This hotel is in a great location, literally round the corner from Termini station and a 10 minute walk to the Colosseum area.
Our room (115) was a good size with tv, air conditioning (a must in the Rome summer heat) and mini bar (tip: don't pay mini bar prices for the soft drinks/alcohol- go to the Conad supermarket in the basement level of Termini station and get drinks to put in the fridge- much cheaper!). The furnishings of the room were good, although our bed had a large lump in the middle as if two rather large people had been sleeping in our bed before us! The bathroom was a nice size, although the shower was a little on the small side and the hairdryer is not very powerful (I'd recommend you take your own if you can).
There was a good choice for breakfast and it was lovely to sit on the sunny terrace overlooking Rome first thing in the morning.
Yes, the bar was never open (while we were there they were bringing in lots of new glasses as if they were planning to open it soon, though) but who wants to sit in the hotel bar every night when you're in such a wonderful city as Rome!?
Staff, although not the friendliest in the world, were helpful when needed and seemed nice enough (on checkout the man at the reception checked to make sure we had our passports and tickets!).
I would stay at the Torino again if I ever return to Rome.

Have just returned from a long weekend (1st thru 4th July) stay at the Hotel Torino, celebrating my wifes birthday. I would rate this hotel as a 3 star. Our group had 2 rooms. One on the 2nd floor and one on the 6th floor. Both were of a good size though I would say that the furnishings are a little tired. The aircon was a boon as the temps in Rome were in the mid 30's. The only, small, criticism I have is that the shower cubicle was quite narrow. Being over 6ft tall and 19 stone I had to keep movement to a minimum otherwise I received a burst of very hot or very cold water depending on which way I knocked the shower control. Breakfast was included in our deal and I think it is probably the best spread that I have seen in a continental hotel. It was a buffet of meats (3/4 varieties), cheeses (3 choices), pastries (2/3 choices), fresh fruit, fruit juices and cereals. For 2 morning we had a young blonde waitress who provided coffee as soon as we arrived, also arranged the breakfast table so that we could all eat together. On the 3rd morning there was a different waitress. She was indifferent to our arrival. I had to go an ask for coffee and she made no attempt to arrange the table. I had to go and collect extra cutlery etc. myself. No big deal but not what we had come to expect based on previous experience. Hotel staff in general were very helpful and friendly especially on the front desk. They have a secure room to stow your suitcases in on departure day, ours wasn't until 17:30. The staff declined a tip when getting our luggage down to the foyer. The important point about this hotel is its position....literally 5 mins walk from Romes Termini railway station, bus terminus and Metro. Only 15mins amble from the Colloseum and Forum. We found it to be ideal for our needs. Would I stay there again...yes definitely. Would I recommend it.....yes definitely.....Bob N.

We bought our trip to Rome from Expedia and stayed in the Torino hotel from 18-22 Jun 2005. The room we got was a modest size with all promised amenities: large bed, TV, bathroom, air con, small fridge. The air con was absolutely essential as the temperatures in Rome soared to 35 C those days! It was one of those older centralised air cons making very audible humming noise when it works. But it's hard to complain as it was quite efficient keeping us cool (even too cool sometimes!) day and night.

An obvious downside, in my opinion, was a too small shower cabin with no hard walls that was separated from the rest of the bathroom only by a thin curtain. As a result, the water was all over the place when we were taking shower and there was hardly any room to move inside the shower cabin. But that was just a minor negative thing that in no way spolit our stay.

The hotel staff was relatively friendly and helpful if you compare them with generally mediocre level of service in Italy. People at the reception spoke some English that was good enough to get by. There is a number of small restaurants nearby to have lunch or dinner. They are not very high quality but quite affordable and should do if you don't expect a fancy night out.

When booking the trip, we were offered a hotel breakfast option for extra c. $8 per night (this covers both of us). We took this option and never regretted about it. The breakfast area is on the roof terrace with all usual stuff available: cold meats, bread, fruit, juices, cereal, coffee/tea, etc. The selection of food was the same every day but if you don't stay there for longer than 2-3 days, you're not going to get sick of it. Having a quick good breakfast for the very reasonable money saves you valuable time in the morning.

Overall, the stay at Torino was fairly comfortable and pleasant. The hotel offered us a good refuge after long hot days in town. I wouldn't rate it as 4-star though but I believe it deserves solid 3 stars.

We stayed at the Hotel Torino for 4 nights in February and had very little to complain about. The room was basic but comfortable with a small balcony and provided a good base for sightseeing.

The only real problems were the shower, which was hand-held and the double bed which was two singles pushed together with a height difference!

The staff were friendly and helpful and breakfast was very nice, a cold buffet with lots of choice.