I stayed in the La Fenice Hotel for two nights in May. Overall, the hotel was okay but was not particularly great value for the money. The front staff were friendly and helpful with one major exception (more on that below) and the rooms were okay, but not great. The location is good for a first time visitor to Rome as it is very close to all the major sites (the Spanish Steps, the Colliseum, etc.) but I don't think I would stay there again. I prefer the area around the Vatican as it is quieter and generally more cost-effective.
The breakfast was not great at this hotel - the "juice" was chunky and weird tasting, there was hair on the cheese, which looked old, the meat tasted funny and the bread was stale.
As I mentioned above we had one major issue with a front-desk employee. The afternoon before our departure, we went to the employee, who was an older gentleman, and asked him to please book us a car to take us to the airport the next morning. The hotel had a big sign at the front desk saying that they would happily book you a car for just this purpose, just let them know the day before. He refused and said that it was "too expensive" and that we should just take a cab since they are cheaper and it would only take five minutes to get one in the morning. We had our doubts, but against our better judgment we allowed him to talk us into it. So the next morning we go down and ask for a cab, and of course it took awhile to get one (close to 25 minutes). We are so lucky that traffic wasn't too bad or we would have missed our plane. So if you want a car and this guy argues with you and tells you to take a cab, say NO and DEMAND that he book the car!
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