This is Rome's best kept secret, a place far from the crowd, elite, secure and comfortable. Lorenzo, the maitre chef, was at the helm of the restaurant the whole time and made sure the meals form breakfast to dinner were exceptional. The rooms are imaculate.The staff was courteous and became friends very quickly...it helps if you know Italian or are making a sincere effort to learn it.
Bella Degli Aranci, te amo.

We had a triple room and it was gorgeous! Big hallway with double wardrobe, big double bedroom, a separarte lounge area with 2 sofas (can each be made into spare beds), big bathroom with a jacuzzi bath and a huge tarrace with garden furniture. The decor and cleanliness was exceptional.

The hotel staff is very friendly, they helped with parking and every little question we had they answered stright away. The hotel run a shuttle bus to and from the city centre, so don't worry if you are not used to the trains and metro system.

To us breakfast is important and they even delivered on that. Scrambled eggs and cooked ham, a variety of cold meats and cheese, cereal, cakes, bread, jam etc. There is a coffee machine, but the waiter will make you a proper espresso or cappuccino if you ask.

This hotel is for those who do not mind not living in the very center of the city, where the night life explodes and all the attractions are within 5 minutes' walk. The 'Degli Aranci' sits in a posh, quiet, residential area (worth noting that in the same street there are at least 4 embassies, including Switzerland). So you'll feel at home, if you are willing to live a little bit aside from the crowds, you don't mind walking or using public transportation (by the way in this regard the 'Degli Aranci' is very well located: several different bus lines and one of the main tramway lines are within couple of minutes' walk, and they take you to all major attractions of Rome or to Termini station if you prefer).

Now about the main point: this is a VERY BASIC place to stay. Really, it boggles my mind, how on Earth it scored 4 stars. The rooms (we rented 2...) are small, and most of furniture and bathroom fittings saw better times and probably haven't been changed in the past 5 or 10 years. It all feels worn (however, the beds are still sufficiently comfortable). My most dramatic complaint is with the breakfast. I haven't experienced such bad selection ever. The choice is limited to some sweet pastry (not tasty, very fat and veeeeeeery sweet), some mediocre yoghurts, appalling fruit salad (basically it's nothing but chopped pineapple and chopped peach - both straight out of a can), some wheat buns, bad cheese, bad salami and very bad ham. Even to get a proper espresso you need to ask the waiters, because the available machine produces a liquid not worthy of being called coffee.

Enough of the bad. For the good I can say two things: rooms and the whole place are very clean (despite the "worn feeling"), and staff are super friendly and helpful. Especially at the front desk.

If you consciously choose this place as your selected staying option, weigh the cons and pros. It's equally easy to like this place and to hate it.

very clean and staff very nice. our room had a balcony and it was spacious. The breakfast was very basic so don't expect too much of it.
the location it's not the best. It's in a quiet area but public transports are complicated. it's not near the metro line, for that you have to catch a train for one stop and then you are on metro line A. The bus system is complicated but it's the best way to get to the hotel. right outside the hotel you have bus 217 that takes you to the main station Termini and 10 minutes walking you have tram19 that takes you to the vatican city. but all lines finish at midnight, after that you have night buses or taxis. We opt for the taxis.