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Via Nazionale, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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3 of 5 stars
Tomsy2   4 contributions
Port Macquarie, Australia
Mar 18, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway
1/1 found this review helpful

We stayed in Rome last year and had 3 nights in the Hotel Martini, and it was somewhat disappointing.
The location is quite good, being on the Via Nazionale and just around the corner from the Termini Station. The rooms are tiny (although we expected that), but we weren’t expecting our bathroom to be so miniscule. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable, we had a room which did not front on to the street, so it was not noisy at all, (our friends did have a problem with a church bell tower on the other side of the building just outside their window – so ear plugs would be a good idea.).

Our main problems were with the staff who seemed at all times reluctant to commit to any type of customer service, and with the breakfast and the breakfast room itself.

The desk attendant spent most of his day smoking at the reception desk, and while I know you cannot expect Australian smoke free standards in another country, the smell of smoke all through the common areas was sometimes overwhelming. The smell hit you when you got out of the really fantastic old fashioned elevator and entered the foyer or whenever you opened the door to your room. Whenever we approached the desk attendant, he appeared to be in poor humour and never seemed to be in the mood to communicate or assist us (although he always did, he just didn’t appear to enjoy it).

Breakfast was a challenge with a tiny breakfast room where we had to take shifts because there is only 3 or 4 tables. The food itself was rather ordinary and composed mainly of coffee and not particularly fresh bread rolls and pastries. There was yoghurt on offer, and that was OK, and an acceptable option.

Overall I would say the accommodation was fair, and even though our experience wasn't wonderful, it did the job (although we could probably do just as well or better for the same or similar money elsewhere). We did get service from the staff although it was unenthusiastic and apathetic.

I would stay there again if I had to (although if I went back to Rome I would prefer to stay somewhere else as I like my holidays to be a happy experience, and not tainted by grumpy hotel staff). If I did go back, I would certainly find an alternate location for my breakfast.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2008
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Friends
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since August 31, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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Very recommended

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5 of 5 stars
AnnaJer   1 contribution
Jerusalem
Jan 4, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

Very good location, quiet and suffer area, near the public transport and many point of interesting.
Clean,warm room. Very pleasant stuff.

  • 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
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay December 2008
  • Visit was for Quality time with friends
  • Traveled with Friends
  • Age group 65+
  • Member since January 04, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Great Hotel

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4 of 5 stars
tripjopi   1 contribution
La Paz
Sep 14, 2008 | Trip type: Family

W e stay just 3 days but we feel as at home.
Hotel at 4th floor at Nazionale Avenue, near trevi fountan and more important monuments.
Room very clean and quiet.
Breakfast could be better just 4 tables and very small place to eat.
Staff very friendly and one of them speaks a lot of languages. He give us very exactly information about places and tours!!!!!!
If I come back to this wonderful city I'm very sure that I return to this Small but Great Hotel.

  • Liked — Clean and Quite
  • Disliked — Breakfast room
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2008
  • Visit was for Una bella vacanza con la famiglia
  • Traveled with Famiglia con bambini
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since September 14, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for People with disabilities, Great pool scene
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Don't stay here

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1 of 5 stars
franky67   1 contribution
cardiff
Jan 10, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Terrible experience. Very noisy, dated, worn and dirty room.
The staff very rude and unhelpful. The breakfast is just nothing, horrible coffee and hard roll. If you don't want to ruin your holiday do not stay here.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
  • Date of stay December 2007
  • Member since January 10, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, 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
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Martini very much on the rocks

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1 of 5 stars
gaacopy   1 contribution
County Meath, Ireland
Jan 2, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
3/3 found this review helpful

Just home from our New Year's break in Rome and I have to admit it's hard to write this review in an objective manner after the treatment myself and my partner received at the Hotel Martini but here goes. Firstly, the positives, and there were, admittedly, a number of them with the Hotel Martini,

- Decent location
- Charming building
- Basic but well maintained room

Now for the negative and what a great stinking negative it was;

Upon arrival the old lady at reception hiked up the cost of our stay for four nights from EUR480 to EUR880 - even though I had received confirmation of the original price by e-mail and had the reservation voucher number to hand! Apparently there had been a 'big mistake with the computer'. The lady's argument was that the Hotel Martini would 'never agree to EUR480 for four nights at this time of year' - it was a New Year's break.

Apparently an email was sent to me explaining all of this and because I didn't reply to it - hard to reply to an email that you never received - my booking was cancelled.

Despite this, there was - 'luckily' said the lady at reception - one very last room available in the hotel for four nights, to the very same spec that we'd been looking for! After a three hour flight from Dublin and all the accompanying hassles of such a trip myself and my partner were in no position to argue. There and then our trip became a budget break with much of our spending money now gone.

Hopefully we'll get back to Rome some day but we certainly won't go anywhere near this place. For the record the Hotel Martini is way too noisy as its location - just off the Via Nazionale and adjacent to some sort of church that gongs mercilessly in the mornings - ensures that you're awake with the birds.

  • Liked — The checking out process - it was swift and we were out of there quickly
  • Disliked — The price hike upon arrival which, with the best will in the world, is utterly shoddy service
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay December 2007
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since January 02, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, 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, Other
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Address: Via Nazionale, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy