Sharing my experience of the Sheraton Roma

Advantages: Comfortable hotel - handy for the metro
Disadvantages: Characterless - can be expensive

...This year, we mostly went to Italy. We had booked a hotel a little to the south of Rome for a few nights as we wanted to visit places outwith the city but changed our plans for the Saturday night and tried to book a hotel in Rome itself. Not an easy task (at least not on my budget). Oh sure, you can stay in a pit close to Termini station, but not being suicidal, or wishing to part company with my belongings, and always leaving myself the option of swinging a cat should the chance arise, I'm afraid that's not for me. Long story short...after several near things (literally) we ended up booking the Sheraton. The Sheraton isn't in central Rome, it's in the EUR district. This presented no significant problem however. It's a breeze to find - take junction 26 on the ring road and head for central Rome. Go through the EUR district almost...

proxam 28.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sheraton Roma Hotel, Rome

Central and Ideally Placed, Hotel Roma Reial

Advantages: Perfect location, excellent Hotel if you just want somewhere to sleep
Disadvantages: A little hard to find, nothing really major though, Breakfast could have been more substantial

...Having decided over Christmas that I fancied a trip to Barcelona again I got onto the Ryanair website and started booking up. Having been to Barcelona a few years ago and staying well outside the main centre I decided that this time I wanted something quite central but also at a budget price. After all there was no way I could have afforded one of the posh 5 star hotels. So with those thoughts in mind I trawled all sorts of internet sites and ended up back on the hotel section of the Ryanair site. I had a couple of choices around the Station and dotted over the city but decided that Roma Reial fitted the bill better than any of the others. It's located just off Las Ramblas, the main street in Barcelona where a lot of the cities drinking establishments are located. The Roma Reial is located in the Placa Reial about 200 meters from...

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Hotel Daniela di Roma

Advantages: Nothing really shone through
Disadvantages: Awful beds, not great location, no added value

...We spent the last weekend of February in Rome, arriving on Friday afternoon and leaving on Sunday night. Our hotel was booked on www.expedia.co.uk and I selected it based on recommendations from the website. This was our fist visit to Rome (simply fantastic) and we were lucky to have timed it for the last weekend of the month ? meaning that on the Sunday a number of attractions were free to enter, most notably Vatican City, including the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter?s Basilica. The hotel is located just out of walking distance of the centre of the city and so public transport, taxis or a hired car is a necessity for anyone staying there. It is in walking distance from two different Underground stations, both on Line A ? Vittorio Emmanuel and Manzino. I?m sure there are bus routes nearby but we didn?t take the bus to and from...

Chimkuyu 30.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Daniela, Rome

To Roam aroun Rome by a Roma Pass!

Advantages: Queue jumping, don't have to worry about entrance fees
Disadvantages: Can not be cost effective

...The Roma Pass was something a work colleague mentioned to me, although she did not know the name just there was some card thing that gets you benefits. So I looked up things to do in Rome and eventually came across the website for the Roma Pass through a link from another website. The Roma Pass website is: http://www.romapass.it/?l=en The website gave me a great insight as to what the card was, there are 2 types of cards, so it explains what both offer and how much they cost. The standard (red) Roma Pass costs 23 Euros, and the Roma & Piu (blue) Pass costs 25 Euro's. The website goes on to have tabs for museums, events, a virtual tour, information, download and buy. I opted not to buy ours online, and decided I would get them when there. The website sells the cards with this strap line "The Cards that offers you...

Absy_Baby 28.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Roma Pass

The Melia Experience.

Advantages: 24 kms from Fiumicino Airport.
Disadvantages: Location.

...Melia Roma Aurelia Antica Hotel Rome. Via Aldobrandeschi, 223 Roma, Italy. The Melia is a four star Luxury Hotel with conference centre. We stayed three nights. Cost £196.59 for a standard room. This was for three nights (£65.53 per night). (Breakfast is not included in this price) Check in time 1pm. Check out time 12 Noon. Booking Time: July 2005. Location: About 6km North East of the Vatican City. Airport we flew into: Fiumicino. Aprrox 24 Kms from The Melia. Our visit to the Hotel Melia was an exceptional experience, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely go back. This is all about how we got there and what it was like during our visit. How we got there. --------------------- It was a little more difficult for us to travel...

