We recently stayed at this location (December 2006) on a RCI exchange and have regretted it ever since. Talk about a waste of 80 hours of vacation time. If you read the reviews about this place let me confirm that every one of them are true. We didn't lose water on this trip but every thing else happened to us, including getting robbed on the metro. Think European Vacation and multiply it by 3, that was our experience at this place. I highly recommend you read all the reviews on this place first before making any commitment to staying there.

I will say that most of the staff was semi-helpful, Alex in particular. Language did not seem to be a major problem, but that was the only thing. The manager herself couldn't get it together and constantly changed her decisions from one day to the next, making the stay that much more uncomfortable. The moment we checked in our welcome was a fight with the manager, which introduced us to the place. We had just come off a long airplane ride, had a lot of trouble finding the place, were extremely tired, and the manager gets an attitude. What a joke. I knew then that we were in for a very long two weeks.

Fortunately we only dealt with her the first three days and the very last day we were there. Alex, however, proved to be most helpful but his authority was very limited.

We never used the "services" (pool and what not) but still had to pay for them (30 Euros per person). Add 3 Euros per person per trip in their "shuttle", multiply it by 5 and it adds up quickly. Then add a lot of hidden charges that took us by surprise.

We went there with the understanding that we could put 5 people in our room, but the second week they changed our room and would not permit the fifth person. Thus we had to split the family sending our two daughters to another hotel in Rome. Who, by the way, got the better end of the deal. I wish I could remember the name of the hotel we sent the girls to but it escapes me at the moment. However, it was clean, with continental breakfast, and very, very reasonable (only $460 [dollars not Euros], for 6 days for two girls). My wife, son, and I were very envious. They also had access to great transportation, not like us who had to rely on the whim of Carpediem.

Now for the rooms. A dog kennel would have been preferred. Room service was the pits, as I had to ask for clean towels three times during our two week stay. There was no insulation between the lower floor and the upper floor, hence you could hear everything going on upstairs. Then there were the smokers, with no insulation and poor ventilation, smoke came from everywhere. Now normally cigarette smoke does not bother me (I don't smoke) but in this case it did. Poor ventilation was the cause of this. So if I was suffering from this think about what it was doing to my wife who is very sensitive to these types of pollutants. It made sleeping miserable as the room was full of smoke.

Everything in the room was inconvenient (both rooms that we stayed in). The dishes were dirty and had to be hand washed, the dishwashers didn't work, the stoves took forever to bring heat, and the staff hardly ever emptied the trash.

Carpediem does everything for their convenience, not the customer. They do not go out of their way to make your stay comfortable and nice. It is in short hell. In fact hell would have been preferred.

My advice to anyone planning a Rome trip: DON'T. But if you do, whatever happens, NEVER stay at the Carpediem Roma Golf Club. That is a decision you would never regret.

Having arrived at Fiumicino airport and picked up our Hire Car, we drove to the Carpedium Roma Golf Club, via the Grande Raccordo Anulare (GRA) exiting at junction 11 (via Nomentana) just after which we passed a supermarket on the right, which we used for groceries. At the large roundabout we took the second turning (as the first turning takes you back to the GRA) and then took the first turning at the smaller roundabout, the Carpedium Golf Club is on the approx 400 yds on the left.
After checking in we went to the club for meet and greet drinks, all the staff was welcoming and answered all our questions. The next morning we drove to Rebibbia off via Tiburtina and parked at the MetRo Car Park. We bought our 7-day MetRo tickets at the MetRo station and then explored Rome for the next three days commuting by car the short distance from the Carpedium to Rebibbia (this journey took on average 20 minutes. although you have to be a confident driver to cope with the Italian way of driving).
For the rest of the week we explored further south down to Pompeii, Naples and Monte Cassino using the Toll Autostrada's.

The nearest ATM is at the Bancomat in the nearby village about 3 miles away on the road to Santa Lucia - Palombara.
We found the flat clean and functional, with the rooms cleaned daily, the only draw back was taking the card that you have to slot in to get electricity, out of the complex with you as this is used by the gate staff to allow entrance back into the complex.

The scenery around Carpedium is pleasant though not awe-inspiring. The staffs were always polite and although most did not speak English, this was not a barrier to communication. The television was basic and local; however, English television was available in the club on request.

Overall, the costs at staying here were as expected, every RCI that we have vacationed at, have numerous charges not dissimilar to the Carpedium.

Lessons to be learnt are to have your own hire car (there is ample free parking in the underground car park at Carpedium) and explore Rome by MetRo and bus from the nearest MetRo station (parking is €1.50 per day).

We stayed at the Carpedium betwen the 4 - 11th November 2006.

We booked through Club la Costa, who have never let us down.
This resort looked great - just outside Rome, the eternal city.
We have come to expect that the sauna / steam room should be available, that housekeeping actually clean, and that electrical sockets work. We usually expect things to be clean, and for staff to be polite and helpful. What a surprise we got in Italy!
The sauna and steam room are only switched on if a guest requests it - and not guaranteed even then, we had to switch it on ourselves 3 times! The steam room was dirty, the outdoor pool had a layer of grime, and the staff were totally disinterested. There were only 2 English language TV channels, no restaurant, the electrical sockets didn;t work, and there was no shaver socket!
Next time, we're going to Spain - with Club la Costa

I was at the resort the same week as another reviewer. We also went without water, but they refused to bring us any. My husband had to go purchase bottled water so we could flush the toilet! No one in the hotel seemed to care in the least. We live in Italy, and I do understand that 'things happen', our own home has lost water several times. However, our landlords are horrified and go out of their way for us. They don't shrug their shoulders and give us directions to the store to purchase our own water! The shuttle service was ridiculous. We ended up renting a car, but you are still about an hour away from the subway during the morning and evening 'rush hour'. Because we have a baby we simply couldn't stay at the hotel without water. We ended up leaving and staying in the city for the last part of our trip. The rest of our family stayed at the resort and my mother did report additional charges as she checked out. The strange thing is that this seems to be an apartment complex with one section labeled "resort". Very odd. I have never had an experience like this with RCI.