I like this hotel and would stay here again. Its not full of character but its small stylish very clean and friendly. Perfect for a business trip or weekend break. Fabulous views from the terrace and a decent breakfast. The rooms are quiet and very comfortable.

Four of us stayed at the capo D'africa recently as we were attending a wedding in florence and then decided to travel to rome for sightseeing.
The hotel is very centraly located and is a 5 minute walk to the colleseum.
The hotel is modern as previous members have said the rooms are a good size with high cielings with good sized beds.
Whilst the accommodation dept were spot on as were the breakfast team the front desk staff appeared to have quite a bad atituides and i noticed three rows with guests taking place.
Our friends air con was not working to which they were told of course it was, and then when finlay it was checked it was broken took two days to fix not greta in 35 degree heat.
The wifi was charged at €5 fro 30 minutes which i found redicilous in this day and age and when I did ask for ice every time i was given a small glass of it when i required a bucket, to be told this is all they can gikve out.
These are small things but they are basics in most 3 stars.
Woudl be stay here again no, at 270 a night , I know rome is not cheap but am sure we could have got property wich had the above as standard and did have a hotel restaurant.

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.