Our room was pleasant, and was in a good location, but from a fire safety point of view, I had concerns. The premises consisted of 6 rooms and these were located on the second floor of the building (up 6 flights of stairs) above shops.

There was only 1 exit route down, and this route had no visible smoke detectors, (although our room did.) I saw no fire alarm points.

Simply feeling that you wouldn't stand a chance if there was a fire in the building meant that I didn't enjoy staying here at all.

When we TRIED to stay here, we were told our room was given away, because someone else arrived before our 2:00 arrival. We had all the paper work with us, including confirmation. They couldn't have cared less. This was crazy as our friends had arrived the night before and told the manager that they were excited to see us and they reconfirmed the room. We were exhausted after a 12 hour flight from Shanghai, so we were a bit shell shocked and just did what the manager told us. We got in a taxi (40 euro) and went to a dump that they recc, thank goodness we asked to see the room before we committed, it was awful, bare wiring hanging from the ceiling etc. So, we got back in the taxi (40 euro) and stayed in the lobby of the Via Condoti 29 until we called Expedia (thank goodness, this was the only place on that trip that we did book through them) and they got us a room at the "sister property" across the street, which turned out to be better than Condoti 29. What we found out later is that the manager was trying to keep our original rate and send us to a dump and pocket the difference, instead of sending us to the more expensive(nicer) sister property directly across the street.

So, while Expedia did refund our money, we were out the 80 euro taxi and the international cell phone calls. Which all added up and we could have stayed in a really nice place for all the extra money we spent.

This was the worse service we had in all of Italy and all the other places we stayed turned out great. On our return to Rome on our flight out, we skipped the city altogether and stayed about 30 minutes from the airport at El Due Largo, which was fantastic!

We have stayed here on three separate occasions and each time it has been a delight. A small boutique hotel, with just 6 rooms in all! No breakfast room as such but who needs it when you can have a breakfast tray loaded with goodies brought to your room and eat your breakfast in the comfort of your PJs!! A bowl of fresh fruit and flowers await you. The staff have always been very helpful and friendly and the complimentary Prosecco is welcome at the end of a day's sight seeing. We have arrived early and very late in the day and the welcome has always been warm.

Located along the famous Via Condotti, one of the most famous avenues of Rome that is 'Label Heaven" You will find clothes, shoes and jewelry boutiques from the most famous Italian and other designers, such as Armani, Gucci, Bulgari, Cartier, Ferragamo, Max Mara, , on Via Condotti, not to mention more Botox and plastic surgery than I have ever seen :-)

Location, Location, Location! You can walk to all of the main Rome sights from here the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, Castel Sant Angelo and the Colosseum,or take the frequent trams or underground which runs close by. Glorious restaurants and cafes in the surrounding streets - you are in true Rome.

The rooms are very comfortable and spacious, elegantly furnished - bathrooms very clean with showers (no baths) and lots of fluffy towels and good toiletries.

If you want a huge hotel with all the attendant staff to carry your bags, etc then this is clearly not for you. If however you want small, elegant, superb location and friendly hotel then this IS the hotel for you in Rome.

My wife and I stayed at Via Condoti 29 for 7 days for our honeymoon in 2004, and it was absolutely wonderful! We loved how it was an out-of-the-way place to stay in a quaint atmosphere, off the beaten path while still in the middle of everything. We couldn't have picked a better place. It was centrally located, so really easy to get to all the sites, and had a very relaxing jacuzzi tub which was great for 2 after a long day of walking. The breakfast-in-bed service was great too, and made for a relaxing morning before a long day of site seeing. The staff was super friendly, and would offer us a glass of wine on our return from a day of site seeing. We plan on returning to Italy in 06, and wouldn't think of staying anywhere else.