Hotel Palladium Palace, Rome

This review is based on the experience my sister and I had during our December 2001 visit to Rome.

LOCATION: The Hotel Palladium Palace is in a great location! Upon our arrival in Rome, my sister and I took the Leonardo Express train to Termini (the main train station in Rome.) From here we were able to walk to our hotel. Since Termini is the hub of all train lines in Rome, we never had to switch trains when it came to traveling to all the tourist hot spots (ex: The Vatican, Coloseum, etc.) For all you shoppers, Termini is home to dozens of stores ranging from music, clothing, and food. Close to the hotel was a Western Union with internet connection. After our daily sight seeing my sister and I would e-mail friends and family to let them know of all the fun we were having. My sister and I also found this great little pizza place near the hotel called "Pizza Rustico." There are many little historic churches near the hotel that are great to look at as well.

ROOM: The room was smaller than expected but decent for the price we paid. The price was very reasonable (probably because we visited Rome in December which is an off travel time.) We had two beds, a shower/bath, TV with cable. There was also a little room with closet space to put our bags. The room wasn't something to write home about, but how much time does any spend in their hotel room with all Rome has to offer? I hope very little time.

SERVICE: Service was excellent! The staff was great in giving us maps of Rome and booking a cab for us when it came time to leave. Our room was always cleaned and beds made when we returned. Breakfast was buffet style and the man who set up the choices was very nice to us when we saw him in the morning. We spent little time in the hotel, but the time we did was enjoyable.

OVERALL: I rate it 4/5. Excellent location and service, great value, good room.