Hotel Farnese - Rome

We stayed in a matrimonial room. The staff is very nice and welcoming. The rooms are clean and well equipped. It is just that the heating is always on and you can not regulate the temperature, so it was hot during the night. The breakfast is a continental one (but ask for an espresso or a cappuccino since the coffee in the bar is not tasty). The surrounding is nice and you can walk in order to visit Piazza Navona, Vatican City, Piazza del Popolo, Via di Corso. Everything is near. There is a metro station (Lepanto) very nearest.

This was our first time in Rome. We will come back some time because Rome is a fantastic city. We will stay at hotel Farnese next time too, because we liked the atmosphere at this old,stilish and nice hotel. We would also like to say thank you to the staff, that were wonderful.

Very close to the Lepanto metro station. The bath was very steep to stand in

Nice hotel and excellent hospitality . Staff and personnel competent and very available for customers . Give you excellent advises for good restaurants and main places to visit during your stay. I had a problem with my car on departure ( battery unloaded and they did their best in helping me . I got very quickly a garage mechanical and the problem was fixed in a very short time .Situation of the hotel is excellent , close to main sites and you can access to important places just by walking . For distant places the underground station is at two steps from the hotel . For breakfast excellent proposals served in a nice place on the fifth floor ( terrasse ) where the view is nice . At the reception the man is speaking an excellent french ( my mother language ). If we go back to Roma , no doubt that we would stay there another time . I forgot to mention that you can park your car . The parking area is very narrow and small but its free of charge !

Excellent small "old fashioned" hotel very close to the underground. Don't take the economic rooms that are in the basement with few light.

Stayed for 3 nights in May. Had a fantastic stay...rooms were large and airy with really good quality antique furniture which matched the whole ethos of the hotel. Staff were very friendly and helpful. We arrived late in the evening and they helped with a nearby trattoria (San Marco's) which was excellent - great food, good price and good atmosphere. When in another country, if the restaurant is full of local people you can tell that it is going to be good and this was no exception. The hotel is very close to Rome's underground and makes a great base for exploring the city. The Vatican is a 15 minutes walk away and there are good shops and restaurants within easy walking distance near the Vatican. Breakfast is pleasant with plenty on offer for most people. The atmosphere is serene with nice views from the terrace overlooking the dome of St Peter's Basilica. I would highly recommend this hotel and if I am ever in Rome again would love to stay there.

This was a two days stay over the week-end. Excellent location of the hotel (central and close to most important monuments, less than 1 minute walking distance from Lepanto metro station. Hotel is a bit old style and not renovated but perfectly maintained.

Very good hotel.

Air conditioning system was out of order, in July it can be a problem,however the staying was decent.

S. Pietro's view for breakfast is great!

I would highly recommend Hotel Farnese to anyone traveling to Rome. The staff were most professional, helpful and friendly. The folliage and furnishings made our stay even more memorable. Everything about our accomodations was excellent!

I would recommend your hotel and hope one day to return. I found the staff friendly and most helpful.

A lovely "boutique" hotel, with very helpful and friendly staff. We arrived very late following a delayed flight, Hotel liaised with taxi we had booked and he waited for us. Great service there! The English man on the desk when we arrived however was a bit brusque, very eager for us to take key and get to bed, with very scant directions as to the way to our room and no offer of help with luggage! We stayed in the Junior Suite, very pretty but some attention should be paid to the tiles which are loose at the side of the bath - an eyesore and, I am sure not hygienic! Drawer space would be helpful too, although for our 3 night stay it wasn't too much of a problem. Overall, friendly helpful staff, pretty hotel. A little out of the way, but we knew that when we booked. No kettle in rooms (we took our own), no complimentary water - which is unusual for high standard hotels, and a nuisance when you have arrived at 1.30am and can buy nothing! I wouldn't recommend the Junior Suite for anybody infirm or elderly, you take your life in your hands getting in and out of the bath/shower - it is huge and deep, and there is nothing to hold on to. Overall though, pretty hotel, satisfactory breakfast on a lovely terrace (ask the waitress for a cappuccino - the coffee at the buffet table was awful & tasted of chicory!) and the hotel staff are mostly excellent, and will bend over backwards to help you.

