Stayed for 3 nights on a b & b basis. the hotel is clean, comfortable and absoultely in a fabulous location for seeing all the best attractions in Rome.
On arrival we were warmly greeted and shown to our room. We did upgrade to a room with a "view of the vatican" !. room 504 may have slightly better view.
Our room was very clean, comfortable with a very good hot shower.
Standard rooms looked decent. just a little smaller than the superior rooms.
Breakfast was of the continental type, adequate buffet style including tea/coffee, help yourself to as much as you want.
We found all the staff helpful and friendly, especially Maria on reception who was more than happy to give us tourist tips.
We had a taxi from Ciampino airport to the hotel it was 47 euros, there is a bus from the airport to centre of rome for just 6 euros they run about every 30 minutes.
We did most of our touring on foot, the vatican being just 5 minutes walk away, most other sites are within walking distance.
You can purchase a day pass for the metro and local buses they are just 4 euros.
We visited the vatican musuems (sistena chapel etc), that was 14 euros and well worth the money, we spent half a day enthralled by the whole experience, there is a portable guide available to hire they are 6 euros they are really useful.
Visited the Callisto catacombs the cost was 6 euros it does take up half a day though.
One of the best meals we had was in a chinese restuarant called Ni Hao on angolo Piazza just by the vatican city wall well worth the money. There is also a decent Irish bar called The Black duke near the Pantheon that serves good food and beer.
There is so much to do and see in Rome it is fabulous, go there and explore it for yourself, enjoy

I stayed a week in the Amalia early in October of 2007 with my girlfiend... the location was great. We are very pedestrian / mass transit type people, and the location could not have fit us better. We arrived in Rome from Venice by train, and easily connected from Termini to the subway system, and the hotel is just blocks from one of the stops.

It is close enough to walk to downtown Rome, and easily steps from the Vatican.

The room was HUGE (in comparison to our rooms in Trieste, Venice, and London). The shower was probably the smallest of any of those places, but the room itself was massive!
Breakfasts were filling, and worked well for a day of exploring in Rome.

Nothing was overly fancy, but it worked, it was well located, and I would not hesitate to stay again at the Amalia.

My husband and I stayed at the Hotel Amalia for about 10 days for our honeymoon and loved it!! We initially chose it due to the proximity to Vatican City/St. Peter's Basilica, and we were so pleased when we got there! Price is reasonable for the size of the room and the location of the hotel. Numerous restaurants within walking distance, metro stop only 2 blocks away. Hotel has guest leave the key to the room at the desk while site-seeing, and housekeeping service was always very prompt, with fresh towels, clean sheets and a clean room. Leonardo was always very friendly and helpful at the front desk, as well as the other staff, whose names we can't remember. Breakfast selections were always very good. They even arranged for a car to pick us up/take us to Fuimicino Airport. It may not be a 5-star hotel, but you do get 5-star treatment!!

We stayed at the Amalia Hotel for four nights on April 17th. Excellent staff and location. Room was very large and nice marble flooring. Bathroom was huge! We were on the 5th floor near the back so it was very nice and quiet. The staff were amazing and only a 10 minute walk to the Vatican. It was so nice to walk back to the hotel at night from the center of Rome - maybe 1/2 hour and felt safe the entire time at night. Would definitely stay here again. Plus great shopping in the area!