On the day we arrived, we were told by Angelo that there was a problem with our bathroom and that we would need to be moved to another hotel across the other side of rome. This was frustrating as we'd booked Ottaviano so that we could be close to the Vatican for when we did our full day tour. Despite this we were cooperative and jumped in a cab that took us to the other hotel which luckily, was much nicer and it was right next to Trevi Fountain. The main thing that annoyed us was then being moved back to Ottiviano on day two after we'd settled in at the Trevi Suites. We asked if we could stay at Trevi but he said that he had other guests arriving soon that needed our room.

Reading back on the reviews for this hotel I now know that the bathroom excuse was probably a load of bull as Angelo's used that plenty of times before. The likely reason is that the booking was stuffed up some how. Maybe it was the language barrier that caused a lot of misunderstanding but we found it hard to trust Angelo and for that reason I wont be recommending this hotel.

Firstly the Le Suite di Via Ottaviano in my opinion isn’t a traditional hotel but more like an apartment. Le Suite di Via Ottaviano is on the 4th floor of a residential block where you get given a set of keys for the front doors to the block and hotel. This to us was not a problem and loved the fact that it was a little different.

We were lucky enough to have the corner room which boasts a fantastic view of the Vatican. The room was very light and airy, breakfast (croissants, yoghurt and drink) was served in our room at our chosen time.

The hotel is in a perfect location for the Vatican and transport networks, although it is easy enough to walk round Rome.

Finally the staff could not do enough for us and really tried to make the stay as comfortable as possible.

This is a great little hotel in the heart of Rome. Literally 4 blocks from Metro stop Ottaviano, and just 1 block from the Vatican! We had their best suite, which was on the corner of the building and had a view of the Vatican. While I had heard so many great things about Angelo, I never saw him during our 4 night stay, but the staff that was there was very friendly. All in all a great deal!

The positive - lovely and charming rooms; friendly manager/nice staff; great location-very close to metro, taxi station, Vatican, good ristorantes/pizzerias/cafes nearby; private location
If you are looking for a place to stay for reasons listed above, i would probably recommend. This was actually my 2nd stay here and did not experience some of the hiccups listed below during the first visit.
However - as a heads up/fair warning - this B&B is located in the 4th floor of a residential apartment building, the elevator is an old fashioned and typically small european cable lift (got stuck once mid-floor going up but quickly received help from nice local residents and were told to push #5 down for a few seconds to continue, funny in hindsight but not at the time!). We opted to take the spiral staircase instead thereafter, being fairly fit we didn't mind taking the stairs (not recommended for the disabled). If you need to check out very early in the a.m., be sure to make arrangements/check out the night before - as this a B&B, no 24/7 front desk but you are given a set of keys to the building to come and go. However the manager, Angelo, very friendly and accomodating is reachable via cell phone for your needs. This happened to us one morning had to leave before 8am-no one there and didn't get our breakfast (which is a delightful breakfast by the way). Called Angelo and he arrived quickly.
When traveling to Europe I personally prefer to stay at places like these as opposed to typical chain American-type hotels abroad.
The rooms were charming and clean, very comfortable bed. There is so much to see and do in Rome, you will not be spending much time at the hotel.
Everything considered I would recommend...