The Hotel Ercoli is a good budget hotel not far from the major train station in Rome which is also a bus stop hub so transportation is pretty good. The hotel was clean but not very clean. The room is large enough however the shower is incredibily tiny and the temperature does not regulate well. It is not in a major tourist neighborhood of Rome but the area is well developed. The breakfast is great. The staff does not speak English but that does not really cause a problem if you do not speak Italian. If you book the hotel over the internet make sure to bring a print of the price that was agreed to with you as with most Roman hotels the price may vary. As Rome is a very expensive city if you want a decent hotel for a decent price this is a very good choice. Not perfect but very reasonable. Also the hotel is only on one of the floors in the building. You have to go up the stairs or the elevator to reach the hotel's front desk. When you walk in and see the empty building lobby on the bottom do not flip out like we almost did.

The hotel was in excellent condition and the bedroom was reasonably roomy. The hotel was on the 3rd floor (accessible by stairs or elevator) of a building located conveniently next to a street full of shops and restaurants and a little off the main drag. The shower was very tiny to the point where I ended up hitting my elbows and knees against all four walls in order to soap up (and I am smaller than the average person). The other problem with the shower was that the water temperature wildly varied no matter where you set the dial, from cold to boiling hot. One of the staff was polite and welcoming although some of the other staff appeared rude. None of the staff understood English which made it hard for me to communicate my needs and questions. Although the room itself was designated nonsmoking, staff would smoke indoors; the smoke filled my room at night causing me to wheeze and my fellow guest to sneeze; we ended up putting towels against the door to try to avoid the constant secondhand smoke. The walls were thin and we could literally hear every word spoken by the other guests as they walked in the hallway. Breakfast consisted of delicious, fresh pastries, orange juice, various spreads, and good quality coffee. On the day of checkout, I was notified that the hotel was not taking credit cards, thus necessitating an extra trip to the bank to obtain enough cash to cover my stay. Overall, I was moderately uncomfortable with several aspects of this hotel and would not stay here again, given the variety of choices of lodging in the same area.

The hotel Ercoli far exceeded our expectations. We walked 15 minutes from the Statione Termini, entered via a small lift to the 3rd floor where the hotel was located, and were greeted by warm, friendly, homely people. We encountered 4 different members of staff and all were lovely and very helpful. Most spoke enough English to help us out with whatever we required.

Our room was so big for just the 2 of us...a queen size bed plus another single bed, plus tv, dresser, bed-side tables, large wardrobe. Room was very clean and tidy, and was cleaned for each of the 3 nights we were there.

Breakfast consisted of croissants, yoghurt, coffee/tea/juice, bread, and spreads.

Only bad thing about the hotel was the super-small shower.

The hotel is situated about a 3 minute walk away from the main bus lines into vatican city, the ancient ruins, and the pantheon area. There were also lots of cheap eateries near the hotel which we either stumbled upon ourselves or which came recommeded to us but the lovely hotel staff.

Extremely well priced for what you get!

Stayed at this hotel with a group of friends and found it excellent for the price, Rooms spotless, good size, towels changed every day. As on previous reviews the shower has to been seen to be believed but you just get on with it. The staff were extremely helpful in giving directions, bus numbers and booking a restaurant for us one evening - - all without either of us speaking each others language. If you want no frills hotel book Ercoli Hotel for value for money.