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Feb 11, 2008 by Rhonda from Douglas, AA
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[6] • Location:[8]

• It was close to the train station and the staff was helpful.

“This hotel was easy to find, the rooms were clean and the staff was pretty helpful for the most part. We arranged a taxi out of the hotel and it was very close to the Metro as well as the train station.”

Nov 15, 2007 by Liz from Edmonton, AB CA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[7]

• Location near train station and cleanliness.
• Feeling of vulnerability having to go to another locale for room.

“Wont be disappointed friendly, clean, worth the money and close to train station. Be aware however, hotel is also a hostel (does not interfere with hotel) very train station accessible. Good value for dollar.”

Nov 14, 2007 by Javier from Toronto, ON CA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[7]

• The price, the quiet street, the proximity to the metro.
• Insecure left luggage facility, no phones in the bedrooms.

“The hotel des artistes are located in a quiet street, close to the metro and to the termini station. There are numerous places to eat nearby, however, none of them is very good and some of them are too expensive for what you get. The hotel facilities themselves are small, with no frills, but very clean and quiet. The staff is friendly and helpful.”

Jul 10, 2007 by Owen from Santa Monica, CA
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[5] • Staff:[7] • Location:[3]

• The upstairs patio is a great place to eat breakfast or have a bottle of wine at night.
• The bathrooms were cramped and the elevator is too small.

“Overall the hotel's public areas were not all that inspiring, other than the patio. The rooms are much nicer than the first impression. There is a great bar across the street where you can purchase a bottle of wine and they will open it for a romantic evening on the roof. It is not located in the center of Rome, but close to the metro and within walking distance of the Termini train station.”

Jul 8, 2007 by Christina from La Verne, CA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[7]

• The room was nicely decorated and clean.
• The lobby was unimpressive.

“For the price we paid, this hotel exceeded my expectations. The outside of the hotel looks a bit dodgy, but the rooms were great and the continental breakfast was also surprisingly good. I would stay there again because it was clean and affordable.”

Mar 19, 2007 by D from Minot, ND
Overall Rating: 6
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[9]

• Hotel was mostly clean and staff was friendly and helpful.
• It was a poor value for the money and star rating. Not comfortable and the main desk is located in an odd place.

“It was a clean room and decent location- a short walk to the metro which could take you wherever you wanted to go for low cost. Friendly and helpful staff. Not very comfortable rooms.”

Feb 17, 2007 by Maureen from Annandale, VA
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[10]

• Des artistes were located very near the termini stationer and near an additional metro stop. The location was very good.
• The hotel was a bit noisy.

“Des artistes was a good hotel. It is neither the top of the line or the bottom of the barrel but a good medium hotel. The hotel was clean, the desk staff, for the most part, was very helpful, and the breakfast was adequate. It was easy to get to and it was also an easy location from which to tour the city of Rome. We were satisfied.”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Jan 21, 2007 by Jim from Doniphan, NE
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[9] • Location:[8]

• Good breakfast, close to terminal.
• Elevator was small and steps to get to the elevator.

“Other than the small elevator and the steps to get to the elevator, it was nice. The odd thing was to turn on the heat you had to close the windows.”

Jan 10, 2007 by Dave from Belton, MO
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[8]

• The location was good.
• Too much security. Three keys needed to enter room.

“Hotel is overrated, it should be a two star hotel. Many problems with key cards. Breakfast area like a sardine can.”

Nov 4, 2006 by Marilyn from Chapel Hill, NC
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[10] • Location:[8]

• Excellent front desk help.
• Being sent to another location for our room.

“This was our first stay at a European hotel. We found it clean and adequate with very good front desk help and breakfast. Both the room and the breakfast area were extremely small. It did not measure up to American hotels in price or room quality.”

Aug 21, 2006 by Phil from Cerritos, CA
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[5] • Staff:[8] • Location:[8]

• Free buffet breakfast.
• Caters to the back-pack crowd.

“This hotel misrepresents itself a bit. One look at their printed matter and you can see they "photo shop" almost every shot. The real images, views, lobby (by the way, it's on the 5th floor, and you will have to hoof it, because your luggage won't fit in the pre-historic elevator), neighborhood are all somewhat seedy. I worry about the cleanliness. MY wife and daughter got serious skin rashes after staying there.”

Jul 29, 2006 by Steve from Seattle, WA
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[9] • Location:[8]

• Clean rooms, acceptable AC, good hot water, great location.
• 5th floor reception.

“NA”

Aug 10, 2005 by Holly from Joplin, MO
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[8]

“I was a little thrown by the reception desk on the top floor. We arrived at the train station after 23:00 (11:00 PM American.) Streets were busy, plenty of pedestrians around, so we felt safe walking five blocks to the hotel with our rolling suitcases. The staff saw us on the security camera at the door and buzzed us in. The cage elevator is tiny and a little bit scary, but we were grateful for its presence.

The breakfast included in the room price was fabulous. We did not use the rooftop terrace, but we did take a look at it and it was a very nice atmosphere.

Desk staff had good information about tours. There was also a bookcase in the reception lobby filled with travel guides in several languages, which was a very nice service.”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

May 9, 2005 by Audrey from Sun Lakes, AZ
Overall Rating: 2
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[5]

• Nice buffet breakfast

“The hotel in general was clean, the staff very helpful and friendly. The location was a little out of the way for our needs as tourists.”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Feb 2, 2005 by Janna from Wichita, KS
Overall Rating: 1
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[3] • Location:[7]

• Close to Metro/Subway
• Extremely rude staff and hotel room quality was very poor

“Hotel staff was rude at check-in and throughout our 5 night stay. Hotel was not worthy of 3 stars by American or European standards. Only decent thing in the room was the bathroom which was quite sizable by European measure. Housekeeping even missed our room one day. ”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Dec 19, 2004 by Dan M. from Seattle
Overall Rating: 9

“The hotel was really very nice, and the staff was helpful and friendly. It was a bit out of the center of things in Rome, but that seemed to be part of its reasonable price, at least in context of Rome.

The hotel's lobby/check-in is on the 5th floor (European counting), 6th floor (American counting), which seemed very odd, but is the way it was. There was a tiny cage-type elevator, though, so if you didn't want to go up all the steps, there was another option. We only used the elevator at check-in during our 7 night stay, so I guess the stairs weren't a complete barrier.

The fantastic included breakfast, served in the room next to the hotel desk, was wonderful and a great way to start the day. Cereal, muesli, good rolls, croissants, juices, coffee, yogurt, hard boiled eggs, meat, and cheese, all in good quantity, got each day off to a good start.

Most of the restaurants in the area (near the Termini) are overpriced tourist traps, but there are lots of good ones elsewhere. And it was an always interesting walk from the hotel to anywhere else. Even though it is a bit off to the side of Rome, it was less than an hour to walk to the Vatican, for example, with lots to see on the way.

We had a great time, and would be happy to stay there again.”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Dec 3, 2004 by Amanda T. from Denver
Overall Rating: 8

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