Domus Inn - Dimora Romana - Rome, Italy 

JH
Posted: Thu, Dec 02 2004
We were visiting Rome for the first time for a short break. We arrived quite late, but walked from Termini to the hotel. We found via Velletri on the map, but walked past the entrance to Domus Inn - there is no sign sticking out, but a brass plaque by a large wooden door. The hotel is on the 4th floor with a very old, but efficient lift. Even though it was late we were welcomed warmly by Roxanne the receptionist/concierge and were shown to our room which was exactly as expected from the photos on the website. It was fairly spacious, very clean & new with nice furnishings. The room we stayed in had a shower rather than a bath (they have rooms with either) and the bathroom was modern, clean and everything worked well. Breakfast was brought to our room by a lady each morning and consisted of bread rolls, croissants, choice of hot drink, yoghurt and fruit juice. It was all fresh and nicely presented on a tray. Roxanne was extremely helpful (she speaks good English) and gave very good information on how to get around and which sights to visit. The hotel is located in a good area, with some good restaurants (recommended by Roxanne & her colleague) and eateries close by - much nicer than the area closely surrounding Termini. We walked to all the 'tourist' sites, except the Vatican where we took a bus, but walked back. All in all we had a very enjoyable, comfortable stay at Domus Inn - only small criticism would be the interior soundproofing in the rooms is not fantastic, though the rooms are double glazed to the outside and not noisy in this respect and the aircon was very efficient (we were unbelievably lucky with the weather and needed it even in November!). The bed was also quite hard, but looking at reviews of other hotels in Rome this seems to be quite common. Would definitely return to Domus Inn. Highly recommended, friendly, good value for money.