| From: ED, USA |
| Date of Stay: August, 2008 |
| We had stayed at the Alexandra on a previous trip and were very satisfied with the overall location and value. We were still please on this trip. However, the staff just seemed a little stand-offish and not terribly friendly. We felt the front desk especially could have been much more welcoming. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: November, 2006 |
| Hotel is in a great location less than a block from a metro station. Our room was small but comfortable and clean. The temperature in the room, however, was quite warm. We turned off the thermostat and still had to open the window to cool off the room. A standard buffet breakfast was included in the price of the room. The staff was friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our visit and will surely return. |
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| From: PV, Australia |
| Date of Stay: March, 2008 |
| Nice hotel with some colorful history, however one needs more than a bit of history to enjoy a stay in a hotel on the famous Via Veneto. We found the staff in this hotel just not interested. |
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| From: RB, Italy |
| Date of Stay: December, 2007 |
| Nice rooms, nice common area, good breakfast. Location is one of the choicest in Rome. Also, parking in Villa Borghese garage is conveniant and inexpensive by Roman standards. |
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| From: RD, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| Can't beat the location. Metro 1/2 block away. Very convenient. Ist stay at this hotel. Would stay again. Small but when in Rome... |
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| From: LEESA AKINS, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| Great hotel on beautiful Via Veneto! I would definitely recommend the hotel to others and will stay there again. Hotel: nice, clean, well-run; all modern conveniences, but family-owned hotel since 1910. Staff: gracious, responsive, customer-oriented; concierge spoke English well and very helpful with questions, car service to airport, telephone calls, etc. No porter for departure at 6:30 a.m., but concierge immediately helped with luggae down to street. Note: hotel foyer is up one flight of stairs off street; but, generally porters quick to come down and take luggage. We had three adults, so we reserved a junior suite with a balcony. The balcony was a fabulous addition! We had cocktails and friends over and just enjoyed the sounds of the City! An "L" shaped room, but fairly spacious (including TV, armoire/closet, two luggage racks, writing desk/chair, two dressers, and an additional chair for seating). Lighting in the room could be improved. Single bed was a comfortable, regular twin bed (not a cot) and doubled for seating. Bath was small (typical; shower only) and a tight entrance at the foot of the double bed, but very clean and updated (with hairdryer). Maybe a little high in price for a 3 star hotel, but worth it and to be in this area. Our friends had a double room they said was very small; prbably less expensive for junior suite than two rooms with three people. Basic common areas and small check-in desk, but several places to sit/read/watch TV and separate space with computer. Breakfast was nice, including eggs and prosciutto, along with Continental buffet. Due to the time of year (late October), the air conditioning was off (individual controls in room, but system off; heat in common areas), so the upper floor (6th - only two rooms with balconies) was warm (80 degrees in Rome). Open windows let the Fall air in and cooled down the room sufficiently. With open windows, some street noise, but not enough to bother us. A great stay! |
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| From: Kenneth Foxwell, Canada |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| We were very pleased with our stay. The staff were very polite and excellent at giving directions. The Hotel was very close to many attractions most within walking distance. We also enjoyed the included breakfast buffet. This Hotel is also very close to a variety of restaurants. |
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| From: Richard Little, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: June, 2007 |
| Hotel well located in a good area. We found 2 of the hotel reception staff to be off hand, sometimes rude. Not a very friendly welocme on arrival, perhaps the staff forget they are in the tourist industry. However, 2 younger reception staff, breakfast and cleaning staff were very friendly, professional and polite. Although clean our bathrooms were very tired (we had 2 double rooms for 7 days). We did feel the hotel would benefit from serving drinks ie tea coffee etc in the lounge. Tip: when in Rome use taxis - very good value for money! Rome is great place, a week wasn't long enough! |
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| From: Mats Nyberg, Sweden |
| Date of Stay: April, 2007 |
| Nice hotel with good location in center of Rome. Traffic noise with open windovs at night. Bathroom with a bad smell. Good breakfast buffe. |
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| From: John David Salvatore, Canada |
