Residence Mallia offers spacious apartments with an own kitchen, sleeping is comfortable and staff is helpful; however, it is quite far from the city centre and it takes a while for the train/metro to come especially in the evening hours.

Just got back from 5 nights at the hotel, and was unsure what to expect, our room was lovely, see pictures. As everyone says it's a bit out of the city centre, but you will pay a lot more for one in the centre. Our bedroom did not have a kitchen so didn't have the problems others have mentioned. It took us about 50 mins each time to get into the centre, so if you only there for a couple of days perhaps you need one more central. The restaurant next door serves good food, but doesn't open until 7.30 each everying and there is not much round the hotel so nowhere to have a walk afterwards, but we enjoyed our stay and the staff were helpful and friendly. Most people go to Rome to sightsee so after our meal we were happy to head for bed. Don't take big suitcases as you have escalators and steps to negotiate, and remember ladies there is a dress code for the churches, nothing above the knees and shoulders to be covered.

Just to give you directions from the airport catch the Terravision bus (on the left as you come out of the terminal) a return ticket is 8 euros p.p. this drops you off at Termini at the side of the metro station. Catch metro line A in the direction of Battistini to Valle Aurellia (8 stops) come out of the metro station and in front of you is the railway station for FM3 line in the direction of Viterbo. Catch train to Balduini (2 stops) check on timetable at top of steps which train stops at this station (about every 20 mins) usually called Cesina de Roma. Come out of station and hotel is on your right. This journey costs 1 euro and either buy a ticket at the metro station of from the tabac in Balduini.

So going back train from Balduini to Valle Aurelia (direction of Roma) 2 stops (check timetable usually train called Roma de Ostience) then Metro line A direction of Anagnina and back to Termini or if you want to go to Vatican only 2 stops and get off at Flaminio or 4 stops to Spanish steps (Spagna) and when going back to airport go out of Metro station in the direction of Masala to Terravision airport bus (all sounds confusing but quite easy once you have done it.) but allow plenty of time to get back to airport.

We bought the Roma Christiano 3 day bus pass (25 euros each) which includes train and metro travel for the 3 days and found it good value. Hope you have a good holiday.

Too far from the city, about 1,5 hours with train and then change to metro. Trains heavily delayed or cancelled every day. Taxi to central Rome costs about 25 euros. You cannot use the metro after 8.30 pm, then it is closed... (No night buses to the hotel).

Nice spacious rooms, ok standard. No views. Most balconies in shadow. If you use the kitchenette you have to pay 30 euros!
If you want to use the swimmingpool you must use a bathing cap and pay 3 euros.
Internet (fee) properly working. Good restaurant (the one and only) very close to the hotel. Nothing of interest in the neighbourhood.

Nice man (about 50) once in the reception, but the other (younger) ones were rude and didn´t speak more English than "yes" and "no"... We therefore couldn´t get any help or advice from the staff!

Nice polite staff in the breakfast room, but unhealthy breakfast. Undrinkable coffée, machine didn´t work all mornings. No air condition in the small breakfast room which was in the cellar without any windows.

Our room was just cleaned once during the 5 nights stay, we had to ask for toilet paper.

I think that the hotel so far has got too positive reviews here...

The positives - the room was very roomy and the hotel was reasonably clean and a bit nicer than the photos on this site. The breakfast was very fresh and comprehensive

Careful of the try ons - they change €30 for cleaning the apartment kitchen which is a disgrace and we refused to pay. the pool is not open air as shown on the site but is enclosed and not open to kids. the gym costs €10 per visit.

The issues - we are a family of 4 with 2 small babies. we specifically infomed the hotel of the need for a gound floor apatment as we had a pram and needed to evoid any issues with carrying the pram upstairs. they put us in a first floor apartments with a balcony which is dangerous for kids. the balcony has a plinth and then bars which nearly act as a climbing frame! we could not leave the kids near the balcony. the hotel tried to deny our specific request and actually tried to say there were no apartments on the ground floor - which there are