The Orazia is in a side street off the Victor Emmannuel Square, on the fifth floor of a rather anonymous building.Do not be put off by the entrance!The square has a faded grandeur and a lively feel, with clothes, flower and shoe stalls late into the night, even a tarot reader.Lots of local life and colour. Pharmacist and supermarket within 2 mins walk, and the metro could not be nearer. We did not feel unsafe at any time.
Our room was huge, with a marble floor and massive repro furniture. It overlooked the square, with a pleasant view over trees, etc. The bathroom was a good size, with a full length bath with shower attachment, basin, loo and bidet. Although there was traffic noise from the square, the hotel itself was very quiet.
All areas of the hotel were very clean and well maintained, but the most striking thing was the friendliness and efficiency of the staff. The guys in reception always greeted us by name, gave us loads of help in, eg, how to buy metro tickets, booked restauarants and a limo to the airport, and even wished my partner Happy Birthday (they must have looked in his passport!)
We would certainly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a good value,friendly, comfortable base while in Rome

This is just 10 min walk from the Terminal & 2 min to the U-Bahn.The area is a little busy but the rooms are very quiet. The staff are very helpful. The rooms are very good.........it looked like as if they were all newly furnished and most important they were kept clean. The rates are also reasonable. We had it booked by a travel agency. The beakfast is a little simple but deifnately healthy and hygenic. The lift is a little like the old times..............but the hotel is very well modrenised and clean.

Coming to this hotel was a terrible experience - so bad, in fact, we made a decision to check out early after only a few hours. The hotel is located on the fourth and fifth floors of a dark, dungenous building, with dim lights and a cramped elevator. The area of town, we later learned, was not the safest location in Rome. Upon arrival to the Orazia the man behind the desk prolonged a personal phone call while my friend and I waited at least 7 minutes to even be acknowledged. The room we were given had filthy dirty walls and the shower flooded while turned on and took 15 minutes to drain. When my friend and I complained to the reception desk, the man was rude, offered no solutions for us and generally did not seem to care for our well being. We felt unsafe in this hotel and would not recommend this place to anyone. I have never been to a hotel and been treated so poorly and rudely, particularly at a place that deems themselves 3-stars. There are much much better places to stay at in Rome for cheaper - this place is not worth your time or your money.

We stayed at the Orazia recently and would not go back.We booked the hotel after finding it on the British Airways website and presumed it would be nice enough.
However, the hotel is on a dark street in a slightly dodgy area. It is on the fifth floor of a building with offices below it (not pleasant ones) and access is on an old cage style lift which creaks when you go in it. Staff were surly and unhelpful. The room was alright but nothing to write home about. The walls were thin and breakfast was uninspiring.
It was vaguely near the tourist sights, but was still quite a hike. Would not recommend the hotel to anyone.