Hotel Laura is situated away from the historical center of Rome, but this is not so much of a disadvantage, because it is located just in front of the Metro station, and is also served by bus n. 62 which stops at the Vatican city. You can reach the city center within 20 minutes with the metro, 15 minutes by bus and 10 minutes by taxi (costs about 12 euro at night tariff).
In the neighborhood you can find a couple of ice-cream places, a supermarket, a pastry shop and some other nice and cheap stores.

The hotel itself occupies floors 4 and 5 of an old building which only has a 4-person elevator.
The rooms are small but clean and feature TV and mini-bar.
No wireless internet is offered, but if you get a room with street view you may steal internet from a neighbor!
The breakfast is limited to orange juce, coffee, cereals, croissants, marmelade and milk.
The staff is helpful and kind.
All in all, Laura hotel is a good choice if you are looking for a cheap, quiet, convenient but not fancy hotel. Rome is a fantastic city, so who cares so much about the hotel?

Positive about the hotel: Cheap, good location with the subway just outside the door. Takes about 5-10 min to go to Colesseum for exampel. Bus nr 62 leaves från Bologna just 2 min away from the hotel. Takes you straight to St Peters and other parts of the city.
Other similair hotels closer to the city are much more expensive. Perfect to stay in if you just need a place to sleep and take a shower in. We spend all day enjoying Rome :)
Very little tourists in the area and more locals. Good food places around with just locals there.

Negative about the hotel: Small rooms. Bad breakfast (just some dry bread). The staff is not the most service minded people but still ok.

When we arrived at the hotel it was at the fourth floor of an old building that was actually not mentioned anywhere at the web site. There was an old, slow and small elevator for maximum four persons. If you have more luggage you, have to make more courses. If your choice is this this hotel it is not bad idea to start learn Italian, because the personal does not speak English (except one lady).
The room was much smaller than it looked on photos. It was non-smoking but from time to time we could feel tobacco smoke getting in through the air-conditioning. In the bathroom, there was just 1 towel per person, small towels for feet and face were not included. Also, the shower cabin's door could not close to the end and the drainage of the water was extremely slow, so that one can not have a proper shower.
The breakfast consisted of a minor amount of items, never including any meat or fruits.
When we wanted to pay our bill with a card, the lady at the reception gave us a receipt saying that the amount in our card was insufficient. When we rang our bank they told us that the transaction was successful and the money is withdrawn by the hotel ( they told us the amount which they would not know), and one minute later there was a trial for a second transaction that failed because the amount was insufficient for it.
We kindly explained to the lady what our bank is saying, supposing that a mistake has happened. She became furious and arrogant. We had to pay in cash for a second time.
We will warn all friends and family going to Rome not to use this hotel.

The hotel is on the steps of the metro Bologna station and near the 62 bus which covers much of central Rome.
The room and breakfast were reasonable but several small things remained broken after several reminders.
Staff was pleasant though we struggled with the English