My wife and I stayed in Hotel Galatea over a weekend in September. We had a great experience. The staff were warm, friendly and informative. The location was great...quiet area, with a local feel, but still close to all the tourist spots. There were some great restaurants nearby too. The rooms were fairly sized, very clean and modern. The building where the hotel is located is very local...you feel like you live in Rome when you walk through the building courtyard and into the stairwell. All very genuine.
We would definitely recommended to friends (and already have!).

Having booked the hotel,then reading the reviews I would agree with the review about first impressions arriving outside.
Once up to the hotel via the old style lift it was completely different.
The staff were helpful.room clean with good A/C,the bed appears to be solid cement but is surprisingly comfortable.
All in all excellent alround

We booked this hotel on www.venere.com, an excellent website to use when booking hotels in Italy that has great discounted rates. The location of the hotel is good, it's walking distance to the train station, Tivoli fountain, Coliseum, Opera house, internet cafe, shopping, etc.

Our room was very clean, it had a good sized bathroom. The elevator is tiny but we were grateful there was one. The entrance to the hotel is not completely apparent, but once you find it, it's sort of novel how you walk through large wooden doorways into an inner courtyard.

The staff were excellent, they gave us terrific recommendations for restaurants, they were friendly, they spoke English and they were attentive to our needs.

Breakfast had a good variety of cold cuts, a selection of pastries, juice and espresso/capuccino.

All the good reviews you read about this hotel are true - I'm glad we researched on tripadvisor before booking a hotel in Rome. Location, rooms, staff ... everything very fine. I warmly recommend this hotel!