A good budget hotel if you don't mind using public transport.

Good: low price, nice rooms, quiet location with a nice view

Bad: in the middle of nowhere, often crowded with school and tourist groups, decent bus service crawls into town at rush hour

We stayed for a week in Hotel Blanc et Noir. We travelled to Rome by car and we searched 2,5 hours to find the hotel!! It is really hard to find and not quite what you expect to see. We drove along the hotel twice and the third time we realised the hotel was behind a big fence. When we saw the horrible entrance and thougth of the shocking revieuws on this site, we were really scared that we've booked the worst hotel ever. But behind the fence it was not that bad. Our room was clean (there were certainly no bugs in the bed!!) and the swimmingpool was nice. The breakfast was not so nice, the bread was only fresh on Monday and the cheese was very sweaty. Please take this tip: if you drink the coffee (which I would not suggest) fill it for 1/2 with milk. You might get sick if you drink it black..
Anyway, we think the most important thing is that the rooms are clean and what can you expect in such a cheap hotel ?

Instead of what was written before. I stayed in the Hotel from 4-11 aug 2004.
Personel friendly. More than enough food at breakfast. I had breakfast every day at 9.30, so very late.Clean rooms. Free welcomdrink at arrival. Perfect busline 31 25 minutes to Rome or Metro.Tabachi 3 minutes walking from the hotel where you can buy your tickets or 3- or 7 days bus/metroticket. Very kind busdrivers, the showed always the way eand were helpfull.Very kind waiter in the bar (closed at 23.00)Information is of course available. Buy a tourist guide before you go to Rome and don't complaine about time and distance. Travelling is always a unknown experience, so our Brittish friends stay at home!

My partner and I travelled to Rome for a short break recently. After searching the web for good deals, we stumbled across the Blanc Et Noir Hotel in Rome. Once booked, I then stumbled across the reviews on expedia, and have to admit to being alarmed, however as the hotel was now paid for and non-refunable we thought it best to give it a try. Upon arriving in Rome, we asked for directions and set off to find the hotel. After a train ride, a bus and then a long walk up a hill we found it - a broken sign and big black iron gates. After the initial panic, we realised it was not quite as bad as first thought. The hotel was pretty basic, and seemed to be stuck in an 80's timewarp but the rooms were clean and fairly comfortable (although twin beds was not ideal for a romantic break, especially after booking a double). Breakfast however was not great, there was a large number of school children staying at the same time and they overtook the restaurant so we hardly had a look in. The other downside was that the children had no respect for any one else staying in the hotel. As we got a cheap deal, our room was situated in the same coridoor as most of the kids and 2 of the 3 mornings we were woken ealrly by slamming doors and noise in general. The hotel did not seem to be concerned about this, and the impression we got was that they did not care an awful lot once they had your money.

Overall, the hotel was OK but it was too far out of the way for a long stay. Ideal if you are on a budget but not if you are looking for some luxury or a romantic break in rome.