After staying on five separate occasions at Residenza in Farnese, I thought it was time to write a review.

I return to this hotel almost every time I stay in Rome, for several reasons: the location is wonderful, the staff is very good, the rooms are always very clean, comfortable and well-appointed with good beds and decent air-conditioning. Flat-screen televisions with English-language channels and working mini-bars add to guests’ comfort. The breakfast is also quite good; not the largest I’ve seen, but a much wider selection than the dry cereal and pastries seen in many Italian hotels.

Twice I’ve stayed a full week in the Farnese; and for shorter periods on other occasions. I’ve had a range of different rooms, I’ve stayed in a deluxe double room, a few regular double rooms, and a large single room with a French bed that to me is the size of a double bed. Some rooms have faced the front, some the back, but each one has been quite well-sound proofed (and the hum of the air-conditioning helps to block any outdoor noise that seeps in.) I’ve heard a bit of internal noise, voices in other rooms, but nothing significant.

I appreciated the consistency in the high quality of the rooms I’ve had and the general care taken by the hotel. And the location can’t be beat. It’s very central, near the lively Campo de’ Fiori, but just far enough away on a quiet street off the Piazza Farnese (which serves as France’s Embassy in Rome.) There is a lot of foot traffic on the streets around the hotel, especially as people walk from the Trastevere neighborhood to the Campo. That could be noisy with the windows open, but almost all that is blocked when the windows and shutters in the hotel rooms are closed.

All that activity, as well as the security presence around the adjacent French embassy, means I feel very safe coming back to the hotel late at night, even well after midnight. Rome is a very safe city for visitors, but the activity in the area adds to that feeling of safety.

Next to Palazo Farneze, the location is ideal for visiting Rome. Walking distance from Campo di Fiori, S.Pietro, Pza Navona, Pza Spagna, Colloseum, Trevi, Trastevere, etc.
Very quiet considering the location, comfortable bedrroms, friendly and efficient staff and a decent breakfast.
And all this at a fair price.

Stayed here for 4 nights in Rome. I thought the location was great, its right near Campo Fiori, and near Ponte Sisto so you can go to Travestere for dinner at night. Were told by the hotel staff the locals go out to eat in these area, so we did for 3 nights and had great dinners very reasonably prices (as opposed to the horrible tourist trap we went to near the spanish steps on our first night that the guide book suggested). We had a room facing the back so it was quiet and had no trouble with noise from the street or from neighbouring rooms - we could hear prayers and singing in the evening from a nearby church though which was rather special! The room was large, but not terribly luxurious- we paid 295E/night and as its my first time in Rome i dont know if we could have done better or not for the money. Breakast was not great - croissants were terrible which is odd seeing as its right by the french embassy and i had read that visitors to the embassy would stay here! The jam was great though. I would suggest skipping the breakfast and go to any number of the nearby cafes for much better food - although I liked the coffee here by husband wouldnt drink it as he thought it was too strong. The staff were ok - not terribly helpful wrt restaurants etc though. We did get a limo to the airport through them which was great - got to the airport at breakneck speed in a lovely airconditioned cadillac vs the run down taxi we hailed on the way there!!!

My family and I stayed here in May 2008 for 5 nights and had a very pleasant time.The staff were polite,friendly and helpful.The hotel is very pretty with loads of character, centrally located and most of the popular sites are within walking distance.Even though it's not advertised on their website they will arrange a pick up from the airport (3 of us with luggage cost about €50 and is well worth it particularly if you are new to Rome and don't fancy schlepping loads of luggage over cobbles.) The hotel is situated in a cobblestoned laneway off the Piazza Farnese which looks vaguely threatening when you arrive at night but is just plain charming when you get your bearings the following morning.
We would certainly stay there again which is always the best recommendation