The key factor here is that I paid less than € 150 B&B for something acceptable in the middle of a Western European capital. There follow a few gripes but I would be surprised to find a similar level of quality in, say, London for twice the price.

Good points first - location is fine; pretty central and in an apparently safe area. I didn't eat in the restaurant but I'm told breakfast was good. the room was clean and recently decorated and as I was at the back of the hotel there was no noise from the street.

Clean as it was, the room was tiny - the distance for wall to wall seemed less than floor to ceiling. Furthermore there is no desk so I had to work sitting on the bed with the notebook balanced on my knees. The bathroom is also small.

I was there for only one night and spent very little time in the room. If you have a heavy schedule and expect to be out a lot this place is great value for money. If you intend to spend a lot of time relaxing or working in the room though you'll soon start to feel very cramped. Most of the rest of our party of ten said they had small rooms too.

Regards
Paul

Pros:
* Cleanliness
* Location
* Breakfast buffet

Cons:
* Way too expensive, given the quality of the hotel
* Very dark rooms with heavy curtains that you can't move aside
* No free wireless, and it's difficult to purchase time on their network
* No iron is made available to guests - instead you need to hire them to iron your clothes for a hefty fee
* No fitness facilities

I was sent here by the Hotel Opera Roma, where I had a reservation because they said they were overbooked. I really did not appreciate this bait-and switch.

We booked this hotel through Hotels.com and got a great rate (about $160 per night). The location was excellent (within walking distance of the ancient Rome) but the room and service were below average. The hotel staff treated us like we were burdening them with your presence. Our room was stuffy with A/C that barely worked. When I noted this problem with the hotel staff, they looked into it but didn't resolve the problem. The notice on the door indicated that the rack rate for the room was 540 Euro--definitely NOT that cost! If you can't get a great bargain like we did ($160 per night) then look elsewhere. Also, if you want breakfast included with your room you have to pay extra (which is VERY odd in Italy where most hotels include breakfast). Don't bother eating breakfast at the hotel, there are several places to get a typical Italian breakfast down the street for a quarter of the cost.

Hello travellers,
I have just returned from The Internation Palace, Rome. This wasnt a hotel I researched very well, rather I went with travel agent recommendation.
For me, this hotel would be an average hotel in a good location. The rooms are unfortunately decorated in a very outdated fashion which gave it the appearance of being old and shabby even though it clearly was recently done. I found the rooms to be of a good size but with a small window making it very dark. I also found out the in this hotel (maybe others) they do not switch the AC on until may. Using the wall thermostat I could tell the it was somewhere between 25-30 degrees celcius.. Not acceptable temperature for sleeping. The next morning I asked for it to be switched on and I was given a story which a staff member later confirmed as a lie where I was told that guests have complained that the AC was too cold.. In reality they just dont turn it on to keep cost down. I was told to open a window to keep cool, however being on a very busy street it was too noisy with 27/7 traffic and sirens etc. I was moved to a quieter room which was just as nosiy but after being persistent with complaining they switched the AC on.. kind of !!
We had breakfast every morning and 2 out of the 3 mornings the Maître de was very poor, not making eye contact, not chat and just pointed you to a dirt table. She spent most of the time standing around while the rest of the staff were falt out and couldnt keep up. As a result of what I would say being understaffed there was serious issues with teh breakfast. We had trouble getting plates and quiet often had broken plates offered, we couldnt get cutlery in general it was just a chaotic scene.
No for the positives, the location of this hotel is excellent. 2-3 minutes walk to the main train station, I would say 10 minutes to the Coliseum, 30 mins to the vatican and easily with minutes of all the sites and shopping areas.
Would I stay again? probably not ! Would I recommend it ? Maybe but its only ok as a hotel..
Happy travels.