This hotel advertises itself as a 4 star but the rooms and the service in the breakfast area is definitely 3 star at best. We booked a deal through expedia and stayed in Rome for 3 nights. It probably worked out at 200euros/night.
Negatives:
1) Location: even though 500m from Bologna metro, Rome's metro is not great. Only 2 lines for central Rome. Walking to the main eating areas takes 20-30mins which is not a bad thing in itself as Rome really is a great city to walk through, however this meant that it took 1 hr to get to any decent lively area for a meal in a Piazza (Navone for example) from the hotel. The Metro also closes at 11.30pm on weekdays and 12.30 am weekends- not convenient if relying on the metro rather than taxis. Staying close to the sights/piazzas/bars would avoid this although probably more expensive. Our next time in Rome will definitely be in touristy-Rome to avoid this problem
2) Service/Breakfast: served on the 6th floor with decent district views. Be warned, standard breakfast only with minimal choice beyond cereal. The bread baskets were not topped up past 10am and everything was whisked away and shut down at 10.29 and 59 seconds. No leeway there. Almost felt like bootcamp.
3) Rooms: tv only had free Italian channels. No CNN or BBC available. Pay-per-view Sky available. We stayed on the ground floor near the back terrace and we had to have the curtains drawn all the time due to passing foot traffic as the windows faced the main corridor. Room was old and tired. Ventilation didn't work in the bathroom.
4) Why 3 star? No room service, restaurant. Ironing not allowed in rooms. They wanted to charge 5euro per garment initially but then reduced it to 4euro per garment. Still a ripoff seeing as they disallowed ironing. Also see points 2 and 3.
Advantages:
1) Reception service was warm and friendly.
2) Taxi service to airport at 45 euros definitely worth it. Not only do you avoid the crazy Rome crowds but the route includes driving past the Colosseum and a Pyramid built by an egocentric bureaucrat.
Advice for Rome in general:
1) at the airport (FCO) do not listen to the locals. Take the express into Termini (and not the all stops, jam-packed, hot, long and painful line to Tiburtina). Spend the 11euro/person cf. 5.50 euro/person
2)Sistine Chapel is closed on Sundays except for the last Sunday of the month
3) Frommer's guidebook is not detailed enough
4)buy the Romapass for 23euros which allows free use of the public transport system (not the trains from the airport however) and free entry into 2 exhibits. More importantly it allows you to walk past the mega-long queues at the Colosseum waiting to buy a ticket. Romapass valid for 3 days.