We booked the hotel through the internet and got it for 90 euros per night per triple room. We were nine people and that means three triples. Our room was great, with a view on the central road, really clean and spacious.The bathroom was very clean too. The second room was just as ours, but the third one had a view on a backyeard and the bathroom smelled bad, although it was clean. I later realised that I found that kind of smell in many places in Rome, even in luxurious shops. However it was very clean, just ask for a room with a view on the central road. The staff was really kind and helped us. They booked a minivan to take us to the airport at a great price so we didn't have to walk at all (really helpful as we had a lot of baggage). The breakfast was good too, but I didn't like the coffee (you get it out of a machine and I prefer the classic cappuccino).It's within a walking dinstance from the train station and the tube. So if you don't want to walk to the great monuments of Rome (about 30 minutes walking, but great tour), you can take the tube and you will be there in 3 minutes (Fontana di Trevi, Vatican, Colosseum, Pantheon and many others).The hotel offers free internet access as well. I intend to go back to Rome in June, because I stayed there only for one night and it's not enough. I will certainly book at the same hotel, as the price is really good comparing to what the hotel offers.

BEAR IN MIND: Don't eat at any reastaurant near the Vatican! They offer full meals with only 10 euros but you end up hungry, as they are just awful! There are many restaurants near the train station and the hotel, where you pay about 15 euros per person and you eat local Italian dishes! You can take pizza from any shop that smells pizza and it will be delicious (and really cheap). Just don't eat near the monuments or where they have fixed prices. You will just lose 10 euros and you will get angry!

This hotel was not my favorite of the trip, but wasn't the worst. The room was ok, the smallest we had. It was near the train station, which was convenient to travel, but not great when wandering around looking for dinner after dark. There was also a funny smell in the hallways and bathrooms. Something in the water? Breakfast every morning was fine, but sometimes was very busy and the tables couldn't be cleaned off quick enough.

I stayed at the Contilia for five days. The air conditioning was non existent. The hotel was definitely not modernized or updated. It was by far the smallest bathroom I had on my entire trip. The place was clean and my room was cleaned every day of my stay there. The area of the hotel feels worse when walking from the train station than when coming back from the main sights of Rome. The breakfast was terrible. Honestly, all I need is some juice, pastry, and fresh fruit like an apple and I'm happy. The only thing they served was stale buns, cheese and cold meat. I stayed there because it was cheap and easy to explore Rome from. Keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed.

My girlfriend and I found the Hotel Contilia after walking around door to door to many hotels in the Termini station area. This hotel was by far the best looking hotel in the area compared to others of similar price, it looked clean and the air conditioning and TV worked (only CNN and some MTV italia were in english however). The reason I give this hotel only 2 stars is the bedbugs! My girlfriend and I woke up every morning very itchy with bedbug bites all over our bodies. As someone who has never experienced bedbugs before, I must say that they were horrible, the itching lasts for weeks (much worse than a misquito bite). We have been home for 2 weeks now and the itching is just starting to go away.

We were in room 218, so I'm not sure if this problem is isolated to that room alone, but the bedbugs truely ruined the experience for us. Other than that the Hotel Contilia is the best bet for a reasonable price in the area, the staff were very friendly and the hotel was very close to Termini station (about a 5 minute walk). Contrary to some reviews the area was not at all "shady", a little dirty perhaps but I felt very safe, and the restaraunts in the area are very charming, and very reasonably priced. The hotel is also within 10-15 minutes walking distance of the colosseum, and many other neat Roman ruins.

All in all I'd say definely visit the Hotel Contilia if you're looking for a reasonable price (we got 70 euro a night, with some bargaining). But definetly beware of the bedbugs!