well, as always, you get what you pay for... the room and hotel itself was better than I expected for a 3 star in a european big city, its was very clean and nice overall, and the breakfast was indeed plentiful (if you don't get sick of meat)... but its not very convenient. The metro is just around the corner, but you have to take it to get to the sites of rome, whcih means its hard to return to the hotel for a little break and then go out again. we were forced to take a $20 taxi home each night becasue the italian restaurants are open only very late for dinner (usually our dinner ended around 10 to 11 pm) and the metro closes early (although no one really could tell us when it closed). but at least the taxi's were easy to flag down and good for our lazy bones at the end of full walking days in cold december.

most of the concierges were surly and less than helpful, but I blame mr. bush not the concierges. in fact we found the italians to have a general dislike for americans... not as friendly as I remember it on my last visit 7 years ago.

one bit of general advice: the train from termini station back to the airport may be 1/2 hour on extraordinary days but it took us 2 hours from hotel door to airport door... which meant the check-in counter was closed by the time we got to the airport (we still had 1 whole hour till the scheduled take-off) and the italian agents were completely unwilling to provide any alternative options. no kidding, they told us we were 4 minutes late and we should know better, as they all walked off chatting with each other... I think maybe they were late for their own lunch. we ending up flying out to london, staying for a couple days till we could find a cheap flight back to NYC. all in all, i won't return to italy for awhile, no matter how spectacular the architecture is.

but that said, Hotel San Giusto is clean and comfortable overall, and worth it if you get in in a package (discount) price.

The hotel was OK - but I can't get more excited about it than that.

We stayed in a triple room and the 3rd bed was a pull out - comfy enough for a few nights, but maybe not if you had a bad back. The room was pretty small so it was a bit cramped.

The bathroom was clean and the breakfast was OK (on until 10am which was good). When we arrived, the bedside tables looked like they hadn't been dusted for a good while and the electricity fused twice, so they had to send the porter up to fix it.

The review says the hotel is 1km from the Trevi and the Spanish Steps - maybe as the crow flies!!! The San Giusto is literally a minute from the Metro which is handy so it doesn't feel a million miles out, but it's a bit too far to come back and get changed for dinner if you have been out all day. we got taxis back and they cost about 10 Euros.

A word of warning - the lift doesn't come to the ground floor - you have to walk up a couple of flights of stairs to get it; which might make it a bit of a problem for the less able or those with big suitcases!

All in all, for £33 per night, it's reasonable, but I wouldn't stay there again. I would challenge the 3 star rating though....

We recently visited Rome and spent 3 evenings at Hotel San Guisto. We travelled with our friends. We admit, their room had an unusual door that appeared very unsecure, however, overall, the rooms were clean, affordable and convenient. The location was great, as it was around the corner from the Bologna metro station (line B), and also is at the end of bus line 62 (useful info, as metro line A closes at 9:30pm). We would consider staying here again.

My husband and I made our first trip to Rome January 2005, we were greeted at the airport by a wonderful driver, (we booked our hotel transfers through expedia) He gave us a lot of helpful tips. When we got to the hotel, our room was not ready, we were told it would be ready in an hour so we went out for a walk, It's not the most scenic area but the metro station is very close. When we got back to the hotel our room was ready and someone took our luggage for us and showed us to our room, its true about the elevator, it's on the third floor (no idea why) but if you have a problem walking up two flights of stairs then you're not going to make it in Rome anyway because there are stairs EVERYWHERE. The room was small but had everything we needed, the streets were noisy and an ambulance would speed by every couple of minutes, but to tell you the truth it didnt bother me at all, it was all part of the experience. The room was very clean, the bathroom was also very clean, the shower is pretty small. we were without hot water one morning, but when we got back to the hotel in the afternoon the problem had been fixed. The continental breakfast was delicious! definitely not what I expected for such an affordable price and the staff was very friendly. There is also a supermarket right next door to the hotel. I would definitely go back to this hotel. :)