My boyfriend and I stayed at the Hotel De Artistes during a weekend trip to Rome in March. We were really pleased with our room at the hotel, it was clean, comfy, great value and well appointed - but the breakfast was a bit of a disappointment. But overall a great value base from which to explore Rome - I can recommend.

I have been meaning to write this review for a long time and finaly got around to it. My family and I reserved two private rooms for our first night in Rome and our last. Upon check in the clerk (friendly enough) didn't seem sure of what she was doing but finally assigned our two rooms. Small and clean they were not close together as I requested but on different floors. Since the hotel had no security and business offices were on the same floor as one of the rooms (a really weird setup that did not make me feel safe at all), my husband and son shared a room and I shared a room with my two girls. On checkout the next day, my credit card was declined. I knew something was wrong as it was only the beginning of our vacation and the card had ample room to charge all of our hotel stays and rental car. I tried to pay in travellers cheques but they refused stating cash or credit only. So I told my children to stay in the room and their father and I would find a bank to get the required cash. We walked all the way to the Temini before we could find a bank machine (our bill for two rooms was over $500..) In the meantime the front desk was phoning my children telling them they had to vacate the room and threatening them -they were terrified. We decided we should pick up the rental car, but the credit card was again declined -the rental car company determined on our behalf that the hotel had incorrectly put a hold on our card for an exhorbitant amount -hence the declines, unfortunately although the credit card company would reverse it, the process would require confirmation from the hotel that we did not actually owe the amount and as a resut the reversal would take several days before the card could be used again. Fortunately we had another card and manged to get the car. When we returned to the hotel the owner was belligerent with us and had been yelling at our kids. As I paid the bill I asked that they cancel our reservation for the last night as there was no way we would return -my childrens first day in Rome had been ruined. You can guess the rest -we were charged $400. for a no show on the last evening of our trip -on the card that was declined initially!! (we found a great hotel around the corner for less money and far superior accomodations). Attempts to get the credit card company to reverse the charge were unsuccessful as I did not have a cancellation #.

My wife and I stayed for 7 nights in Feb. The room was small by American standards, but that should be no surprise in Europe, and it was very comfortable. The staff were very welcoming and helpful throughout the stay. They were particularly helpful dealing with Al Italia, which had lost a piece of my luggage. The staff who worked the reception desk may have been the best hotel staff I have ever had contact with.
Unless you want to stay in a particular part of Rome, this area was as good as any to stay in. It was very close to the Metro. The area was nice, pretty quiet, filled with hotels and restaurants.
Breakfast was very good, and the staff preparing the food were very efficient. There is a roof garden for eating outside, if the indoor area gets crowded, and it did.
There was a refrigerator and safe in the room. Any problems were immediately taken care of.
The hotel played a large part in a great trip.

I stayed with a friend and would say it's more your 'backpacker' kind of place. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst.

The location was quite good - just five minutes walk from the main railway station. It was quiet and the staff were friendly enough yet quite detached from the guests from what I felt and saw.

The room wasn't as expected; instead it was claustrophobic and dated - a far cry from the photographs published on the website. Unfortunately it came with a shared bathroom but that was my fault.

The room was clean enough and attended to (although i don't actually remember seeing the room any different from how my friend and I left it) but the bathroom needed a lot more attention. This was a major drawback but it was my mistake to have accepted shared bathroom amenities.