Sgathach 30.09.2005 (21.10.2005) · Read review
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Review of Melia Roma Aurelia Antica Hotel, Rome

Excellent Central Rome Hotel

Advantages: Central, cheap, clean,
Disadvantages: holiday was too short!!

...Recently, me and my girlfriend visited Rome. As we were only in Rome for 4 nights we wanted somewhere central so we could see all the sights and do all the touristy bits. We eventually decided on Valle hotel and we are glad we did. ::: Why the Valle Hotel? ::: There are a number of reasons why we chose Valle. The first was that it was central, about 5minutes walk from the main train station (Stazione Termini) from there you can catch a bus to anywhere in the city, or get the metro or a train to other local towns or further afield if you wish. ::: The Hotel::: It is a relatively small hotel with only 40 rooms. There is a welcoming foyer, with a reception desk manned 24/7. There is also a little bar. The rooms are fairly modern, comfortable and very pleasant. All rooms are en-suite. The rooms were clean and inviting. All...

pigeon1986 17.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Valle Hotel, Rome

HOTEL IMPERO, ROME - GREAT BASE TO EXPLORE

Advantages: LOCATION
Disadvantages: Bar shuts too early

...Hi and thankyou for your interest in my review. I have worked in the Travel industry for over 20 years now and thought It would be nice to share my experiences and thoughts. I do hope this review is helpful and would appreciate a rating at the end. Well then lets get started. *********COST********** This is always my favourite place to start !!!! Well this hotel is in my opinion an average cost for a 3* hotel inRome at about £105 per room per night including breakfast. I know you can definately get cheaper priced hotels but I was happy with this cost for what you get (all will be revealed). *************LOCATION************ I have to say that the Hotel Impero is in a super location, in a lovely leafy area. I would best descibe the location as right in the centre of the historical art city of Rome, overlooking the Roman Opera...

traveller10 16.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Impero, Rome

Hotel Villa Patrizi, Rome

Advantages: Good location, good value for money, polite staff
Disadvantages: Small rooms

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why we chose the hotel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My boyfriend and I decided to take a weekend city break in Rome, we were joined by his parents who travelled seperately. We looked on Expedia for a good deal and we found one with reasonable BA flights and 3 nights stay at Hotel Villa Patrizi. We looked at the information and pictures of the hotel on the internet and it looked good so we decided to book it. Now we have been to the hotel, and looking back at the pictures, they are true to life and do not decieve you in anyway that the hotel looks different to what it does. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the hotel ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hotel Villa Patrizi is a brand new 4 star hotel located in Rome. As you walk into the hotel there is a pretty sitting area full of beautiful, lively and colourful flowers. If the weather was nicer...

lilyellowfish 04.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Villa Patrizi, Rome

When in Rome...

Advantages: Fantastic for quality service, price, and location
Disadvantages: You'll want to stay longer and you'll want to go back!

...a three star hotel and their address is Hotel King *** Via Sistina 131-00187 Roma Italia Telephone: +39 06 4880878 Fax: +39 06 42011388 For families, they offer such services as babysitting, and there is lots of information on the family-friendly qualities of the establishment on the website, though as we didn't need them, I don't feel I can comment. However we did see a number of happy families who seemed to have been accomodated very well! Thank you very much for reading this, and you'll have to look out for a review coming soon on my adventures in Rome, what we did, and the day I went off on the metro and managed NOT to get lost!!!! Kate x...

phoenixgreen 13.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of King Hotel, Rome

When In Rome...

Advantages: Great Location, Great Room, Friendly Staff
Disadvantages: Lack of Wardrobe Space

...When In Rome? = When we decided to go to Rome we initially looked for a package deal, however, it soon became clear that this wasn't going to be practical and it would be far better to organise it ourselves. The first thing we did was to look for accommodation, of course this can be a mine field, some were just too far away from the centre and some just had awful reviews on tripadvisor.com (an invaluable resource). Eventually, after an hour or two of searching we came across this hotel, it was pretty much in the centre of the tourist attractions and had good reviews so we decided to book it, we were not disappointed. The hotel is three star (Ciao's description says one star for some reason). The outside of the hotel is very nice, a traditional six storey building like most in Rome with a rusty clay look. It is...

lilmsnaughty1979 11.10.2006 · Read review
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