Our stay at the Suite Oriani was a wonderful surprise. While very close to the Old City, it was in a quiet residential area where the only morning noises were birdsongs. We had a very helpful welcome from Alessandro, and other staff helped us plan an excursion to Tivoli. Our room was clean, well-appointed and complete with everything we needed for our stay.

The stylish villa Suite Oriani has a good location in the quiet area of Rome really close to the old town due to bus and metro service. The owners and staff are warm and nice, relaxed and helpful people. The rooms are as they appear on the webpage: comfortable, stylish decorated with antique collection of furniture and the most wonderful bed I have ever slept! I forgot to ask Allessandro what kind of mattress was in the room I stayed at… After daily kilometers-long walks via Eternal City my legs and back refused to service me, but after sound sleep I felt as in youth full of strength and energy to see and enjoy again the artworks of Great Italian architects, sculptors and painters. The price is adequate to quality. Totally recommended.

My wife, mother and I stayed at Suite Oriani for four days in June 2010 and I must say that we were very pleased with everything about this place. The rooms are extremely clean and comfortable. The location is definitely away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist district in Rome, which is exactly what we wanted, but anyone who doesn't mind doing a bit of walking can get to any of the major tourist sites from the hotel. My mother, who is in her 70s and in good physical condition, had no difficulty walking to lovely locations like the Villa Borghese, Piazza del Popolo, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, etc. We didn't want to be right in the middle of the tourist sites, but we found them very easy to get to from Suite Oriani. We had a lot of fun by just buying an all day bus pass and seeing where they went, which is by far the easiest way of seeing Rome at the street level. We found some really nice restaurants this way. We found the breakfast that is served to you in your room to be very filling and tasty. The hotel is very quiet at night. You may close the window shutters and your room will be completely dark, which is my preference for good sleep. The staff are all very friendly and will help you with any problem that you may have. Do not expect the staff to be waiting at the front desk at all hours. This is not that kind of place. The family who owns the property also live there and they need their time off as well.

The only thing that Suite Oriani lacks is an outdoor sitting area for guests. We solved this problem by using Alessandro's desk on the front porch of hotel where we could drink our wine at night (thanks Alessandro!). He seemed not to mind. It would be nice to have a small table and some chairs somewhere where we could enjoy the evening air.

Prior to our arrival in Rome, we were the victims of a pickpocket in Naples. Some cash and credit cards were liberated from us. I must thank Alessandro for being very helpful by assisting us with closing the credit card accounts. He allowed us to use his cell phone, laptop computer and Skype account to call the US for a problem with adding more minutes to our rented cell phone (Cellular Abroad, which I DO NOT recommend). Alessandro was very patient and kind with us. I can't understand the terrible review that was written by the lady from Ohio. Her review is simply is not accurate.

For those who must remain connected to the Internet, wireless Internet access is available at no additional cost at Suite Oriani.

We enjoyed our meals at Taverna Rossini (www.tavernarossini.it) at 54 Viale G. Rossini (Tel 06 84242903) and also at "La Pariolina" (Alessandro can direct you to this restaurant). There are many more restaurants, but these two places we enjoyed very much.

A final note that is unrelated to Suite Oriani. Having a cell phone in Italy is very helpful, but I found Cellular Abroad to be a ripoff. It cost $125 to rent a phone for 2 weeks. We ran out of minutes during the pickpocket incident and the phone call cut off a just the wrong moment. It was very difficult to add more minutes to the phone, which is why I had to use Alessandro's Skype to call the US. Even the Skype representative had some difficulty adding the minutes. Finally, it cost me $24 dollars to add a balance of 10 Euro to the phone. Do the math if the exchange rate is 1 Euro For $1.25. By my calculation, I should have received about 19 Euro credit, but I only got 10 Euro and the other 9 Euro went to their profit. NICE! Buy a throwaway in Italy or temporarily add international service if you have a GSM phone (CDMA won't work in Italy), but stay away from Cellular Abroad.

Ciao!

So glad we booked at Suite Oriani - from the helpfulness of Allesandro with the booking and reservation of taxis - to the ideal location near the Metro , the quiet area to the lovely breakfast served in the room - fantastic ! Numerous restaurants nearby were also very useful so we could spend the day in Rome come back and change before walking out for dinner.