My husband and I were in Rome for the Marathon in March 2009. I found and booked this hotel after price comparing and reading reviews on here and elsewhere. The hotel is/was fairly difficult to find the first time. It's tucked between a couple cafes and you can walk right past it very easily... as we did the first time.

The hotel is pretty much bare bones and the photos on its website are NOT representative of what the rooms truly look like. There is a reception desk, elevator, room with a TEENY, TINY bathroom and shower (more about this later) and bed so close to the wall that my husband had to walk sideways to get from his side of the bed over to the bathroom, and that's about it. But really, when you're in Rome, you're not really going to spend all that much time in your room, so it was okay for us.

The bathroom, in particular, the shower. Oh my gosh. For the Americans out there, think of your bathtub at home... long and fairly wide. Now, think of splitting that into thirds lengthwise and one of those thirds is the shower at this hotel. There's no shower curtain, and you can't hang the shower head up, lest get water all over the vanity, so you'd literally have to squat down, get yourself wet, stand up and soap up, and squat back down to rinse off. I have to say, it was the worst shower I've ever taken, and I had to do it three days in a row. And if you wanted to take a bath (say, after a marathon), there was no way for it to happen... the tub is just way, way too short. No thanks!!

The pros of the hotel are of course its location. You're so close to a lot of the sites and it's really in a prime place. If you're looking for a hotel to just chill in your room (and why would you do this in Rome?!), this hotel is not for you. If you want to get out and explore, as long as you can overlook the shower issue, this hotel might be right for you.

We stayed in Hotel Piazza Venezia for one night. The hotel wasn't the easiest to find, we were at least expecting a sign on the outside. It is small, cramped & the toilet had a very distinctive aroma! On the plus side, the location is excellent.The colleseum is very close,as well as all the other attraction. The large selection of bars/restaurants in the area made up for the lack of facilites in the hotel. Over all, it's an OK hotel provided you are out & about all day & not looking for any of the usual hotel facilites, i.e. bar/restaurant etc. Location is great though.

Do NOT believe the photograph accompanying the description of this hotel - it is a lie. None of the rooms look like that.

Our room was small, had no window and had a very low ceiling that made it feel incredibly claustrophobic. There were no coffee/tea making facilities either. The a/c was controlled centrally within the hotel building and so we could not alter it for our own room - meaning that in the height of summer, we were literally freezing. The worst thing, however, was the appalling shower in the bathroom. It gave no pressure whatsoever and was like washing under a dripping tap. The pressure would sometimes go so low that no water came out at all!

We complained about the shower on the first morning, and were assured something would be done. It was not. We complained a second time and asked to be moved to a different room - but we were told the hotel was fully booked. They said they would make sure something was sorted out for us, but once again when we returned in the evening, the shower was just the same. We were then shown another room, but this room was even smaller than our own and the shower suffered the same problem! On our penultimate night we were finally moved to a new room, but this time the toilet did not flush. When we complained, we were told that there were no further rooms and there was nothing they could do about it.

The only thing I could say to recommend this hotel would be its location - everything else about it was miserable. Rome is a city with lots of delicious food - so make sure you stay somewhere that won’t leave a nasty taste in your mouth.

We have just returned from a three day visit to Rome. My wife and I were looking for a reasonably priced hotel near the center of Rome. The hotel is small and basic but served its purpose for two people who wanted to have a clean room, private bath, and a central point to see the sites of Rome. There are definitely no frills with this hotel. Our room was very small (but clean) and the bathroom could have been a bit more comfortable. However, if your main goal in getting a hotel is simply to have a place to sleep after touring Rome all day, this place was definitely adequate.

The hotel is located right next to the Piazza Venezia and situtated at the beginning of the Via del Corso (one of Rome's main shopping districts). The best way to describe this hotel would be to call it "practical".