| From: Tom Lane, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: January, 2008 |
| Very welcoming and charming. Very clean and tidy. Staff very welcoming and friendly. Having seen a couple of negative reports on this place I was pleasantly surprised. Good value particularly as you have the free minibar and open access to tea coffee, soft drinks and pastries 24/7. Breakfast fairly basic, croissants, toast, coffee but hey this isnt the Hilton and costwise its as good if not better than a place my friends stayed at which cost 3 times this price. The lift is about 100 years old but it works and is quite charming with an olde worlde "cage" and brass bits. Cant really fault the place for value and its very clean. Book it you wont be disappointed unless you are a natural whiner! |
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| From: CS, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2007 |
| We very much enjoyed our stay at 66 Imperial Inn. The room was one of the deluxe doubles and was large, clean and tastefully decorated. Breakfast was provided with access to complimentary beverages. Our one rather significant complaint though was that we had booked a pickup at the airport and no one ever showed up, causing us to have to arrange for another way into the city. When we mentioned this upon arrival we pretty much got no response, so we weren't sure what had happened. Also, it should be noted that the inn generally likes to be paid in cash, which is not mentioned on their website. We had to call once we saw some additional postings about this to make sure that they would accept our payment by credit card as we would not be carrying around large sums of cash on our trip. Besides this though our room was quiet and convenient to all sites. We were able to walk to the Colosseum, Forum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, and though it is a stretch, also to the Vatican which we did one day. Overall a very good stay, but would recommend not using the pickup service and would verify with them that they will accept the credit card payment. |
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| From: Joseph Smith, USA |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| The location in relation to Metro and Termini was great. We were able to walk to many sights. The rooms were comfortable. The pictures lead you to believe the place is larger but still it was very nice. The staff were very helpful and spoke English which was helpful. The lift was broken, no fault of B and B. They did offer to carry luggage and even lowered our price per night a little. We really enjoyed our stay in spite of the inconvience of no lift. We would stay there again. Thanks to all the staff for their hospitality. |
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| From: FH, Spain |
| Date of Stay: September, 2007 |
| Pros: Located in the city centre, very close to Termini and within walking distance of many must-visit places in Rome Very clean, reasonably priced and with comfortable rooms. Drinks in the mini-bar and coffee are free. Staff is helpful. Cons: Breakfast could be better. Only sweet things. Staff are not present at the desk at all times. |
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| From: Amy Steinberg, USA |
| Date of Stay: August, 2007 |
| This Inn has charm and is very well located. It is actually a few rooms on the 4th floor of an apartment buillding. The hallways are painted with scenes, and the rooms are comfortable and well furnished. Breakfast is very basic-coffee, wrapped pastries (none fresh) and cereal. I would recommend this property ONLY to one familiar with Rome-there is noone to answer the phones or help except in the morning! Our flight was cancelled, we tried multiple times to call and notify the property-no answer DONT USE THE NUMBER ON VENERE! They said it was somone's cell who was on vacation! The next day we couldn't find the car they arranged at the airport-same thing-no answer on the phone! (the poor limo driver went twice to the airport not to find us!) On arrival, the employee who greeted us failed to show us how to use the key to access the inn (outer 4th floor door-we were told to "use the big key"-it turns out you need to use the magnet on the left of the doorway-we have never seen such a lock!) We returned late with tired children and could not get in! It took 1 1/2 hours, the manager of another hotel nearby to find the owner, as once again they did not answer the phone!! Needless to say, I was in tears! Exhausted, past midnight, we were awakened at around 630 by the employee starting up the noisy automatic coffee machine as our room was near the breakfast area! (both mornings!) In summary, the rooms are lovely, the location fine, decent price, but only go if you are OK with staying in an apartment like setting with no full-time staff! We would not stay again, as now we have experienced the incompetence of Alitalia and need to be able to communicate with a hotel. Venere-please get a functional contact number for this Inn!!!! |
