While this was a beautiful hotel in georgeous surroundings we found it to be a hotel with just a room. The room was cleaned daily to a high standard and fresh towels provided. At night the corridors can be very noisy and you can hear toilets flushing and doors closing. All floors are marble and the noise echos.

There were no tea making facilities in the room. This may seem petty but on all our travels this is the first city hotel we have stayed in that this has happened. Hope this doesn't seem petty but that first cup of tea in the morning just starts the day off!!

Breakfasts were available from 6.30 each morning which allowed you to start the day off very early. Because of the wonderful sights of Rome you want to start early to avoid the queues which quickly start at the many attractions. There was a very good variety of food which got you off to a good start.

The hotel is about 15 minutes walk from the Metro which we used constently and were very surprised at how quickly we got the hang of it. We always headed in the direction of McDonalds and turned the corner home.

On arrival the staff were very helpful and courteous but when our telephone in the room was not working and we had a problem with our return flight home and asked to use the reception phone we were not allowed to as they would have no idea how much the call would cost - despite the fact that we were willing to pay for the call. I found this very cold and moneygrabbing. Advice to travellers top up your mobile phone.

Our accommodation was in C section and there was a notice not to use the lift. No instructions were given to use an alternative lift. We had 4 flights of stairs everytime we went to the room. It was on the morning of leaving that we discovered a lift around the corner from our bedroom. As there was renovation work being carried on we presumed that all lifts were out of bounds.

If going back to Rome we would probably stay in a hotel a little bit more central as being so far out meant once you got to the hotel and rested for a while you sometimes didn't feel like treaking out again.

bit of a rough ish area, quick walk to the metro. It does mean to get to see Rome for what it really is.

Room was lovely, doors bang a little... but think you have to allow for such things...

hotel staff very helpful.

Brekkie was ok, service a little odd...

We have just returned from a conference in Rome, Italy were had no choice of hotels, the conference planners booked the Hotel Torre Rossa and this hotel. At check-in we were assigned the Grand Hotel Plazzo Carpegna.

We were not happy with this as the conference was actually being held in the Torre Rossa. However, once we arrived at the assigned hotel we were amazed at the difference. We were doing a little happy dance in the lobby as we checked in to this magnificent hotel.

It was like staying in a palace. High ceilings, wonderful marble floors, a courtyard with tables for drinks or meals and a friendly staff. The setting is a large park with trees and grass and fountains. You can't believe you are in a major city.

Good points:
Lots of parking
Internet access
Staff speaks English
Good access to transportation: bus and metro
(The Metro will get you to the center of Rome in 10 to 20 Minutes)
Shopping center just outside the gates to the grounds
Excellent security
Free Breakfast

Bad points:
You are not in the center of Rome. Any sightseeing will involve a trip.

The food and drinks in the hotel were good and reasonable. I can't separate the cost of the conference from the room rate, but I believe the room was around 110 euro a night.

If I were to return to Rome for a conference I would fight to get assigned to this hotel. However, if I were to return just to sightsee I would probably stay in the center of town. But that would be a different type of trip.

Grand Palazzo Carpegna is a very grand looking hotel in quite an unusual location, set 100 yards back from a busy main road. Saying this, it is quiet and set in some nice gardens. The check-in was friendly and no problems, however upon entering our room and looking for some rest after a fairly tortuous journey to Rome (explain in a mo!) there was building noise much to my annoyance, having brought this to the receptions attention they said it would stop in 10 minutes it took well over half an hour! Not a good start! The hotel is very grand, rooms were nice, comfortable and clean, although i have to say the hotel had an emptyness, lonely and vunerable feel about it. Breakfast i think was poor and not really catering for the tourists at all, cold meats and yoghurts and a poor selection in bread. The location was ok, it is not in the centre (be warned!) but only 5 minutes from the underground which is very handy and reliable and most importantly policed well. It is easy to get about in Rome and the sights are undeniably awesome. Colosseum, Vatican, Palatine Hill, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountains. We went to Rome mainly to see all these great places but we wont be going back ever! Reasons are, we got an early morning flight, you then had to wait half an hour for your bags, then queue half an hour for a shuttle bus into Rome (which wasnt sheltered and dropped you off in Romes Central station, can be quite intimidating!) Shuttle bus was the only real reasonably priced way of getting into Rome. Luckily for us it was sunny when we got there! The central station isnt tourist friendly for me, in the end i had to ask 2 police officers where to get underground tickets and which line to get to our hotel, all this with our heavy bags! So you can imagine how i took the building noise.
If you dont like Pizza or Pasta you are in real trouble in Rome we didnt find anywhere that looked to be cooking decent food with a varied selection, for a major tourist city such as Rome this was appalling.
All in all, Rome a great city, steeped in attractions and history and glad we went but not for the tourist i feel, been told its bedlam in the summer what with the stifling heat too!