Hotel Ariston - Rome

3.7

The room was very small. The bathroom was not only small but the lights could not be turned off, the glass shelf by the sink was falling off the wall and no shampoo. The windows opened onto an air shaft, no view, and the phone was broken. All in all, an overpriced 2nd class motel room.

5.9

The hotel has a 4 star foyer and competent, helpful staff. The room was 2 star, in need of painting and maintenance. I'm sure I could have found better value elsewhere. The toilet leaked, the shower enclosure was heavily caulked (from previous leaks), the water pressure was highly variable, and the shower was very slow to drain thus requiring the shower to be set to a very low flow rate. The location (near the station) is as advertized and it was quiet and the bed comfortable.

8.3

very good hotel with cool modern disign. 5 minutes from Centrale. Clean and good styled but tiny.

7.1

one night. free minibar (first time!). it was not possible to switch off the air conditioning, even after asking twice to the desk. Internal controls did not work. Except this, very quiet clean and convenient.

5.5

This hotel is in a fantastic location! We walked most places and it is literally across the road from the train station. The beds were REALLY REALLY uncomfortable and pillows like rocks. The room was also quite small, but clean and quite modern. However, the service wasn't great. It was ok when we arrived but when leaving we were told we had to pay with cash as the eftpos machine was broken - we said we couldn't and the receptionist got really cranky and pretty much wouldn't talk to us! We were not impressed at all... Be aware of rude service at this hotel!!

4.4

Rooms were small. Air conditioning was not adequate.

7.0

Nice stay, good location (bus, train, underground), good staff.

9.8

You can't beat the location--very near Termini (RR station). The rooms have improved since last I was there--they are brighter and welcoming and comfortable--though small, but this is Europe.

6.9

I booked a single room. The first room which I was given was very, very small. After I begged(first they turned down, so I really begged...) to change the room, they gave a more spacious room. After all my stay At Ariston was wonderful. Needless to say, The location was the best of all. As some comments indicate, if you are lucky enough to have a spacious room, Ariston is ideal to stay. But if not....well what will you say...As far as you don't mind the space and a bit downtown-like- atmosphere of the area, it will still be nice, thinking about the reasonable price and the location.

8.5

Muy buen hotel! cerca de la estación termini, el metro esta en la misma estación...excelente para transportarse en roma.

2.3

When we arrived our room wasn´t avaliable and they have to change for two single rooms quite narrow (I booked a double room). The doors were really dangerous (we cut a finger) and the aisle like a terror film. Quite bad experience!.

8.9

Except for the noise, a very good hotel. It's very close to the train station and convenient to all forms of transportation so if you can get accustomed to the noise I don't think there's a better hotel for the money. The room was huge and the bathroom was amazing--not what you would expect in a European city. The staff was very friendly and accomodating.

7.0

Room clean and spacious. Air conditioning did not work, but could not open window overnight due to easy room access via a fire escape. Breakfast very bland, no fresh bread, just heated up frozen rolls. Scrambled egg horrible, probably tinned. I would rate hotel as 3 star, not 4. Hotel very convenient to main railway station.

9.1

The hotle was located at a convinient place, close to the main train station (for Airport and sightseeing). But area itself seems to require developement.

7.6

Hotel vicinissimo alla stazione; le camere sono pulite e nuove. L'unica nota dolente è che la colazione non sempre è inclusa nel prezzo e, visto il costo (15 € a persona), è meglio rivolgersi al bar di fronte, molto ben curato e con tantissima scelta.

9.6

Wonderful, clean, really nice people. With a very good location. The only thing was that the map provided didn't match the actual location at all, since it was located about 2 blocks south, but they have updated the map so its ok now. If we return to Rome, by all means we will use it again. Breakfast was very complete and wonderful!

8.3

Very nice experience. Very close to Termini so giving access to all monuments. Easy to find restaurants at night close by. Modern, very welcoming hotel. Booked 2 rooms with Venere as adjacent rooms but was given one 2 floors below the other. Problem rectified by very nice lady at reception. Breakfast was excellent. Recommend rooms on upper floors. Would definitely stay here again.

9.4

Excellent value for money, ideal location next to Termini station, free WLan, free Minibar(!), very helpful staff (e.g. they printed the boarding card after I did web check in).

