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Via di Torre Rossa 94, 00165 Rome, Italy
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Very bad, HORRENDOUS location

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2 of 5 stars
jippybeale   18 contributions
Kent
Jun 25, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

Rome was our last stop on a 4 city tour of Italy, having already been to Milan, Venice and Florence. All of the hotels we had stayed in throughout the tour had just been basic 3 star, city centre hotels, and all had met or exceeded our expectations. We had also been very careful to check the reviews for each hotel on TripAdvisor to make sure that other travellers had been happy

with them. However, it seems that in a rush to book the final hotel of our trip, the Torre Rossa Park in Roma, we forgot to check the reviews on TripAdvisor and booked it from the hotel's website.

Firstly, the location of the hotel is described as "close to the Vatican and is easy to reach" and "a few minutes from the Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica and Rome city centre". This could not be further from the truth. Upon arriving at the central station in Rome, we took the subway to the station nearest to the hotel. We exited Cornelia station and were surrounded by homeless people. It was immediately apparent that this was a run down area. We then spent 20 minutes trying to find the right bus stop. We caught the bus and got off at the right stop. We were on a very busy road with pavement only on one side. As we walked down the road towards the hotel, the pavement ended and we had to cross the road to the other side - not easy when you are dragging 2 suitcases and 2 bags along and the hasty Rome driving are speeding along at 70mph! The hotel is about a 200 metre walk down this road, and you have to cross back to the original side once the pavement on that side resumes!

The reception staff were very nice and we were dealt with promptly and told to head out the side door and across the courtyard. The reception and bar areas are also nicely decorated. As we headed across the courtyard, we thought things started to look promising, as we walked past the large old villa that was pictured on the website. However, then we turned the corner and arrived at the buildings where the rooms actually are. I can only compare them to a motel - cheap looking, 3 floor buildings with very narrow hallways and dingy lighting. We entered the room and were shocked at how small it was, literally with just enough room to put our 2 suitcases down besides the double bed. The walls were also covered in black scuffs (see pictures), which looked to be where people had tried to get their suitcase around the bed and failed! The TV was extremely old, as was the air con. On the plus side, and in general the room just felt dark and dingy, although not dirty. On the plus side, the bathroom was surprisingly bright and modern!

Overall, this was one of the worst hotels I have ever stayed in. The location is a 25 minute bus ride from the Vatican and then a 5 minute suitcase-drag up an extremely busy main road with narrow one-sided pavements - certainly not close to the city centre. The room was very aged, although on the positive sides the bathroom was nice, and the staff were friendly. Certainly not worth the £85 per night that we paid, and we were thankful that we were only staying there 2 nights!

  • 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
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Member since May 21, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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Nothing Spectacular

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3 of 5 stars
ontheroadsrl   20 contributions
Bucharest, Romania
Jun 22, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

It is hard to say anything definitely good or bad about this hotel. On the negative side, we waited a lot for the check-in and there is quite a walk between the front desk and the hotel rooms, situated in several building at the back of a large property. The hotel is quite remote, in the suburbs, and the surroundings do not offer much. You depend on the bus (the stop is in front of the hotel) and it is a long trip to the centre of Rome. On the positive side, they offered free parking (compared with the prices for parking charged by other hotels in Italy, the free parking it's a God's bless), the breakfast was nice and you can also enjoy a large variety of drinks on the terrace of the bar.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2006
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Member since July 29, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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Looking tired, dead at night, equal to a travel lodge.

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2 of 5 stars
ShelleyEngland   1 contribution
England
Jun 21, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

Paid well to stay here but did not live up to my expectations, beds and room clean, fresh towels every day, breakfast was terrible very basic. Staff were very helpful at the front desk especially with directions to get to Rome. Would have chosen to stay nearer the centre. It was like staying in a travel lodge back home but you pay alot more here. No night life in fact hardly anyone there which speaks volumes. Good job we did not spend much time here were out sight seeing.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Member since June 21, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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Worst hotel, ever!

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1 of 5 stars
roadcrazy1980   15 contributions
fremont
Jun 1, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We booked this hotel through a conference web site at conference negotiated rates. We looked up the review on Tripadvisor before leaving and set our expectations low. We figured hotels in Europe wont be as spacious as the ones in the US.

