La Rovere - Rome, Italy 

I inquired about a reservation for myself and two friends, and after never receiving a response, assumed that no rooms were available and made other accommodation arrangements. After returning home from a lovely holiday in rome and florence, I noticed that I had been charged a nights stay at this hotel. They insisted to my credit card company that I was a 'no show'. I NEVER received any sort of confirmation of a reservation with this hotel. They were unwilling to address the matter with me. I did not contact the hotel directly initially, so maybe they just have listings with some shady intermediaries, but I do not feel I was treated properly in the end. Would HIGHLY recommend Hotel Alimandi Vaticano in Rome. Would stay there again in a hearbeat!!

This little hotel of some 12 units is located off a small noisy alleyway about a 10-15 minute brisk walk from St. Peters. Although I am sure there are far worse, this is not a hotel we would return to or recommend. To be fair the room was clean and the bed comfortable - and although the mildew smell from the bathroom permeated the room there was no visible sign of it. As noted in the photos, the common areas are appealing enough, however the furnishings of the individual rooms are somewhat worn and tired. The biggest problem was one I had not even anticipated. To air and cool the room we opened our window; however since there were no window-screens, we were swarmed with mosquitoes. When I explained the problem and requested the use of the advertised air conditioner so we could sleep, I was told it was “not possible” and so we sweltered, aggravating the many, many hot, red welts across our arms and legs. In a similar vein, we were told the Hotel had Internet access. Unfortunately this turned out to be capricious permission to use a Hotel computer rather than Wi-Fi etc. I was variously told access was “not possible” (even though it was fully functional) whether late one night to contact a US colleague, or early in the morning to check on airline information. As for directions, don’t bother asking the desk, just bring a map, or wander about. We consistently found the staff to be unhelpful, patronizing and condescending. Aside from our frustration, overall we do not believe the Hotel represented value for money.