Clarhotel Rome

Overall very good location, clean and spacious rooms but wi-fi wasn't working and mini-bar was empty. Firstly, the hotel is very big and set in a secluded location. As another reviewer mentioned it seems to specialise in coach tours. The gate is locked at a certain time so if you come back either late at night or early in the morning you may have to call the intercom so that the staff can open the gate for you. The hotel is situated about 15 minutes walk from Cornelia metro station just off a busy main road - this to me is the hotel's biggest selling point. There is a nice Chinese restaurant about a three minute walk back towards the main road. A word of warning; the footpaths are very narrow (just enough width for one person) so if you are carrying a lot of luggage walking can be tricky. Rooms are spacious and very clean. However the place is a bit sparse. There was no information pack in the room and the mini-bar was empty! The hotel description claims internet access and indeed I picked up the hotel wireless network on my laptop, mind you this was only available in the lobby and there was no signal in my room. Perhaps this is because my room was on the 4th floor? However the wireless network wouldn't work so when I asked the staff they told me that the wi-fi wasn't working. This is where the hotel drops a rating for me. Internet access is also offered via a couple of communal PCs to one side of reception but these seemed to suffer from the same broken connection. I was left to plan my holiday in Rome using a free map I got at the airport! There was a decent buffet breakfast available in the restaurant which included cereal, juice, yoghurt, fruit, ham, cheese, bread, tea and coffee and cake! The staff member on duty at breakfast was friendly. One word of warning; the day I left I went to breakfast early, around 7am, and there was a massive queue. The restaurant also serves other meals but I only ever had breakfast there so I can't comment any further.

The hotel is very nice and located in a quiet, safe neighbourhood. The staff were very helpful and the room was spacious, clean and very pleasing. The hotel is located about 600 meters from the Metro (subway train) which is ideal for going anywhere. You can take a bus to the Metro or walk like we did. I was very pleased with the hotel and the staff. This was my second time in Rome and the last hotel I stayed in, the rooms were very small although nice. The rooms at the Clarhotel were great.

Almost every taxi driver we had had a little trouble finding this hotel even with gps; it is in a park setting behind gates. While we were there (over Easter) several bus loads of tourists from Spain and Germany arrived and I got the impression bus tours are most of their business. The hotel has an old fashioned elegance and the rooms very clean and spacious. We had a nice view of the garden area. The staff was very accomodating and put us in the room early since we had come from the U.S. on an overnight flight and arrived well before the official check-in time. The Metro is about a half mile (or more) away and my husband balked at walking there after the first day so we usually took a cab to the Metro (about 10 euros). There are buses on the main street that would certainly connect with the Metro but I never did learn to use them. We did check out the Mercato just across the street from the Metro. Interesting to see all the hams and cuts of meat we don't have as well as the cheeses, veggies and fruits. You can get some prepared food there for a quick lunch.