My partner and I had a wonderful stay at Hotel Cinquantatre ! We stumbled upon it and the owner graciously found us a room. It was the last 3 days of our month long holiday around Italy.

Perfect location, comfortable rooms, great service, great price. Right in centre of town with all the grande hotels around the corner ....in a lovely boutique hotel.

We were leaving for Sydney from here and my boyfriend left his Italian silk ties behind. The Hotel Manager, Nima Payamyar raced around getting quotes for the shipment back to Sydney and found us the best possible quote and sent them to us ! Such a lovely surprise for my boyfriend who thought they were gone for good ! Thank you Nima and Hotel Cinqantatre.

Would definitely stay again.

We booked into this hotel on the recommendation of a travel agent and overall were very satisfied with it. It is very conveniently situated for sightseeing. The bedroom was comfortable and the bathroom well equipped and relatively spacious. Staff were very helpful and friendly and spoke reasonable English. We just found two down sides: firstly the breakfast was dull and limited - coffee and juice were fine, but the only cereal suppliled was corn flakes, and the bread and pastries were usually pre-packaged and bland. Secondly, there were no visible arrangements for what to do in the event of fire. Given that the hotel is a tall narrow building with only one staircase, a small lift, no fire escape, and we were on the 4th floor, we feared that if there had been a fire we would have fried.

My husband and I spent three nights in this hotel in August 2009. It is in a fantastic location, just a 10 minute walk from the Spanish steps and 2 minutes to the nearest subway stop.

The room was relatively small, but this wasn't a big deal considering most hotels in European cities are small by North American standards. The bathroom was equipped with modern fixtures and impeccably clean, so no complaints on that front. The bedsheets were also clean and crisp, but that's about where the cleanliness ended. The curtains were dirty and stained, the walls were dirty and stained, and the floors and room fixtures had seen better days. The blanket on the bed was thin and worn out (and with the air conditioning at sub zero temperatures, trust me, you need a decent blanket at night even though outside the hotel, it's infernally hot). I pretty much didn't want to touch anything else in the room besides the bathroom and the bedsheets UNDER the cover.

There is a lovely little restaurant on the top floor of the hotel with a patio, which was great for having a cappuccino in the mornings. There wasn't really any food available, though, except rolls and croissants with butter. (Maybe you could ask for food, but we didn't bother since we wanted to get out and explore more of Rome).

The staff were very friendly and helpful and most spoke at least a little bit of English so communication wasn't an issue. They offered maps and recommended places to visit and eat.

We had a nice time at the hotel, but considering the slightly run down condition of the rooms, I don't think I would stay here again. Although I would definitely recommend this neighbourhood for anyone wanting to explore Rome-- everything is close at hand.

Stayed in this hotel for 14 nights from 6-20 August 2009.
The first 7 night experience was v positive.
However during the last 7 nights (8 days) the Air Conditioning broke down for all the hotel rooms. This being at the hottest time in Rome average 36 -40C during the day and 32-34C at night.
The Hotel does not have a service contract to fix the Air Con and failed to even provided fans until the 7th night of the AC failing. It was impossible to sleep and frankly v unpleasant to stay in the hotel. I personally had to buy a and assembly a fan. To make matters worse now on returning the hotel has only offered a 10% reduction as compensation they are not even paying for the fan I purchased and left with them (despite the fact they told me when I left they would reimburse me). I would strongly advise people not to stay in this hotel if you are staying in the hotter months in Rome (really April to October).

I understand the agent I booked this hotel with has suspended the hote