My wife and I booked this hotel through Expedia.com. Expedia states this 'hotel' has free internet, free parking & full breakfast. They had none of the above! No internet, no free parking (unless you consider free parking to be a free space in any street in Rome), and certainly no 'full breakfast'. This isn't even a hotel, never mind a 3 star one. It's like any apartment block in Rome. You take an old, communal lift (with other residents of the block) to an apartment on the 2nd floor ("reception") and they give you a key to an apartment on the 4th or 5th floor. The walls are PAPER THIN! We were kept awake for 3 nights running by people next door partying 'til 3am. When we called down to complain several times it rang out. We asked for the manager on countless occasions who was, surprise surprise, never there. Even Expedia themselves couldn't get a hold of him when they tried to contact him with my complaints. It is relatively close to several places of interest (Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Via Del Corso etc), but so are hundreds of other REAL hotels with superior accommodation and facilities at a similar price. You have been warned!

Beware of fraud! I recently took my girlfriend to Rome to celebrate the New Year and the whole thing was wrecked by the fraudulent people who run this hotel. They charged us twice for the 'privilege' of staying there - taking my credit card details from the booking I made via their website to make a second charge. When I confronted them about this, they said everything would be sorted out, but it never was!

It would be sorted in the morning... It would be sorted in the afternoon... Now the bank is closed... Now they refuse to answer any correspondence. Once again, please be aware, I wouldn't like this to happen to other tourists that they think will never visit Rome again. Do not give them your credit card details via their website!

While we were there, the young Italian man on the counter and the Indian who speaks no English attempted to cover up their little fraud scheme, claiming it was a misunderstanding. They regularly said they would clear it up but always found an excuse not to. As of yet they still owe us close to 400 Euros. Our credit card company are currently investigating the hotel for fraud (in other words, they made it clear to us that there are a number of cases pending on this hotel)...

Another trick used by this bunch of crooks are saying you have used things in the minibar that you haven't (in this case, leaving half-empty drinks in there). That only added insult to injury.

I post here because I picked this hotel partly based on the recommendations here. I would hate for anyone else to have their time in Rome wrecked by the thieves of Hotel Invictus. Be aware!!

My wife and I stayed for 2 nights adn were pleasantly surprised. Admitted the hotel is not exactly smack in the center of things. It's a 12 minute walk to the Spanish stairs - about half to Piazza Barberini. The good thing is that it is only a 5 minute walk from Termini (but not in the seedy district), which is nice if you arrive from the airport with Leonardo Express (funny name, that; especially the Express part). When we arrived the receptionist was very forthcoming and gave us good advice about where to go, where not go and where to eat in the neighbourhood. The room was nicely furbished and not that big (but then again they seldom are in Rome); but quite OK. Everything was clean and everything worked fine (all lamps, toilet etc - even hot water in the shower) - not a thing to be taken for granted in Italy. There was even CNN (the only English channel) on the very small TV (but who goes to Rome to watch TV?). On our departure day we could leave our suitcases in the reception until we should take the train to the airport.

We can warmly recommed the small restaurant around the corner in Via Flavia called Sorreno (or something like that; go out of the hotel, turn left. ON via Flavia (first cross section) turn left again. Cross via Servio Tullio and the restaurant is on your right about 50 meters down (there two right next to each other). Real neighbourhood charm and really good value for money.

After seeing previous reviews I was very concerned about staying at this hotel. However I found this hotel secure, clean and well situated for a good price.
The Hotel is entered by a intercom system which when you arrive for the first time is not the easiest to find, you then enter via a locked door which to be honest made me feel the security was excellent. You only have to climb 2 floors of stairs, unless you are disabled there really is no need to take the lift.
The rooms are nicely decorated and the bathrooms were spotlessly clean with plenty of space.
The staff were all friendly and welcoming and the hotel is situated within 10 mins walking distance of Termini station but not close enough for the area to be dodgy.
The Breakfast was lovely, fresh coffee and various types of pastries and bread rolls all placed on the table when you arrive. There are also juices, teas and cereals.
Remember this is a 2 star hotel in a major city - I think it was great value for money and would definately stay here again.