The Hotel Torino has a fine reception with english speaking staff, that is manned 24 hrs. And the roof terrase is nice, eventhough the nice furniture and flowers from the pictures has been replaced with somewhat more basic furniture of metal. That is positive. Also the location is fine, with 5 min to the trainstation and metro, or if you like to walk, about 15 mins to Colosseum and 20 min to the historical centre. But besides that, the hotel should not be rated a four star hotel. The rooms are clean, but old and especially the bathroom is not acceptable for a hotel with four stars. Using the shower with the old fixed showerhead mounted to the wall, leaves the floor a mess. And I am sorry to say this, but we had to use the plastic wastebin to flush the toilet, because the water pressure just was not nearly enough. The breakfast was acceptable, but only with bake-off bread and no bacon/eggs or similar. Again - that is okay, just not what you expect from a four star hotel. And the bathroom in the room - there is just no excuse but that it must be a deliberate choise not to fix them. One final thing on the nice roof terrase - besides for the breakfast service, there is no staff or bar at the terrase (and no bar anywhere else in the hotel) - so we had to go to the nearest shop to buy beverages.

We booked the Torino Hotel, Via Principe Amedeo, Rome, for four nights at the start of May 2011, mainly for the good location. After looking at TripAdvisor I decided to ignore some of the comments..........a bit of an error!!
Reception really is a problem here. ‘Mr Grumpy 1 & 2’ on the front desk is no exaggeration! There is a ‘Mr Smiley’ but we only met him on checkout.....not the best timing.
Room was a bit small and noisy with an open window but, noticing some other rooms being cleaned between guests, our room was quite large in comparison.
Breakfast was generally fine with a good selection of both continental and English tastes. One morning did not go quite to plan as, probably as a result of a business meeting nearby, there was total chaos with no tables available for a short time and very little food either! It did get sorted but should not happen.
However, location was spot-on as it was near the Termini. Also with so many restaurants in the area, finding a good one was no problem.
Would we go back to the Torino? No, I don’t think so, especially as we discovered more choice whilst in Rome. Also, Torino is not really 4 Star.

Reception guys need sorting............first impressions count.

My wife and I stayed in this hotel , for a night before our cruise. The hotel is in a very tourist convenient locale. It is quiet close to the central train station and also in the middle of the ancient Rome. It is actually situated, very close to the colloseum.. The rooms are ok , though could have been better .. The bathroom was neat and clean.. The breakfast was provided in the restaurant at the terrace.. The food was very good.. Overall, the hotel is a little over priced , but nevertheless a good choice , just for the location..

Generally I avoid hotels near train stations, but we were getting desperate to find something appropriate in Rome and, although more expensive than we had hoped, the Torino was near a hotel our friends recommended. We found that being near the Stazione Termini was a great location, with loads of good restaurants in the neighborhood and easy access to the Metro. We also could walk to many important sites. The hotel is air conditioned, with relatively small rooms but good facilities. One night our toilet ran all night, but it was fixed the next day. The bathroom was fine, the bed was comfortable, we had free wifi, and the staff were very helpful in getting us to the contemporary museums we wanted to see. In fact we were impressed at how convenient transportation to the relatively distant MAXXI and MACRO was. Although the area is bustling, the room was very quiet.
Breakfast is on the 7th floor, with a roof terrace option that we enjoyed quite a lot. It has some high flying pigeons that can be a nuisance, but all in all was very pleasant. My only complaint there was the machine that made sweet capuccino or small portions of cafe macchiato. Our other hotels provided real capuccino.
The Hotel Torino led me to think that the train station area in Rome may be a really good place to stay; I've always stayed near the Spanish Steps or Piazza Navona before.
The negative about this hotel is only that the exchange rate made it more expensive than it should be, but they can't help that.