Very warm welcoming, quality of service and kindness of employees ,appetizing breakfast, very well located in roma ,I enjoyed my stay in Hotel Farnese even if I found the room a little small.

The staff was simply great! They helped with restaurants, directions, bus lines etc... The breakfast was very good (a great spread of eggs, bacon, fruit, cold cuts, cheese, etc) and a view of the St Peter's Cupola to booth. Our room was big enough to acomodate 3 people and had plenty of towels and bedding. The hotel is five minutes walk to the river and the bridge will take you directly into Piazza del Popolo (shopping galore!).

The hotel did not at all look like the photographs we'd seen which looked much more rural than urban and it was very urban. The decoration was good the lifts were terribly small, breakfast was good but location on roof a problem with the lifts.There was no restaurant and meals were only available after much hiking to a restaurant whose food was indifferent, so meals became a major problem. The staff were friendly and the room small but adequate- we had one with a balcony which was near the roof and meant a hike up many stairs- I refused to take the lift.

We read several of the reviews before booking the Hotel Farnese, and we were not disappointed at all. Excellent front desk staff, good location, lovely breakfast terrace. A 2 minute walk to the subway stop Lepanto, therefore good connections to all major sights in Rome. Also not too far to walk to Castel Sant'Angelo etc. We certainly recommend this hotel to other travellers, and we will stay there during our next visit to Rome.

Charming hotel, we spend an excellent time in this hotel but in my opinion the price is oversized in comparison to the number of stars and general services and facilities. one example : industrial orange juice at the breakfast, for the price it could have been fresh juice !!

TV has insufficient number of English language programmes. CNN and BBC world News is not enough. Very pretty hotel with excellent staff. Good location. Traffic noise is a problem at night.

The Junior Suite was very nice with a spacious bathroom. Excellent staff who are service oriented. The Hotel has the feel of a Great House. The Subway stop LEPANTO is only a block away. A Benchmark on where to stay. An excellent restaurant - Perilli in Prati, approximately four blocks away as you turn left as you exit from the hotel offers value, well prepared meals and great service. The house wine is recommended.

Beautiful hotel in lovely old building, within easy walking distance of the Centro Storico & Trastevere. Idyllic breakfast room on the top of the building with fabulous views - and great choice of Italian-style breakfast.

Everything was excellent, especially the competence of employees. I guess relationship between price and quality was quite reasonable. We could attend everything we want and most of famous monuments, squares and buildings were really close to the hotel.

Great staff - very unusual for Rome - and excellent breakfast on roof terrace with super views. Not right in the tourist centre - probably a good thing - but next to metro stop

Old fashion hotel. For the same money you can take a hotel in city center and save money for taxi. there is a metro station nearby, however.

Very nice hotel near the Vatican and the Metro. The breakfasts were good and the young lady working in the breakfast area makes an excellent capuccino. We would stay here again.

We had a very nice room. Breakfast area was wonderful and breakfast very good. Convenient location to metro. First time in Rome.

Needed ear-plugs to sleep well... A bit on the expensive side, but quite allright

This rating is actually for the sister property, the Hotel Giulio Cesare, as we were transferred there since the Farnese nearby is under renovation. The staff and the hotel were excellent. The neighborhood was quiet, clean, and safe. The hotel is convenient to everything you want to see in Rome either a short walk or a metro stop away.

La posizione risulta congeniale, la metropolitana è davvero vicina. Il personale è cordiale e le camere spaziose e pulite. La struttura risulta tuttavia alquanto datata e quindi lo stile è decisamente "old fashion". Durante la mia breve permanenza la tv aveva un malfunzionamento causato (a dire del receptionist) ad un cattivo funzionamento dell'antenna. Risultava comunque completamente assente la tv satellitare.

