We originally had arrived to Repubblica hotel in Via Nazionale, but this place was so horrible we fortunatly found Martini hotel one block up across the street. The same price but really what a difference! This place was really clean and the staff incredibly welcoming- a jewel hard to find in Rome´s budget hotels. We had a great stay would defintaly go back.

Martini wasn't too bad!

Location: This hotel is located nearby the Plaza Republicca and also to the Termini Station. Carrani tours (near Plaza Republicca) offers MP3 audio guides for approx 8 euros.

Breakfast - Not so good... It's preferable to eat out vs eat at this hotel. The front desk guy is also the guy that makes your espresso.

Rooms - Clean but watch out for the bed which is really a bowl! As well the shutters don't close very well so you'll get a lot of light. Note: the key for the safe and for the front door are the old skeleton keys. This means that when you unlock your door to enter, you must lock it from the inside in order to lock it.

Elevator - The elevator is one of those cool old Otis elevators that require you to open a door and gate to ride the elevator.

For the location, you get what you pay for. If you want quiet nights and extremely comfy beds, you need to pick a more expensive hotel OR stay in the suburbs.

I just returned from Italy and stayed at this hotel for one night. I was very dissappointed. It was the most expensive hotel we stayed at during our trip, including Venice, which is known to be more expensive. The room had a horrible smell and the toilet only flushed occasionally. One of the shower doors was off the track which meant the bathroom got soaked when you took a shower. The desk clerk also gave us incorrect information about the train schedule causing us to miss the train we should have taken. I wouldn't recommend it.

I stayed in Martini Hotel, Rome with my family from June 19 to June 24 in this year. It is a family operated small hotel. The price for the quadro room was 170 euro. The hotel locates on the 4th floor of the very nice building with the elevator. The room was spacey, and it was nicely decorated. The bathroom was huge and nice! There were some scratches on the ceiling, but we could see it only when we looked up, and it was not really major defect. The conditioner worked a little weak, but the owner fixed it for us, and it started working perfectly. We really enjoyed staying in this hotel. The breakfast was simple, but nice. The cappuccino and espresso were made individually for each person and were great. The staff spoke English, and everyone was very nice. The location of the hotel is very good. 15 minutes walking to the Trevi Fountains. We did not use the bus at all and walked everywhere: Coliseum, Forum, even to Vatican (35 minutes nice walk), but the bus stop is right across a street, and the muni station is around the corner. The hotel located on the famous street Via Nationally with a lot of nice shops and small restaurants. Next to the hotel's door is a very nice bar with outside seating area. My parents are planning to go to Italy next summer, and I recommended them this hotel from all of my heart. It will be impossible to find better place for this price especially if you have a family of 4 people and do not mind to share the room with your kids.