This was a really nice hotel. Clean, comfortable, and nice staff. The breakfast was really nice. Staff were pleasant. The only downside was the size of the room.

I stayed at the Hotel Barberini in June for two nights. I arrived in Rome at 9am, and upon getting out of the cab at the hotel was accosted by a gypsy and her two children who unsuccessfully attempted to pickpocket me. Believe what you hear about them, they are very clever and I caught her with her hand in my front pocket as her 10yr old daughter was trying to distract me by crying and grabbing my arm. I got my money, and the bellman came out and they left. No harm, just be careful. They allowed me to check-in at that early hour, and the room was compact, but clean and up-to-date. It overlooked a small courtyard, but the nice rooftop restaurant had an amazing view of all of rome and decent breakfast and drinks. The bathroom was modern, with a small stall shower, but linens and toiletries were excellent. The lobby is small but pretty, and the hotel is very well located to many sights, including Via Veneto. I definitely recommend this place for a short to medium stay in Rome.

My wife and I recently got married and spent our honeymoon in Europe. We spent our last three days and nights in Rome, Italy.

My wife had been to Rome in the past and wanted to stay near the Trevi Fountain and Spanish steps. She found the Hotel Barberini on the internet and liked the location of the hotel and the fact it was rated a "four star" hotel. My wife booked three nights at the Hotel Barberini and we looked forward to ending our honeymoon in Rome.

We checked into the Hotel Barberini and were informed that we had been upgraded to a junior suite instead of our standard room. I had already been warned that hotel rooms in Europe were expensive and small by United States standards. We got into our room and found it to to be very nice, but not great.

On our third and last night at the hotel, we came back to our room late in the afternoon to be told by hotel clerk they had moved us to a standard room along with our belongings without our prior knowledge or consent.

I expressed my dissatifaction with the hotel clerk. The hotel clerk's attitude was we were lucky to have been upgraded in the first place. I explained to him that I would have been satisfied with our original room, if they were going to go into our room and remove our personal belongings without our prior knowledge or consent. I also explained to the clerk that I could have accepted the room change had we been told at some point there was a possability of a room change. We were never compensated or even given an apology.

I am not one to complain, but felt this was wrong and wanted others to know how this hotel treats their customers. I would not recommend the Hotel Barberini in Rome to anyone.

The location of this hotel is great, which is why we stayed here. They room was small, but is typical for Rome. The bathroom was nice. We LOVED our balcony and sat out on it every night, drinking local wine and watching the night life of the city. The breakfast was good, more than some hotels have in Europe. It is a very clean hotel and we would stay there again! I would recommend it for someone who wants a smaller hotel in a great location.