I spent one night at this place on May 15th. The lobby and breakfast room were small but wonderfully air conditioned. Too bad my room air conditioner was not up to the same quality as the lobby. Because of the poor AC I did not get a good night’s sleep – but I did on my flight the next day. The room was clean and I did have a private bathroom, although it was small, as expected.

Quick overview:
Just spent 22 days (April 9-30) in Italy as a single traveler: I stayed in 12 hotels priced from 50 to 80 Eur/night. I looked long and hard on the Internet to find the best hotels I could afford. In general, most of them are better than “budget/backpacker” hotels and you get great value for your buck: I rated 3 “average”, 5 “good” and 4 “outstanding”. Here is a quick review of this hotel as compared with the others.

My last hotel in Italy, in Rome, was a disappointment. I booked at Hotel Cavour a bit late and it was not my first choice but everything else was already booked: I ended up with a very small room without bathroom (although I had a sink and bidet in my room, the shower and toilet were shared). My room, #514, was about 6X12 sq. feet and was NOT the smallest room on the 5th floor! According to the floor plan room #532 was even smaller and was located right beside one of the shared bathroom where the fan was very noisy!!! 2 bathrooms were shared by 5 rooms. Everything looked old and worn out. The building, shared by other hotels, is about 5min. from the Termini station and 15min. to the coliseum. Reception is on the 1st floor and so is the breakfast room: breakfast is less than stellar with 1 croissant/bread, jam and a coffee. I truly hope that the other rooms are better but at 70 Eur/night, this hotel was not a good deal, not too bad but AVERAGE at the most.

Hotel Cavour emailed to confirm my reservation and when I arrived greeted me heartily by name. The staff speak excellent English and were extremely helpful in helping me find a place to eat dinner.

Breakfast was simple Italian style but adequate. Location is excellent. A 10 minute walk to the Collesium and Forum and about a 20 minute walk to the Pantheon and Fontana de Trevi.

It is a bit difficult to find, so google for a picture of the outside of the hotel.

The rooms were simple and clean and above all very quiet. Note that all of the rooms are on the top floors so you will have to climb the stairs or use the small lift to get to you room.

Overall a good value and a good location.

I stayed in this hotel for three nights while visiting Italy last March, and would definitely come back.

I had a single room with shared bathroom. Since there only three rooms sharing it, I didn't have to wait most of the time. My room was quite because it didn't face the street. Room is simple but clean. The receptionist was very helpful. I borrowed a haridryer from him. Breakfast was basic but good for the money. Since I only paid 40 euros per night. Locatin is excellent, 3 minutes walk to the train station.

A good value hotel!