We stayed at this hotel as it was part of our tour package with Contiki. When we first arrived around 11:30am, Francesca at the front desk gave one of our friends his room key, but told my boyfriend and me that our room was not ready and we would have to wait for about an hour to get our hotel room. We asked her if she could just put us in a room that was ready and she rolled her eyes and said that it would not be a long wait as it will be ready in about 15 minutes. After 30 minutes went by, I asked her if the room was ready as more than 15 minutes went by, and she told us that it would be another 5 minutes. Long story short, she scolded me after asking her the 3rd time and said, "This is Italy, we do things differently here than America." And finally, after waiting an hour and a half, we were given our room key for room #101. Our hotel room was horrible: stains in the lamp shades, stains in the carpet, mold in the shower, open windows where you can hear all the cars go by on the street, it was hot in the room and the AC unit was not working, and there was a large dent in the middle of one of the beds, and a small dent in the second bed. When I told Francesca about the dents, she said someone will be at my room to fix the problem. The maintenance guy brought in a wooden plank to put under the matress. This did make the dent seem smaller, but the mattress was horribly dented itself and a wooden plank was not going to fix it. After much begging to switch rooms, and some muttered Italian from the maid and Francesca, they switched us to room 201 (right above the old room). The beds in 201 did not have dents and the air conditioning was working, but the toilet seat was cracked, shower had mold, and there were stains on the carpet, walls, and lamp shades as well.

This hotel also has a bad location. It was a hike uphill to get to the Metro. Someone who wrote a review said it is a 10 minute walk... however, I walk fast and it took at least 16 minutes to get there. Once you are at the station, it takes about another 20 minutes train ride to get to places of interest in Rome. With so much to see in Rome, if it is your first time to see the city, it is well worth it to stay closer to the city center.

I would not recommend this hotel to anyone! I don't know how this hotel got 4 stars (maybe there are some rooms that have been better kept ~ one out of our many Contiki travel friends liked her room), but it was definitely not deserving of any stars with its bad location, rooms in bad condition, and rude service from Francesca (at the front desk). A motel in the USA would have been better than this hotel.

The hotel was one of the nicest we stayed at in Europe, although that isn't really saying too much. The hotel was about 15 minute taxi ride from the train station and about a 40 minute ride to the airport. This hotel is NOT located near the major tourist sites. If you are going to Rome to be the normal tourist, this is not the hotel for you. The walk to the Metro (subway) is approximately 15-20 minutes thru graffiti-walled streets. We never stayed out after dark, as we didn't want to have to take the 20 minute walk back to our hotel in the dark. Maybe it was safe to walk, but we didn't really feel that way. The hotel staff was semi-nice. The hotel bar is pretty much a joke. The showers were pretty small, but we experienced that all over Europe. All in all, the hotel itself was ok, but we hated the location.

Me and my boyfriend (in our 20's) stayed at the Roma Park Hotel for a long weekend and enjoyed our stay.

I will be honest, if you are not on a budget or are looking for a 'lovely' hotel, then this hotel probably isn't for you but as a young couple wanting an inexpensive trip, it suited us fine - don't expect too much though.

Firstly, we got a taxi from the airport (Ciampino) which cost us 50Euro. We did feel that this was expensive as it wasn't a long journey but apparently that is what is expected. The hotel is in a slightly run down area but i didn't feel it necessary to spend time there as we were staying at the hotel as it was cheaper than the city centre ones. It felt perfectly safe.

The hotel itself was pleasant. It was in need of a lick of paint etc but if you're not planning on spending that long in the hotel, i don't see the problem. The bed was comfy, the shower was great and the staff were friendly and helpful. I wasn't too impressed with the breakfast mind - tinned fruit and watered down juice (there were other options but i'm not a great breakfast person myself).

On the Saturday, we caught the bus into the centre which was a bit confusing and took about 25-30 mins (bus stop 1 min from hotel). Firstly, you have to book tickets in a newsagents (REMEMBER: buy Sunday tickets beforehand as the newsagents are not always open - recommend buying in bulk). We didn't find it very clear where to get off the bus but a kind man helped us on our way.

On the Sunday, we caught the tube (as we didn't have bus tickets). The hotel staff told us that they would not recommend walking to the tube station as it is uphill but i disagree completely. It was a 5-10 minute walk on a small hill. If you are healthy, it is not a problem at all. I preferred catching the tube, i found it more relaxed than the bus.

Had a great time in Rome, seeing the sights, eating in lovely restaraunts and altogether enjoying the atmosphere.

The only pro I can think of is the free parking. Lots of cons: no room service available after 10 a.m., awful breakfast in a claustrophobic and hot "roof garden", no air condition till June, small and noisy rooms, dusty unpleasant furniture, dirty bathroom... I stop here. Ah, and the "garden"?