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Via Urbano Rattazzi 65, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Hotel Caput Mundi Roma
Ranked #1,146 of 1,286 hotels in Rome
2.0 of 5 stars 63 Reviews
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Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Sunshine House in Shady Area”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2007
2
people found this review helpful

I stayed at the Sunshine House for 4 nights. Well, the building the Sunshine House is in. We were booked to stay at the Sunshine House, but we were put into two other hotels in the same building. The man who works the night shift is ancient, and marginally helpful, although he would not let us use the phone, when two other people who work at the desk had told us we could, because the phones in the rooms only work inside the hotel. The elevator looks terrifying, but it works fine. Bathroom was decently clean, although not great. The whole building was a little dirty, actually. The rooms had airconditioning units, but they were not functional, and so we had to keep our window open because of the heat. Unfortunately, that meant that our window was open to the busy street by the train station, and it was pretty noisy. Overall, the hotel was mediocre, not horrible... What made it horrible was the location. The building is located very near the train station, and the area is very shady. There were dozens of homeless people, tons of garbage, and the whole area smelled like urine. I was afraid to walk around the area after dark with another girl. I would never stay in the area near the train station again, because it was truly scary and extremely filthy.

  • Liked — The pillow was awesome.
  • Disliked — The area was extremely dirty and scary.
  • Stayed May 2007, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Austria
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Waste of money (110 EUR / night)”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2007
1
person found this review helpful

Bathroom tiny and no fresh towels when old ones obviously not to be used anymore. No hair-dryer. Very unfriendly man at the desk. Hotel hard to find - in the fith floor with a dangerous lift.

All the nights have to be paid at arrival CASH even thought the door is full of VISA,.... stickers....

In the mornings there was a very nice young lady which was the only sunshine in that hotel. Thanks to her we afterall enjoyed our stay.

  • Liked — The young lady at the front desk in the mornings
  • Disliked — Bathroom
  • Stayed May 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Never ever ever stay here”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2006
5
people found this review helpful

The Caput Mundi is Caput
It was October, Rome was packed, I had to stay two nights in the city for work and I was forced to stay at the Caput Mundi when nothing else was available. Now I wish I would have slept on a park bench.
My twin room was so narrow it had two beds arranged head to toe and it was impossible to make it from one end of the room to the other without climbing over furniture. Because of the room set-up only one person could watch TV at a time and there was nowhere in the room to put luggage.
The hotel staff were unhelpful and rude; the hotel was noisy; and we were kept awake by the night porter having loud arguments with guests and smoking endless cigarettes directly outside our room.
To top it off, I attempted to pay by credit card, but the receptionist told me my card was defective (after swiping it) and insisted I pay cash. I ended up paying twice for the priveledge of staying in this hell hole.
Do not stay at this hotel under any circumstances.

  • Liked — Checking Out
  • Disliked — Room and facilities
  • Tips/Secrets — Avoid this hotel at all costs and do not pay by credit card
  • Stayed October 2006, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Pure Garbage - From Staff to Property Itself”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2006
7
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DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT stay in this hotel. It is a small one level place situated in a multi level apartment right next to Termini. The original check in girl was very nice, but when we had issues with the room an older Italian guy was at the desk - completely ripped us off. Very unfriendly. pretended to not speak English so that he could rip off the American/Irish newbies to Rome we were. We actually left early because this guy was so rude and crazy, we were afraid of what he may do to our belongings when we left for the day. Went next door to a cute B and B and couldn't have been happier...we are experienced travelers...looking for a decent property that is safe, and clean..and did not find this in the Caput Mundi. TRUST ME...there are far better places out there....email me with any questions

  • Liked — Absolutely nothing. Disgusting.
  • Disliked — The front desk staff. I used to work front desk, whoever was working there was a completely [-]!
  • Tips/Secrets — Get a cute B and B near Termini...check trip advisor for decent ones.
  • Stayed October 2006, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Glenmoore, PA
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“does not honor reservations”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2006
5
people found this review helpful

Made reservations in March 2006 and received a confirmation #. Called the hotel in July 2006 to reconfirm. Arrived at Hotel Caput Mundi, morning of September 20, 2006 only to be told that we did not have reservations. When I showed my reservation confirmation I was told our rooms had been given away and there was nothing the hotel could do for us. We had to find 3 hotel rooms for 5 nights in Rome, on our own. The hotel staff and the WRH Hotels Network customer service desk completely ignored our plight and offered no help at all. I would not recommend using WRH Hotels Network to any traveler.

  • Liked — since our reservations were cancelled, there is nothing I liked about this hotel
  • Disliked — the lack of accepting any blame for canceling our rooms without notification
  • Tips/Secrets — stay away from the hotel Caput Mundi in Rome, Italy
  • Stayed September 2006, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Via Urbano Rattazzi 65, 00185 Rome, Italy
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