Description: This American style hotel seems to cater to mostly groups and business travelers. It has most of the creature comforts and comfortable beds. It is located in a less touristy, fairly quiet area of Rome.
We arrived at the hotel around 10am exhausted and hoping to check in early. Our bags were promptly removed from the taxi and brought into the hotel by the porter before I even had a chance to pay the taxi driver. The hotel was very accommodating and had a room ready for us. We gratefully checked in and were able to take a nap after the long flight before exploring the city.
We had difficulty trying to figure out how to turn on the lights in the room and embarrassingly had to ask the front desk. They informed us that there was a card slot near the light switch that would turn the lights on. We swiped the card in the slot and the lights turned on for a period of approx. 3 minutes. Unfortunately, my friend was in the shower when the lights kept turning off. Finally, I realized that if I kept the card in the slot, the lights would remain on.
We asked at the lobby about finding an Internet café or an international phone card. They normally stock some international phone cards, but were out of them at the time. The only international phone calls you can make from the hotel need to be charged to a calling card, credit card, or collect through an international operator. The hotel wasn’t able to tell us where there was an Internet café, but instead have a PC available for guests to use with a pre-paid Internet card, which they sell. We bought one for 5 euros for 30 minutes. The PC that is available for guest use is located at a desk in the lobby. While using it, guests seemed to think that we worked there and tried to ask us questions. We just directed them to the front desk.
A continental buffet breakfast is included in the price of the room. The breakfast is served in a dining room in the basement from 6:30am to 11am. The food is basic, but satisfactory.
If you are not looking for a European-style hotel and don’t need to be in the center of the tourist attractions, this hotel is a reasonably pleasing choice.
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