| From: Bhaskar Katta, Russia |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| It was excellent ! Liked the service and the decor and location |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| the hotel isn't that close to the city. You have to take one of two buses to get to Vatican city, which is somewhat far from the main attractions. I had spent 6 wells studying abroad in Rome so I knew my way around the city and this hotel was just not convienent for sight seeing and such. The staff wasn't very helpful when we asked about the bus system. If you're there for fun try a different hotel closer to the pantheon because that is more center of all the sights in Rome. The lobby of the hotel is nice though and I could invision confrences being held there. If groups are stating there it would be best to have a group bus to take you around. Breakfast there is not included it cost �10. The room was small but maintained nicely. I felt comfortable and safe. But once again, its hard to experience the city, the piazzas, museums, and sights. Because it is far a way. |
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| From: Stewart Gould, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: September, 2008 |
| The reception staff were excellent and the restaurant staff were generally good, but one male waiter seemed to be less than interested in the customers and their welfare. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: June, 2006 |
| Hotel was better than we expected after reading some reveiws.the rooms compact but clean, evening meal not very good.Breakfast was ok,Staff helpful and printout of maps and directions to the Vatican etc available.The bus stops right outside the hotel and the metro is a 10-15 min walk away, Would recommend getting your tickets from the hotel bar (which closes at 11pm) for the bus and metro.The hotel is nearer to the Vatican City but a train ride to the town centre. metro stops at 9pm and buses stop at 11pm, 15 euro's for cab back 2 hotel. |
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| From: Stephen |
| Date of Stay: November, 2006 |
| The information provided re location was very misleading, to say the least. It took between 45 minutes and one hour by bus and subway to reach any of the important sights in Rome. The room was too small to even lay out a suitcase. We had a hole in our bed sheets. |
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| From: Angelo |
| Date of Stay: November, 2006 |
| hotel was really nice, room very clean. just no elevators on the buildings . |
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| From: AL, Italy |
| Date of Stay: August, 2008 |
| Il mio commento si esplicita in quanto segue: entriamo in stanza e subito ci troviamo in faccia la porta del bagno, da quanto era piccola la stanza non abbiamo nemmeno potuto disfare i bagagli. Subito notiamo che l'intonaco dello stipite è corroso e i muri sono completamente coperti da rigate nere e insetti morti con conseguenti macchie di sangue (anche sulla testiera del letto e sulla tenda). Uno strato di polvere decennale copriva ognicosa. Sì, gli ascigamani venivano cambiati ogni giorno ma quello che c'era sul pavimento ci rimaneva. Il copriletto presentava macchie non identificate e grazie a dio che era estate. Sì, l'albergo possedeva un giardino stupendo con tanto di gazebo, e le persone della reception erano cortesi ma evidenziava solo lo squallore della stanza e ti faceva sentire preso in giro. Inutile cambiare stanza perchè le condizioni del corridoio e i commenti degli altri ospiti confermavano che erano tutte uguali. Gli unici pro sono nell'ottima colazione, nella facilità di raggiungere il centro con i mezzi pubblici e parcheggio gratuito. Conclusione: torneremo a Roma che è stupenda ma non in quell'albergo! |
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| From: Bill |
| Date of Stay: July, 2006 |
| My wife and I did not enjoy our stay at this hotel. The staff was not friendly. The room was small. There were mosquitoes and the staff did not try to keep the doors to the lobby shut at night. There is no swimming pool. The rooms are in separate buildings. The TV was very small and very soft. The room floor covering was tile. I requested a wake-up call and never received it. Admittedly, this hotel was the least expensive on the list of hotels. |
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| From: RI, Romania |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| I do not recomend this hotel to anyobody. Firstly, the pictures on the website are just from the reception and conference rooms, while the actual rooms are in another buildings (4). It is more like an faculty dorm, not a hotel. The rooms are simple and not very clean. There is no security when entering the hotel building, in fact there is nobody there. The hotel is far from the city center (you need ~ 40 minutes, 2 buses to get in Rome center). |
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| From: Patty |
| Date of Stay: June, 2006 |
| The lobby looks great. The coffee bar was good and restaurant was okay. A lot of bus travelers here. The rooms are very small, but clean. No elevators and I was on the 4th floor. No air conditioning, but a fan. It did have a re fridge The upscale hotel near the area was 450.00 US compared to my 150.00. They did not have a fridge. The tour bus did pick me up and drop me off at my hotel along with the other more upscale pricier hotels. Not romantic at all. Reminds me of a 1950's US hotel. |