| Date of Stay: April, 2007 |
| Great location to use as a base to visit sites in Rome. Staff was good, I asked and received room at rear as it is a busy street in front. I was provided an upgrade in room, which was appreciated. Breakfast had good choices of cold items, there was good service. We used the subway to travel to St. Peter's and it was very easy to use. Note: buy ticket (1 euro per ticket) from "Change booth/store" which is located four doors down the street just across from stairs to the subway. |
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| From: Trena Kelly, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: March, 2007 |
| A lovely hotel with spacious rooms and bathrooms. It was central with regards to all the tourist sights and the staff were quite friendly. |
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| From: Linda Pierce, Italy |
| Date of Stay: October, 2006 |
| This hotel was very central for what we wanted and worked just fine. The rooms are small but typical of the area. The room faced a courtyard and was very quiet. The breakfast was excellent. Thanks for the help. Linda Pierce |
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| From: VP, Canada |
| Date of Stay: August, 2006 |
| we had a family vacation in italy and rome was the first city we stayed on our trip. The hotel was nice but not what I expected. The rooms are too crowded and the bathrooms too small. This hotel is more for young couples than families. |
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| From: Ann Marie Cote, Canada |
| Date of Stay: July, 2006 |
| Great Hotel. Stayed here 3 nights before going on a cruise. This was my girls and I first time in Rome. This hotel is perfectly located close to Trevi fountain and Spanish steps. also close to good shopping that both the girls and I enjoyed. Our room was big and spacious with three single beds. 2 were close together( as a king) and 1 was apart. Room had a very nice bathroom with a large jacuzzi tub. We were three girls traveling alone and felt very safe here. The breakfast was adequate, however, did not like eating in a room with no view of the outside. We ate and did not linger. Plenty of good restaurants and gelato places. Close to hotel is an internet cafe, bank, money exchange. I recommend this hotel it was a good deal for the price. I made arrangements with the hotel for transfers from airport to hotel and hotel to cruise port citvichecchia. It was well organized and on time. Enjoy your stay, We did! |
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| From: Helen Dawe, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: May, 2006 |
| I would definately stay here again. The location was really good, the open-top bus stops opposite the hotel and the main sites were in walking distance. We had a triple room (double room and a separate single room!) whilst we didn't have a view and it was really quiet and we didn't have any noise at all. |
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| From: Gary Gardner, USA |
| Date of Stay: May, 2006 |
| Rome is a very expensive city, especially with the Euro at $1.30 US. The location of the hotel was excellent and the value was good for that location. The room was large with a nice bed. Breakfast was included but just OK. The staff was very helpful with questions about the area. I would stay there again but, ask for a room not facing the via Veneto. |
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| From: TORU SHIBATA, Japan |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| We, family of 4, stayed in a quadruple room which was very spacious and quiet and so elegant and clean. Every staff were friendly and so helpful. The location is very convenient and a nice trattoria the staff recomended is just around the corner! We did enjoy staying at Hotel Alexandra and definitely will stay this hotel on the next visit to Rome!! |
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| From: TORU SHIBATA, Japan |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| In addition to my former comment, the limousine to and fro the fumiccio airport the front staff arranged was excellent. |
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| From: Joe Russo, USA |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| My sons, ages 10 and 13, and I had a wonderful stay here. The staff treated us great and were very helpful with all our requests, and helped us get our lost luggage. While the price may seem high, thats to be expected in Roma. With the metro just outside the door, a great location for getting around. While I usually stay in the Spanish Steps area, I had no problem with Via Veneto. Would stay here again. |
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| From: MARIANNE DALY, Ireland |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| We found the Hotel to be very central. The Room was spotless, if a little on the small side. The Reception Staff were very helpful. Our room was to the back of the Hotel which guaranteed no street noise. We also availed of the Hotel's Taxi service to and from the Airport, which we found to be excellent. |
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