The front desk is cold and always seem to b dissaproving. Iliana is very nice but the rest of the staff is dismal

When we arrived there was a mistake with our reservations and there wasnt a room available for our first night's stay. The gentlemen at the front desk were very kind and had made arrangements for the night at another hotel and taxi service was arranged. When we returned the next morning our bags were held and we were told to return at 1-130 to check into our room. We returned to find we were placed in a room with a balcony and a very large tub and shower on the balcony overlooking Rome. We had booked a standard room. The hotel was very clean, the staff was always kind and helpful. Breakfast on the 7th floor was delicious. We had read some earlier reviews stating the drinks in the afteroon on the Terrace were expensive. We did not find the drinks were any more expensive than any other restaurant in Rome and the view was worth the cost of a drink. Overall our stay at Hotel Romanico Palace was much more than we expected and we would recommend the hotel for a lovely stay in Rome. The location is wonderful for touring. The public transportation is very close. The Borghese Museum is just two blocks away, and Via Veneto is a great area with very nice restaurants. A perfect trip for these travelers.

First of all I can confirm what other reviews have said about Ilaria Lucani who was a great help from the moment we made our booking. Ilaria organised pick up from Fiumiciino airport which was quick, convenient and efficient; made restaurant reservations for us and recommended a restaurant where the staff were friendly and the food excellent. Ilaria's colleagues were very welcoming when we arrived and helpful throughout our stay.
The Romanico Palace is in a good location just a short walk from the Via Veneto and the Spanish Steps. We loved having breakfast on the 7th floor Roof terrace and will certainly visit again.

We stayed at the Romanico Palace for four nights in mid-April, and would happily recommend it to anybody. Consumer websites such as this tend to attract comments from a dissatisfied minority with an axe to grind, rather than the satisfied majority; to help redress the balance, we would readily refute the more negative comments posted.
The hotel is a mid-sized corner property in a safe, salubrious location to the NE of the Centro Storico, close to the Via Veneto and south of the Villa Borghese. We found the staff without exception to be courteous and efficient - they were most helpful to me in resolving a problem not of their making (Alitalia had managed to lose my suitcase!). The public areas are bright and opulent, and the decor traditional but striking, with antiques (or repros) dotted around, much gold paint and pillar-box red carpets in the corridors - not perhaps the kind of thing you'd choose at home, but fun for a short time away! The rooms (or at least the recently refurbished 'classic' ones like ours - room 222, since you ask) are of a fair size and spotlessly clean, with 'Roman column' bedposts, marble bathrooms, plenty of lighting and a separate desk area (useful for spreading out maps). No armchair though. Incongrous amongst all the gold and faux-antiquity, a silver LCD TV is mounted on the wall, with BBC World and CNN among the channels.
One major word of warning: do NOT take a room facing the street, particularly on a lower floor. They may be sunnier, but the traffic noise is horrendous - something about the noise Italian scooters and buses make in particular just cuts through anything, and it never stops. After one sleepless night we changed to a peaceful room on the same floor overlooking the internal courtyard - not a thing of beauty, but then the street view isn't much either.
Breakfast is outstanding - taken on the bright and sunny roof terrace with a view over the city, a sharp contrast to the windowless basement rooms used in so many hotels. Everything one could reasonably expect and more is included on the buffet (including the all-important toaster!), and they'll make you a capuccino on request. Bacon and eggs etc. are available at extra cost for die-hard fry-up fans. Sadly the terrace is only open for breakfast at present.
The hotel is well served for public transport: buses 63, 630 and 80 stop right outside, and the dinky little electric 116, which is small enough to negotiate the alleyways of the Centro Storico and goes by most of the major sights, can be caught from the Via Veneto nearby. Individual tickets can be purchased at nearby tabacchi, but to buy a daily pass (4 euros) the nearest place is the Metro station at Piazza Barberini - a pleasant 10-min walk from the hotel down the Via Veneto. So far as getting to and from the hotel and Termini station, avoid the Metro and take bus 910, which stops one street away.
We enjoyed our stay, and hope to return. To the staff at the Romanico - grazie di tutto!