Torre Rossa Park Hotel

Plain and simple: this hotel has its ups and downs. I stayed here with a tour group so the decision wasn’t mine. If it were mine I most likely would have chosen to stay elsewhere.
Ups:
While the guest buildings have a dormitory feel, the room was overall clean and comfortable.
The main building is nice and well-​maintained.
The staff is attentive and speaks multiple languages.
The restaurant is quite good and is a worthy option for dinner if you don’t feel like eating in the city proper.
The breakfast was one of the better hotel breakfasts I’ve had at the many Italian hotels I’ve stayed at, both in terms of quality and selection. In addition to typical Italian breakfast foods it also serves American fair, such as scrambled eggs and bacon.
Downs:
It is far from any tourist sites. To get downtown requires either a bus and a metro ride or a 15 minute walk and a metro ride. After a long day this isn’t necessarily the rigamarole you want to undertake and it makes very impractical the possibility of going back to the hotel for any reason in the middle of the day.
The rooms do have a dormitory feel and are quite spartan. Also, the shower in my room was the smallest I’ve ever seen. It was literally almost impossible to even turn around with the door closed and I’m quite thin.
The prices, while reasonable, aren’t so low that I feel it is worth it not to pay a little more for the convenience of staying in the downtown area.

Was talking to mother this morning about possibly returning to Rome with Colin next year, and I thought wait, there’s so many places in Rome that I absolutely loved when I last went… meaning…
…so many places I could review…
No but really, if you ever get the chance to go to Rome, go now. One of the most beautiful cities in the world, easily. Twas this fine establishment that housed me for a week when I was last there, and it was absolutely wonderful, I’d definitely consider staying here again. The hotel is very high class; polished marble floors, pillars of stone etc, but at the same time when you go out back, it has such a rustic homey Italian feel to it. The rooms themselves are not part of the main hotel building; they’re housed in 3 separate buildings round the back, next to a beautiful open garden.
The rooms are spacious and comfortable, the staff are so friendly, and incredibly fluent in English, the restaurant is great for any meal of the day, and the week we spent here was amazing!
My only complaint about this hotel is the distance from any of Rome’s «touristy» places. I definitely wouldn’t say this was your traditional Italy tourist hotel because it’s not in the city centre, and because it’s a bit on the pricey side. I’d maybe try and stay a bit closer to the city centre, but I did like the secluded feel of this hotel, so I’m a bit caught in the middle. This hotel is probably worth the journey into the centre mind you! I’d definitely suggest it if you’re ever stuck for hotels in Roma!