Hotel Igea Rome

The Igea is a modern hotel completely refurnished. It is located in a very central neighbourhood, 300 meters from the Termini railway station, the Air terminal, the Opera Teater and the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. There are places in Italy where you can stay in a top-rated hotel at an affordable price. Rome isn't one of them. Expect to pay the price for sleeping where princesses and film stars have lain their heads. However, if swank, comfort and elegance are what you're looking for, you couldn't come to a better place. Breakfast is not always included; and note that a location in a historic building in the heart of an ancient city does not lend itself to facilities like swimming pools. My room isn't charming but it's perfectly decent, ticks all the boxes, and is more generous in size than many hotel single rooms. The fifth-floor room is at the back of the hotel and my view is a fairly open one, facing the backs and balconies of other buildings. Furnishings are a single bed, desk, chair, suitcase stand, wardrobe with loads of hangers and two coat hooks (useful and often absent in hotels). The bathroom is very nice, and well-decorated apart from the yellow plastic shelf and mirror frame. There is no fridge/mini-bar, and no safe in the room (valuables can be left at reception). I can't get the air-conditioning working, but in this cold weather I'm more interested in the fact that a spare blanket is provided. My room is by the stairs, and I do hear fellow-guests and the lift occasionally, but generally it's fairly quiet. I'm bothered by a buzzing noise which I assume is the lift, but later find out is the electric light. This fitting bothers me a bit: turn it on and it buzzes; turn it off and it glows faintly. On the whole I found the Igea a practical and good-value place to stay. Its proximity to Termini is very convenient - just a short walk with the suitcase on arrival in Rome, and on departure I could leave my case here until it was time to catch the airport bus. Reception staff were nice, and the cleaning staff were about the friendliest I've encountered (when I checked out, one cleaner went to the trouble of rushing downstairs to give me something I'd forgotten). About the only untoward occurence is that one night I return at 11:30 and find the night-porter asleep on a sofa - I can't rouse him so I resort to steping behind the desk and collecting my own room key. The streets around Termini are busy and rather dodgy, but compared with most of the world's large cities they're safe enough (just keep hold of your valuables). You won't want to spend much time in this area anyway; its advantage is its convenience for transport. There are lots of useful shops in the station and the mall underneath, and there is a very handy underground supermarket opposite the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, just down the road. As well as the usual food and supplies, they also sell hot pizza slices and focaccia on the bread counter, making it a good place to pick up a snack or a picnic lunch.

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