This is a lovely B&B! I stayed there with my husband last week. We booked a Terravision bus from the airport to Termini station (really hot on board though) and then got the metro to Barberini station. Alex Inn was just up the road (and up some steps) to Via Emilia. This cost 18 euros for us both for a return journey (as opposed to 90 euros for a shuttle)!

The room was great and spotlessly clean. A bit of a procedure to get in, once you have your keys - you need one key to open the large outer doors on the street, another key to open the inner door. Then you take a lift up to floor 5. Then walk up some stairs. Then another key to open the door to Alex Inn and yet another key for the door to your room. You soon get used to this though and at least it feels secure.

We had the 'blue' room. A lovely bed, small but beautiful bathroom with shower, a raised area with wardrobe and fridge, a LCD TV (no english channels) and patio doors leading to an outside patio with table and chairs (I did a lot of research before going to find this - a real bonus for Rome!)

The room was cleaned every day, with fresh towels daily. Every morning, breakfast (tea, coffee, cereals, fresh croissants etc) was brought into our room at the time we ordered it. It was great eating this every morning on the patio, in the wonderful sunshine. It was also surprisingly quiet.

Natalia - the receptionist was really friendly and helpful. She was there every day until 8.00 pm at night and would try and help with any problem or query we had.

We did the usual things - it was a fabulous break. We did the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps; spent a whole day at the Vatican - amazing - and we actually were there when the Pope was holding an audience and came around in his Popemobile! We also did the Pantheon and Piazza Navona and spent another full day at the Colliseum.

It was great to come back after a really busy day and sit on our patio with a glass of wine, before getting ready to go out to eat.

Alex Inn is in a wonderful location - just off Via Veneto - the 'posh' part of Rome. Within walking distance of most sights. The only problem - it was very expensive to eat out nearby.

Although we were exhausted on our return, we had a wonderful time and I would recommend Alex Inn to everyone.

We had a great time staying at this relatively new hotel located near Trevi Fountain & the Spanish Steps. The rooms were spacious and modern, and very secure (four locked doors separate you from the streets of Rome). The best part was the included breakfast, which is brought to your room. We loved having breakfast on our very own patio that was attached to the room. I did want to share a few important points that will make your check-in experience go a little more smoothly than ours did. Firstly, the hotel is located on a sort of not-so-nice street – there are a couple of strip clubs (Chica-Chica-Boom) and a sex shop. Yuck. The pictures on the hotel website were so nice, I totally did not expect it to be located on a street like this. Secondly, there is no sign marking the hotel’s location. Once you find the address, look for “Alex Inn” listed on the call box next to a dozen other businesses, and press the button (may have to wait a bit for the receptionist to answer). Once they buzz you in, you have to enter another door, and be sure to take the elevator up to the top floor (walking up 6 flights of stairs with all our luggage after a 12 hour train ride was not very fun). Once you get out of the elevator, walk up one more flight of stairs to the top and the main door of the hotel will be there. You can check out the attached pictures showing the street & the call box. Another thing to note is that not all the staff members speak English, but we got by fine with my very limited Italian and hand signals. Overall, it was a very nice stay and pretty good value at ~130 euros a night. I wholeheartedly recommend it, especially if you are forewarned about the above idiosyncracies of the hotel’s location.

Just come back from Alex Inn and would like to assure anyone who is thinking of staying here that they won't regret it. Located just off Via Veneto it is only 5 mins walk from the Spanish Steps and even less to Barberini metro station! The surrounding area is upmarket with 5* hotels and the US embassy all close by and the Villa Borghese park is a few minutes walk away. The room was very clean with a modern bathroom and plasma tv and a private terrace with table and chairs you could use to eat breakfast at!! The room also had a mini bar, hairdryer, Air Con and a free safe and the continental breakfast was a nice start to the morning. The staff were all very nice although the lady who worked the morning shift could not speak English, however the lady in the afternoon spoke excellent English and was very helpful. We arrived around 12 noon and were able to check in no problem despite the website saying check in was at 2pm. We booked directly with Alex Inn via their website and found it much cheaper which was a welcome saving as Rome proved to be quite expensive! Will definately use this place again and we recommend the Alex Inn as a 9 out of 10 hotel.

I loved staying here in Rome. It was close to Via Veneto and Villa Borghese as well as the Metro. The service was fantastic and the room was gorgeous. It was a true home away from home.