The hotel is in a great neighborhood but is a distance from the city center. The shuttle service they mention only holds 8 people and you must book well in advance. We waited 20 minutes for it to pick us up in the evening as it was late. It would be better to take the number 52 bus at the top of the hill, 5 minute walk. There is always some discussion as well when trying to book the shuttle if they have room for you. Just annoyance that one does not want to deal with when on vacation.

Service is uneducated as to restaurants in their neighborhood or anywhere else. Good at the normal day to day stuff one would expect.

Rooms are nice and clean with lovely balconies.

Besides breakfast food is TERRIBLE!!!

Look over your bill, I was charged for things I did not have from the bar as well as an extra 365 euros for a room night I had already paid for. They took it off the bill but was still unacceptable.

I would not stay here again, there are much better hotels in the city center with grand lobbies and better services.

My wife and I stayed 5 nights in the Duke at the end of August. It is a fab hotel just a 5 minute walk from Euclide train station (not a metro station). The hotel runs a regular shuttle bus to and from the Spanish Steps which is very convenient. The breakfast was really nice and the staff were all very helpful and friendly.
The hotel is north of the Villa Borghese which is a must see (as is the Galleria)
We would definitely stay here again.

After reading the reviews here and hearing others I know who have stayed at the Duke and loved it, I contacted the hotel directly for a reservation. My email was answered within minutes with two great options for what we were seeking (two rooms adjoining). It only got better from there.

Upon arrival at the hotel (early in the morning), our room was made available to us even though we arrived 8 hours before check in time. The front desk staff was incredibly helpful, offering maps, shuttle reservations and advice on when/were/how to see Rome.

Our adjoining rooms were gorgeous - hardwood floors, marble bathrooms, satellite TV (we even were able to watch a Red Sox game one night!).

Breakfast was very good - the house made granola was wonderful. Service was very attentive, good (not great) food, nice selection.

The Duke has made it to my list of favorite out-of-the-way boutique hotels in Europe!

We went to The Duke Hotel for our honeymoon and thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip. Rome was amazing and the hotel was really good. We booked our holiday through expedia and all of the information and photos provided about the hotel were accurate. The rooms were confortable and very clean, breakfast was brilliant and all of the staff were very helpful and nice. Virtually all of the staff speak english so you have to wait until you get into Rome to practice your Italian!

The one drawback was that it is a little out of the way, although it is in a residential area. We found that it was quite quiet and tended to eat out by the Spanish Steps as it was a bit more lively. However, it is only a short trip on the metro, and the hotel does offer a free bus service to and from the Spanish Steps. This would not stop us from staying at the hotel again and we would definitely recommend it to friends and family.