Well..... Our hotel journey started 150 steps at the bottom of the staircase next to a wooden box attached to a rope with iron bars around it for 'support'! Because none of us trusted the 'lift' we all used the stairs.... all 34 of us.... 150 stairs.... with our luggage.... ya so upon our arrivals to the rooms we noticed our 'mini bar' was an empty plugged out fridge and our safe.... was soo safe... that it didnt open.... however there was a hole you could pop your money into.... you just couldn't get it out again... The blankets looked like they had been in the hotel since the 30's and covered in moths... which funnily enough, made us all have some sort of allergic reaction and we all got colds while staying there! The bed was broken, the shower was broken, the toilet seat was broken! There were magnificant views... of.. men working hard....*no pun intended*.... and they were happy with audiences of young girls! The restaurant downstairs was lovely, however i would strongly advise you against this neighbourhood if you have: young children, are against mna sraideanna, or any type of passing of materials (illegal or not so) and i would also strongly advise: looking out the windows at night time, and leaving a child watch the television unsuppervised! However, Rome itself is a gorgeous place, its well worth the visit and i wish to return again soon!

HOTEL SECURITY: Firstly, extreme caution should be exercised in the immediate vicinity of the hotel, as our group did encounter numerous problems with pick-pockets. Placing a lock on your baggage is not sufficient protection, as we discovered that certain individuals carry blades with which to slash the material of a tourist's bag. Our group was therefore, greatly alarmed to find that the keys to our rooms were stored in a BOWL on the reception desk, adjacent to the open door. During our stay, we consistently retrieved our own keys upon entering the lobby, UNSUPERVISED, and could essentially have taken any key we wished.

HOTEL STAFF: Our group leader had mediocre Italian, but primarily we had hoped to deal with the hotel personnel through English. Things transpired very differently. On numerous occasions, we found ourselves berated loudly through italian by staff members, as a result of simple misunderstandings, e.g. taking a chair from one table in the lounge, to another. Their conduct was altogether rather hostile.

HOTEL FACILITIES: That elevator! What a horrible experience. Your options as a patron, are either to brave the countless flights of stairs to reach your room.. or to cram into a narrow, rickety cage, which bumps from wall to wall on its ascent. More alarming still- the lift door CAN be opened during its ascent/descent, and though it causes the elevator to halt, this is hardly safe.

HOTEL ROOMS: Though we weren't expecting anything luxurious.. the basic necessities in any room, weren't present. The leg of one of the beds inexplicably collapsed. The toilet seat was broken. The shower didn't work. This isn't acceptable, regardless of how cheap the accommodation is. Furthermore, the noise from the street outside was unreal. The street was cleaned nightly at 2am, while the rubbish was similarly collected at a ridiculous hour.

All in all, our stay at the Hotel California greatly detracted from our overall enjoyment of our time in Rome.

We stayed for 2 nights in this hotel and found it well worth the money we paid. The staff, although sometimes busy on the phone when attending to you, were very helpful even phoning a tour company for us.
The location is excellent being a good setting off point for the main attractions and close to Termini.
The rooms were basic but very clean with soap, shampoo, shower caps and a hairdryer provided. Wouldn't rate the air conditioning system and would hate to try it in the height of summer.
The pizza/pasta restuarants in the location were good.

Cant see what the problem is with this hotel.
location is on the right side of termini most convient if you arrive at termini i.e 5/10minutes walk max. good location for setting out site seeing.
rooms o.k. nothing special but clean bit laccking in lighting.breakfast contintental no problem getting extra juice/coffee.
liitl restuarant next door handy for afternoon drink
the,re quite happy to sell you 1/2 litre carafe of wine if thts all you want,couple of bruchettes with it make a nice tapas
newer transport to city worth noting
terravision. ciampino to termini direct and you can pre buy a return ticket for best value n.b. make sure you turn up early for the return trip.
cant recommend any of the areas retuarants, all typically touristy and too many pizza based.
best over the river in travestre but its quite a way