We just returned from spending five days in Rome at the Corallo. They have up-dated their reception area and their breakfast room is new and has a beautiful roof-top terrace. The location--close to Termini--is perfect for transportation and walking to all the historic sites. The staff is always welcoming, helpful and anxious to see that you are happy with your room. The rooms are spotless and while the bathroom is small--typical Italian hotel bathroom--how much time do you spend in a bathroom. Our room had a tiny terrace with a table and chairs. Some of the rooms have a shared terrace but we prefer the rooms with the private terrace. We always stay at the Corallo when in Rome and are never disappointed.

We had booked two double rooms for 6 nights for my husband and I and my parents. Ages range from 35 to 62.

When we arrived by taxi from the airport, the front of the hotel looked awful. We were surprised to find that the building was shared by private tenants and a youth hostel at the front. Hotel Corallo was at the back of the building. The reception area was very small and you had to reach it by going past the youth hostel reception and lift. Although we managed to check in ok the man on reception didn't smile once and made no attempt to speak english. The hallway looked awful and reminded us of the film "Hostel". Scary!!

However when we reached the 6th floor where both our rooms were we were pleasantly surprised that it was more secure than it initally looked. The room although small, without fridge or coffee making facilities was very clean. Bed was very comfortable. The bathroom was a bit odd and we had to go up to two steps to reach it and no bath. When we used the shower it made the whole floor very wet which was a bit dangerous when conbined with the tiled steps and floor. Towels were more like british tea towels not our big fluffy ones at home but they did work quite well.

We had a small balcony which faced the centre of the whole building (not very pretty) but at least we had one.

Sound proofing did not exist in the rooms though and we heard the couple next door using the toilet, arguing, having sex etc etc.
On occasions this was quite entertaining although not so good when late at night.

Also their website states that it is a friendly family run hotel. There were only three members of staff who were friendly and made any effort to speak at all.

There was also no area to sit in at reception really or meet friends and it would have been nice to have a bar area. There was one next door at the Yellow Youth Hostel but you have to put up with very young travellers.

Breakfast was ok but could have been better. Coffee, roles and croissants only. The first morning we had a really friendly man serve us. After that most mornings we had a girl who couldn't smile and gave you the impression she didn't want to be there.

Generally though it was ok. Location was great as only a five minute walk from the main metro, train and bus station in rome. I don't really think though that the €120 per night per room was very good. We would have had much better facilities in the uk for that price.

Having stayed in a different hotel last year on the otherside of Termini I probably won't go back to the Corallo again. The other one had great breakfast, a beautiful reception bar area, baths in rooms and a free mini bar in each room for the same price.

The hotel is very close to Termini Station and the main sites of Rome so in few minutes you can get everywhere by tube or bus!
The price of the room (65€ pro night for a double room) is good for the services that they offer! Clean room and bathroom for a 2 stars hotel!
The only one thing that we suggest to improve is breakfast ..they should increase the choice of the food (any ham, salami, sausages, cheese., eggs...) and try to to be more polite (there was a lazy woman that gazed us all the time and served hot drinks without coffee spoons!).

Anyway I recommend this hotel to everyone that is planning a wonderful holiday in this everlasting city.

Having stayed at this hotel in September this year I wanted to add a review of my own.

My boyfriend and I stayed for 6 nights and having been booked into the hotel by clients my boyfriend was working for in Rome we did not know what to expect.

We found the hotel very easily and its proximity to the station is great so not too much dragging of suitcases, although we were tired when we arrived outside.

We checked in which was a little difficult due to the language barrier and the fact we had not booked the room ourselves and it was under a name we were not aware of.

We were shown to our room on the 6th Floor by who we assumed was the manager, whose English was limited but he was very polite. Our room was a twin but we were informed we would be moved to a double room for the last 2 nights of our stay. The room was tiny and we felt dissappointed as it was basic, not even a fridge to store water. However the room was spotlessly clean and the bathroom too- I can honestly say I have never seen such a clean room!

Each day we were greeted by the staff who were really friendly and had a good sense of humour and even had some quirky phrases to make you laugh. They were particularly helpful to me as I was unwell during my stay and bought some throat sweets from a local pharmacy but being 6 months pregnant was worried about taking them as the information was in Italian. They were absolutely great in translating the words and understood what I was implying. They asked me constantly how I was feeling as we went in and out and were never short of a smile.

On the first few nights we were unlucky to have a group of lads staying in the room next to us who were very very noisy and disruptive. On the second night we thought we had had just about enough and were going to complain in the morning.

We didnt have to they informed us that they had removed the lads from the hotel and hoped we would enjoy the rest of our stay.

I would thoroughly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a fuss free stay in a basic but comfortable hotel.

My only concern was getting in and out of the city itself, the metro ran from the station but did not go all that close to the main sites so a lot of walking was required. The red Bus 110, tourist hop on and off was superb for getting around but the last bus was around 7pm so getting into the centr ein the evening was only achieveable by metro and then walking.

Being 6 months pregnant I found this exhausting and would suggest you stay somewhere closer to the sites if walking is an issue for you.

All in all a lovely hotel with friendly helpful staff.