Roman Hotel

The Best Western Hotel Mondial on via Torino was picked from the internet based on published ratings, that it was close to the train station and that it was a Best Western property. Close to the train station is subjective, as it is about 800m – not bad if you are just walking, but pulling two rolling suitcases and carrying back packs, walking over cobblestone roads, it took us 25 min to get to the hotel. 

The outside is nondescript, looking much like the rest of the street side buildings, but once inside we were in for a treat. The lobby is tastefully decorated and the front desk staff very friendly. During the course of our stay, we heard them speaking no less than six different languages to guests and on the phone. The elevator says it can hold four people, but those four need to be very friendly to ride rather than walk. If you have bags, two people with luggage could fit, but not much more. 

Their ‘Continental Breakfast’ consisted of a buffet of scrambled and boiled eggs, cold cuts, a variety of breads, cereals, cheeses, jams, jellies, plain and fruit-flavoured yoghurts, coffee, tea, three kinds of fruit juices, and milk.

The lounge area was filled with very comfortable and relaxing couches and chairs, and it was suggested that we might enjoy eating dinner in these surroundings. The food was mediocre at best, with the exception of the tiramisu, which was no less than superb.
Overall, if we were to go back to Rome, we would stay here again. It was comfortable, convenient, clean, and the staff were absolutely fantastic.

The guest rooms are small by North American standards, but average size for European standards, with 4m ceilings and enough room for a king sized bed – just. The room was very clean and the bathroom was huge. We found the pillows to be very thin on filling, but doable if you double them over.

€95/ night

Best Western Hotel Mondial
Via Torino 127
Ph: 39 06.472.861
Fax: 39 06.482.4822
http://www.hotelmondialrome.com/en/