8.9

This is the second time I stay at this hotel. Just like last time, I came away very happy with the service and the overall experience. This hotel is very convenient if one is going to be travelling by train as it is one and half block from the termini in Rome.

6.7

If you choose this hotel because of design, you should know, that reality will be no so stylish as on pictures. And there was good breakfast. It ws not very good neighborhood, but it takes only 10 minutes walking to Coleseum and 2 minutes to Termini - very convinient.

5.4

Hotel was nice and clean, We could not access the room, nether the less we said we will arrive at 12:00. The area around the hotel is not so nice (central train station...) Breakfast was ok. Room was very dark, we had windows in the canopied yard, were nearly no light came in...

9.6

excellent location, a few minutes away from the main metro & train station. a couple of restaurants around (less than 2 minutes of walking) including mcdonalds, italian restaurants & caffes. modern design, very good value for the price.

8.6

We have stayed in Rome before. This hotel is far superior. We were warmly welcomed, staff were friendly and efficient. Our room was small (as one expects in Europe) but very clean, nicely decorated, good bathroom. The bar and lounge area were very pleasant, bar staff excellent. Breakfast room was nice, bright and ligh, and the breakfast was better than we had expected. The location, while not in the most desirable area, was good for a short stay, close to the termini (saves a major hassle with taxis/luggage) and we could walk to the major sightseeing places. The staff were helpful re suggestions for dining at night. My only niggle would be that the shower water was not very hot. I would definitely stay at the Ariston again.

9.9

This is a renewed hotel near to Termini station. We had 2 superior rooms. They was very big and in high-tech mode furnished. The hotel is very clean and very nice.

8.4

They provided us with boxed breakfasts because we checked out too early to take advantage of their regular breakfast service. Wireless internet was included in the price of the room. The room wasn't spacious, but everything was in good condition. The shower was an excellent size - the largest we had in Italy.

5.8

Room was particularly small, and didn't look like the "superior" double in the photo! This was the 2nd time in this hotel - the first time I was in an unrefurbished room but it was much bigger!. The hotel is very convenient for the train station and onward journeys.

9.6

Great location , close to station which is very handy, especially if traveling alone with too much lugguage :) Rooms quite small but very clean. Breakfast great, staff fantastic, great restaurants accross the road.

9.3

We had oginal book a standard room however when we arrived I asked about an up grade. the desk clerk showed us the room the we had booked, it was really small with 2 twin beds. The bathroom was a good size and updated. The upgrade room was very nice, new, large and funky. It was an extra 50 euro to go to this room. King size bed, huge bathroom, tons of room, and an in room safe. Very nice. Good location but a little far to where it all happens. Close to all buses and the train station ( 2 blocks at most ), we walked from the train station with our bags. I would probably stay here again, great value for what we had! We are 36 and 38.

9.0

We were made very welcome from the moment we arrived. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were clean and well appointed with a free mini bar. We were upgraded to a superior room which was very spacious. The breakfast was excellent and the hotel was very close to the bus and train station making it very handy for accessing local transport. We would thoroughly recommend The Ariston Hotel as being well located, clean and friendly.

2.7

We stayed there only for one night, prior to catching our flight back home after cruising. Our room was spacious and clean. AC was not working all that great, but we were somewhat comfortable. The room was located at the back facing a court which was loud (echoe). Although we felt save, the location was not the greatest but was convenient by Roma Termini. The breakfast room was nice and many choices were available and it was good.

1.8

This was overpriced and pretty lousy. The plumbing in the room above kept me up all night. Then a maid walked into my room really early and then proceeded to make a lot of noise outside by room. I felt I should have been compensated but was not when asked if Ihad enjoyed my stay and told them what had occurred. The room was tiny and I also felt I should have had a price for a single room and was really charged for a double.

8.8

Very conveniently located. Nice hotel. Neighborhood is very commercial, but a quick walk takes you out of it.

7.8

We appreciated the high quality in proximity to the Roma Termini, making it much easier to get around Rome without renting a car -- which would be impossible!

4.9

The first room they gave us backed onto external firestairs and did not even have bars on the windows. We complained and they moved us to another room which backed onto a balcony that we could not use but atleast there were bars on the windows. The room was quite small but nice and clean.