Hotel Farnese far exceeded my expectations. The room was beautiful and extremely clean. The front desk folks were very friendly and so helpful in booking tours, recommending excellent restaurants and answering all your questions. The hotel is conveniently located a block from the Leptano Metro station, two blocks from river and only a few blocks from great shopping and restaurants.

Very friendly and helpful staff, good location worth a repeat visit only issue was that full size bed was only two singles put together

The concierge was wonderful. He gave us quite helpful tips about visiting the Vatican. When my traveling companion had trouble using her international calling card, the concierge came to our room to help her! We definitely recommend this hotel...and we will return to it when on our next visit to Rome. We were able to walk everywhere we and felt safe. Our transportation to the airport was arranged and prompt....wonderful visit!

Lovely hotel in a quiet neighborhhod near public transportation and the vatican

This is a beautiful hotel, the staff were really helpful and friendly. The breakfast was excellent.

Little hotel (Don't think about restaurant or swimming pool, it's a small building). Very kind staff. Nice, clean and spacious rooms (at least mine).Excelent and quiet location. We would come back again.

Nice and well maintained hotel close to Metro station and Vatican. Stayed in a very nice and spacious room (34). Breakfast room not exciting. Wonderful experience

We loved the Hotel Farnese. We felt welcome, the reception staff were charming and helpful beyond the call of duty. (Some Irish hotels could learn from them!) We had a junior suite which was lovely, spacious, comfortable, quiet. The location was perfect for walking to many of the major sights and to nice restaurants. We would certainly stay there again. I think anyone who values good quality and service delivered with warmth and a smile would like this hotel.

An excellent hotel, very clean, accomodating service, well situated in a quiet neighborhood, well priced. A two block walk from the hop-on/hop-off city tour bus. Ten minute walk one direction to the Vatican, 10 minute walk another into center city. The only surprise was a pleasant one: everything was delivered even better than promised. I would stay again, would strongly recomend for friends & family.

We got the room with the balcony! Quite lovely.

Though the neighborhood is residential, it is well located - close to the Vatican, Castel Sant' Angelo, Piazza del Popolo. I liked it a lot, will stay here again.

We were delighted with the warm, generous welcome we received at Hotel Farnese. Our room was very special, and the service was excellent. We appreciated the hospitality of the Farnese staff.

Great quiet hotel. Good price/quality ratio.

We spent three nights at the Farnese and I can't fault the place at all. Its in a very pleasant quiet neighbourhood but well within walking distance to everything. Room was spacious and immaculate, staff on the desk were very good. 4* hotels in Rome are generally on the pricey side so I'd definitely recommend the Farnese as its about as good value for money as you'll get in Rome. They can also pick you up from the airport (Ciampino in our case) for 50/55 Euros, well worth it. Transfer time is around 40mins.

Wonderful selection at breakfast with great coffee. Quiet, spacious rooms with efficient services. We loved walking, but the nearby bus and subway connections allowed us free movement anywhere in Rome. Each staff member went out of their way to make our stay comfortable (1 week) and we would return anytime.

The staff was wonderful - they always made us feel comfortable and responded well to all our questions and needs! We have traveled a lot in Italy, and this is one of our very favorite hotels... I would recommned it to anyone.

Very helpful staff at the hotel, we really felt welcome. They also gave good recomendations for restaurants in the nearby area, much nicer restaurant than in the middle of the old town. The food was better and to slightly lower price!

The hotel was beautiful and in a lovely neighborhood. The staff was welcoming, helpful and delightful. They even arranged for a drive to pick us up from the Airport. We LOVED the real linen sheets and nightly turn down service with Baci on the pillow. Very chic. The room was a little small but makes sense due to the historic nature of the building and neighborhood. It was definitely comfortable. The location was an easy walk to the Vatican and other key sites. The morning breakfast was delightful - and the owner's home harvested honey a special treat. We would definitely stay there again. Thanks Farnese Staff for a great time!

Wir verbrachten ein verlängertes Wochenende in diesem sympathischen kleinen Hotel und waren mit den Einrichtungen und dem Service sehr zufrieden. Andrea, der polyglotte Receptionist, war jederzeit hilfsbereit und freundlich. Noch selten haben wir ein Hotel angetroffen, wo sämtliche Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter dem Gast so uneingeschränkt zuvorkommend begegnen, wie im Farnese.

