My first room had bugs and very noisy. The owner/staff was quite unfriendly and not at all helpful. I found the rooms (the one with out the bugs) small and the bath too small to turn around in and I am a little person. I felt unwelcome in the common area when the owner and his wife were there using the area.

I was shipping my luggage back to the US and the owners' comment was " I can't be responsible for your luggage". This was after I told him Fed EX was to pick up my luggage the day I left. This is just a sample of some of the details of my stay. All in all I would pay extra to have helpful friendly service and clean rooms.

The Celio is in an amazing location, the backdrop of the colliseum is marvellous. The hotel itself however is awful considering how expensive it was.

Good points - nice mosaic floor, clean, good bed.

Bad points - The bathroom was so small, I am a size 14 - any heavier and I could not have got into the bathroom. A man if he so wished could pee, brush his teeth and shower his right leg at the same time. Ridiculous.

There were no niceties, brochures, tips, recommendations, not even a box of tissues.

Breakfast - was in a tent in the courtyard & and that is being generous. (4 m by 4m) Breakfast was stale bread and croissant. Not what we had anticipated.

Staff were incredibly rude, and made you feel as if you shouldn't be taking up precious space in the hotel. Rude & unhelpful.

Would never recommend this hotel or return to it. Such a shame, and an expensive waste of money.

My partner and I went to Rome for our joint birthday's in early Jan '07. Whilst the hotel was very nicely furnished, I'd have swapped that for a more helpful staff and the ability to have a cup of tea after long sight seeing trips! There was merely a dismissive "no" when tea was requested at 8.15pm. They claim the rooms are 'spacious' - they are not, with enough room to walk around the bed and thats it ! The breakfast was very poor also. Its a shame as clearly a lot of thought has gone into selecting the antiques, decor and the location is good, - shame the staff weren't selected with the same care.

I stayed at The Celio for the duration of my time in Rome. Great hotel location with the Coliseum just a minutes walk away. The hotel decor is certainly over the top but gives the hotel a definite charm. Overall though my experience in the Celio was not a positive one. Although the rooms are clean and well kept, they are very small. The dark colours and frescoes only serve to make the rooms seem more claustrophobic. My most serious complaint about the hotel was the attitude of the staff towards guests. Despite promises about being a 'treasured guest' in the hotel welcome e-mail the acual experience felt more like I was intruding into someone's living room. The staff were consistently dismissive towards guests giving the impression that they would prefer you not to bother them with any enquiries. Looking back at my stay I could think of no reason to recommend the Celio to other travellers.