Went thru Carnival to stay in Rome an extra day to enjoy more sites. The hotel was very clean and pleasant and breakfast was wonderful. One problem is that they had stated that they were close to the Spanish Steps. They were not close to anything. We did take a taxi and then was close to everything. Be truthful. The other and main problem we had (and to me this is a biggie) is that both our friends that we traveled with and us took an hour of our vacation time to write at least 10 postcards each to loved ones and friends and gave them 1 Euro a piece to have the front desk mail them for us. Which was the price that they said they charged to mail for their guests. NONE OF THESE AT LEAST 20 CARDS WERE EVER RECEIVED. Of course we can't go back and get our money that they bilked the poor unsuspecting tourists out of. They never answered my email asking why and they just told my friend in an email that of course they were mailed. This really was a huge disappointment.

The Hotel Albani was the second stop on my honeymoon in July 08. Overall, we were very pleased with the hotel - the decor was fun and bright, the rooms were immaculate and comfortable and the hotel bar was fun and comfortable.

If there was a negative to the hotel, it was its distance from the main sites of Rome. It was a pretty significant walk to get to anything... about 30 minutes to the Spanish Steps, for instance. My wife and I didn't mind - just used public transportation a lot, and got to walk around the city a lot, which I find helps you really get to know a city.

Might not be a good choice for older visitors or families with children, who don't want to have to expend so much effort navigating around the city.

Overall, the hotel is definitely recommended. We'd stay there again in a heartbeat.

Great location and excellent hotel!
The view of the balcony was great and the room was very large with a great bathroom.
The breakfast was good but not excellent.

Just returned from a week's holiday in Rome. We stayed at the Albani hotel. It is simply an excellent hotel. The staff were very polite and spoke good english. Our room was beautifully decorated and furnished with bright cheerful colours. Everything was tastefully selected and matched. Breakfast was very good although the selection was not huge and you get a fresh tablecloth every time!
Access to town was very easy with a bus stop nearby (50 metres). We used buses 86, 92 and 217 to go to Termini station. At the end of our stay we discovered bus 63 which takes you directly to the old town (Pantheon, fontana di Trevi etc) really handy. We recommend using a pass which enables you to use all buses, metro and overland trains within Rome very cheaply. For one day it is 4 euro and for 3 days it is 11 euro!! Dont bother with organised tours. Get a bus pass and a good map and ROme is at your feet. With the pass you can go even to the seaside, Ostia (which is beautiful) and more.