We fancied a small boutique hotel for this trip, and the Inn at the Roman Forum looked perfect. Plenty of charm, and some unique furnishings, plus the historical nature of the building and area made the choice easy.

Upon arrival, we discovered our room was pretty small, and not as well appointed as we had hoped. Almost no storage for clothes meant we were living out of our suitcases for the 4 nights. I asked if we could be moved to a bigger room, and the opportunity was there, but only for the last night. It wasn't really worth moving for 1 night out of 4, so we persevered. The lesson to learn from this is when choosing a boutique hotel, and especially in a historical and unique building like this, rooms will vary alot, and you'll only see the nice ones on the website. Another couple we met there had the same concern, so beware.

The ceilings and walls were also very thin. Another problem presumably caused by the age of the building. We could hear very clearly the shower and plumbing above, but this was soon drowned out by the chap on the phone outside the window.

Away from the bad points, this hotel really did have an "out of the way" feeling, which was nice. Well away from noisy revellers, and the entrance looked more like that of a posh set of apartments, which meant we almost missed it.

The concierge/front desk guy/night porter (all one guy) was very helpful and suggested some nice restaurants and had plenty of touristy information to dish out.

One of the nicest things about the Inn at the Roman Forum was the breakfast room and terrace. Unfortuately, travelling in November, (the rainy month on Rome), we were unable to eat breakfast on the terrace, which had what would have been a lovely view in the summer, but the breakfast room was easily comfortable enough to make up for this disappointment. Very nicely, (and importantly, comfortably) laid out. I felt very at ease, almost like having breakfast in your grandma's sitting room, but a little more luxurious :-) The breakfast was great, and the perfect start to the day. Nice to be served until 10:30 also, and they were not at all bothered about us finishing off at 10:50.

All in all, a nice little place. If you're after the large, grand four poster rooms though, be sure to book the superior rooms, or confirm with the hotel which room you'll be put in to avoid disappointment. The smaller rooms will undoubtedly put a dampener on the stay. I'll try somewhere else next time, but definitely one to put at the top of the list in good weather.

We stayed 2 nights at the Inn at the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy. Its a pretty quick ride from Termini by cab (about 12 Euro). Luckily the cab driver had gps, as this hotel is in a one way alley behind the Hotel Forum. We got updgraded to a suite. Our room was amazing, beautiful dark wood floors, 4 poster bed, huge flat screen TV, great marble bathroom, jacuzzi tub. Great hairdryer and they even had a curling iron! Its definitely a small boutique hotel, we booked through Small Luxury Hotels website. The clientele are mainly business people. They have a fabulous outside balcony on the top floor where you can eat breakfast every morning. Breakfast was great, scrambled eggs, quiche, cheeses, meats, toast, cereal, etc. Definitely enough to keep you going for the day. Its a 5 min. walk to the colleseum, so the location is fantastic. Down the street from the hotel in the little alleyways are several great restaurants, decent prices. I would highly recommend this hotel for its great location and great ambience.

My husband and I took our first trip to Italy in June 2008 for our 35th anniversary. Since it was a significant celebration for us, we wanted to find just the right type of accomodation that would allow us to feel pampered but also kept in mind the terrible exchange rate between the dollar and euro. Finding that special place meant alot of research, and finally we booked our stay at the Inn at the Roman Forum. I've read many reviews on TA that reflect the same worries we had: hotels that looked good online but didn't turn out to be the positive experience hoped for. I'm happy to say that was not the case at Inn at RF. It was delightful from the moment we stepped inside the arched doorway off a tiny ancient street in the heart of Rome. We walked everywhere in the Ancient Center, found some great cafes for dinner close by, and enjoyed beginning each day with breakfast on the lovely rooftop terrace. Our room was meticulously maintained, glamourously decorated and totally charming. Staff was always warm and friendly, breakfast offered a perfect assortment of food and drink in a tranquil environment before beginning each day of touring a very hectic city; and we had the chance to chat with some wonderful fellow travelers while relaxing during evening cocktails in the rooftop lounge. I can't think of anything that could be improved upon during this visit. Our stay at the Inn at RF began a memorable trip for us and set the bar high in terms of service, charm and luxury. Definitely a thumbs-up!

It's rare to stay at any hotel and not find something wrong with it. I am comfortable with the fact that one can go to a hotel and enjoy the stay and find a few things wrong... it's just how things tend to be. If you read my other reviews you can see that I will definitely give a four out of five if things are not perfect. To get a 5 the details need to be dealt with as well as the larger items.

When a hotel does *everything* right, I think it's time to break out the five star rating.

This hotel is in a great location, very close to the sights of ancient Rome (there is even a little bit of ancient Rome right inside the hotel). Checkin was quick and painless, the reception agent is multilingual, I heard her speaking French to the people before me, English to me and of course Italian.

The room was beautifully appointed, just gorgeous. One of the best I've seen. For those who need it, there's a large LCD TV (though I did not turn it on), a very beautiful bathroom, and the shower was awesome (very high pressure with a "rainfall" showerhead... so very nice to come home to after a full day walking around in 30C heat and the Roman sun). The hotel is listed here as four star, but I have stayed in many four and five star places, and this is better than most places that want to claim five stars.

Because of the location, space is at a premium so the elevator is basically a one person lift, and some things like the desk in the room are small... but these to me are a non-issue in a place like Rome.

Seriously, I was just thrilled with the place. At night it was very quiet, with a beautiful and comfortable bed. And when I plugged my laptop in I found out that it had free internet.

Wow. Finally a four/five star hotel "gets" it.

Internet service is very cheap, and so many of these hotels scalp you by charging $10 or $20 or something per day to provide it. They view it as just another profit item, but here's a hotel who just considers it as a service to provide to their guests if they need it.

Thank you very much. I will gladly stay at this hotel and any hotel operated by this company in the future. They honestly "get" it.

As well, in the morning when I checked out I found I had misplaced one of my credit cards, and the same agent who checked me in immediately offered to call the restaurant I was at last night to assist me in getting my card back. It was there, and I got it back....

I love Italy, and I love this hotel. Kudos all around. I can recommend this hotel to anyone and everyone, I would send my parents here, I would stay here again, thumbs up, thumbs up, thumbs up.

Lastly air conditioning can be pretty weak in Rome I've found, but this place the level is suitable. Again, just right.

(Note on my photos, the washroom I shot the jacuzzi tub but didn't photograph the shower stall, it's to the left of the frame...)