We stayed here in May 2009--my 18 yr old son, my 20 yr old daughter, myself and my husband. We wanted somewhere near the train station, as we were only using public transportation. We walked to the Welrome from the train station (pulling our suitcases behind us!) with no problem. The directions on the website were great. It's kind of on an alley, and you have to ring the doorbell to get in. We saw Mary most of the time and she was very helpful and friendly. Strangely enough, they were not in Rick Steves (which I used for most of our trip and was not disappolnted--we were away 11 days: 3 days in Sorrento, 6 days in Orvieto in Umbria and 2 days in Rome) but it was a great place to stay. They had a nice quad room--the Spagna--it had a foyer, a wardrobe with a safe (very handy), and nice large bathroom and a large bedroom--one king bed and 2 twins. It also had a fridge, which came in handy. The "supermercato" is down the street and we promptly bought some drinks and snacks. Mary directed us each day in the best way to accomplish what we wanted to do. You had to always ring the doorbell to get in, but someone was always there. There is a restaurant right outside the hotel and of course, many all around. We walked everywhere-except for the Vatican City. She advised us of the bus to take and where to get the tickets, so we took a local bus to the Vatican and worked our way back by walking. We saw the Coliseum, the Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, the Vatican City (the only place we didn't go in), the Victor Emmanual monument, Castel Sant'Angelo, and the Pantheon in a day and a half! Then it was an easy train ride to the airport for our flight home. I also got on the internet across the street to check our flights the day before--costs 2 euros for an hour (less for less time). The hotel was spotless and we felt it was a great value and a great location, esp with Mary as your host!