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| From: MW, USA |
| Date of Stay: July, 2007 |
| We had the quad room which is very spacious. The hotel is on 4th or 5th floor (I forgot), so if the lift is not working, then its harder to carry your luggage. Decent breakfast in morning. There is some food available all day (cookies, biscuits). There is a coffee/capacuino/espresso/milk/latte/etcetc machine in lobby, operated by your room key. The reception is only available from 9 to 5pm. Good gelato place downstairs and a decent street cafe/restaurant across the street. Walk to termini is about 10mins if you don't have too much luggage. You can also walk to collesum and other places (about 20-30mins of leisure walk). We had Roma pass and used it a lot in buses and metro. |
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| From: JK, USA |
| Date of Stay: June, 2007 |
| Communication by e-mail was excellent and was told that when we got there we could be helped in any way. However, we only saw an employee a few times as there was NOT someone there around the clock as there was at our other hotels/bed & breakfasts in Italy. We needed to check out the day before as we were leaving on an early morning train the next day and could NOT find anyone at the main desk beginning at 3pm and on. We tried calling which was very difficult because of the lack of English spoken so fortunately my daughter knew some Italian and could speak some. Someone was immediately sent to the desk but it was a "maintenance worker" who said he wasn't sure how to use the credit card machine so we "might" have to pay cash which we "did not" have and were not planning to go back out as we were exhausted and were basically in for the rest of the day and evening and were just going to get ready to leave the next AM. Fortunately, the maintenance worker was able to work the credit card machine. He ran my credit card though through "three times" so I am hoping that I was NOT charged three times. We'll see. It's just funny because I communicated with them directly for a month before I actually left California and always got a response and was reassured that anything we needed would be at the front desk but noone was hardly there at the front desk. Also, ALL of the places we stayed at, even the "Bed & Breakfasts" ALL had an actual computer in the lobby for "free" internet access. This place had no computer available for free use. |
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| From: MF, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: May, 2007 |
| Our first experience of arriving at the hotel was less than desireable. We got there at 11 pm and found a locked brown door at number 66. The only indication that we had arrived at the right place was an intercom button. We tried the intercom but there was no reply and after 10 minutes we spoke to the shop owner next door in desparation. He managed to find a bunch of keys and let us through the door. The hotel (B&B) is on the 4th floor. We walked up to the 4th floor in dark and rang the door bell, but no one opened the door, despite 10 minutes of constantly ringing the bell. We tried calling the hotel telephone number but this went to a cellphone recorded message saying the recipient wasn't available. We had almost given up and were about to walk out of the building to find another hotel when we bumped into a couple of guests who told us that after 10 pm, there is no one at reception and gave us a different telephone number to try, but in the mean time the hotel owner who lived one floor above appeared out of nowhere and let us in. The hotel web site should make it clear that the reception is not manned 24 hours and what to do in the event of late arrival. Our room was reasonable size and clean with good air conditioning and nice bathroom. Don't expect much for breakfast. You don't get any fresh bread or croissants - just some pre-packaged stuff. We thought the hotel was over-priced for the service provided, but then again it was our first time in Rome and didn't have anything else to compare to. |
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| From: MG, Italy |
| Date of Stay: April, 2007 |
| Lovely room with nice size bathroom. The location is a little difficult to find. Once you find the building they do have an lift -elevator to the floor the bed and breakfast is located on. At the time the receptionist did not speak much English which could be difficult for international guest. The nice part is that the location is close to the train station and to the metro. I would recommend this bed and breakfast because of the cleanness and quietness. |
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| From: NN, Germany |
| Date of Stay: April, 2007 |
| Ruhiges angenehmes B+B. Ideal in der Nähe des Bahnhofs. Metrostation innerhalb von 200 Meter zu erreichen. Fußweg zur ALtastadt (Trevibrunnen, Colloseum u.a. ca. 10 min) Für einen Kurztrip nach Rom jederzeit wieder zu empfehlen. |
