Empire Palace Hotel

It’s older but does the trick for what you need. Left our bags to go site see for the day. Friendly staff with brunch included. The bathroom/shower situation can be a tight squeeze. All in all very happy with our stay. Bonus is your blocks away from the US Embassy!!

Very pleased with our three nights’ stay. Very professional staff, they happily obliged when I requested our room to be prepared by housekeeping while we were having our breakfast. Rarely have we seen such varied breakfast, excellent in fact. The courtyard was a very nice surprise, very pleasant to be in. Would happily stay at this hotel again.

Clean and safe area in walking distance (30min) to Trevi Fountain. Breakfast was solid with lots of lovely options. I only rated 3 stars as front desk staff not overly accommodating or polite. I won’t be staying here when I’m in Rome next due to staff attitude. Some sewage smell come from one of the rooms, incorrect luggage delivered and no attempt to get us in the room early when we have flown all night.

Good hotel with solid services in hospitality. Rooms are maybe dated and small but expected in a city as old and rich in history as Rome. We are a couple traveling with our two children of 13 and 10 and had the suite where the sofa bed can turn to a double bed. The suite is reasonably spacious for Rome. The older furnitures are bulky and take up quite some space. Anyway, with the high ceiling, it did not feel cramped. The bathroom is OK, only the toilet is very close to a wall, so if you’re wider built, you might get awkward. Nevertheless, all are clean and functional, comfortable beds and pillows, courteous staff. Check out time is generous. Location is great in a decently quiet neighborhood with plenty of good restaurants and gelato places within 1 minute walk. Supermarkets are within 15 minutes walk. Taxi rides to all attractions are below 10 minutes in the morning without traffic and 15 minutes to the Vatican (from 9 to 15 euros a ride). Breakfasts from 7:00-10:30 were also good and fresh. Note that airco is centrally controlled by the hotel and regulated by the government for energy management. The airco can only be turned on after April and when outside temperature is above a certain threshold.

We stayed two nights here which wasn’t long enough to enjoy this wonderful city. We found the hotel an easy walk from the train station about 12 minutes max. Reception friendly and helpful. Rooms although a little dated were all clean and everything working perfectly. Breakfast was very good with something to suit everyone and gave a very good gluten free selection on request. I did not like the coffee it needs a nicer brand but maybe someone does like it !!! The service in the bar was excellent too. We would stay here again if in the city as it was a great location for exploring and many nice local restaurants nearby for the evening.