We were very pleased with our 2 rooms May18-20 during our first trip to Rome. Each had a nice view and was very quiet. The desk clerks were very helpful and the breakfast buffet (included in the room price) was very nice. Our cash rate was E260 per room per night for each superior double room. This is a great location and is only steps away from Campo de Fiori and a short distance from Piazza Navona. The hotel did a great job arranging our pick-up service to and from the airport. The Mercedes SUV was nice and roomy for 4 adults and 6 pieces of luggage plus carry-ons.

We (2 adults & 4 yr old) stayed here for 2 nights in July 2006. We arrived late at night during a taxi strike. We were quickly led to our room, it suited our needs nicely. It had a double bed + a little bed for our 4 yr old. The air conditioning was nice, the room was big enough for us. The breakfast was what you would expect, typical for a European breakfast. The staff was quite helpful and pleasant. We didn't have any problems with the hotel or the location. We were not out later than 11:00pm, we didn't find the neighborhood scary or anything. It was good. We enjoyed the Campo di Fiore, very nice market! Good location, 15 minute walk to the touristy areas. Price was okay, normal by Rome standards. I would recommend this hotel and I would consider staying there again.

It took us forever to find the location. It is smooshed between two buildings in an alley. Yes, the French embassy is nearby but it is around the corner.

PROS:
1) Clean rooms. We booked a Deluxe suite so the room size was acceptable (240 Euro a night). I do know that anything below that is tiny.
2) The hotel was near the Pantheon, Piazza Farnese and Navona. It is my opinion that you can walk everywhere you need to see in Rome (we are pretty active) so while the Spanish Steps and Colosium might be far for your average overweight tourist, it did not bother us.

CONS:
1) The hotel advertises that it has hi-speed internet access. When we get there we are told that we need to pay $10 more a day to get a cable. Fine, we did it. But then for the first 3 days it never worked! They sent a technie guy up once. It wasn't until the 3rd day of our 4 day stay did they offer to move us to another room. At that point it wasn't worth it.
2) While the actual location is near lots of sights, there are some seriously shady locals who hang out near the alleyway near the entrance. One evening while my husband and I were walking in the alleyway of the hotel a scary looking homeless person got up off the ground and started following us.....it happened up to 5 feet of the hotel! Next time I think I will get a hotel that isn't facing another building in an tiny alley.
3) The walls are VERY thin. You could practically kick in the walls they were so thin.
4) Staff was not able to offer any usable advice regarding tours, tickets, etc.


Overall this was my least favorite place to stay on my entire Italy trip. If I were to go back I would not choose this hotel.

Great location, near Campo de Fiore and lots of great restaurants. The rooms were nice and clean, and the staff was super. We made reservations through Venere--- and e-mailed directly with staff who arranged for car to pick four of us up at the airport. Everything ran smoothly. Staff was very helpful. Would stay there again!