Just as every one else that wrote a review, we were booked to stay in a different hotel and were switched to the Ferraro upon our arrival without explaination. I wasn't happy about the situation at all. When I saw the hotel reception office (that isn't attached to the hotel and filled with smoke from some guy that stares at a computer screen all day), I demanded to see a room. Pina, the very nice woman that runs the hotel, showed me our rooms.

The furniture is pretty old and wasn't very nice even when it was new. The bathroom was interesting. The bathroom is the shower, but that is common in Europe and the Middle East. With all that, the hotel is very clean. The bed was very comfortable, the air conditioner was cold and we had a balcony overlooking Via Cavour.

We stayed there two nights before we traveled on to other places in Italy. Upon our return to Rome at the end of our trip, we made sure that we were booked into the Hotel Ferraro. We enjoyed it that much.

It's a basic hotel, and I would stay there again. Pina who runs things is a joy. She is so helpful and treats her guests like a five star hotel.

We (1 adult, 2 kids – 11 and 13 yo) spent 4 nights (110 EUR/night). We were picked up/dropped off the airport (additional 80 EUR). Originally booked Dimora Storica Urbana Roma, we were given room here without explanation, but considering that it is much closer to restaurant and Colloseum & Forum, we didn’t object. The place is clean, confortable, good hard bed after the day of walking, very friendly staff, typical continental breakfast. Via Cavour is underneath the window, very noisy all 24h, ask for the room on the inside court (we are from New Zealand, it’s very quiet there). But everything you need is in that street – eateries, the best icecream, internet cafe, post office with ATM, pharmacy around the corner. It is very close to all Rome attractions. The room is decent size, bathroom small, but hey – you are paying less than anywhere else, so do not complain!

P.S. You CAN have a decent shower in the bathroom, it’s not that small …

This small hotel is in an excellent location for many major historical sites in Rome, literally around the corner from the Colosseum and the Forum. Luckily I had written down the street number on Via Cavour, as like many hotels in Rome, there's only a small plaque on the wall, along with dentists and others, and I can imagine that if one was used to big hotels it could be a bit hard to find. It's tucked away inside an old palazzo, with the quaintest lift (elevator). Original impressions are that everything is pretty small, with rather cramped reception facilities, but the double room was very generously sized by Italian hotel standards. With its own quite large bathroom (i.e., big enough for two people to be in at the one time), it felt positively luxurious. There was no view, just the back of another building, but the upside of this was that the room was very quiet, again not what I had expected. The staff were very friendly and helpful, the airconditioner worked, and the windows actually opened. Breakfast (included) involves a short walk around the corner to a local winebar, which was unusual. Good breakfast though, and the view of the Colosseum up the laneway was an added bonus. At night the view of the Colosseum, lit up from the inside, is sensational.
Just over the road are several delicatessens selling gorgeous pannini and other Italian delights, so those on a budget have the option of eating very cheaply. There are also several restaurants within 100 metres, all quite reasonably priced and very pleasant. There's an Internet shop just a few doors down, and ATMs very handy.
As a base for Roman exploration, this hotel really is excellent value and I would recommend it for those who aren't looking for (or who can't afford) high-end accommodation in Rome (about 100 Euros a night).

We originally booked for B&B Dimorca in Rome as we specifically wanted to stay along Via Cavour. Turns out that the address linked to the hotel was for a reception office for several B&B's and other hotels, including Hotel Ferraro. At this time we were told that we couldn't stay at the B&B as it was being renovated (nice considering they accepted our booking 5 weeks earlier).

We were then placed in a room in this hotel. There was no possible way that I could allow my parents to stay there. The shower nozzle was directly over the toilet - to shower, one basically had to stand with one leg on either side of the toilet (making sure that the lid was down). When I explained that there was no way my parents could stay there (after being in the room for 15 minutes), they charged me for a night.

I am currently trying to track the owners of this company down so that they can be reported to the Italian Tourism Board.