My wife and I just visited Rome last week for our third year anniversary and were situated in this hotel for 3 nights. Staff was very friendly, spoke quite good English too! Old style hotel with a lift in which you have to close door for it to operate and is very small! We also bought 2 hop-on, hop-off bus tickets from reception to move around (recomend to do the same). Breakfast was wonderful with very eager working staff too! Room was clean and towels were changed regularly. Perfectly located to visit Rome (minimum 5 days racomended, in 3 days you hardly see anything). Perfectly near to Termini Station. Instead of trains, we used a taxi, which was at the airport to pick us up about half hour early and came for us from hotel another half hour early than demanded. Contact hotel for details, it is worted, more comfortable and trouble free! Perfect!

Area is quite quite. Be careful of beggers, they are a bit pests, but no danger!

Restaurant for breakfast only.

One major setback is the system of central heating and water gyser. Supposingly, according to Italian laws, hot water and central heating are on only for certain time during day and night (had to take two cold showers too!) This is NOT hotel's management fault I suppose!

Last thing, check for goverment imposed accomodation taxes too!

Have Fun!

On first appearances this hotel is typical of rome, Located within 10 mins walk of Termini rail station and within walking distance to some of the main sights. However my experience is that this hotel needs a major facelift in terms of the decor and rooms. Furniture is old and damaged and rooms look jaded and in need of some serious TLC. Wallpaper peeling, high level cistern with no lid so water sprays out and a extractor fan that was loud!

No english language station on the TV (BBC world news, or CNN would be good)

No bar in the hotel

The location of the hotel is very central and within easy reach to the main sights.
The staff was curteous and helpful, using their computer effectively to give you exact routes/replies.
Buffet breakfast was quite varied and better than expected for a three star, with good capuccino from the mechanised source.
Linen was clean and towels fresh.
But
The internal decor of the place, the 2-person lift, the high level flushings in the loo, the noisy extractor of the bathroom and the bathroom fittings throw you into a frame of mind of living the turn of the 19th century. And the minute flat TV does nothing to help lift the sensation.

Hi
we visited rome in Feb 2011 and stayed in the d este hotel 10 min from the termini
The location of the hotel was very good close to the termini and metro so easy to get to all the main sites weather was very good warm in the day alittle cooler in the evenings.
we found the hotel very good the staff were very helpful the room was alittle on the small side but was clean and tidy we whent for 3 nights so for the amount of time we spent in the room this was fine the breakfat was ok normal conti breakfast.
we booked with thomas cook and the transfer from the airport was easy just out side the buses take you right to the centre oRome to the Termni .