Rome is super expensive especially if you want a private room. Keeping this in mind I thought Hotel Cavour was a good deal. We paid 80 euro per night, which included breakfast but we shared bathroom facilities. Massimo is awesome and lifts the hotel from average to above average. Definitely ask him for advise on where to eat etc but don't bother with the other guy we found him to be a bit rude and condescending. The room itself was average, but the bed was comfortable, it was quiet and the air conditioning in our room was really good. All in all I think you need a bit of luxury in Rome, it's hot and hard going but if you can't afford it definitely check out Hotel Cavour, you could do a lot worse.

I visited Rome with my husband and we found this hotel excellent for our requirements. Firstly it is in a fantastic location for seeing Rome as it is just walking distance from the Termini where trains/metro/buses to all over Rome can be caught. This means it is also convenient for popping back for a break/freshening up in the afternoon after a tiring day of sightseeing and then going out again at night.

The price is comparitively cheaper than most of the hotels in a similar good location. I read some reviews and got the impression area it was in was very rough. We did not find that to be the case It felt quite safe. Even at night there are lots of people about as it it so nice and warm. As long as you dont make it easy for pick pockets (as with any major city) I think it is absolutely fine.

The room we got in the hotel was excellent The bathroom suite and bedroom were neat and very clean. Both were cleaned thoroughly every morning.We did ask for one facing the court yard after reading the reviews (so there was less road noise from via cavour). Hence we could leave the window open and use the fan and the room was very comfortable at night. We also had the option of using the air conditioning which was fully functioning.

Breakfast was basic but adequate for our purposes. Again the dining room was clean and tidy. It was basically coffee, croissants and a roll. The staff were nice.

Another good thing about this hotel is that it easy to get transport from Ciampino airport (we used a coach which was about 13 euros return). The hotel is a bit hard to find but has a group heading of 'hotels' which projects from the hotel wall vertically. Through one door there is access to three hotels including Cavour. Another thing is that if you want a change from Italian food there is one Chinese and Indian restaurant if you come out of the hotel and turn right and keep walking.They are on the other side of the road.

Just a warning about one of the Italian restaurants opposite the hotel.You will know which one it is as at the top of the menu it states a15% service charge and a charge of 1.5 euros per person as a 'table charge' . Service charge is ok though it was already expensive and i would have expected it to be included (as it is in quite a few). However the table charge was ridiculous and it was a sneaky way of increasing the charge. The food and service werent even very good. They werent very pleasant when the bill was queried. This was our only not so good experience after five days in Rome. This aside,we had a wonderful trip to Rome.

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.