Hotel Belvedere - Ostia Lido Ostia

5.6

Best feature is closeness to airport, about 20 minutes). Shuttle, which hotel will arrange, was excellent and cost 10 Euros for two of us. Ostia is not upmarket, although day at beach is available across the street. In the evening, restaurants do not open until 7:30PM. Hotel has seen better days. Tiny shower. Staff helpful. Morning breakfast excellent. Careful of karaoke bar noise which plays some nights until midnight.

7.1

The rooms were a but small. Parking was a problem as the hotel does not have its own car park and at the weekend with the crowds on the beach parking is at a premimun

7.2

Our room door did not lock properly, but the hotel staff addressed the issue courteously and moved us to a new room. The next day we saw workers come to fix the door. The staff was terrific. Ostia lido itself was a dirty, busy little town, but has good train access to Ostia Antica and downtown Rome.

8.0

Good hotel, nice rooms with airco and not too much noise, while rooms are along the boulevard of Ostia.

8.8

Perfect location just in front of the sea. Discount on prices for private beaches. Nice breakfast. The pub nextdoor offers delicious big pizze at small prices.

8.1

The hotel catered for a wonderful variety of people from young to family and even for the more seasoned traveler . Ideally situated near the beach and many restaurants it is also a short walk to the train station that has you in Rome in thirty minutes . This is a great place to enjoy both a beach holiday along with the wonders of Rome .

7.7

We really liked this hotel, directions to find it from the train station were non-existant, it really is "on" the beach. It had the 1st bathroom in Italy we'd used that was good sized and had full water power. However, the room smelled horribly of smoke (everything smelled: lamp shades, blankets & bed cover), except for the clean sheets -a blessing. Don't know if there is such thing as a "smoke-free" room, we didn't ask. The town is lovely, very easy to get to out of Rome Termini and even though we were there on "Easter Monday" and it was full of people, that didn't detract from its charm.

7.2

The hotel is in the process of renovation and did not present a particularly good impression as far as the decor was concerned in the corridors and the outside at rear. The view from our window was a building site and not very pleasant, whereas the view from my mother's room and the balcony sitting area was lovely with views over the promenade and sea. The situation of the hotel was excellent - a real prime position, and when the renovation is completed it will be much better. The man on the desk on arrival spoke no English therefore communication was difficult, especially as we did not have any idea about having to inset a key before we could have any power, it would have been useful to have had some sort of instructions in English for tourists. The breakfast was very disappointing and inadequate, and very poorly presented. I have never had such a poor breakfast in a hotel before, very little choice and throw away plates and cutlery!! however the girl on the desk in the morning spoke excellent English and was VERY helpful and pleasant. My mother's single room (with a double bed) was small but pleasant, and our triple room, for myself and 2 daughters was just about big enough but good value for money. We found the situation very good and the amenities in the area excellent - restaurants, tourist things and the beaches and their facilities were brilliant. Being on the seafront, it was of course very noisy at night, but that was to be expected and was fascinating to watch the Italian drivers - we did see one minor accident! Over all we enjoyed our brief stay, before travelling on to our final destination in the mountains north of Rome - it made a good start to our holiday. The directions on the web site for getting to the hotel were not explicit enough and we had problems, and of course parking was a problem. But with exception of the breakfast, the hotel was adequate for our needs and good value for money. I shall use the general web site again to find accommodation

8.2

Iwould recommend this hotel for both relaxing by the coast or getting back into Rome as the train station is located near by.