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Hotel class 4.0 of 5
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Via Sardiello 18 | Centre - Aurelio, 00165 Rome, Italy
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2 of 5 stars
Dutch_TA   19 contributions
Apeldoorn
Sep 20, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

My wife and I booked this hotel to visit Rome. When we arrived, we had to wait till the reception lady was finished with her phone calls and paper work.
She first looked amazed when we checked in. She gave us the feeling we were not very welcome. Everything was too much work for her.

We booked the superior room with A Jacuzzi and small terraces. The room looked very sterile and had not much atmosphere. The bathroom was clean and had also the atmosphere as the name of the hotel “Black.”
To bad the trash can in the bathroom looked like it was crashed between the door or something, should be replaced in a four star hotel.
The air-conditioning did its job and kept the warmth outside. The beds were standard and were ok for two nights.
One complains to the bathroom, when we used the shower the bathroom and corridor was flood with water, it almost reached the bed. When we complained to the reception staff, the lady sent a technical man that discovered the kit around the bath was not all right. The lady of the reception said it was no problem for our stay. I had the feeling she said this to more customers as the kit problems were not from one day to another. They really seemed not to be amazed.

The restaurant of the Hotel we tried for one evening was good. We ate some fine food although the price was a little bit too high. The two men of the restaurant and the bar were very kind and helpful and although their English was bad they did everything to understand you. This is the opposite to the reception lady.

The breakfast was complementary and standard. They offered enough for everybody’s needs and there was also plenty of food available. It was also possible to eat on the terrace.

The location of the Hotel is not so good. To get to the center you first have to walk to the bus stop and take the bus to the nearest metro station. The metro brings you further to the city center. Although we didn’t have problems to getting in the center and back to the hotel but it isn’t easy.
The shuttle service of the hotel we didn’t use but reading the terms of use it was totally useless in our opinion. The way to the hotel is full of garbage and had an unpleasant smell. Glass could be found everywhere near the road so it seemed not to be a very save neighborhood although we didn’t have problems with that.

The Hotel offers also a swimming pool but don’t expect a very large pool, it isn’t. Because of the pool there were also a lot of mosquitoes that did bite you very nasty. My wife had purple spots on her body that were as large as a tennis ball and we were wondering if they weren’t Tiger mosquitos’ as more tripadvisor reviewers had these problems.
But this isn’t something the hotel can do about.

Over all we can’t recommend this hotel to others. The reception lady Elena, the floating bathroom, the poor shuttle service, the high restaurant prices, the location and finally the mosquitos are for us the reason not to come back to this hotel.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2009
  • Visit was for Recreatie
  • Traveled with Met echtgeno(o)t(e)/partner
  • Member since August 01, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Nee
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1 of 5 stars
wendyda   2 contributions
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Jul 28, 2009 | Trip type: Family
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The service was very unfriendly and unprofessional.
The air conditioning did not work at all!
The shower has a high of 1,5 meter (slating position) you will surely bump your head!
Very far from the city center.
Again.......the service was very unfriendly and unprofessional.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay July 2009
  • Visit was for Privat
  • Traveled with Familie mit kleinen Kindern
  • Member since July 28, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Nein
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It was good. Clean. Nice design. Quiet.

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3 of 5 stars
nbisp   7 contributions
Frankfurt, Germany
Jul 24, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
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It is better if you have a car or you use the taxi to arrive the hotel at the evening.
Only the meal in the hotel has room for improvement. I am contented.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay July 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Age group 25_34
  • Member since June 20, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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1 of 5 stars
Romadee   1 contribution
Scot in Rome
Jul 24, 2009

This was supposed to be a special birthday trip for my sister. When we arrived we were shown to our room and it was 30 degrees, we were assured that once the air-conditioning started working it would be fine. We went for dinner in the hotel and after some time were brought cold and in particular I was presented with a raw duck breast.
We checked the room and the temperature had not reduced so we spoke to the reception staff, who were rude and bullying stating there was nothing they could do that the computer said the room was fine. We took the rude recepton staff to the room to prove how bad it was and we were advised to open the windows.
We did this and the we were all bitten so badly that I had to attend a doctor in Rome receiving an injection and two sets of medication.
Next day the staff again said there was nothing they could do about our room, the hotel was full.
So full in fact that when we turned up for breakfast there were no tables and no food. That finished us off we moved hotel that very day.
The hotel is not near the centre of Rome and the arrogance of the reception staff was unbelieveable.
If you want a nice air-conditioned room try the Star Hotel Michelangelo which is right next to the Vatican.
I am still carrying the scars of my stay at the Hotel Black.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay July 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with Other
  • Age group 35_49
  • Member since July 24, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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A Truly Terrible Experience!

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1 of 5 stars
sharonco   1 contribution
Scotland
Jul 24, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway
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This was supposed to be the venue for a weeks holiday to celebrate a significant birthday. The room we were given had broken air conditioning which we reported to reception as the temperature in room was 30+ degrees celcius. The fix did not work and the managements solution was to advise us to open the windows. This resulted in several of the party being bitten by insects which required one of the party to seek medical attention resulting in an injection and a course of antibiotics. After the first night of sweltering room conditions we went back to reception where we were treated with disdain and rudeness by both the reception staff and managers. They were extremely unhelpful and patronising. In addition to this both dinner and breakfast was disorganised chaos and the standard of the food and service was awful. To add insult to injury we were charged a cancellation fee when we decided to leave after one night, even though the hotel had not provided the terms and conditions they had agreed to. My advice would be to choose another hotel, unless you like rude, patronising and unhelpful service. Poor food and hot bedrooms.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay July 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Friends
  • Member since July 24, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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Via Sardiello 18 | Centre - Aurelio, 00165 Rome, Italy