to a roof garden. The hotel RUBINO was truely the worst hotel that I have stayed in, in the whole of Europe. Stay away. You've been warned!

Disgrace!!! Efforts will be made to get this place shut down. It is a health risk, a fire risk and a personal safety risk. Please do not book or even walk into this place, just look in the elevator, it'll convince you not to stay.

For 85 euro less you can stay 100 yards away in a 3 or 4 star hotel. Please don't make the mistake we did and part with your money to this [--] hole.

Booked for several nights but on arrival rooms not ready and place dirty, air conditioning not working, bathrooms dirty, some beds also dirty and shabby and we were asked to pay the remainder in cash later that day. All rooms and bathrooms where the same and we were charged 100 euros per night. Breakfast the next day was a croissant and a coffee at the coffee bar across the road paid for with a 1.50 euro voucher from the hotel but don't expect to sit down to eat or stay long! All our party were contacted to pay the bill in cash straight away. After the first night we all moved to The Aphrodite - just round the corner - 85 Euros a night, clean rooms and bathrooms and a breakfast in the hotel restaurant - go there instead! If you booked & paid you're deposit by credit card then 'phone & cancel your card if you leave early - just in case!