My husband booked this hotel after checking the reviews on TripAdvisor for a suprise weekend away for my Birthday so I had no pre-conceived ideas.
I was extremely impressed when we arrived, it was truly lovely, modern, clean and finished to a high standard. The breakfast is excellent and plentiful, with lots on offer particularly if you like more traditional English fare. The staff are all friendly and helpful. If there was anything I was disappointed about it was the street the hotel is on - graffiti lines the walls, the cobbled street is a path of sand in places and often litter strewn about (but its not by any means unsafe or dodgy, it just needs some TLC) . But within a minutes walk along the road you're in the hustle and bustle of it all. Had the hotel been located on a better road, it was undoubtedly be pricier so not a complaint as such. Would I recommend Hotel Ponte Sisto? Most definitely!

We just returned from a 7 day trip through Italy and spent our last two nights at the Ponte Sisto. Per all the other reviews, the location is superb and convenient to a lot of historical sites and great shopping/restaurants. Check in was a breeze and the front desk seemed well staffed and ready to help if needed.

It's important to note that the street that Ponte Sisto is on (Via dei Pettinari) is currently under construction and there is a lot of daytime noise due to the construction workers, etc. The cab drivers cannot access the street so we were left off at the top and needed to drag our suitcases through sand and gravel to the hotel. It's also important to point out that there is a very, very popular bar right across the street from the hotel that attracts the 20-something crowd 11:00pm until 4:00am. Most of the patrons to this bar socialize out on the street - they purchase their drinks/beers inside the tiny bar and then move out to enjoy the nice weather. Our room was just above this bar so we could definitely hear the bar crowd well past 3:00am. I would highly recommend asking for a room in the back of the hotel so that this does not happen to you.

Our non-smoking room was spacious and very clean and the bathroom was bigger than expected. Unfortunately, our room was musty and smelled like stale smoke.

Overall, this is a good hotel. We paid $290/night so I'm not convinced it's the best bang for the buck. Next time I visit Rome I will check out another hotel in the same location.

This was our first trip to Rome, and this hotel is perfectly located in the most romantic area of the city. We stayed 6 nights. The staff was very helpful and polite. The hotel is in a pedestrian-friendly zone, so traffic noise at night (a common complaint) is non-existent. We walked everywhere and experienced fantastic coffee, bakeries, pizza, trattorias, sites, boutiques...basically everything you need in Rome for a week. The breakfast is really great, too. I wish we had been there during warmer months so that we could enjoy the beautiful courtyard -- maybe next time!

we stayed here with our 6 year old son for 4 nights in Feb 2009- perfect location, quiet but close to Campo di Fiori and Travestere, we walked to everything Colloseum, Vatican, they upgraded us to a suite and we had a lovely 2nd room for our son, beds were comfortable, huge bathrooms with big tubs and shower, little patio area off the room, breakfast had lots of hot coffee, scrambled eggs, ham, croissants, fresh fruit, yogurt, juices, very helpful english speaking staff, we would stay here again in a minute! we got a great deal on the price booking directly with the hotel, ask about off season deals and upgrades- they allowed early check-in at 10am with no problem, sent a driver for 55euro to pick us up at the airport and this was worth every penny to have someone show up and bring us directly to the hotel, would definately not want to drive myself in Rome!