We have stayed at the Suite Boncompagni for four nights in July 2006. The room was a small double, but it was modern, it was kept clean, and had a nice bathroom. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Breakfasts were OK too. The hotel is located in a quiet office area, some 30-40 minutes walk to the main Rome attractions (e.g., Pantheon). The closest metro station (Barberini) is 10-15 min walk. There are plenty of buses connecting the area with the centre, if you mind walking.

This is really a mixed review in that I think the location is not good for tourists; however, the accommodations and staff were quite nice (especially for 125 euros/night in Rome).

If you are considering staying here, I suggest that you purchase/view a map of Rome (then use mapquest or something like it) and see exactly where it is before you commit. In the heat of summer, walking from this hotel to most of the sites (forum, Pantheon, colisseum, Vatican) will be pretty unpleasant & time consuming. Additionally, arriving with bags from Termini (taking the Metro to Barberini) is not a good idea--it is a very long walk to the hotel. Similiarly, it is a long walk to almost all of the sites that a tourist would like to see (the closest is the Villa Borghese museum/Span steps--if you have a map of Rome--you will see that the hotel/museum are in the far Northeast corner of the city and most of the sites are to the south & west of Rome). I also think it is important to note that we did not feel safe in this area at night . Yes, the American embassy is several blocks to the south of the hotel, but that does not make the whole area beyond it upscale or well-watched. We woke up at 3am one night hearing a group of noisy people outside in the street throwing rocks--the police did not seem to be around. The area is mostly offices, so it is uncomfortably empty in the evening--we did not feel comfortable staying out late at this hotel.
I do have to say that the staff were very kind and helpful & our room was very spacious and clean--if this hotel were in another location (nearer to the sites), I would stay here again in a minute--even if it cost a bit more.

We stayed at Boncompagni during Easter Week, the most expensive time to stay in Rome! We were attending a family wedding, the church was just off Via Veneto so I began looking for accommodation in the area. Some of our relations/friends stayed in 3* hotels in the area at a cost of €350 per night (compared to our €110 per night) and they weren't a patch on our B&B! Just a few notes on the accommodation:
1. This is the best area to stay in Rome. The American Embassy is on the corner of Via Veneto & Via Boncompagni so you know that it will be a good area. All the five star hotels in Rome are on Via Veneto also. We walked home late at night and it is perfectly safe. Because the Embassy is here, there is plenty of police/security anyway!
2. Arrange for the B&B's taxi to bring you from the airport. By the time you have your return bus/train ticket, it is almost the same price anyway and so much less hassle(Italian drivers are very fast drivers so be prepared to tell them to slow down!).
3. The B&B is spotless. You get plenty of nice towels. The rooms & toilets are cleaned every day and you get fresh bed linen and towels every second day.
4. The staff couldn't have been more firendlly or polite.
5. Breakfast is adequate to get you started in the morning- juice, tea/coffee, pastries, bread with butter, jams etc., biscuits.
6. One of the best things about this B&B is that you feel ike you are in a hotel. You get your own keys and entrance and can come and go as you like.
7. The nearby amenities were brilliant: On the adjacent street, via Sicilia, towards Via Veneto, there is a fantastic restaurant where our relations had their wedding reception. A little pricey but the food is excellent, so if you want to treat yourselves, make a booking here. Stay away from the restaurants and bars on Via Veneto or in the main touristy areas. Bottles of Heineken were charged at €9! The local draught beer is nice @ €3-4 a pint. Believe it or not, everything in Rome is within walking distance so there is no need to purchase week long metro tickets. We did and the only time we used them was to go to the Vatican. Instead use the bus tour. €13 a ticket and you can get on and off at all the sites. Defintately make a trip to Tastevere. It's over the river and is authentic Rome, where the Italians eat. We had the best meal while we were in Rome for €28, 3 courses compared to practically the same meal near Via Veneto for €87!
When you come out of the B&B, turn right, go down two blocks and turn right again at the corner of the bank offices. A little up the sreet on the left hand side, is the best pizza you will ever taste in so many different flavours. About €2 a slice-a cheap lunch or supper! Buy ice cream/gelato from San Crispino. Renowned as the best in Rome. We only discovered it on our last day and we were heartbroken! it's in the Lonely Planet, again a worthwhile purchase before you go to Rome.

We stayed here with our 5 year old daughter for a week (too short!) and had a great time (and loved Rome). I think our room was 111, and it was plain but tasteful, clean and spacious; there was both a single bed (which folds out from a chair) and a crib for our daughter (she slept in the bed and piled her stuffed friends in the crib). The bathrooms are very nice, glossy and spotless, with nice fixtures - a little more luxurious than the room. We had no problems with hot water, drainage, or anything else - everything worked perfectly. The hosts (esp. Vittoria, who is really warm and welcoming and doted on our daughter!) were friendly and helpful.

I really enjoyed the feel of being in a nice apartment building instead of a hotel, and I would sneak out in the morning while the rest of the family was getting dressed for the first of many espressos (coffee in Rome is so much better than at home) next to all the Italians heading out to work instead of a bunch of tourists like at a hotel cafe. (The first cafe you meet a block or 2 away towards Via Veneto was our regular stop, and coffee and sandwiches there are both top-notch.) The neighborhood is very nice and quiet, yet you can still walk to almost anything. The metro (Barberini) is about a 10 min. walk; there is a taxi stand down the street; there are lots of banks w/ ATMs right down the street; and there are plenty of restaurants down towards and along Via Veneto. The center of Rome is compact enough that you can walk almost anywhere; we even walked all the way back from Trastevere late at night (with gelato and espresso breaks). If you go into the Villa Borghese park, be sure to check out the view, one of the best in Rome, from the terrace that overlooks Piazza del Popolo.

The Boncompagni was exactly what we were looking for. (We took advantage of the pickup at the airport and return trip as well - again, easy and no problems.) No need to spend 2-4 times the price for a hotel room that's fancier but not really any better, IMO.

If there's a downside, it's that breakfast gets old after a while (though our daughter was always happy!). Just remember that first cafe right down the street - we would sit and have our morning cappuccino there every day (and, towards the end, have a croissant or something as well after skipping most of the hotel breakfast). A cappuccino at "our" cafe, even with the surcharge for table service, was less than half the price at Starbucks and literally about 50 times better. When it was time to leave, we picked up excellent panini from the same cafe to take on the plane and enjoyed a final taste of Rome while everyone else unwrapped their airplane "snacks".

We would certainly stay here again.