Street near Gioberti may be a bit "sketchy" but it is safe and very well located for tourist.
The hotel interior is always spotless and rooms are well maintained. Street side windows work well for silencing street noise, but if this is big issue, ask for interior room. Baths vary in size but all have unlimited very hot water. The wireless internet rate is high, but if you plug into your laptop or netbook, the room rate is much more reasonable. Breakfast is more than adequate. Hotel staff is as friendly as you are. Several restaurants in close walking distance are excellent values. Around the corner is La Ginestra , excellent pizza, pasta and friendly service. One block away on via Principe Amedeo is Ristorante Alfredo, one of the best values in Rome. A bit more expensive but worth the short walk is Ristorante Alessio on via del Viminale and Terme di Diocleziano. IThis is not the via Veneto but the hotel is a true value.

The location near Termini and bus depot will save you countless hours on your holiday. Get the Roma Pass for transportation and direct entrances into Rome's classical sights.

This was a great hotel for doing Rome. Very central opposite the Station termini - so great for drop off from airports. Staff helpful and friendly. Breakfast great - lovely croissants! Could do most of Rome on foot from here. 10 min walk to colleseum. Can also reccommend restaurant by hotel

The best thing about the Hotel Gioberti is its location. We took the airport train to the Roma Termini across the street and were checked-in within 10 minutes of arriving in Rome. Very busy neighborhood, don't even think of leaving your windows open because of the traffic noise, but once the windows are closed, the soundproofing is great and it's relatively quiet for a huge metropolitan area.
Cons: The bathroom was small, the hairdryer is a joke (20 minutes and hair still wet). The beds are rock hard and there aren't adequate electrical sockets. Internet access is 3 euro per hr. Typical cold breakfast buffet. Pros: Extremely convenient to Metro and bus stations. Felt safe even at night (lots of police and pedestrians in the area), lots of take-out cafes close by (try the tavola caulda next door, awesome roasted chicken and potatoes). The rooms have mini-refrigerators and safes. If you're satisfied with 2 star amenities and won't spend much time in your room, then this hotel is OK.

Proximity to the Termini Station is the only positive. The locality is dirty/seedy, you are constantly harassed by beggars and there seem to be many poor immigrants of African origin wandering around. I don't think this is an area you would want to wander round after dark.
No way is this hotel 4 star - a little over 2 star at best. Whilst the rooms were quite clean they were somewhat utilitarian, the bed was hard, our room looked out onto a central well with washing lines from tenements opposite strung across the void.......unsightly and no privacy - you couldn't have your windows/curtains open because you were so closely overlooked. Breakfast was a basic cold buffet. No room service and little information given about any other services available. Rooms on the front would be no better because of traffic noise & fumes.
The toilet in our bathroom broke down 5 times during our 5 day stay - same problem each time - it wouldn't flush and would malfunction again within a few hours of the "engineer" fixing it. A few times we had to resort to sluicing the toilet overnight with waste bin filled with water from the shower! We never received any expression of regret from the uncaring hotel management or indeed the offer of a move to another room.
Never stay there again and would advise others to steer clear of this one.