The only reason I booked this hotel is because of the Mecure brand name and the relatively affordable price range of this hotel. But the location is not ideal for tourism as it's not near any tourist spot or metro. 15 mins walk to the nearest for young people like me! Taxi ride to Termini is about 9 euros. Bus connections are okay as it's only a 10 min ride from Stazion Termini.However when it's dark we have problems getting off at the right bus stop. Area is however very safe and quiet. Free breakfast is great but the internet connection is bad. It works only for a night at 10 euros and subsquently it was not working and no one get it fixed!
There's a better located hotel for slightly more at nearby Metro Bologna.

this hotel, situated in a quiet residential neighbourhood around 10 minutes from the city centre, is definetly where i would stay again the next time i'm in rome!

the hotel itself is superbly decorated, staff are always helpful and the rooms spacious and, most importantly, spotless. the breakfast offered was of a wide variety and always fresh. there is also a small gym, sauna and steam room in the hotel which is always handy after a longday in the city.

other reviews have noted a few downsides of the hotel, mainly the lack of a restaurant onsite and the location. for us, the variety of snacks offered at the bar (drinks very reasonable compared to other places in the city!!) was more than sufficient as, at the end of the day, why travel to rome and not sample some of the multitude of restaurants on offer around the centre??? also, the location of the hotel was not a problem at all, i found it to be in a nice area, with good bus links into the centre, and the reception staff were always happy to call a taxi, which were relatively inexpensive.

also i was delighted to discover that instead of an expensive minibar in the room, there is instead a small fridge, with water provided by the hotel. the rooms were very well maintained, with easy to use internet facilities and a wide variety of television/movie channels to choose from.

all in all, the hotel was the perfect place from which to discover the eternal city.

p.s. near the hotel there is a small pizzeria, named San Marino, which is frequented by the locals and is simply delicious (and very reasonable!)

This hotel was for me, a saving grace in Rome. Immaculate and with a sharp desk staff, my daughter and I were very comfortable for two nights in this residential neighborhood.
Rome itself was a very disquieting experience for someone who expected an international city.
Guide books and web sites will talk about the ruins, the fountains etc etc.To be sure, the Rome of 2000 years ago is very impressive. But today------
Be prepared for graffiti on EVERY single building of every age in every neighborhood.The Romans could care less. Filthy and hot subways, eastern European gypsies, beggars, hawkers in your face,bus tickets that must be bought in tobacco shops(!),etc etc etc.
New Yorkers, San Franciscans--be sure to appreciate your truly magnificent cities.Rome is an illusion nurtured by travel magazines.

I just got back from my trip from Rome, I stayed at a few hotels during my trip, and would definately recommend this hotel.

The staff was pretty friendly and helpful, we got a really good rate, 65E per day, which included a buffet breakfast, which was pretty good. The room was smaller, but as i soon realized, most hotels in europe are smaller. My only complaint was that our room was right above the hotel entrance, and we left the window open one night and could hear everything very clearly, so i would recommend to ask for a more quiet room not facing the street. Oh yeah, the cleaning lady knocked on our door at 11:30 asking when she could clean our room, i signalled to her for 1pm, she obviously didn't understand, and i had a call from the front desk! it was a little annoying but i guess she was just doing her job....

the location isn't the greatest but i don't mind walking, so after breakfast, it was a short 5-10 min to the subway station (bought a 3 day unlimited pass). the subway is the way to go in this city.

Oh yeah, for those of you taking a cab to this place from the airport, don't let the guys at the airport rip you off, some guy with a walkie talkie and official name card on his shirt directed us in a cab and told us how far we were from downtown and ended up ripping us off with a 80E cab ride to the hotel!! it costed us 50E from the hotel to the airport from what the hotel front desk arranged for us!!! I wouldn't pay much more than that!!