To start with, I found out just now that the prices are actually higher than the regular hotel prices. grrr ...

ok, we arrived at mid night after a long flight from the US. The hotel reception was staffed but neither of them even smiled or welcomed us not offered us a glass of water. Very impolite and rude. He gave us the keys and he said go out this door, there are four buildings and your room is on the second floor. It was totally dark outside, limited lighting and he didnt even tell us which building had the room. So we dragged our bags through gravel and we could not find the room. I had to come back to the reception and ask him and he still didnt offer a good response or offer to come show us the room. Finally we located the right building and the room was on the second floor. Here is the best part - no elevators. I had to drag up 4 bags two floors.

The room is very small, very congested, one small cupboard, one tiny safe, one bed, one 14" stone age tv with about 10 channels, all Italian and one channel shows English movies if you are lucky enough to catch them.

The bathroom was spacious considering the room. But the shower is only 3ft by 3ft with a very bad shower head. One person cannot even fit properly in the shower forget taking a proper bath.

There is a tiny fridge under the table. There is a table with no chair. A mirror on the inside of the cupboard door. If two persons take the room, only one person can stand at any given time and once you open your bage, you cant open the door. The door has no dead bolt from inside. The house keeping people can come in any time they want.

There was a breakfast included. It is the same breakfast every single day. (Bad) scrambled eggs, fruits (peach, prunes, pineapple) in syrup (isnt Italy known for fresh ingredients?), coffee, juice from a machine, bread, corn flakes, croissants, bacon, sausages, yogurt. Every single day .... same breakfast. I stopped going for breakfast from the third day.

There is a restaurant that is open till 10:30 PM, what no one tells you is that you need to tell the manager in advance (in the morning) that you plan to have dinner in the restaurant. Or else, you don't get any food. And they will honor your request only if you are a large group. They have an arrangement with a out side restaurant. If you want to eat, you call up the reception and they will inform the restaurant, the restaurant will send a car to pick you up and drop you back. That restaurant was good.

The hotel is on a bus route but dont expect to find busses late in the evening. Its easy to spend time roaming in Rome and when its time to go back, most of the days we had to walk back from the nearest Metro station, about 2 or 2.5 KMs on a dark street with little or no side walk back to the hotel. And this was at 11, 11:30 in the night.

Airport to hotel costs Euro 40-45 by taxi, but hotel charges you Euro 60. They will call you a taxi if you like. Their taxi provider does not accept credit cards.

The hotel staff was not very friendly, especially the reception staff. The house keeping was good. No matter what time you leave the room, by the time you get back, the room is made. Remember to leave them a good tip.

There is a bar with almost anything you want to drink. They have limited sandwiches and pizzas. So if you do come back after 10 PM and hope to have food - the restaurant wont serve you anything, the bar has nothing but drinks. You are stuck with a vending machine that has chips and snacks and the machine does not give you change back. there is no sign to that effect any where near the machine or the hotel. And the machine takes only coins. So, where would you go looking for coins?

Over all, very bad experience, bad hotel, horrible shower, bad staff, very unfriendly reception, they dont help in anyway and they think they are doing you a favor by letting to stay there.

You will notice though that the place is always busy. I found out later that this hotel is popular for trip managers, excursions and the like. Obviously, explains their behavior ... no one cares about who is going to return. The trip manager have a deal with the hotel and will continue to bring people. And who ever is in an organized trip, almost always is less concerned about the accommodations. Crappy hotel!

No free internet. Euro 5 for 1 hr, 15 for day, 24 for 3 days.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since November 24, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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3 of 5 stars
EssexCaz   6 contributions
Essex
May 16, 2009

Stayed here for a couple of days. A bit out of town but the bus stop is just outside with very regular service to the centre of Rome (4 euros for unlimited all day travel) The hotel is clean and functional; an adequate 3 star. Breakfast was fine but the evening meal was poor so don't bother with half board.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with Large Group/Tour
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since September 20, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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Address: Via di Torre Rossa 94, 00165 Rome, Italy