Looking at the other reviews my feelings about this place are much the same. We went to Rome for 3 days and when you're on limited time in such a fab city you want everything on your doorstep. The Hotel Arcadia is not the place to stay to see the Rome you go to see. It's not the hotel's fault - if you only want convenience for an airport then grab a room here for sure. I place the blame for my review of the hotel firmly at the door of Thomas Cook who had this hotel on offer for a city break when it just simply shouldn't. It took us nearly an hour and three quarters to get into Rome itself using the bus, metro and our reliable feet in order to avoid the truly extortionate taxi fees which had we stayed here for the duration, we would have ended up using out of sheer frustration. There was nothing close to the hotel - no restaurants, no bars and certainly no Roman sights. The hotel itself is advertised as a 3 star but I'm not sure that appropriately reflects it as the new hotel we booked instead was 4 star and of a far superior quality in every way. We could not wait to leave the Arcadia and begin seeing the Rome we came to see from our new city centre base!!

Stayed at Arcadia for 1 night, it was a little too far out the centre, you needed to get a bus to metro which took 5/10 mins then the metro took 14 stops to get into central rome.
The hotel itself was quite dirty outside, and there was a lot of litter from nearby supermarket. There was also quite a bad smell which i imagine was coming from all the litter.
Reception staff were very helpful and spoke very good english.
Our room was very old fashioned but clean, we didn;t spend a lot of time in the room as theres so much to see in Rome.
The breakfast was basic, cereal and pastries but was very good!

If you are disabled avoid this like the plague. It is 2.5 k from the metro anagnina which is impossible to access by wheelchair.There is no lift and the metro is 5 flights down. The hotel is poorly presented the lift does not allow time to get a wheelchair in or out the room 209 was stark with only 1 curtain present the shower cubical door was hanging off the shower head was broken the tiles were cracked and dirty. Breakfast was cheap poor quality and grudgingly served by some dolly bird who seamed upset that we tourists were interupting her day. We were treated to a sexual marathon through the paper thin walls starting before midnight and going on until 05.30 until i hammered the wall and asked were the couple concerned finished so that we might get some sleep. The hotel is placed in an industrial/ residential area , not a green area as advertised by Jacob online the booking agent . All in all my king charles spaniel has better quarters than this dump

We travelled to this hotel on the 22nd February 2009. We decided that the 80euro taxi transfer was too expensive so we travelled by train, the metro and taxi. It's a 15 min walk to the train station from Fiunicino or Da Vinci airport as it's known. Up and down escalators that don't work and we were carrying quite large cases. We waited twenty minutes on the train to arrive and cost 11 euros one way. 45 mins later after all the stops we arrived at the termini. It took ue another 20 mins to get to the metro station which cost 1 euro. We were the 15th stop on the line which took another 45 mins. From Anangina.. not sure of spelling sorry... we took a taxi as, we were exhausted, to the hotel. 10 mins and 15 euro's poorer we arrived at hotel. Total time from airport two hours and 15 mins and total cost for two 39 euros... With hindsight we would have been better to pay the 80 euros directly from the airport. I
The hotel was basic, clean, overlooking a garage, smoking on patio on roof which was great, and staff were pleasant and helpful. However the distance from the city meant we wouldn't be able to stay out late or travel back to hotel and freshen up before our evening meal. We decided to move and I found a tiny pension hotel beside the Spanish steps for 70 euros per room per night. The next morning we took a taxi to the city and stayed at the Erdarelli pension on via du Macelli. It was right beside everything and the taxi cost 35 euros. Don't stay at the Arcadia if you really want to enjoy Rome. It is a basic hotel but too far out and too expensive to travel to and from. Our taxi to the airport on the Wednesday cost us just 35 euros so we saved in time and travel and got to enjoy Rome by being in walking distance of everything.. If you need any help you can chat directly to us on 02871313942 and ask for Jacqui. We'd only be too glad to help. We're from Northern Ireland and are usually easily pleased but this hotel wasn't worth the hassle.