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| From: MP, Germany |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| I´d like to reserve 3 rooms: 1 double, 1 triple and 1 for 4 people. The employees took there were only triple rooms. When we stayed at rooms, we saw once was for 4 peolpe. For us was very good, but the employees were without this information. |
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| From: John Burland, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| The bedroom was exceptionally small and lacked facilities for putting clothing away, therefore we had to virtually live out of our suitcases all week as the only things we could hang up were coats, shirts, dresses etc. There was no room to store t-shirts, socks, underwear and shoes. |
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| From: Travis Clark, Norway |
| Date of Stay: May, 2008 |
| Very nice hotel. The hotel is classic 70s style and my wife and I really enjoyed it. It is a short 1 EUR bus ride to the vatican. 10-12 EUR taxi ride. We enjoyed the quiet at night, versus being right in the middle of everything and not being able to open your windows at night due to street noise. The public areas were a great place to sit outside and enjoy a coffee or beer at night. I would definitely stay there again. |
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| From: Lian Feeney, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: February, 2008 |
| Over all stay (myself & my mother),quite good. Hotel lovely, people friendly, & the hotel surroundings very nice. BUT, we ate in the hotel the first night - not much choice, and although there was only 4 other people in the restaurant, we had to wait a very long time for the food!Our first night in the hotel, we had a cockroach in our room! Yes, a cockroach. A big one. Someone did come up within a few minutes to sort it. Mum had already squished it, but they fetched it & offered us another room which we didn't do. The next morning I asked that the maid mop the floor for us. This was not done as I left a mark on the floor & it was still there when we got back! Breakfast was great. The morning of our flight, we had asked for a wake up call, we only got a call to say our taxi was here. We were not awake. They said there was a problem with the phones!!! Rome itself is brilliant. Just don't stay at this hotel. |
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| From: Philippe Baroin, Philippines |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| this hotel is not proper for individual guest. Dinner at restaurant is only for group. Individual cannot have dinner or lunch. No laundry services. No porter service. |
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| From: Enrique Laura Izquierdo, Spain |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| El hotel está dentro de un entorno muy agradable de vegetación y entre pinares. Bien conectado con el centro de la ciudad. Se llega al Vaticano en 10 minutos y los autobuses son muy frecuentes. Los recepcionistas son amables sin ser cargantes y uno se arregla perfectamente en español. ¡Ojo! Haganse con los billetes del autobus en el bar del hotel porque la gestión de los autobuses de Roma está pensada por una mente diabólica y no se puede pagar el billete en el propio autobus.La mayor parte de los romanos no pagan nunca pero si un inspector te sorprende sin billete te puede multar con entre 100 y 500 euros. Hemos estado muy a gustito en este hotel. |
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| From: SG, Spain |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| Un hotel para ir a Roma en coche. Dejas el coche en el parking del hotel y te olvidas de el ya que el autobús para justo enfrente del hotel y te deja en el centro de Roma en 10 min. o menos (segun el tráfico). Habitación limpia y cómoda y muy tranquila ya que el hotel se encuentra en una zona en la que no hay tráfico ni ruidos. El desayuno bastante bien. El trato de los empleados correcto, incluso nos dieron información en castellano. |
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| From: Leif Steinar Johannesen, Norway |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| I have been to Rome many times, and picked out this hotel as it is central to Fiumicino- airport. It is also close to Vatican and the centre of Rome. |
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| From: Christian Iordanescu, Romania |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| Very good location with best connection to the city center. Nice and friendly staff. High class hotel for a very good price. |
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| From: Wm Brent Francis, Canada |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| Excellent Location close to the GRA, short bus ride to the METRO for touring Rome. Beautiful surroundings. Breakfast was good. The hotel is a cluster of 3 story walkup buildings with no lift.If you have problems with stairs or hauling luggage then request a lower level room. Beds were a little soft, mainly because of North American Size matteresses were placed on smaller european style frames. Great over all value |
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