We stayed at the Capo D'Africa in May 2009. This is not what I would classify as a "luxury" hotel - if you want that kind of catering you have to stay at the Ritz - but it is the next best thing, and a very, very nice hotel that is updated, modern and has a really good staff. It's all a very rare find in Rome, even at the four star level.

The whole hotel looked like it had been fairly recently remodeled; our rooms had modern furniture and fixtures, and the bathrooms were refreshingly updated. The staff was also very nice (Sergio was best!); they made a lot of our reservations for us, provided us with maps and car service, and were just generally on point, which is not something I can say is common for southern Italy. Also, there were two rooftop decks that were a nice touch; we sat on the deck overlooking the Colosseum every morning for breakfast.

My only warning to travelers about this hotel is that it is not in a central location. It is about a 5 minute walk from the Colosseum, on the southern side of the heart of the city. That being said, I am a fairly lazy person and I didn't mind the location. I thought for how nice the hotel was, it was worth it. It's not a very long walk to any of the sites, shopping or restaurants (you could always take the Metro or a bus, both of which can be picked up in front of the Colosseum). I think our longest walk was 40 minutes to the Vatican, which is significantly west of the city. It was about 20 minutes to the Trevi Fountain/Spanish Step area, and we ate dinner there most nights and then strolled back to the hotel. The weather was gorgeous, the Colosseum was lit up, and it was a great walk.

If you have not stayed at other Roman hotels you won't realize how great this place is- or how bad other supposed 4/5 star hotels can be. The location is great. Very close to the Colloseo and forum. The neighborhood is upscale with great restaurants.

Best Pizza (in Rome): leave hotel, make left, make left at corner, walk one short block, restaurant on left. Literally 30 seconds from the front door of the hotel. Called "la spagella"- though I think my spelling is off. Upscale for pizza, huge menu, great atmosphere, house wine by the liter is excellent.

Other great restaurant: make right, make right at corner, look for huge neon sign saying "trattoria". on left. You can't miss it. There are two restaurants under the sign. Go to "La manche". Nice atmosphere, great staff, great food, had dinner there on a Tuesday at 1AM and the place was stilled filled.

The rooms are great, clean, ultra-modern, large by Rome standards. Yes, there is ALOT of street noise all night but this is Rome. You'll get used to it, sort of like churchbells. You get noise everywhere in Rome at night.

The showers are huge and the bathroom, while smallish, makes good use of storage. The front desk staff could not be better, so friendly. The bar staff is very professional and actually know what they are talking about when it comes to wine. They have a HUGE bar menu, so many wines by the glass. Try the red Sicilian wine or ask Roberto what he suggests. They are all the same price and reasonable for hotel standards.

Breakfast is good, except the coffee. Wi-Fi costs, you have to buy the card. 5Euro for an hour. From now on I won't stay anywhere else.

There is no restuarant but you can order from the large room service menu in the bar.

I'll never stay anywhere else again while in Rome.

There were two couples traveling in our group and we stayed at Capo D'Africa from October 13 through October 19th of 2008. I can't say enough good things about the concierge service. The made all sorts of reservations for us, gave advise, helped us with our Italian. Once, I inquired the name of the medieval church that can be seen from the roof top terrace and the manager happened to be in the Lobby at the time. He was amazingly knowledgeable and gave us a short history of that church and of the churches in Rome in general. Everyone was very helpful, even willing to open the breakfast room a bit earlier to accomodate an earlier tour departure. The roof top terrace was a perfect place to end our busy days. We'd get a drink in the Lobby, or bottled water, bought elsewhere, and we'd go up there and recap our day. The potted plants in the terrace were so evocative of the region with their fruit-laden olive and lemon trees, it was truly a pleasure sitting up there. My only complaint is with the bathtub in our room. Instead of a flat tub floor, it was curved and very slippery. When we arrived home we had several bruises on our thighs and legs. Eventually, we solved the problem by laying a towel inside the tub, because the rubber mat they had there didn't work very well. Otherwise, the bathroom was very nicely appointed. On my next trip, I plan to stay elsewhere, but only because I'd like to explore a different neighborhood. But for our first trip to Rome, this hotel really put out its welcome mat.

I've been meaning to write, as we stayed here in late Nov. 08. We thoroughly enjoyed the hotel, staff, and the neighborhood. We walked everywhere from this location. The breakfasts were very nice in the rooftop room. There is a great neighborhood restaurant only about 1-1/2 blocks away, but I can't remember the name of it. The hotel seemed to steer us to expensive restaurants, but we like to go where the locals go. If I go back to Rome, I would want to stay here again!