Sistina Hotel

Good location within walking distance from Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain. If you are up for a longer walk then there is the Colosseum, the Vittoriano or Pantheon The staff were friendly and helpful. Breakfast had a good selection of cold buffet dishes with hot and cold drinks. The room was comfortable with adequate storage facilities. The shower room and toilet was adequate. Not quite sure that the mini bar (chargeable) and toiletries make this hotel 4 star but was a good base for a 4 day visit.

Centrally located hotel in Rome, 5 minutes walk to Spagna metro station. Barberini closer was closer but was closed due to construction. Hotel needs update: carpet, draperies, furniture are ancient. Bathroom looks new and renovated. Air conditioner in bedroom is old and is barely adequate. Breakfast needs lots of improvements: not many choices, bread and pastries are stale and tasteless. Coffee is atrocious. Staff is passable.

Stayed 3 nights in this hotel. First impressions: brilliant location (5 min walk to Spanish Steps), comfortable reception area with friendly staff, small Lift (4 persons max), very dated decor and very bad odour in corridor around the Lift (which didn't evaporate during our 3 night stay). The positives are you will have a great big comfortable bedroom complete with good shower and plenty of hot water (but minimum of toiletries). There is an adequate continental breakfast with plenty of ham/cheese, yogurts and not so fresh fruit! Not so fresh bread rolls too depending on what time you come down for breakfast! I don't know where the bar is (unless you consider the few bottles of alcoholic drinks behind the coffee machine). The breakfast staff could do with being a bit friendlier but this isn't a deal breaker. There is a roof top terrace mentioned on the hotel's website but we weren't given any information on this on arrival so don't know if it exists or not. Overall the location is what sells this hotel, not its staff and not its breakfast. I would consider staying again but figure there must be better 4* hotels in this area.