Having arrived from Florence and having stayed in a fantastic hotel room there, the Hotel Roi in Rome was a bit of a wake-up call. Situated on an incredibly hectic and noisy roundabout, our room (overlooking the roundabout, despite my previous requests for a quiet courtyard view room not being passed on by the booking agent). The shower room was very very small. The shower drain was blocked and the most disgusting stench eminated from it every day, despite being told it had been fixed. The smell was so bad we retched every time we had to visit the bathroom.

Breakfast was brought into your room on a tray - very basic.

The staff however were lovely - could not fault them.

The advantages are that the roundabout contains an underground train station below it and it goes direct to Termini (watch out for pick pockets at Termini and nearby stations) where you can change line. However, In future I would pay more and try to stay right in the centre of Rome - quite a trek back to this hotel late at night, after a tiring day sightseeing and walking.

Paid the same amount as our lovely hotel in Florence but was very disappointed with the Hotel Roi.

On a recent trip to Rome we stayed at Hotel Roi.

We give this hotel a score of 10/10 as the owners/staff were very friendly and welcoming. The cleanliness of the hotel was excellent and the rooms anf facilities were great. We would definitely stay at this hotel again.

The only draw back was the traffic outside, which was continuous 24/7 however it did not bother us a great deal and we managed to sleep very well!!!