Speaking to people who had been on short breaks to Rome, they all said "stay central". The choice of central sites was quite long. Given that we were only there for 2 nights (3 days) we didn't need much in way of luxury, but many of the reviews of hotels under £200 were worryingly "mixed". However, going up to just over the £200 mark for 2 nights, we found univerally good reviews for this hotel. Having just returned, the reviews were accurate. Nice hotel, good site, just outside the main tourist area, but we walked to all the sites. However the Vatican, being across the river was the furthest away, but still walkable if you are fairly able. The rooms are small neat and tidy as is the bathroom, and despite bing on a main road, we got good nights sleep on both nights. An added bonus was that 2 of the reception team, though of Italian parentgae had been bought up in England and Australia respecyively, so were word perfect in our language. Breakfast was decent,--croissant, pasties and cereal, but if thats not enough, pleny of small snack bars nearby. Rome itself--wonderfull, great sites, nice mainly small shops, thankfully different to the generic high streets in UK. Eating--well as expected, more exensive in the main piazzas -especially the drinks--but some side street cafes just off the main sites very reasonable and if you order beer and wine for instance, you get snacks for free nearly everywhere.

After a few years we recently returned to the Ranieri. To our surprise we found that the general areas of the Hotel had been remodeled and improved. The old grey entrance has completely changed and the reception which used to be on the second floor has been relocated to the ground floor. Also there is a new breakfast room which looks great. Staff was still as friendly as before. We had asked for a quiet room so we were at the back and had no view at all but the room was nicely fitted and very clean (we liked the Bang&Olufsen TV set in our room!). The free Wi-Fi worked fine in the lounge area but not in our room. We believe the hotel has a good price/quality ratio and we will certainly return. The hotel is in the city center so parking was difficult. They did arrange for someone to pick up our rental and valet park it.

I have stayed at the Hotel Ranieri twice now and can definitely say I would book to stay there again for a trip to Rome. It's a basic hotel but with comfy rooms, clean bathrooms and very friendly staff. I can't praise the staff highly enough, the concierges especially are polite, extremely helpful and friendly. The breakfast is good with a range of breads, sweet pastries, cereals, cold meat, cheeses, juices, coffees, teas. It's only a few minutes walk from the Piazza Repubblica and the Fontana Dell'Acqua Felice. As such, if looking for an English Mass in Rome is also very convenient, with an American congregation located in Santa Susanna, across the road from the fountain. It's about a 15 minute walk from the Trevi Fountain (if that) and the same to Santa Maria Maggiore. There is a number 62 bus about 150m down the Via XX Settembre from the hotel which goes directly to St Peter's Square.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this hotel to my friends for a value for money place to stay in Rome.

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.