Express by Holiday Inn East in Rome is out in the middle of nowhere.We booked there because they claim to have a free shuttle bus every 30 mins to the nearest Metro.For the duration of our stay there was no shuttle bus in operation,although the hotel did on one occasion pay for a taxi to the metro which cost them 10 euros.The lack of the shuttle was a huge minus as the 451 bus does go to the metro but coming back it is very hard to figure out the right stop as the hotel is well away from the main road and dingy on the outside. Inside the hotel is nice and new and very clean.No bath,but a lovely powerful shower.The free buffet breakfast is handy and consists of rolls,meat,cheese and cakes,cereal,fruit juice & coffee.There is a huge supermarket a one minute walk away that does have a little coffee shop/snack bar as well.There are tea & coffee making facilities in the rooms but the air conditioning would not blow cool! Staff were helpful and pleasant and understood English.The only English speaking telly channel was CNN unless you paid extra,but when in Rome etc! We would not stay here again as it is just too out of the way and we did not dare come back after dark as we would never have got off the bus at the right stop!! It is easy to get to the airport via public transport for a lot less than a taxi fare though.

I would recommend this hotel as a “pit stop” on a road trip rather than a place to stay when visiting Rome.

We spent a fortune on Taxis over the few days we were there, the price depending on the route / driver / time it was €20-€30 each way getting to the city centre and €75 from the Airport. One Driver turned up with €13 on the clock to collect us claiming it was so far out he had to start the meter for it to be worthwhile!

The hotel is fine, clean and basic, the day staff were friendly enough, and breakfast was not bad, (although you need to be up early to get any of the hot stuff).

We really struggled with the Air-con too, it stayed hot all the time no matter how cold we set it, so we ended up switching it off and opening the large window all night.

The Hotel is in the middle of nowhere, ( Taxi drivers moaned when you showed them the address) its surrounded by Electrical towers and buildings progress, It says that it is 5k from The colosseo… they must have moved it the week we were there!

The Hotel is in the middle of a vast empty area surrounded by freeways, huge electrical towers and nothing else. Except for Maria ...who usually works in the late evenings ... all the lobby folks were rude and unprofessional. Girls specially working in the morning are more focused on make ups and having good time with other hotel staffers rather than helping the guests.

If not anything else you must look at the location of this hotel which cannot be any worse. Limited hotel shuttle runs from 7:30AM to 11:00AM and then again from 5:45pm to 10:00PM. Not reliable at all and you can get stuck at the Metro Station ending up paying Euro25 cab fare. There are only 16 seats in the shuttle and to our huge surprise we saw people fight (really fist fights) at the train station to get in to the shuttle. Police were also involved that evening. What a way to treat the hotel guests.

I suggest since you are there in Rome spend a bit more and stay away from here. It does not worth it.

Terrible location. Air-conditioning was not on even tho it was warm for October. Shuttle bus times are limited - no afternoon service. Local bus stop is a distance away. Breakfast buffet runs out of eggs early in the morning. Area is under construction - so there is noise all day.......also near a concert tent....of course a concert was in full sound and fury as we came back late from Rome on the local bus. Music was heard thru our closed windows without the air conditioning........ key lock did not work until after going back to the front desk three times.......

Hotel staff was indifferent to most of our concerns.

I would have no recommendation for this place. Stay away!

Mr Robert Banzin