We stayed there for 4 nights and we were satisfied.The room was air conditioned, nice and clean, towels were changed every day.The nearest metro was a bit too far, but there were many bus lines constantly passing nearby.

My husband and I - an adult couple - stayed at the Caravel Hotel for three nights during the week-end Bruce Springsteen held his concert in Rome, 19th July 2009.
We found it quite all right to stay there. The nearest metro was a bit too far, but there were many bus lines constantly passing nearby (30, 130, 714, 715), ending up at Ostiense or Termini station.
Breakfast was good, with enough food, though not very many choices; I missed eggs and bacon, and there were only white bread.
The room was air conditioned, nice and clean, towels were changed every day. The staff, except from one uneatable female employee at the reception desk (just ask me, I remember her name), was polite.
I could have wished the internet machine in the reception to be free for guests. And it would be nice if there had been been possibilites to boil water for coffee or tea at our room. But all in all, I do not have a problem by recommending the hotel.

We stayed for 6 nites. It was adequet. Which is fine with us because we only sleep here. The location was good, we caught the bus about a 100 yards away and it took us just about anywhere we wanted. Take the 714 to Termini Station or the 30 express goes to the Vatican. Don't expect the bus drivers to answer any questions. They act dumb and won't help at all. We took the 714 to Termini and caught the hop on hop off the first day and then after that we kinda had an idea where we were going when we took the 30 express. I would like to give you a couple tips on staying here. First, you sometimes have to let the hot water run for awile before it actually gets hot, but not all the time. Tickets for the bus have to be bought down the street and around the corner at a tobacco shop, no matter what the hotel people say. The air conditioner worked great, we were totally in 4 different rooms with 2 different couples and never had any issues. The hotel staff is the biggest minus to this hotel. They seem to know very little about the area immediately around the hotel. Would you believe in Rome where there are over 1000 Catholic Churches that they did not know where the nearest Catholic Church was located?? There was a little restaurant just south of the Hotel towards the old Roman Sistern, it was very good. We ate there 4 out of the 5 nites we were there. Very nice people and after the second night we became regulars and they really took good care of us.The Breakfast was good at the hotel also. I would stay there again because you get away from the hustle of the City Center. There is a grocery store behind the Hotel but you have to walk around the block because no one knows how to get there from the hotel.

We stayed for two nights at the Caravel as a part of a Cosmos tour to Italy & Greece. Overall its a decent pick for the location and proximity to the Colosseum and (25 minutes away by bus) Pantheon, Spanish steps and Trevi Fountain. Expect this hotel to be somewhat like a Days Inn or Howard Johnson. Go here if you are on a budget and are looking to crash for a few nights and stay out most of the day. Our rooms were relatively clean and the breakfast buffet was not too bad. The negatives are - Out dated room from the 80's, hotel staff who did not help when asked for directions and noise from the road outside.