I'm a college student so already, I was looking for budget deals and wasn't expecting to get 5 star service nor an amazingly beautiful hotel. I was in Rome for the week, traveling with my two girlfriends. The location of Hotel Texas is superb. 5 min walk from the Trevi Fountain, 5 mins more from Pantheon.... The staff was kind the host was understanding and helpful. Oh, and free WIFI was good too.

The downsides: COLD SHOWER WATER. Hotel inconsistently had a functioning water system forcing us to go without showering for 3 days. It did eventually get fixed.

CONSTRUCTION. There was so much noise and hammering and drilling that I don't think I slept well for even one of the nights. I was always woken up in the morning at 730am by some sort of remodeling project.

COLD ROOMS. The heaters don't work. February isn't a particularly cold month, mid 50s F or 10-12 C....But, we were told that Rome has a 12 hour rule that you can only have the heaters on for 12 hours out of the day. We ended up freezing at night.

NO HAIR DRYERS. This may be picky, but the website said it would provide hair dryers and it neglected to do so.

SHARED BATHROOM. Now, dorm life is what it is but the only issue I had with the sharing of one bathroom was that the toilet water didn't flush well (making it just an overall unpleasant experience.) Our room had it's own sink though, making it slightly more convenient.

At the end of our stay, we complained to the owner about how much trouble we went through by staying there. He agreed to give us a discount for all of the inconveniences. BIG PLUS for students on a budget and for the hotel manager having a soul.

I recommend this hotel to anyone who's looking for great location, medium/low cost, and someone with very few expectations.