Just got back from honeymoon in Positano and Rome. Had booked this hotel for 3 nights but checked out after one. As it was our honeymoon we booked a "suite". The room we were given would be more adequately described as a family room. It had a spare room which had a single bed in it. That's all - no other furniture at all. The main room was large (the bathroom tiny) but apart from that it had no other redeeming features. I am sure it had not been redecorated or refurnished in 20 years or more. I literally saw nothing, in the room or around the corridors and stairs, which was not scratched, tatty or broken in some way or other. If I'd been paying for a backpackers hostel I'd have been fairly happy - but I was paying for a suite in what I expected to be a quality hotel. The air conditioning worked 25% of the time and when it did it gave out a loud buzz. Needless to say we got zero sleep.

It's perhaps revealing that when we checked out early the receptionist asked no questions whatsoever. We got the distinct impression our early departure was commonplace.

We were fortunate to get a room at the Aleph nearby. It was excellent if a tad more expensive.

It did not spoil our holiday thankfully. But please be aware what sort of standard this hotel is before booking.

Spend three great nights in Hotel Veneto in August. It's a great base for discovering the wonders of Rome and it's breakfasts are hearty enough to keep you going all day. Reccomended

superb value for money hotel located in the heart of the city center near all of the major boutique shopping outlets and baroque tourist attractions like Spanish Steps and Via Veneto plus Trevi Fountain and Pantheon are only minutes walk away. Breakfast was lovely served in the airy and bright loft with nice views of rootop Rome and the Basilica of Saint Patrizio right in front of the hotel. Nicola the grey haired reception manager was relaxed, amiable and most helpful when it came to restaurant suggestions and help with directions... he is however, very busy so time your questions well otherwise you may be waiting a while. The rooms were above average but our television had reception problems for a few of the channels but who cares as when in Rome you are hardly going to sit in front of the Box... I would suggest this hotel to anyone on a medium budget and who wants to book last minute as the rates were brilliant.

We have just spent 3 nights at the Hotel Veneto.
Having read many positive but also some very negative reviews of the hotel on Trip Advisor, we were unsure as to what we would find when we got there.
What we generally look for when we go on a Citybreak is a clean, comfortable hotel in a good location, and good value for money. At just over 100 euro per night, the Hotel Veneto fitted the bill perfectly.

We didn't encounter any of the problems experienced by some other reviewers.
Our room was on the second floor, at the front of the hotel. There was traffic on the street outside (amazingly enough), but when you closed the window the noise was minimal. The air conditioning worked fine and we had no problem sleeping.
The room was clean, had a large comfortable double bed, spotless sheets every night, and a sparkling bathroom with a good powerful shower.
TV reception sometimes wasn't great, but so what, we didn't go to Rome to stay in the room and watch CNN.

The hotel has a beautiful airy breakfast room with views over the city. What you get for breakfast varies in hotels all over the Continent but we had no complaints about what we got here- a good choice of cereals, a variety of fresh croissants, breads and preserves, with cappuccino made for you on the spot. Yes, the fruit juice was from a machine (but so what, it tasted OK)

The staff at reception were not a problem either. Personalities obviously differ, but any time we asked someone at the desk for advice, they were more than willing to help. They were also efficient and friendly without being obsequious. In fact we found Italians in generally in the streets and on the buses very helpful.

I would describe the situation of the Veneto as borderline central. From the hotel it's a 12 minute walk, mostly downhill, to the Spanish Steps ( and a further distance to most of the other principal attractions). It's a lovely walk on a sunny Roman summer morning, but at the end of a hard day's sightseeing, coming uphill, rather more tiring! However, there is a bus from the centre which stops on the Via Veneto, 2 mins away from the hotel. We did walk home late at night though and felt completely safe.

From reading the other reviews, it's obvious that some people have had genuine problems at the Veneto, but in our opinion, and from our experience of the hotel, much of the criticism is unreasonable and unfair.

On our last evening, we threw our coins in the Trevi Fountain, which traditionally means that we will be going back to Rome again. We'll have absolutely no hesitation in returning to the Hotel Veneto.