8.7

The area around the train station is a little seedy, but we wanted to stay near the station as we only had to tote our bags a couple blocks to the hotel. The gentleman at the desk (with the really cool glasses) was very friendly and helpful. Gave us maps and called several tour operators for us. Hotels in Rome are notoriously expensive, especially given the current value of the Euro, but this hotel offered a good value. Many restaurants, gelato and internet cafe nearby. If you stay here, don't miss the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica only a couple blocks away. Breathtaking!

8.4

generally we were happy with everything at the ariston, good location, good people to deal with,

6.6

Wir waren 6 Tage in Rom. Das Hotel ist sauber und direkt am Bahnhof in einer Seitenstraße. Die Zimmer sind sauber und modern eingerichtet. Frühstück war super von Obst über Kuchen und Saft gab es alles.

7.3

Just stayed at the Ariston, Rome for 5 nights. Hotel was clean, room was adequate. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Advice from reception regarding buses, trains etc readily given, staff were polite, friendly and helpful. Hotel bar is O.K. but expensive. Bars/reataurants across the street much cheaper! Hotel location was good, next to Termini so good for busses/metro. It's quite expensive and not quite what I would call 4 star, but probably what you get for your money in Rome. I would stay there again. Ron. Co Durham England

7.0

nice hotel, well located for tourists, we were lucky to get a room not facing the main road.

9.0

the bathroom need to be refit and to be modernized.The sleeping-room was very spacious. The entrance and the bar very nice, the prices in the bar social. The mini-bar free of cost. The breakfast very copious.

9.3

Couple de français (60 ans) nous étions dans une chambre "supérieure" très spacieuse et confortable. Les petits déjeuners, inclus dans le tarif, sont excellents. Le personnel est efficace et discret. L'hotel est situé près de la gare avec metro et nombreuses lignes de bus à proximité.

8.7

It was a nice hotel and decent breakfast. I would stay there again. Room was small but is typical in Europe. It was walking distance from the train station which I liked.

7.5

This hotel has had a recent refurb and was very modern looking inside. It was in a very convenient location for train travellers and also for sight seeing. Would definitely return next time we go to Rome.

7.2

Sehr gute zentrale Lage. Sehr schöne Zimmer, die Zimmer zum Hof haben allerdings nur äußerst wenig Tageslicht (sind dafür aber sehr ruhig). Für römische Verhältnisse opulentes Frühstück. Das Personal ist sehr hilfsbereit.

7.8

I have mixed feelings for this hotel. Some of the employees seems to not be too interested in doing a good job, or not being able to do so (lack of time, not proper guidance etc.). But as the manager asked me at breakfast first day, he was very interested in my comments/complaints and listened carefully to my suggestions. I was also offered another room for the last night. The first room I got was a small, somewhat old single room on 2nd floor, but for the last night, I was moved to a newly refurbished and very spacious twin room on the 5th floor. (Photos attached, sorry for not being able to rotate!) The hotel has potential to become a become a good four star hotel, but at present, there are too many minor errors/mistakes/oversights At present, it seems as two star personnel in a four star building. Positive: very kind page boys, very nice room offered last night, a manager that was very interested in my complaints and suggestions, complementary soft drinks/mineral water in mini-bar. Negative: some of the employees (especially a male receptionist (35-40 years old?)), no air condition in mid-April (not turned on), the room offered for the first two nights being somewhat small and old, maids that did not took too much care (or time available!) for details (e.g. unclean water boiler, litter found). Advise: ask for rooms at the upper floors, as these are the ones refurbished! The hotel is not in a beautiful area, not at all, but very conveniently close to the Termini train station (and metros, buses). Also my favorite restaurant in Rome, "Smeraldo" is just five minutes away in the parallel street (via P. Amedeo 16). Be also aware of the basilica a few minutes away, downhill from the hotel.

6.9

The hotel is very very close to the train main station (Rome Termini), by which we just go walking (2 min) to the station and travel to Florance, Pisa, Vinace and other places. a lot of shops resturant and cold stores are around. the location is exvellent. Through the internet we book for a superiar room, when we went there they gave us a different type of romm!! we paid more to get the same room in the photo. Note that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor has not been innovated as yet!! and rooms on those floor are not good at all!! The breakfast very nice, but they don't change the buffet; so we ate the same thing for 7 days!!

