Stayed in loft labatica, no phone, door lock was messed up and had to get passer by to go to front desk to get us out of our room. Even with code could not get internet connection. The only good thing was location.

We initially booked the Marco Aurelio loft for 4 nights.

Observations:
- Loft is very nicely setup. Clean and modern decor make then an appealing place to stay (although they price reflects this)
- Locations is 5-10 min from hotel. Hotel has much better location. Upon check in he wad to walk to the apartment on our own (at night with kids) and figure out keys, how the aprtment worked, etc
- A number of things were not working: safe deposit box did out of order, air conditioning out of order, cable tv out of order
- IMPORTANT: Loft is very noisy. We woke up with the sound of the adjacent apartment (I think they are perminent residents in the building). This included a never ending child practicing the piano.

Adter complaining we were offered several options. We ended up staying at one of the suites facing the coliseum.

Observations
- Very nicely setup and clean. Very comfortable beds. Wonderful view.
- Although hotel is in a busy street, it insulates sound very well with windows close.
- Hotel is small and short on staff, however service was good and very responsive to our needs.

Would stay at the hotel again, but not at full rates. Would not stay in the Marco Aurelio apartments.

stayed here Christmas '07 and really enjoyed it. Arrived 24th Dec to 28th and hotel was beautifully decorated for Christmas. The receptionist and bellboy were very helpful and couldn't do enough for us. While the hotel wasn't cheap I didn't find it overly expensive as some seem to find it but then we may have gotten a particular deal for Christmas.
The lift though truelly is TINY and not good for anyone remotely claustrophobic. It was also as quick or quicker to climb the stairs. For this reason and the steps leading up to the front door this hotel isn't in any way wheelchair friendly.

I would agree that the bar though is extremely hit-and-miss. Two of our party went up for a glass of wine on our first evening and were shocked by the price so we were glad it was just two who learned the lesson and not all seven of us! Breakfast was very enjoyable, not spectacular but nice. We were lucky in that there was great weather so we were able to sit out on the balcony and enjoy the fantastic view of the Colosseum.

The one complaint I would have is that the Colosseum view rooms were not worth paying extra for as they were smaller than the ones facing the lovely park opposite. One of our rooms was Colosseum facing while the other three weren't and the couple in that room asked to be moved to the city view rooms as they represented much better value. To give the hotel their due, they did offer to allow us to keep that room and the cheaper room rate, we considered this to be a fairer price to pay and much less hassle , we therefore accepted and everyone was happy.

On our last day while we waited for our taxi to take us to the airport we decided to use our voucher for a glass prosecco and nibbles, that was in our room on check-in. This was a lovely way to end the trip as we had a beautiful view and were able to relax before leaving. I would absolutely recommend this hotel to travellers of all ages and persuasions.

My husband and I booked our 5 year anniversary trip through Sam's Club Travel which uses Expedia. We absolutely LOVED this hotel !! The location across from the colosseum was fabulous ! We had complimentary breakfast every morning on the rooftop terrace overlooking the colosseum and headed up there one night to see the colosseum lit up at night - another breathtaking view. Our room was much larger than we had expected - it was a deluxe room, but without a view. We were able to walk all over Rome from our hotel ... it was the perfect location for a first time trip to Rome !! The staff was wonderful - attentive, but not lurking. I would recommend this hotel and definitely stay there again on a trip to Rome.