The hotel is in a great location very close to Piazza del Popolo, the Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese and the Trevi Fountain. Barberini metro station is also very close. It is in a very safe neighborhood. I also walked from Rome Termini Railway station to Hotel Garda.

The room I stayed in was clean and very good size. The breakfast was very basic consist of pastries, cheese and butter but they have a very nice lady preparing coffee for you. If you are looking for a luxurious hotel don’t stay there as it is a basic hotel which provided very good value for money

I recently stayed a few night's at the Hotel Garda and found it more than satisfactory for the price. The rooms are admittedly small and not terribly elegant but they are very clean and comfortable and even the little single room had high ceilings and a big window that opened out with a view of the street. The common areas are neatly furnished and the effect is very modern and pleasant. The staff could not have been nicer. they were available 24 hours and seemed happy to help with any suggestions or problems. The location is absolutely ideal! It is just a few short blocks to some of the best shopping, dining and sightseeing in Rome. The Hotel Garda itself is not particularly romantic but if you are traveling alone or with friends it is safe, clean, well-appointed and ideally situated for a nice stay.

Avoid room 104, it has a view over the stairs and lift shaft with no natural daylight. This resulted in a dull and uninviting room, with no ventilation. Shower tiny and not much water pressure.

Other rooms we peeped into were again clean but small and gloomy.

Hotel itself difficult to find, basically an anonymous shared entrance, leading into a long corridor, onto another barred gate behind which is the lift upto the hotel reception on the 4th floor.

Hotel reception light and airy with modern decor. Reception staff great - fantastic tip re. entrance to Colloseum, i.e. buy tickets at Roman forum before walking down to the Colloseum, straight past its massive ticket queue and in! Basically given full and tailored guide to the city - great.

Breakfast, not special - basic, fresh danish pastries and coffee - the Italian way (according to the guide book).

On arrival, the builiding and lobby looked lovely and even the reception area of the hotel was nicely decorated. The room, however, was not so good feeling cramped and gloomy. The bathroom was appalling - think cracked tiles and the shower was tiny and was just like turning on a tap full blast and standing under it. To add insult to injury, the shower door kept falling off too!

Breakfast was just OK - not a lot of choice but the croissants were fresh.

All in all, I would rate this hotel more of a 2* than 3*. Good if you want to be near to the Via Veneto, but I'm afraid that's about all.