We stayed here with a school tour group. I was very worried before the trip by reviews about lack of hygiene. It was ideally located,clean,adequate breakfast and friendly and helpful staff.

The Lazio is really, really close to the main train station (Termini), which is very convenient - the staff were ok, especially if you smile and are friendly when talking to them, and the entrance looked ok. They have a little roofed courtyard out front, where you can sit and chill in the evenings, and there are little tobacconist's / newsagent's nearby.

However, the hotel itself... well, I know it's cheap, but it was really not a great experience. The rooms are extremely cramped - don't even THINK about sharing a room with a friend, they will cram in 3 single beds into a room big enough for one bed, to the point where the 3 beds are actually TOUCHING. The rooms smelled a bit funky as well, damp and just 'off'.

The worst thing was waking up the next morning and finding big red bites all over me - yes, they have BED BUGS! Gross! The hotel didn't seem to care though - they just told me to contact my tour operator... and what were they supposed to do??

The other MAJOR problem was that large groups kids going on school trips to Rome seem to be ALL staying at the Lazio... and by kids, I mean teenagers. Of course, being teenagers, they all decided to get hammered and ran around the hotel screaming and shouting, knocking on each other's doors, puking and carrying on pretty much all night. I was so annoyed. And again, the staff by the front desk did not seem to care at all. I'm so annoyed that my friends and I didn't go elsewhere - and that we didn't check this site out before booking the hotel.

The breakfast did surprise me though, it was quite ok. Nothing spectacular, but really expected it to be as bad as the rest of the hotel. They had the regular continental breakfast, which is fine - cereals, bread rolls, coffee etc. in a fairly average, cleanish dining room.

So to sum up - unless you're 16 and looking for a fabulously loud drunken adventure on alco pops, I'd strongly advise you to go elsewhere.

I booked a package which included 4 nights at this hotel, which I chose because of the close proximity to the railway station. Imagine my absolute horror when after booking I found the reviews for this Hotel Lazio on this site! We decided not to cancel and went along with a sense of humour and expecting the worst. We were pleasantly surprised - the staff were subdued, but extremely helpful when we needed them to be. The breakfast was not brilliant, but on a par with "continental breakfasts" I have experienced at supposedly better hotels. We also initially thought that the walls in our room looked a little "tired" and in need of a quick end-of-season paint, however in broad daylight we discovered that the paintwork was not in need of a refresh, but had been given an almost too subtle rag-roll pattern! Our mistake. The room we stayed in was actually spotless, with all towels changed daily and bedlinen every second day. It was well-equipped, with the exception of the mini-bar, which was really an empty fridge. However, this suited us very well, as we had plenty of space to chill our bottles of water. We found the hotel to be peaceful at night - perhaps we missed maurauding school children and bed bugs season- who knows? And yes, as promised the hotel really was a 2 minute walk (if that) from Termini - which meant that travel throughout our stay was easy. I fully believe you get what you pay for; this hotel is inexpensive and is perfect if you intend to be out-and-about site-seeing. If you are looking for a different type of break, relaxing in luxurious spacious surroundings, you should probably look at a different type of hotel. We found that this hotel delivered exactly what it promised, so don't be put off by the other reviews -try it yourself first!

Bugs in the beds . . . need I say more? I will though. Rude staff. Horrible smells from the AC when it did work. No TV.

We were there as a part of a soccer tour but left and spent additional money to stay at the Hotel Stromboli around the corner.

Lazio is located well, but there are many other choices in the same area.