There are quite a few positives about Hotel Villa Maria Luigia, according to our experience there around the Easter weekend 2009. The staff, on the whole, were friendly. The rooms are pretty clean (although we could have done without the sliding, concertina-style plastic door to the bathroom). We had the cheapest room which was reasonable and other guests said the more expensive options were very spacious. The nearby town of Frascati is lively and has a variety of excellent wine bars and restaurants.

Essentially, the problem with the hotel was location. It is further from Frascati then we originally thought and takes about 15 minutes to reach the town centre by taxi/car. There are no amenities of any kind within realistic walking distance. The free hotel shuttle to Frascati was only available once in the morning and then later in the evening. The hotel's information suggests it is available any time on request - this was not the case. The service was great when available but at other times a taxi to Frascati cost 15 Euros and the local bus service was very unreliable. On one occasion the shuttle left early and we had to get an expensive taxi instead. Hence, the journey to Rome from the hotel (via Frascati) is time-consuming and you can't get there before 11.20am, unless you have a car or are willing to spend extra on a taxi.

This hotel is a cheap option for anyone wanting to see Rome, but looking back we may have used our money and time better by staying in Frascati itself.

Friendly hotel in the countryside, although far from Frascati, (further than 2km!) we found the shuttle transfer easy and convienient. When we did attempt to get the public bus it never seemed to turn up when we expected, it turned out the hotel had e-mailed me an old timetable that we had been relying on. So they gave us an updated one but said the bus would arrive 10 mins after the time stated, so we set out a few mins early - and the bus went flying past. the buses did not go 10 mins later at all.
Another confusion was the airport transfer- on the website it stated 15Euros, on our booking confirmation it said 20Euro, and when I asked them to clarify the price thay said 45Euro! I booked it but soon cancelled when we got there as we discovered it was very near, in the end it cost 1Euro to get the public bus to Frascati (too early for the hotel free shuttle), 1Euro for the train to the airport, and 1Euro to get a shuttle from Ciampino train station to the airport.
The standard room was what you would expect for a 2 star hotel. clean and comfortable. The family atmosphere, cats and surroundings made this a pleasant stay and a pleasure to return to after a long day sightseeing in Rome.

Stayed one night on our way to southern Italy. Some problems to find the hotel but once there you can't imagine you are so close to Rome. Basic room but clean and ok. Very helpful staff the breakfast was surprisingly good. If you wan't a close location to Rome but out of the traffic this is the perfect place to stay. Also there is a free shuttle to Frascati and Ciampino airport.

We stayed here before catching our flight back. We booked this because they offered a family room so we could have our 2 kids in with us. We had a hire car and I guess it took us about 20 mins to get to the airport because we had to stop and ask the way a couple of times as there was a diversion and the signs petered out.

The hotel prepared a take away breakfast as we had to leave early. It was clean and comfortable, quiet, the staff were very friendly, but the rooms could do with redecoration.