I had read many reviews of this hotel before we left (Stansted to Ciampino) and hence was quite nervous as to what to expect.

As we flew with Ryanair, we were able to take advantage of the Terravision shuttle service from the airport into the centre of Rome (very much cheaper than taxis), which was particularly useful since we arrived in Rome at 9am but couldn't check in to hotel until 2pm. Having spent our first day in Rome we took the bus from Termini (central bus station) to our hotel.

One website we looked at before hand said the bus needed was No. 20 but it was in fact No. 105. Be prepared for a 'fun' journey- this bus can be very crowded in the evenings.The bus stop is on the Via Casilina but be warned- this is a VERY long road and in actual fact, the bus stop seems further away than you think- past all the busy retail areas, towards the GFR (ringroad). I always looked out for a shop called Kourno (the first 'o' of this word had a ^ on top), a cross-roads, and a big Renault building. The hotel isn't very well signposted so keep a look out. From the centre of Rome, Jonico is on the Righthandside of the road. Another thing, it isn't exactly on the main road, its a few minutes away on a side street, but you can see a sign post directing you to it (Via Sillicella).

Bus services are available until midnight in the summer and after this there is a nighttime bus service (but I'm not sure how frequent these latter buses are). The bus can take between 30- 60+ minutes, depending on the traffic, so try to get a seat! As another review has pointed out, you need to pre-purchase bus tickets (not available on the buses)- we got ours from a tabacconist in Termini station. E11 for 3 days, E1 for unlimited travel for 75 minutes. Make sure you validate your bus tickets using the on-board machines- we saw other people getting fined >E50 by inspectors for not having validated tickets.

The hotel itself is fine, very clean and well maintained. We didn't have a problem with noisy neighbours or anything but did find the main road traffic a little noisy, particularly since there appears to be many ambulances about.
Breakfast... well what can I say? It consisted of coffee, fruit juice and a donut/ croissant but we weren't expecting much anyways!

In terms of service, the reception staff were quite 'frosty', however we seemed to encounter this throughout our stay in Rome, in bars, restaurants and by the general public- I don't think its the staff at the hotel in particular. I get the general impression that we would have been more kindly treated if we could speak some Italian (I'm a bit ashamed to say I didn't know a single word!) so I would definitely recommend you learn a few phrases before coming here. Having said this, the cleaning staff were terrific- really friendly and welcoming.

There didn't appear to be a hotel restaurant or much of a bar and in fact there are not many restaurants/bars in the viscinity and so it might be a good idea to eat before returning to the hotel.

Overall, I don't think Hotel Jonico is the ideal choice for a stay in Rome because of the distance from the centre of Rome but was fine for budget travellers (probably best of no child0ren), who don't mind bus travel and who don't plan to spend too much time in their hotel.

Firstly when arriving at the airport do not get in a taxi if a person comes towards you and offers you his services,cue in the taxi rank .My wife and I jumped in a taxi thinking it was just like the U.K.unfortunately it is not we got well fleeced from the Airport to the Hotel it was 55 Euros for a ten minute ride.This left an extremely bitter taste in our mouths however as I dont try to dwell to much in the past I thought I will not let this ruin our holiday .The Hotel in general is quite nice but very basicbut be prepared for 30 minutes bus ride to Rome Centre.The staff do not speek much English neither and you can only get breakfast which is continental ,quasants and cappuchino.We arrived on the Thursday and on Friday the Buses and the Metro where on strike so getting aTaxi to come to the Hotel was impossible and most dont bother as it is to far out.So if you do fancy Rome get a Hotel in the centre near the Termini this is where all the buses and trains run into .If you do decide to stay at the Hotel you can get a bus into Rome Centre it is the 105but do be prepared to be sqeezed in almost pilchard like, you can get the bus tickets from the shop Tabichini these are like our newsagents and cost us 22 Euros for a 3 day pass this entitles you to travel on the buses and metro,however it does not allow you to get on the tour buses.The bus that takes you back to the airport stands behind a large orange building in the Termini centre and the tickets can be obtained in the main Termini centre.Hope this may be of some use so be careful not to get to fleeced and try to stick to buses also do go and see the sights on the 110 tour bus which you can book a ticket for in the Termini information which is in the centre of the bus depot.The Sistine chapel and the vatican museum are a must but be prepared to cue .

I have no kids, I'm ok with public transportation, and on a limited budget. A friend booked this hotel for our trip. Orbitz says it's just outside the city Centre. Try taking a 30 min bus ride each way your whole trip. The bathrooms were nice...breakfast was definitely continental...lady at the front desk was very nice. My biggest complaint was the distance you have to travel to get in to Termini.

We got our reservations through Orbitz. The price for our flights from Baltimore to Rome roundtrip was reasonable and it included the 6 days hotel reservations as well. The hotel ad stated that they're only 3KM from the center of town, so we thought that was ok. We had a shuttle pick us up at FCO airport and it took about 30 minutes from the airport to the hotel. The hotel looked pretty okay, but the neighborhood around the hotel was cluttered with garbage..since it was a friday, we figured that maybe that someone will take care of the garbage the next workweek. Our check in went pretty good, and I even asked the reception about wireless internet and she acknowledged that yes, it's available but that I have to pay 5euros for 24 hours. I told her that I would come back and let her know the next day about using the internet service. We were placed on the second floor. The hallways were very dark and we had hardtime opening the door due to lack of lighting. The room looked clean and the bed was oversized. We rested for a bit and decided to go out to town and caught a bus to Rome (bus 105). The bus was very crowded. It took us about one hour to get to the center of Rome. Rome is beautiful and we wished our hotel was closer. While we were at the Termini we visited some stores and also went into a grocery/pharmacy store. While in the store I started talking to a gentleman... and when I told him where we were staying, he told me about a hotel just outside the Termini. Prior to going back to our hotel, we went to visit the hotel and made a reservation to check in the next day for our entire time in Rome. We went back to Hotel Jonico and I inquired about using the wireless internet, and I was told that I would not be able to use the wireless internet because we were on the 2nd floor, and that the service was only available for the 3rd and 4th floor. I did not push the issue since I know we were checking out the next day. The next day we checked out and forfieted our prepaid rooms. We checked into the hotel close to the Termini, and had a great time and got to see all the sights. WE used public transportation (bus/train), and will go back again. It was a good lesson learned for me for not checking out first everything that I could.