We booked a room in Hotel Dorica via booking.com. But when we arrived an owner of the hotel said that it is not interesting and enough profitable for him to give a room for 1 night and he will not do it.
Absolutely unnormal situation!
We had to live in awful place for unreasonable price because it was impossible to find something better in Rome on May, 1.
So never book it!

We stayed for 5 days at the beginning of April. Hotel location is excellent, close to Termini station, but far enough away to not be a "station hotel" with all that comes with that. Quite safe, opposite the Ministry of Interior, but since this is in a nice Palazzo, with a nice fountain, you don't notice. Peter ( the proprietor) is very friendly, and you can be chatty or quiet, and he will respond helpfully. Breakfast is enough, with great Roman coffee. Ask Peter to tell you his excellent joke about how to catch a monkey. Rooms clean and always made up well. We woukd come again, especially for the great location - quiet but very central for buses, metro or walking to everywhere.

Hotel Dorica has everything that can make a stay in Rome comfortable. The owner, Peter, is friendly, helpful and efficient. He understands the off-season. The hotel offers great rates at the moment. A double room for 75 Euro a night is a steal. Rooms 23 and 24 share a small courtyard at the back and are ideal for smokers. The rooms have double-paned windows and so even the street-facing rooms are quiet. The decor may be generic, but the rooms are more spacious than an average room in Europe (where sometimes there's room for one suitcase at best, apart from the guest). The bathrooms look new. Apart from minor things like body lotion, I can't think of anything that was missing.

Peter, originally from Ancona on the eastern coast of Italy, has visited NY and SF several times. He's worldly-wise and funny. He and his daughter, Emmanuella, run a very efficient hotel. The breakfast is good, although not elaborate, but the service ensures you have a good start to your morning. There's an alternative in the Gran Caffe Piacente, next door, which opens at 6 a.m. You could also go there for a drink in the evening - munchies are free.

Most sightseeing spots are walkable from Piazza Viminale. You may need to take the metro to go to the Vatican, and there are two Metro stations - Repubblica and Termini - that are close to Viminale. A cab ride to, say Piazza Navona, costs single-digit euros. Another plus is that the shops in this area are not tourist-traps.

Dorica concentrates on the basics and gets them right. Therefore, it is very good value, one of the best I've seen in Europe.

It was a great stay at Dorica hotel. It is at walking distance from interesting sites such as the Trevi fountain, the Spanish Steps and shopping areas. Restaurants are all around and in the evening it is a very safe to go around.
The rooms were always very, very clean and the view from the room was amazing!!! The hosts are lovely people and very helpful... always ready to help and give suggestions.
Looking forward to go back to Rome and Dorica Hotel :)

L.Kenely
Malta