We picked Hotel Giardino because of its great location in the heart of historic Rome. It's a walk up one story with no elevator, but that wasn't a big deal. You ring their doorbell outside (look for Giardino on the list of building occupants) and they buzz you in.
The young staff (they seemed like college students) were friendly, helpful, and they speak great English. The rooms were clean but tiny, the bathrooms were clean though showers were tiny. Towels are the thin linen kind, not the thick ones we're used to in America, but they work fine and new ones were provided daily. The air conditioning worked fine but I suspect it's only available after June 1. In late may you may wish you had a fan with you.
Our little group took three rooms and nobody had any complaints. Breakfast was fine and they happily gave one of our group three cappuccinos with every breakfast, no questions asked!
They made excellent area restaurant recommendations and were always happy to call us with a taxi when we needed one. TV in the rooms had no English language channels, but they had BBC World News always playing in the lounge. The place was small enough that the staff and even other guests got to know us. That was nice.
My room was on the noisy street side, but when I closed and locked the thick, well-built "Swedish-style" windows, 95% of the street noise disappeared. No noise problem at all, really. The place has a pleasant balcony for breakfast overlooking a drab but peaceful inner courtyard. I would indeed use this place again.
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