Hotel Latinum was the only thing that ruined our trip to Rome: located in a distant from center, noisy ( extremely noisy!) place, with noisy room - basically we could not sleep at all during the night. the air-conditioning in the room was very loud, even the electricity box located in the room was making terrible noise. we thought it was only a problem related to our room - no, our neighbors had the same issues.
in addition, it is quite far away from downtown; one needs to use the bus service or metro. you can't simply walk - if you return late, then you must use a taxi ( rip-off).
there is no restaurant in the hotel so if you want a dinner close-by - you should use some local restaurants recommended by the hotel, where again you are being ripped-off by the waiters and annoyed by street musicians.
so if you want to have no sleep in the night, be constantly tired - chose Latinum Hotel.

The decor is very modern, and the hotel is quite comfortable. The rooms are not very large, but quiet and decently appointed. The breakfast is very basic: cereal, cake, croissant, jam and fruit salad with juices/coffee/tea. I wish they would add a few things more. The bathroom was fine, although the flushing mechanism could use some work since it requires a lot of pushing. The staff is reasonably friendly, although some are better than others. Its a 15 minute walking distance to the Mazoni subway stop, but in Rome everything is at a distance from the subway since the system is very rudimentary. Internet is a bit pricey. The only negative thing is that it is a bit difficult to find the hotel. Remember, its right on the traffic circle, not located on any streets branching off the circle. I would suggest they at least put up a board with their name. Tip: Take the 571 bus to the Pantheon and other tourist places, and that bus departs from just a few steps to the right. Invest in a bus map, since the buses go everywhere. On the whole, I would stay here again.

For starters, let me just tell you that rome is a dirty, crowded, tourist trap of a city covered in grafitti and trash everywhere except the Via Veneto, and most people you encounter aren't overly friendly. Also, by the time you leave you'll be sick of pizza, pasta, gelato and paninis because that's all you can readily find. We were there for 6 nights and think that 3 would have been plenty of time. Such a pity that a city with so much history left such a bad impression. We will never go again and my advice would be for nobody else to, but if you must go this hotel is a good choice. Now on to the hotel review.....

We arrived at the Termini station at 11 a.m. after 36 hours of traveling. we took the Leonardo express from the airport for 11 euro each. I had previously done a Google Earth search of the hotel and knew that you just had to turn left out of the station and walk down Giovanni Giolitti and you would bump into the hotel at the Porta Maggiore. Alas, it was that simple. A 15 minute walk and we were at the hotel.

As others had previously mentioned, there is no signage whatsoever on the hotel, just the number 11, so I'm glad I had seen traveller photos from this site because it made it super easy for me to recognize the building. The iron gate was open when we arrived so we didn't have to use the buzzer. The building itself made a great first impression. A little gem in the middle of a bunch of filth. It was 11:15 and we were praying we'd be able to check in early as we were soo very exhausted but were not expecting to since they only have 12 rooms. We walked down the walkway to the door and the tiny little lobby/ breakfast area is so clean and the glass floor with the ancient ruins underneath is cool! There were two ladies at the front desk who were both very nice and to our surprise our room was ready! As one of them took our info, the other pulled out a map and started to show us how to get to the Manzoni subway station and the stops for the various historical sights around Rome, etc.. I gave them 5 Euro each which I have always found sets a good tone for any trip. :)

We took the little elevator to our room #33 and were so impressed at how new everything was. It was obvious they gutted the building and started from scratch. We opened our door and were so glad that the room was as clean and new as the pictures showed. It may sound funny, but that is one of our top priorities! We got to the window and.. cool! we have a balcony! One of only two rooms with one.

O.k., time to get clean and take a nap. But not so fast...I expected noise as others had mentioned it before, but even with how well the room is insulated with very thick double pane glass and carpet, it's incredibly loud. Bee boo, bee boo, bee boo, there was a siren every 15 minutes in the daylight hours and about once an hour at night. It seems the Porta Maggiore is a freeway off ramp? When the trains go by the entire building rumbles a bit. You do get used to it though, a "white noise" if you will. :)

A few other things to mention so you aren't surprised. The beds are very firm, which is what we love and have at home, there is no tub, only a stand up shower, which is what we love and have at home, they didn't change our linens after the 3rd day, so on the 4th we left a note for the housekeeper to change them and she seemed to be taken by surprise, there is no iron / board and there really isn't room for one so we didn't even bother asking for one, there is very little shelf space in the bathroom, the towels are a very thin European type which we grew to LOVE, I didn't get any wifi signal in the room, but I found a free hotspot right past the newsstand around the corner, and yes it's a long walk to anywhere, but Rome is a walking city and I don't think it would be much closer no matter where you stay, don't show up for the breakfast before 7:30 as we did at 7:25 by accident on our first morning and were shooed away by the mean night guy that others have mentioned here, and most importantly, don't forget to tip! Leave a 2 Euro at breakfast, a 2 Euro on the bed for housekeeping etc... it turned the mean night guy into our best friend by the time we left. :)

Be sure to go up to the terrace on the roof. It's so nice a have a glass of wine up there at night and watch the hustle and bustle below :)

This is a great hotel!! The room was exceptionally clean and the staff were helpful and friendly (which was a rearity in Rome!!). Our room was a standard double and was plenty big enough for us. The bathroom was also very clean and large enough. The roof terrace has some lovely views and though we didn't ever do it, they offered breakfast there for 5 euros a person. If you have long hair (as I do) I recommend bringing your own hair dryer as the one they provided was not very powerful and so it tooks ages to dry all my hair. The area was not great but the hotel was clearly well maintained and the buidling looked nicer than the rest from the outside too. If you have trouble walking far I would not recommend this hotel as it is around a 20 minute walk to the nearest tube station (Manzoni), which (after a full day sight seeing) can be annoying! Also, the tube stops and 11:30 and by the time we had eaten and found the nearest station we usually had missed it and so walked A LOT!!! However, I doubt you would find a hotel as good in a better location without paying a lot more! Rome is a scruffy city so be prepared for that. However the sights are incredible and make it all worth it! There is a supermarket nearby the hotel which was very useful. We never ate too close to the hotel but recommend Isidoro restaurant (near to Colloseum), which can be pricey but is tasty and the staff are extremely welcoming and helpful! We were told to try Da Baffetto pizzeria (on Via Del Governo Vecchio) by reviews on the net and our travel guide, however it was not all it was cracked up to be! The pizza's were sloppy and not very nice, it took us half an hour to queue for a table and then another 40 mins to get the food once we ordered. Most of the staff were rude and the place looked very unclean. You are also seated next to strangers as the tables all seat 6, so if your looking for a romantic meal, don't go there! If walking from the Termini, make sure you dont walk down Via Giovanni Giolitti (street) as it will leave you with a very bad first impression of the place!!! Overall a great visit and a lovely hotel!!!!!