4.8

I was stay 2 nights with my wife. It was noisy stay by upper room and next door person.

9.9

This was a trip to celebrate my "special" birthday with my husband. We felt the hotel was in a good location for moving about the city. It is in a small back street, but we never felt ill at ease on a night time. Breakfast was good, just what would normally be provided in Italy. The hotel was great, staff very helpful, welcoming drinks provided. Room was clean and in a good state of decor. Safe in room which was free of cost. Area surrounding hotel has lots of small restaurants and all meals were excellent. Would definitely stay again.

9.0

Friendly stuff, nice room, free internet access, free mini bar and a good breakfast. We have not been disappointed.

4.9

As everyone else has commented the breakfast is excellent. Only thing is that they wouldnt give us an iron for safety reasons and offered to do it for us for safety reasons. Then charged us (for safety reasons i guess). The location is excellent but for what you pay I would expect much more a hotel in terms of cleanliness etc.

9.9

Buffet breakfast's scrambled eggs were excellent! Returned to hotel late at night and my room's key card had somehow demagnitized -- this was fixed immediately! All hotel staff efficient and courteous. Location so close to train station was wonderful for catching early morning airport train. Good choice for woman traveling alone.

9.0

very happy with hotel....excellent value...staff v helpful and friendly

7.7

Rooms are small, and not what US considers 4 star. This is about like a Motel 6, but smaller rooms. Location is good, right near train terminal for getting on the metro or eurostar to anywhere.

7.6

5th floor room are very nice but expensive. But this price just can lived at 6th floor, if we change, we need to plus much much more money on it. So we just give up, and go to the 6th floor. It's a normally room. Breakfast are nice, and location of this hotel is near the Main central with subway and train station.

7.6

The best, the frigo bar service is free.

10

All perfect! TUTTO PERFETTO!

8.6

Apart from some room not exactly quiet, particularly those with the windows in the main street, i've had a nice stay in this hotel. I'll return here in my next trips.

9.4

It was the first time we stayed. Location is within nice walk to the hot spots of Rome

2.3

Firstly the staff were rude and unhelpful and secondly we were robbed by them. On our final night a member of staff broke into our hotel room while we were out eating dinner and stole our camera (ALL of our photos of our trip) and iPods. He refused to let us see the cctv or contact the manager. And then had the cheek to charge us full price when we were checking out. DO NOT stay here.

7.8

This is good hotel for live and travel. Good service and nice reception. Good price and good breakfast. We will visit again.

8.5

we stayed 3 nights and it was perfect. The location, rooms(could be a little bit bigger),breakfast was outstanding.The staff was friendly and helpful.We will be back

9.3

We visited Rome for the first time and stayed at the Hotel Ariston through the Venere.com site. The kindness and service of the hotel staff was outstanding which was quite different from the uninteresting staff in some of the tourist restaurants The room was spacious and very quite. The location was very convenient to take busses and metros. To be recommended !

7.9

Hotel has recently been refurbished to a good modern styling. Some of the rooms are not relly big enough to be a double and we had one of these on the first night. The hotel moved us for our remaining 2 nights to a fantasticly spacious room. The staff were always welcoming and helpful and dealt with our request to move without any fuss.The hotel is ideally placed for all locations.(There is no longer a fitness room at the Hotel)

7.7

Very close the railway station, and close to subway, it's ideal for all travellers in the center of rome.The rooms need to be rearranged, but it's quite ok.

8.8

This is a few steps from the train staion and very convenient to buses and the train to the airport. The staff is very friendly and the hotel was very quiet. Breakfast was better than usual in Italy and they do not charge you for anything you drink from the mini-bar. This hotel was a pleasant experience!

7.1

Las habitaciones pequeñas y viejas en relacion al resto del hotel que era muy moderno, podias tener una habitacion mejor pagando un plus ( habitacion supreme ). Pero en general , el hotel , teniendo en cuenta que en el extranjero al calidad no es como en España, muy bien. El trato del personal excelente y estaba muy limpio

7.8

i can't judge public area and number of available rooms but i had to insert a value the same

9.1

very good located if you want to be near the train station. Very big rooms for Europeans standards. Great value.