Very friendly and helpful staff. We enjoyed our stay so much we want to return again! Louis, Allesandra and Andre truly made us feel at home. Everything was as described on the net. Among the various breakfast items were some of our favorites; fresh fruit, delicious cheese, yogurt and TEAPOTS! Location was a real plus as we wanted to be within walking distance to the Vatican and St. Peter's and we were, as well as other areas and shopping. We even took the metro which was around the corner. Enjoyed dinners at Villini's restaurant which was also a short walk from the Farnese.

Warm and friendly atmosphere made us feel right at home. Front desk personnel were extremely helpful. Breakfast was incredible. People at the hotel spoke excellent English. The Metro on the corner was great. Would go back again.

The Farnese was in a perfect location. Right next to a Metro stop, 10 minutes from the Vatican, 25 minutes to the Spanish Steps. The staff speaks excellent English and were very helpful. We arranged for the transfer service from the airport to the hotel which was a treat after the long flight over.

Hotel Farnese was a very nice place to stay! All staff very kind, helpful, and welcoming. Our room was very clean and the bathroom was nice. It's location, just a block from the Lepanto subway station was very convienent. The breakfast served was delicious and served in a very quaint dining area. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.

Unfortunately, our initial impression of Farnese, which was excellent, was unofrgettably marred by dysfunctional air-conditioning. The night clerk didn't speak very good English, and so he couldn't understand that I indeed knew how to operate a standard thermostat, but in fact, the air-conditioning for the entire building had stopped working. On the hottest day in July, this was very unfortunate. We spent a sleepless night with the door to the terrace open. Otherwise, the staff were courteous, the breakfast was excellent, and the hotel's accomodations were certainly 4/5 stars.

Located very conveniently between the Vatican and ancient Rome sites. We did a lot of walking but were very happy with the location of the hotel. Although the two rooms we needed were somewhat expensive, our stay was excellent.

Great hotel. This is our first choice for a hotel on our next trip to Rome.

Lovely little hotel! Centrally located. We got a double and a junior suite. Pretty rooms, not extremely big, however the bathrooms are a very good size. Alessandra and Louis at the reception were very welcoming and helpful, as well as the ladies at the breakfast room. I would definitely stay at Farnese again.

Wonderful hotel.Very pleasant reception staff. We used the available transportation from the airport and found it very useful especially after a long overseas flight. They met us immediately outside of customs.The rooms were lovely and the linen sheets divine. The breakfast was more that adequate and if you are a fan of capuccino, simply ask for it from the wait staff. I only discovered this on the last day.. We walked everywhere from the hotel although the subway stop was just across the street if you did decide to zip quickly back to the hotel. Highly recommend this hotel.

We stayed in three different hotels while in Italy.This was my favorite hotel.

Rooms were clean, spacious and comfortable. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was delicious. We were very happy with Hotel Farnese and would definitely recommend them.

We had a great 4 night stay in the hotel. While not right in the centre it was only a ten minute walk across the river to Plaza del Popolo, and while we walked almost everywhere it was great to be right by the tube for easy access across the city. The only let-down at all was the roof terrace which looked cheap and the sides of which were bizarrely enclosed in clear(ish) plastic. Our room was large, nicely decorated and very clean. We will definately recommend it to our friends.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Hotel Farnese. The staff was professional and offered friendly personalized service 24/7. We also enjoyed the breakfast and the time we spent in the lobby lounge and the garden patio. This is truly a lovely hotel.

For a hotel in the centre of Rome we were amazed at the ease of location and the quality of the property. It was extremely easiy to book and very accurate as to what the property was like, services etc. we would not hesitate to recommend this hotel and would certainly return.

The hotel has the feel of a family hotel. The staff on the desk were always helpful. We had a junior suite which was spacious with the largest bed I have seen outside the States! The hotel is two minutes walk from the metro although the metro is usually crowded not up to the standard of most major cities.

