My mother and I wanted to go to Rome and I did not have much time to look for a hotel. We wanted to stay in Rome proper and not somewhere in the outskirts, but also did not want to pay too much. I read the reviews on the Diocleziano on Tripadvisor and went by those suggestions.
As mentioned in other reviews, the hotel is close to the main train station and is easy to get to from both airports. It is in easy walking distance to the main sights of the city. It is situated not quite in the city center, more on the edge of it. I was quite happy that I had chosen the Diocleziano. It is an excellent hotel for the price: clean, comfy, friendly and safe. As mentioned, for sights and food one has to walk between ten and fifteen minutes into the city. There is no restaurant or snack place at the corner. Although I do recall seeing a couple of snack places close by, I do not remember whether they were open at night.
The amenities in the hotel were excellent. The beds were good. I tend to get back aches with most mattresses. I had no problems here. There was a desk, a small tv that had the regular Italian TV channels plus a German and a Spanish TV channel. The bathroom was very spacious. Our room, however, had the bathtub in a corner with shower stall walls installed on the tub. It was a little difficult to get into the tub for a shower. I think for somebody with hip or knee problems, this might be a little problematic.
Breakfast was included in the price. The little restaurant downstairs was nice, with plenty of food. I think they serve breakfast until ten thirty in the morning, which is nice if you want to sleep in. The girl cleaning the tables and filling the food trays was a little overworked one day because she was alone that morning - the other days, there were two of them - and we had to wait for a few minutes to get a table cleared. My mother, however, is rather easy going, she started to clear the table that she wanted by herself, which got us immediate attention and the table was cleared and laid within a matter of minutes.
The hotel offers a car service to the airport for a fixed price, which, if you prefer going by cab, could be a life saver. The traffic in Rome is so bad that it might take you a few hours standing in traffic to get to an airport. Paying by the meter would be prohibitively expensive in that case. We took the airport bus from and to Ciampino which arrives at and leaves from Termini, the main train station. This is a good low budget option, but we also got stuck in traffic. Make sure you leave way ahead of time when flying out, otherwise you'll miss your flight.
All in all, I would recommend the hotel to "normal" travelers, families, regular travelers without party or romantic aspirations, families with kids and similar people. It's not a party place and it's not close to party places, it is not overly romantic, but it is excellent value for the price and very comfortable.
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