9.1

Ottima accoglienza. Camera pulita e ordinata, arredata con ottimo stile. Bagno ampio e spazioso, molto pulito. Colazione veramente completa e sostanziosa. Hotel consigliatissimo. Ci tornerò più che volentieri.

7.9

Handy to train station and buses,very comfortable hotel with superb renovations being done at present, Some restraunts close by.Staff very helpful.

8.0

good and friendly personnel, good rooms. Hotel situated near all transportation.

7.0

perfectly fine although i would say it is a 3 star hotel rather than 4 star as claimed

7.9

We stayed at the hotel for almost a week. Very satisfied! Very nice and helpful staff and good breakfast. Just 100 meters from Termini station. Not the best surroundings in the city, but suited us well. We paid 155-175 Euro a night. A bit too much, but hotels in Rome are generally very expensive.

6.0

The room we were allocated was on the 2nd floor and quite small. The 1st floor rooms seemed to be in the process of being renovated and looked a lot smarter than our room. Hopefully all rooms in the hotel will be undergoing the same treatment.

8.4

Hotel is located in a convenient location near train station. Rooms were very spacious for price and well maintained. Recent upgrades to hotel gave it a very stylished look. I would definitely recommend hotel.

3.0

El hotel ha sido una decepción. Las habitaciones ofrecidas en internet no se corresponden con la realidad. El hotel está en obras y sólo las habitaciones ya reformadas (planta 4 y 5) están acabadas, pero no las ofrecen a no ser que pagues como superior o un suplemento de 30 € al día. Nos dieron una habitación de la planta 1 en la que no te podías mover y ni siquiera abrir la maleta porque no había espacio. Sucia, asquerosa y el baño minúsculo. Pedimos el cambio, nos enseñan las habitaciones reformadas pidiéndonos el suplemento y al negarnos nos dan otra en la planta 2, sin reformar, y con moqueta de los años 50, bastante sucia y nada que ver con las fotos.

8.9

Excellent service received from the hotel, rooms are extremely comfortable, situated within walking distance of all major sights and the Termini. Little gem of a restaurant opposite the hotel. will definitely stay here again.

8.9

Das Hotel liegt am Bahnhof - keine unbedingt schoene Gegend, aber sehr praktisch. Zimmer sind grosszuegig geschnitten, sauber, allerdings auch alt moebliert. Wer ein Design-Hotel sucht liegt hier falsch. Fuer italienische Verhaeltnisse ein sehr grosszuegiges Fruehstueck. Absolut zu empfehlen auf Grund der Lage (schnelle Erreichbarkeit aller Sehenswuerdigkeiten). Freundlichkeit und Kompetenz des Personals war beeindruckend. Man hat sich sehr bemueht zu helfen, auch als uns die Papiere gestohlen worden waren (auf der Strasse, nicht im Hotel...). Haetten wir im Safe lassen sollen, dafuer ist er ja da. Fazit: Dieses war der zweite Aufenthalt im Ariston und wer ein Hotel mit gutem Preis-Leistungsverhaeltnis sucht, wird hier auch gut aufgehoben sein.

7.1

Very good hotel for anyone who wants to stay near the train station. Convinient location to move around the city. Since it is near the train station lots of locals hang around, in my opinion that is good

8.9

It was the first time that we stayed at the Ariston. The Hotel is very nice, the room was very comfortable as we had the luck to get an Superior Room for the same price as the normal double room. The service was good and the employees were very attentive, helpful and friendly all the time. Only the location near by the main station "Repubblica Termini" is not the nicest as this is always the problem with locations near by main train stations in big cities with its not so nice surroundings and lots of "strange" people.

6.9

We were there for the wedding of my friend. I would like to thank the manager for its kindly help during this period. The hotel is very close to the train and bus station and thus it is very easy to reach both the center city and the airport.

8.8

Great hotel, an incredible room and very very nice staff. I will definitely go back!

