I have just got back from a very pleasant trip to Rome, which was booked only 2 weeks before departure.
If I had taken notice of some of the reviews for this hotel I had read on this site, before I went, there is a possibility I would have changed the booking. It was as well I didnt.
What certain of our friends from the USA have to consider, is that there are many hotels in the States who do not have a bellhop or the historical value an hotel of this category can offer! If you want those extra facilities you have to pay for them!
This is a friendly and most acceptable hotel. It is clean, the room we had was of a respectable size, and it has a quaint atmosphere befitting a hotel in the centre of such an historic city.
The linen was fresh and regularly changed and the breakfast was more than adequate to set you up for sightseeing! This hotel is well placed for the Metro and bus services to get you all over Rome.
I find some of the other reviews here a little unfair, I thought it good value for what we paid.

This hotel was not half as bad as the other reviews state. I have stayed in alot of hotels as we are regular travellers and do alot of city breaks. The location is excellant, five minutes walk from the Termini in a quiet street. The room was quite big with alot of space to move about in. The bathroom was also good, new and clean. The only problem I had was there was no tea or coffee in the room. The breakfasts were continental in a large breakfast room, lady waitress quite rude! The rest of the staff were friendly and provided large, free maps with an a to z on the back from reception. Very usefull. This is probably the best city hotel we have stayed in, and I'm choosy!

During our 2 week trip to Europe, the 2 nights we spent at this hotel were probably the worst on the whole trip. While the hotel is ok, it's not 3-stars. Upon check-in, we actually found the desk staff helpful to book us tours, get a taxi, etc. We had to track all of our luggage up a large flight of stairs to the first floor, with no bellhop available. The elevator was too small to even fit a large suitcase. The hotel was older, and felt similar to a hostel. Our room was a bit musty and hot (mid-winter so the heaters were cranking), so we opened the nice veranda double windows, and it airred out nicely. The room was small and old, with very old furniture. It had two twin mattresses (this is called a 'double' in Europe) on a weak bedframe. The AC did not work, but they probably disconnect it in the winter. The bathroom in our room was actually large, newer, and quite nice and was the highlight of the room. The shower stall was small though, but I find this common all over Europe. The walls and door were thin, but we didn't hear anything. Breakfast downstairs was nice with plenty of choices. It kind of felt like an underground bunker or dungeon. The selection of meats and cheeses with bread, fruit, cereal and hard boiled eggs was good. As far as location, this hotel is not in any kind of tourist area! You can take the subway, which is only 2 or 3 blocks away to the Colosseum (3 stops), so that was nice. Otherwise, it's a 10-minute walk to the main train station, which will take you anywhere. If you are looking for a central hotel near lots of sites, spend more money and stay in Old Rome. The area of the the Siviglia, while not bad, kind of has a seedy feel to it. The good news is that the Turkish Embassy is across the street, so there is always a police guard right out front of the hotel.

I can't really write a review of the Hotel Siviglia as we ended up not staying there. On arrival, we were met by a surly man on reception who told us (without a hint of an apology) that the hotel was overbooked and he was transferring us to another hotel in the group - this despite the fact that we'd booked directly with the hotel, about 5 months in advance! They paid for the taxi to Hotel Torino, but now we'll never know what we missed. Having read other reviews on this site, perhaps we didn't miss much!