Clean and comfortable hotel, friendly staff, room was lovely, especially liked the bathroom, and the firm bed.

Only small downside was the location, but it was a lovely, if long walk into the centre of Rome, along orange-tree lined streets. However, the buses left from five minutes away, at Via Nomentana, and you could get tickets at the shops on the way.

Try the breakfast in bed option, it's a lovely start to the day, with fruit, yoghurt, coffee and pastries, etc.

Just one down side was that the bar seemed a little expensive..

Not to be missed is the Pepe Verde restaurant, around the corner from the hotel, recommended by the receptionist, it had wood-fired pizza oven, and was used by all the locals.

Mercure Corso Trieste is definitely an option - standards are very good, room is not small, hotel - relatively new. If the rates are OK with you, this entity could be considered. Breakfast (EUR 13 p/person) is not normally included in their rates, however it worth the money - abundant & widest choice of high quality food.

But please be informed on shortcomings:
a) don't forget your earplugs as starting 5AM in the morning some deliveries or nearby people gather around the hotel on their noisy cars speaking loudly, so you wake up;
b) nearest metro station Piazza Bologna is ~15min by feet and the part of Rome where this hotal is situated is definitely not central part ;
c) on their website it's said they provide free of charge bicycles - in reality those bikes are all "reserved" or lady-type.

Clean modern hotel, bit out of the way. Staff were dreadful - plenty of them but very slow and unhelpful. One insisted on checking in 2 other sets of guests before calling a taxi which was required urgently. Bar man took over 10 minutes to pour 4 beers - no other customers in bar. Took about 40 minutes standing at desk to extend stay by a couple of nights!

We stayed for six nights at this hotel and really enjoyed our stay. It is a way out of the centre in a quiet neighbourhood but the bus on Via Nomentana is only a short walk away and the 84 takes you to Piazza Venezia, walk down the road a little and take the 62 right to the front of St Peters (get tickets at the tobacconist on Corso Trieste). Checkin was swift and efficient and our room was on a corner with a large terrace overlooking a small church. The room was more than adequate with a modern bathroom and every night was quiet and undisturbed by noise outside or inside the hotel. Breakfast was good with the continental option much better than the cooked. There was no waiting for tables, everything was very efficient. The area around the hotel has some good places to eat. We tried four different ones - Pepe Verde on Viale Gorizia was a good budget choice, Belle Epoque on Via Ajaccio was excellent. Glicine e la Margherita on Corso Trieste is a little pricier with a varied menu but the real splurge was Da Ezio le Scalette on Via Chiana a seafood restaurant with most of the menu swimming in tanks, a great atmosphere and service. There is a bar in the hotel which provides snacks. There are plenty of shops around including a supermarket. Quite close to the hotel is the church of San Agnese (Via De San Agnese) which has great catacombs as well as most of the remains of St Agnes. We would definately stay at this hotel again.