This hotel is affordable and relatively clean but there are some things to be wary of. The towels were not changed daily, almost none of the staff spoke English and were not approachable, the showers were tiny and the water temperature unstable. Overall it was OK but we would rate it the lowest out of the 6 different hotels we stayed in Italy.

Agree with the other reviews, we stayed here 5 nights in February 2005. Great value for the location. Spotlessly clean and friendly staff - and yes, the shower's are teeny-tiny. Our toilet ran incessantly, the manager tried to fix it but couldn't but when we closed the bathroom door we couldn't hear it. Looking at a map it seemed far out but after the first day of exploring we figured out a quicker way to get back to the hotel. We did almost everything on foot (the metro system is really easy, individual tickets valid for 90 min are 1 E or you can get a four day pass for 11 E - we bought the pass and ended up using the metro only 8 times in 4 days so it would have been cheaper to buy individual tickets - live and learn) and if you're walking straight through you can get to the Forums and Palatine Hill in 20-30 minutes (although it took us 6 hours cause there are a zillion other things to stop and gawk at along the way :). Definitely bring along an Italian/English dictionary if you need to speak to any of the staff - the day manager speaks some English but the night lady speaks no English whatsoever, it was realy hard to get a wake-up call with my limited Italian. Also - to avoid our first night debacle - be very careful to pinpoint the hotel on a map before you leave to go walking, the hotel is on the 3rd floor of a normal residential building and there's just a little sign next to the front door that's really easy to miss!!

The hotel is rated as 2* but it actually deserves 3*. Rooms are perfectly clean, not too small, fresh towels provided every day. The only bad thig is a tiny shower. The staff is very helpful, they will get you a cheap cab, book a table at a restaurant (I'd strongly reccomend La Cantinola - great food, excellent service, very reasonable prices), provide a map of Rome and tell you all the needed directions.
Excellent location, you can walk (20-30 minutes) to the Spanish steps, Trevi fountain, Pantheon, etc. Bus 82 (stops at Via XX Settembre) takes you straight to the Vatican city. It's worth to get on a doubledecker (from Termini) to see the most important places in Rome.
If you look for a budget hotel - book Ercoli!

Only seventy euros a night. The rooms were big and clean. It's about a ten minute walk to Termini. The breakfast was OK, fresh rolls and coffee and juice. The staff was friendly but didn't speak much English. Excellent for the price.