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Via Principe Amedeo 9/B, 00185 Rome, Italy
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4 of 5 stars
Linksy   2 contributions
Rome
Oct 25, 2007 | Trip type: Business, Solo travel
0/1 found this review helpful

I don't understand from the previous reviews if perhaps there are some old rooms that haven't been renovated, but I found none of the problems listed below. It is a city centre 2 star hotel next to Termini so don't expect marble bathrooms or champagne in your room, but you get a good deal for what you pay for here. The accommodation was clean and bright and the rates on offer were excellent. We ended up staying for two nights more that the initial arrival date becuse every other hotel seemed more expensive and all you need a room for in Rome is sleeping and showering. Can't complain at the budget accommodation on offer, and save your money to spend on the myriad of things to do, eat or buy in the city.

  • Liked — Great Rates
  • Disliked — Bathroom could be improved/more spacious.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since September 24, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, People with disabilities, Great pool scene, Pet owners
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Business meeting / Event, Shopping, Concerts / Music festival
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Do NOT stay here !!

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1 of 5 stars
gbazzer   1 contribution
Belfast, United Kingdom
May 11, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

Dreadful hotel - nothing like photos on their website. Stayed here for 1 night and it was 1 too many. Room dirty, smelly, noisy. Shower didn't work. Bed was old and uncomfortable. DO NOT stay here. I am not that fussy, honest, but this place is awful.

  • Date of stay May 2007
  • Member since May 11, 2007
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worse hotel ever, dont stay here

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1 of 5 stars
darngar   2 contributions
south wales
Apr 18, 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

Dont stay here, worse place ever!!!
Rooms so small, lights went out and we flew out of the window!
View was of a concrete quadrant of the other hotel rooms. Bathroom was the smallest I have ever seen and be warned the hotel website pictures must have been taken from another hotel as there were 6 of us in three seprate rooms and none of them resembled the pictures from the hotel website!!!
Dont bother with breakfast unless you want a jam roll and a cup of tea or coffee.
Worse hotel ever!!!

  • Liked — close to a place that sells decent food
  • Disliked — the hotel was a living nightmare
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay March 2007
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Large group or tour
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since April 18, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine, Shopping, Sporting event
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Just for sleeping

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2 of 5 stars
vloams   1 contribution
st-niklaas
Apr 10, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Indeed, the real hotel cannot be compared with the pictures on its website... We stayed for 2 nights in a big but smelly room on the fourth floor, street side. The traffic was noisy, but reasonable. In our opinion the staff was not rude, but also not very friendly. They understood and spoke English better than we do Italian. The bed was comfortable. But the shower-toilet combination was disgusting. The second day when i flushed the toilet, i had to run to avoid wet and dirty feet... Imagine that you have to step in this mess to get a shower. Fortunatly this happend when we were checking out. We also skipped the 2nd breakfast. The coffee was non-Italian. Do go grab a croissant or something in a bar. Excellent is the location near by the termini station and many places on walking distance.

So, just for sleeping this was fine, although 140 euros a night is still expensive for what you get.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay April 2007
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Other
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since April 10, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Cheap and cheerful hotel in a great location

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3 of 5 stars
ScratchyBadger   21 contributions
Worcestershire, UK
Mar 17, 2007 | Trip type: Couples

This hotel is certainly for those at the budget end, i.e. those who come on holiday wanting a hotel to be a base rather than to spend the holiday in the hotel itself. We paid 120 Euros for the room, which is pretty good for a central location of a major European capital city.

The hotel is bizarrely on alternate floors to the hotel "next door", and is situated in a side street near the main Roma Termini rail station. The tourist buses are based next to the rail station too.

The main plus point is that It is also well located to some of the sights and to a shopping district. We walked everywhere we needed to go, even to the Vatican at the other side of the city centre.

Compared to some of the other Tripadvisor reviews, we must have landed the best room in the hotel. The room was clean and of a good size and the bathroom did what it needed to do. The downstairs restaurant was strangely furnished with plastic patio funiture, but for grabbing a quick buffet breakfast before a day's sightseeing meant that it fitted the bill.

The staff seemed friendly enough and spoke English, but we had little reason to call on them.

I'm sure there are better hotels in Rome for the same money, but if you want a hotel in this location and have the all trimmings, you'll have to pay more for it.

  • Liked — Location between the transport links and the city sights
  • Disliked — Plastic restaurant furniture
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay March 2007
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since November 27, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Address: Via Principe Amedeo 9/B, 00185 Rome, Italy