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| From: Monica Müller, Germany |
| Date of Stay: February, 2007 |
| Anfang Februar war ich zum 2. mal mit meiner Mutter in Rom (Weihnachtsgeschenk.) Obwohl wir am Anfgang etwas skeptisch waren, stellte sich der Aufenthalt nicht nur durch tolle Location 5 Minuten zu Metro Station Plaza Repuplic oder 10 Minuten zum Termini als excellent dar. Auch die Zimmer waren wirklich comfortabel und absolut ruhig. Frühstück war für Italien auch gut,vorallem die Möglichkeit sich Cappuccino, Latte oder Espresso zu jeder Tageszeit zu verwöhnen ist wirklich spitze. Ebenfalls sind die guten Resteraunttips die auf dem Stadtplan vom B&B wirklich gut und preiswert. Fazit: Hätte nicht besser sein können!!! |
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| From: Henry Lanzon, Australia |
| Date of Stay: October, 2006 |
| The Inn is well located, within walking distance of most sights (Coloseum, St Maria Maggiore, Trevi Fountain etc) and the Termini is very close at hand. We were very happy with the services offered (Tea/Coffee dispenser, refrigerated juices, yoghurts etc as well as a water dispenser, though disappointed with offerings for breakfast (mostly sweet items. We would have preferred fresh fruit, cheese & crackers or similar, though all of the offerings were available 24hrs/day which was greatly appreciated. Overall our stay was very pleasant and if ever in Rome again we would be very glad to stay there. |
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| From: Neil Fox, United Kingdom |
| Date of Stay: October, 2006 |
| Would definitely recommend this. Convenient location to sightsee as well as for travel to and from coach station following transfer from airport. Helpful staff. Difficult to fault it. |
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| From: Denis JUHEL, Canada |
| Date of Stay: August, 2006 |
| Accueil chaleureux. Personnel très serviable. Belle chambre spacieuse,"toute neuve", élégante et moderne, très éclairée, donnant sur cour.Petit déjeuner à l'européenne varié et copieux. Café, cappucino et jus à volonté toute la journée. Nous avons passé trois jours dans cet Hôtel/ B & B très central et pourtant situé dans une rue tranquille. Si nous retournons à Rome nous y reviendrons. Un merci spécial à Thun (pas sûr de l'orthographe). |
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| From: JM, Chile |
| Date of Stay: June, 2006 |
| Excelente la pieza, así como el baño y el aire acondicionado. Muy limpio. El personal siempre muy servicial. Las recomendaciones para restoranes también muy buenas |
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| From: William Johnson, USA |
| Date of Stay: April, 2006 |
| My wife and I were very pleased with our stay at 66 Imperial Inn. The staff were very gracious, the room was large with a KING bed and very clean. The location was convenient. The window had a closing that kept out most of the street noise and all the light - important when you need to sleep off jet lag. The cappuchino was great and the breakfast selections were ample; including cereal. We'll book there again on a return trip to Rome. |
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| From: Jason Chen, USA |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| The room we stayed in was extremely clean, spacious and quiet. We stayed there during March and thought it was a great value - we paid 110 euro for a triple room. The inn is located in an old apartment building and a little far from the major areas, but definiely walkable. We have absolutely no complaints though, considering the price we paid. Will recommend to others. |
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| From: Gabor Sonkoly, Hungary |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| I would really reccomend it to anyone, who would like to pass a couple of days in Rome. The staff are very friendly, give useful informations about what to see, where to eat... We really enjoyed our stay there. |
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| From: FG, Spain |
| Date of Stay: March, 2006 |
| Fácil de encontrar y realmente cercano a la estación de Termini. Pudimos acceder paseando a toda la zona monumental sin utilizar transportes públicos, incluso el Vaticano es un corto paseo. |
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| From: Denise Label, USA |
| Date of Stay: October, 2005 |
| The staff are friendly, helpful & efficient; the rooms are spotless & really comfortable.Comfortable sitting area, and a nicely decorated bar. The location was excellent,It is a 5 min stroll to the Colosseum & about 20 min stoll to the Spanish Steps... perfect location too! I would stay there again and have already referred friends of mine who are thinking of traveling. Great Stay, we enjoyed it. |
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