Marcella Royal

A charming boutique hotel. Reviews we had read said that the hotel was too far away from attractions, but in reality, a leisurely 20 minute stroll puts you at the entrance to Villa Borghese to the North, Trevi Fountain to the West, and the Termini metro station to the South, which will connect you, literally, with every other tourist attraction in the city with a 1.50 € ticket.
I met a 60-​year-​old couple in the lobby who walked to Vatican City one morning. If they can do it, I’m about 98% sure you young-​ass 20-​somethings can do it, too. We took the bus because we were trying to see so much in a short period of time, and it’s the fastest way to get around if you don’t want to hop in a taxi and pay 25 € for a trip across down.
The staff is incredibly friendly, helpful and multi-​lingual. I heard one lady switch between Italian, Spanish, French, and English in the course of 10 minutes.
Beautiful rooftop view of the city, all the way to the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Delicious full breakfast every morning, and surrounded by very nice restaurants, and a few shops to grab a quick sandwich and drink on your way to the bus or metro station.
Americans beware: what you think of as a «standard» hotel room is quite large by European standards. Don’t expect a spacious room. But then again, you’re in Rome — what are you doing staying in your room in the first place? Go out and see something!

Had an excellent short stay here. Staff is great, breakfast was good, and the hotel restaurant is on a nice terrace.
Rooms are clean, renovated and with a/​c (something not to take for granted in Rome, cough cough).
I cannot really share the comments on the hotel being «far from anything»: Termini is literally a few hundred meters away, it can’t take more than 10 minutes of slow walk to get to the metro or the train. In an hour or so of strolling from the hotel you can see Fontana di Trevi and Piazza Navona, and a few sights along the way including the Pantheon. Of course Rome is large … so you may wish to look at a map and figure out where this hotel is :)

Charming boutique hotel in Rome with only 94 rooms. Our weeklong stay was fabulous thanks to the hotel staff.
Breakfast was included and the restaurant is located on the top level so views of the city were incredible!
A garden terrace with seating is also on the top level so we spent our evenings enjoying a cocktail with the Roman city lights as a backdrop.
Rooms are really small (typical European boutique hotel) but clean.
Only negative for me was the long walk to the metro or to any attractions (more than 20 minutes).
A few restaurants in the area (24 hour café around the corner-​fabulous Rissotto and a Pizza restaurant with mosty locals and families was only a 10 minute walk. Since we arrived almost at midnight we walked to the café for something to eat.
Safe and quiet neighborhood. The hotel was quaint and staff really delightful, but location is not optimal if you prefer to be closer to more shopping, restaurants and tourist attractions.