Principe - Rome, Italy 

We were schedule to stay here on our return to Rome. Our first stop in Rome was at the Best Western Canada Hotel. During our first stay we decided to check out this hotel. It was in a different area near Termini station than the Best Western. The area was unappealing, even during the day - covered in graffiti and rather scary. The hotel is accessed via a short stairway to an elevator. We did look at the rooms, they looked okay, but we decided we would rather spend the extra 20 Euro and return to the Best Western which is in a much more secure area of Termini station.

we wanted a fairly cheap couple of days and this hotel was perfect - its clean, well placed and the family who run it speak reasonable english and are welcoming and helpful. we arrived late friday evening - took the bus from the airport and then a taxi from the main termini which was a sensible move - would have been impossible to find! hotel is in a safe area and we found it really easy to walk out in the evening and find very reasonable street bars and restaurants to eat in. it was about 20 mins from the coloseum but as the weather was so hot we found the open top bus the best way to get around and the metro is excellent.