6.0

this is never a 4star hotel,this needs to be reviewed,or others will be duped as well,also if you are booking a double room speak to the hotel before you go,and insist on a double bed,tryed to give us twin room after twin room and even offered to push the beds together for us if we wanted them to!!! finally upgraded us to a double

4.8

Very dissapointed in my stay...hotel is not as "designed" as pictures make it look. Check in staff not knowledgeable about Rome. Worst was I had a friend come to visit, they refused him entrance to the hotel...after I came to the lobby and got him...they sent a guard to pound on my door and evacuate him from my room. When questioning the front desk, the manager was very rude and said it was "illegal" to have anyone in my room...HORRIBLY HANDLED...WOULD NEVER SAY HERE AGAIN...FOR $119 EURO A NIGHT I EXPECT BETTER RESPECT...

8.9

Un muy buen hotel, ubicado muy cerca de la estacion de Termini. La atencion todo el personal del hotel fue excelente. El desayuno, completisimo. Lo recomendamos y volveriamos a ir

8.5

This hotel is very nice, clean and looks similar to the pictures provided on-line. It's location is very convenient as it is 5 min on foot from the Termini station. However, at night, it seemed wiser to take a taxi as the area did not feel very safe. I will definitely go back to this hotel as the service was excellent and the employees accomodating.

8.5

Very convenient, located right near the train station. Service is good, friendly, generous. Rooms are basic, but clean and comfortable. Better to ask for a room that is not facing the street, as the street below is lively at night.

8.1

Hotel cercano (unos 100 metros) a la estación de Termini. Aunque no esta en el mismo centro, tiene muy buenas comunicaciones en Metro y Autobus. Relación calidad/precio buena. Decoración habitaciones especial. Problemas con la apertura de la puerta de la habitación, el sistema no iba bien o quizas no lo entendi

3.2

The main thing in a room is the bed from my point of view (impossible to move once on it, feet outside, etc. I'm 1.8 m tall and I'm thin, so a common person in Europe.

8.8

This hotel was convenient to the train station, we had 2 triples, since there were 6 of us. Main beds were comfortable, but pullout uncomfortable for our son. Air conditioning not to US standard, air is a bit stuffy. Hallways a bit shabby, breakfast was good. Since we needed to take the train in and out of Rome, it served our purpose.

8.8

Excellent breakfast, bewerages (3x water, 1x cola, 1x fanta, 1x sprite, 2x juice) every day in fridge in the price included.

6.8

First of all a great breakfast buffet, plenty of everthing, fresh etc !!! Very close to Termini. You don't have to take a taxi or bus. The single bedroom wasn't very large but that was because I waited too long to make reservations. I could have had a larger single room and cheaper if I had made some reservations sooner then I did now. So I only have to blame myself. Nice cocktailbar. Friendly staff. If you have to check in early or check out late your luggage can be stored savely. Otherwise you have to stand in the cue in Termini station. It isn't the Ritz but you don't pay the Ritzes rates either.

1.1

The area in which the hotel is situated is not very good. This like all other hotels situated close to the main train station. The hotel has been renovated, but the standard is not very high, at least not to a 4 star standard. The rooms are VERY small. Almost not room for a suitcase. There was a lot of noise from the neighbour rooms and the cleaning of the rooms could be improved. We believe the maids removed certain clothes items from our room. And the maids also ignored the "Do NOT disturb" sign!

7.1

Very close to the Terminal station and yet the hotel area is not very sophisticated. Breakfast is fairly good both in terms of quality and variety, possibly with exception of coffee which looks like instant coffee. However, you can order expresso at breakfast without extra cost. The staff are reasonably polite and competent. Will consider to stay here the next time if I come back to Rome.

9.3

The hotel is very good, and the people working there are very nice. The breakfast is fantastic. The room is not so big, but is very confortable and modern. It offers many things to the guests. Excelent location.

7.9

Single room was clean and quiet, but rather small. Positive surprise: drinks from the minibar in the room were free of charge! (softdrinks only). Very good breakfast buffet for Italian standards. Excellent location next to railway station.

7.4

In our view the hotel is in walking distance from most of the landmarks in Rome. We had rented 5 double rooms, all in very good shape, some of them small but no problem. The breakfast was just great, very seldom to see such a service.

7.0

Very nean Termini train station busy area but very nice hotel

9.8

The included breakfast was certainly extensive and excellent even though the hotel billed it as "picolo prima colatzione" it was more like "grand".

8.3

I was very confortable because the hotel is located one block away from Termini and pretty close to the best places. Breakfast was excellent and help me save a lot of euros. The cost/benefit rate is very good