I was a little concerned reading what others had said about the hotel, but it is obvious that the hotel is putting some money into the facility. There was a new front desk right off the street, no more 2nd floor check in. The staff all spoke English very well and were very accomodating. Actually the best I received in my two weeks in Italy. The breakfast was excellent with a wide variety of items in a newly created breakfast room. The internet connection was free and located in a cozy sitting area where drinks were also served. The beds were memory foam and really comfortable. The rooms were typically small, but very comfortable. My best stay in Italy.

Disappointed on arrival as we were "overbooked" at the nearby Medici Hotel - never a good start to a break you have been looking forward to in a City you have never visited before! So mood was not good when entering the room, which was facing the inner courtyard on the first floor with hardly any daylight (a bit like an inside cabin on a cruise ship which we would never book!). However, we ventured out to the city after a quick freshen up - and found ourselves hitting the main government building almost immediately down the road with obvious VIPs visiting. Rome really is an amazing city but you need good walking sandals/trainers to feel comfortable for the many many miles you need to walk! Word of warning - you need tickets for all travel prior to hopping on buses & trains that you can obtain at the local Termini newsagent for 4 euros giving all day travel. Best value was the open air bus tours where you can hop on and off to see all the attractions for around 16 euros each, over 24 hours - and provides a good rest!
Back to the dark room in the evening to freshen up again (good bathroom but wobbly shower) before dinner, and visited the restaurant around the corner (opposite the Medici) for an average meal. Best restaurant of the 4 days was the rooftop at the Hotel Forum (recommended before we went) where we hit on a special evening promoting Soave wine by the vineyard owner - excellent food and wine! Breakfast next morning was as we expected - a very fair continental help yourself type, but plenty! The British don't like them because they do tend to be aimed for the sweet tastes, but cheese and ham was available. Friendly and efficient service available if required. Returned home to watch Roman Holiday DVD with Gregory Peck & Audrey Hepburn to relive our memories of the wonderful sites we saw - not quite so busy in those days though!
Debbie & Dereck - Hertfordshire

I have stayed at Ranieri 5 or 6 times over the last 13 years and have always found it to be a good bargain. It is clean and the staff is courteous and helpful. Luana and Diego take care of their guests and Carlo makes a divine cappuciino!

Although when first arriving tired, this hotel looked not so good...you have to go up one flight off street level to the front desk....but....my wife and I can't say enough about how gracious the front desk conciere named "Diego" was to us!! So welcoming and spoke excellent English...sold us tickets for the Metro and helped make our stay so pleasurable gave us maps, gave us use of a computer and internet connection.......All the people at the front desk couldn't do enough to make our stay so wonderful...the neighborhood was not far from the Piazza De La Republica, so it was safe and pleasant.
Breakfast in the morning was so nice...made me a special cappucino, cheeses and sweet rolls.....rooms were always clean and we would highly recommend this hotel for people who really just want a room that's clean to sleep in with pleasant help after a long day out in Rome...certainly not the Ritz, but more than adequate!!! Booked this hotel through our travel agent.
David