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2.0 of 5
Via Calatafimi 38, 185 Rome, Italy
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Hotel Meridiana
Ranked #795 of 1,286 hotels in Rome
3.5 of 5 stars 44 Reviews
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Glasgow
Contributor
12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
“Good location; bad hotel”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2010

This hotel is without doubt the worst I have ever stayed in, and I'm one of those people that always makes the ebst of things in hotels. Got there in the middle of the day to be told we'd have to wait four hours for the rooms to be ready. We were travelling in a large group of around 30 (school trip) and were split into 10 rooms. Each room was incredibly small, and rather dirty, but did have a fridge and a safety deposit box which we didn't have to pay for, but no air conditioning which we HAD paid for. Our shower door in the bathroom was broken, and wasn't fixed so we kept having to go next door to shower in our friends' room. The room was on the bottom floor with a large window that the maid kept leaving open even when we asked not to so anyone could have gotten in; luckily nothing happened though. We were staying there as a B&B and the breakfast food was terrible! It was just rolls, jam and bad fruit; no cereal or even a toaster.
Rome itself though is amazing. The location of the hotel is fab for walking to the all the main attractions, although you probably will need to get a bus to the Vatican as that's quite a bit away. The bus service is very good though. Just beware of pickpockets in the streets and men hassling you to buy fake goods. Would go back to Rome, but not this hotel.

  • Stayed June 2008
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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england
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“don't stay here”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2008
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dreadful hotel when we asked where breakfast was we were taken to a cafe in the next street for a roll and coffee. They refused to accept anything but cash despite advertising they take visa. Room view was like Hitchcocks film rear window, please give it a miss!!!!

  • Liked — goinig home
  • Disliked — everything
  • Stayed March 2005, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2007
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Bang in the centre of Rome a couple of minutes from the termini station this is an ideal location for exploring & sightseeing the city on foot.
It is walking distance from the colesseum, trevi fountain, roman forum, spainish steps & Imperial Rome. We only actually only caught a bus to Vatican city everything else was in walking distance. Was fab! Lots of shops and restaurants close by also.

The room was small but lovely clean and an ideal base. Couldnt fault it! No breakfast or breakfast room exsisted, as we were told it did on the booking reservation.

Only down side: - On arrival we informed the reception that we would be paying by credit card - They agreed it was fine. The day before we were checking out, we went to pay and they informed us the credit card machine was broke. And then decided they dont accept credit cards.
The manager became quite heated with us and requested cash. We refused and insisted we would pay in the morning on check out with credit card. As i previously read in a travel book hotels try this as a tax dodge!!! Be aware. Following morning they accepted credit cards again - weird hey! They obviously knew they wud have credit card or nothing..... ha!

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“Quirky”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2007
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person found this review helpful

Hotel Meridiana is located in a back lane in what can be described a dodgy looking area but which makes for an interesting experience. The reception is on first floor with no lift - the man on reception was extremely gruff and more interested in his computer screen than us although the lady at his side was more helpful. However the older gentleman on reception later on and the cleaner/breakfast lady were both wonderful and hospitable. Breakfast is brought to your room and consists of croissant, bread roll, packet toast, orange juice poppers and condiments - which proved a bit cumbersome and messy to eat especially when sharing 3 to a small room. Despite its size, the room itself however was very new and clean - the bathroom and room floor tiles were still super shiny!

  • Liked — Location to shops/train station
  • Stayed February 2007, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“One to miss”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2006
3
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Our friend booked this hotel and it looked good on the web. It was on the wrong side of the train station in a very rundown area. The rooms were small and ours had dirty walls. Plumbing was excentric and there was mould on the ceiling. Spent as little time in the room as possible and would have left if we had booked it.

  • Liked — proximity to railway station
  • Disliked — everything else
  • Tips/Secrets — suspect anything in europe under three star unless you know someone who has been there
  • Stayed October 2006, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Via Calatafimi 38, 185 Rome, Italy
Price range (per night):* INR3,957 - 8,582

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