Fantastic staff who were exceedingly helpful. Gave us great suggestions for walking tours of the area and good maps. Hotel is about a 10 minute walk from Termini or near trolley and bus routes. A little far from the Vatican but convenient to the Colosseum. Nice churches to tour nearby. Great little restaurant Tavola Calda in the circle nearby with a very friendly staff and great food at a reasonable price. Hotel was clean and nicely appointed. Walked all around the area all hours of the day and night with absolutely no problems. Don't let the appearance of graffiti scare you.

The Hotel Donatello is in the "lower-priced tourist" area of Rome but we found the staff to be wonderful and very helpful. The first night the hotel was full so we were escorted by the owner over to another hotel. Once we returned to the Donatello the next day we were upgraded for our "trouble" to a beautiful double room. The bathroom was covered in marble, we had very nice bedding and drapes, and the ceiling was covered in stone. Very nice. Every morning the owner would offer an itinerary for us with a map and walking/metro tips. We loved this hotel and would stay here again. It is a great deal for the money.

Stayed at the Donatello on a weekend break with my husband. Very easy to find from the Termini Rail Station - Catch the 105 bus and it's 4 stops from there, just across the road. First impressions were 'iffy', like the real thing doesn't match any web photos! Area is a little run down, lots of graffiti but that's true of many areas of Rome. But, we were given a lovely little room with a nice bare brickwork ceiling, and all mod cons. Room was a little small but spotlessly clean. Breakfast however is a big let down. Just Croissants, french toast and honey or jam, in a rather non-atmospheric room in the basement. There is no restaurant or bar at the hotel.

Location wise, it's not too bad as you can walk to the Colosseum in around 10 mins. Not much in the way of restaurants and bars close to the hotel so maybe not a good choice for lively guests. Saying that, the buses are very easy to use if you wish to travel to other parts of the city (and cheap or even free...nobody checks whether you validate your ticket on the machine in the bus).

Would I return - maybe.... if they sorted their breakfast out and provided a bar! Overall, its good value for money.

We stayed at this hotel for 2 nights as part of a "build your own" vacation from Gate 1. The hotel was "as expected". Not in the city center, but not far from the metro station "Manzoni". It was very easy to get there from termini, we just had a hard time finding the hotel on th street. The location itself is not bad. Its about a 1mi walk to the Colusseum. There is a grocery store closeby, as well as a good resturant recommended by the staff called "the crazy sheep". Its calabrese food and very, very good! The staff was very friendly although we did not have much interaction with them. The complementary breakfast is kind of bleh...coffee and a roll, typical italian braskfast, just not what were used to! The rooms are very small but there was a huge closet. The beds were very hard, but not the worst Ive slept on in Europe. We had a small terrace right off our room which was nice but we didnt really use it. When youre sitting down you cant see the street anyway. I saw a few other posts mentioned road noise-we had no problem with this whatsoever. If youre on a budget this hotel is fine!