Hotel Colosseum - Rome, Italy 

PZ
Posted: Sun, Jun 21 2009
This was our (self, wife, 2 children 8 and 5 yrs) first trip to Rome and was extremely brief, but certainly enhanced by everything about Hotel Colosseum. The hotel is simple, clean, friendly and comfortable- not lacking in any way that we found. The location turned out to better than expected (qualitative) and the logistics of the location are super: 5 minute walk to Metro stop and one stop from Termini. The front desk recommended a restaurant just one block away (direction Santa Maria Maggiore)where we had a simple but delicious lunch just after our arrival- the pasta was so perfect!They were very nice and we returned later that evening to just buy icecream and a bottle of wine to go. Enjoyed those on the rooftop garden in the evening-perfect! The hotel staff was warm, welcoming, helpful and the breaksfast "ladies" couldn't be more sweet and caring towards our children. The room was extremely clean, comfortable and the quiet location made it very comfortable to open the windows at night. The room's airconditioning worked very well.The rooftop garden was even more of a beautiful bonus than imagined.

Lisa Booth
Posted: Tue, Jun 16 2009
This is a very average hotel. The walls between the bedrooms are paper thin, luckily for us our neighbours were pretty quiet but if there had been children or noisy guests it would have been a nightmare trying to sleep. The bathroom was outdated and mould covered the tiles in the shower, there was dust too in the bathroom and the extractor fan hadn't been cleaned for a considerable time. The air conditioning was fantastic as were the black out blinds and the bed was very comfortable. I understand that we paid a premium because we were there at a peak time to watch the football but I expected a better all round hotel for the money. we absolutely loved Rome but the hotel could have been better. To put the top hat on our stay we ordered a taxi from reception which didn't turn up, the concierge then made several phone calls (spanning around 40 mins) and eventually a 'car' turned up - not a taxi, we then experienced one of the most scary rides of our lives where we were driven to the airport in a car with the driver screaming at the top of his voice down the phone - making several calls and driving like a lunatic. Please make your transfer arrangements in plenty of time or you too will end up missing your flight home - as we did (i'd now recommend taking the train!)

Barbara Taft
Posted: Mon, Apr 06 2009
Biggest problem was the location. Even our taxi driver had a great deal of difficulty finding it. Also, since the best access was actually up a steep hill (on foot), you really should warn people. Another problem was that there was a step up into the bedroom area from the entry and it was not flagged, so I nearly broke my leg falling off it. A third problem was the fact that, unless you were up on the roof, there was no view, although the on-line ad implied that it was in a great location for views.

SZ
Posted: Fri, Feb 27 2009
Although the hotel was lovely and the location great, quiet and convienent, the staff was very cold and unwelcoming. The payment process was confusing, especially since they waited until we were leaving at the crack of dawn to question our assumption that the room was prepaid.

MR
Posted: Mon, Feb 09 2009
the Hotel is Good, in calm area, there are resturants, metro and shops just 2 min from the hotel