A lovely, welcoming hotel with good sized rooms.The staff were very friendly and helpful. Lovely breakfast buffet. Small niggle about the noise from nearby road - but perhaps to be expected in a busy city.

A lovely hotel in quiet and leafy surroundings yet very close to both the Vatican and the centre of Rome. Friendly and welcoming staff with excellent command of the English language. The suite at the top floor with its own terrace is a delight! Nice breakfast room downstairs with an extensive buffet laid out. Excellent pick-up service at the airport. We will be very happy to return.

We loved the place. Staying at Farnese meant that we had access to the metro (1 min walking distance), to the Vatican (so we could get up early and not have to wait in long queues) and to Piazza del Popolo (10 mins walking distance). The hotel was VERY clean and the personnel very polite. Breakfast left something to be desired, but it wasn't bad... just lacking a bit. Overall, a very good experience.

Hotel Farnese arranged a driver pick up from the airport, including a last minute change when a day before Delta said we could fly on a different flight (which was direct instead of one with a layover). When we arrived at the Hotel Farnese we were allowed immediate use of the room so we could get settled, showered and have a nap. Because we had been flying all night (coming from the US) this was wonderful. With other hotels on other trips, I have had to wander the streets during the first day before getting access to the room in the late afternoon. This was much appreciated! After our rest we ate at a neighborhood family restaurant recommended by the Hotel Farnese, Ai Villini. We had insalata mista, minestrone soup, wine and expresso. It was reasonably priced and wonderful. We ate there once each day during our 3 days at the Hotel Farnese. Highly recommended for Roman food at reasonable prices. Great after a long day of sightseeing when you want a good meal and a short walk to the hotel. The hotel's breakfast had bread, tarts, yogurt, cheese, meats and boiled eggs. It was hearty. And the bill, it was less than I expected. The staff was welcoming and attentive. We had the room on the top floor. It had a private balcony. If you want a small, romantic hotel near the Vatican and the Piazza de Popolo, the Hotel Farnese is perfect.

The only issue I encountered was that the quoted room rate was for a junior suite and during the reservation process, a junior suite was not available. At checkin the junior suite was still not available and we received a deluxe double room, but the price was not adjusted. I did not make an issue of this since everything else was so very nice and I figured that the difference in cost was probably insignificant.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. We would definately stay at this hotel again.

This was a wonderful hotel with welcoming, helpful staff and an excellent value.

Our room was inches away from the elevator, which made it noisy when others arrived or left. The street noise was very loud, the hotel is next to a very busy stree and bus stop. Worst of all, our room STUNK of sewer gas, which according to the management was the result of recent rain. No other room was available the first night and we couldn't even shower the smell was so bad. My husband, who happens to be a physician, felt ill from the fumes. Also, all the hotels we have been to in Italy, dozens, all had a top sheet over the blanket, this one did not. I don't see how this could be a 4 star!

The Hotel Farnese was the most welcoming place. Giovani the front desk was extremely helpfull and the lady( I am sorry I forgot her name) at the Breakfast room wonderfull. I would come back to Farnese at any time and recomend them to all. Thank you Rosani Kowalik P.S. We found the restaurant DitiRambo at Campo de Fiori - It was a great experience.

Great location accessible to the Vatican and bus stops. The staff was reliable and helpful. It was warm and we were told that the AC was not turned on until the summer. A small inconvenience.

Overall it was a very nice place to stay, but there were two small problems: (1) something was wrong with the tap water -- it was very salty and was not clear; (2) the phone line had a noise. These may have been specific to the room I stayed, though.

A very warm welcome was the commencement of a most enjoyable stay. The staff could not have done more to make my stay pleasant and comfortable. The breakfast was excellent I would be most happy to stay at the Farnese on any subsequent visit to Rome

An excellent ,quiet and friendly hotel. very slightly expensive; but, worth it all. My wife and daughter enjoyed our Roman holiday before going to Genoa to visit relatives. Would definitely stay there again. Giovanni (desk) was extremely helpful to us.