Hotel De Petris

Horrible and rude. Stay away. Miserable front desk, hot and dirty place. Says family owned, not sure where family was but they weren’t onsite with people behaving like this. Find another place to stay, why make your trip to Rome a frustrating one.

I dont understand the negative reviews regarding this hotel. No it is not the Ritz but is clean, spacious and a wonderful, kind and helpful staff. It was our 50th wedding anniversary and upon arriving there was champagne and 2 glasses cooling on ice for us such a lovely surprise not at all expected We appreciated such a kind and thoughtful surprise. The hotel itself is very well located making it easy to explore this beautiful city. We are enjoying our stay at this little jewel of a hotel.

I stayed with my partner and 17 year old Daughter. Due to an error at booking (with Thomas Cook) we were allocated a tiny room and had to pay an additional €150 on arrival to get the room we were expecting - a superior triple - which was excellent and spotlessly clean. There are no tea/coffee making facilities and no iron provided. The location is great, very quiet at night and only a few minutes walk to Trevi fountain and some great restaurants. We booked breakfast which was really disappointing, only croissants and yoghurt. There's a great little café at the bottom of the road offering a lovely breakfast for €10pp.

This hotel is located in the historic part of the city and very central to most of the major attractions. We were as close as a 5 minute walk to the Trevi fountain and about 40 minutes to the Vatican. Sections of the hotel are undergoing renovations so you are most likely to be allocated a room in the unrenovated section of the hotel. The rooms are spacious for this class of hotel and bathrooms are very clean. Wifi works great but the TV can be spotty since it is satellite and offers almost exclusively Italian content. while the bathroom amenities are adequate, bring your own soap, shampoo and toilet paper if you want a more comfortable stay. The walls and doors of the rooms sound paper thin so try for a room away from the street side and elevator. Our air conditioning failed on our second night and we requested a change whereupon we were place in a newer renovated room. It was the same layout but everything was newer and the AC worked perfectly. The only downside was the street noise die to the cobblestone road. The hotel seems to be owned and operated by an elderly couple and the staff were helpful in varying degrees depending upon their expertise in English. Federica was exceptionally friendly, helpful and anticipated all of our needs. A lovely girl. The roof top breakfast area was beautiful and the cold continental breakfast offering was nice. The coffee in its various forms was provided by a push button machine and quite adequate. Cereal, milk, bread for toast, yogurt, pastries including croissants were offered and the only protein available was hard boiled eggs. The room had a mini-bar refrigerator (empty) so you could store water, drinks or anything you needed to keep cool. There is a supermarket a block away.