Grand Hotel De La Minerve, Rome

Right in the center of Rome it is clearly the best hotel in the city (i've stayed at 11 of them). Very clean and elegant...

Driving in Rome is chaotic. Stay in town at a hotel like this. Don't miss the roof top restaurant with the views of the Vatican and City Hall. Make sure to make a reservation there. Being next door to the Pantheon is fabulous. It is the most perfect building ever built. This hotel is within walking distance to the Forum and the Colisseum (although a bit of a hike). Highly recommended.

We loved the doorman who offered so many enthusiastic choices for my energy lagging-pre-teen(he's from the Ivory Coast and charming). Our room was perfect and wonderfully roomy. The restaurant was good. We walked everywhere from here. Having the Parthenon and a Michelangelo sculpture in a next door church was fabulous. For my daughter it was the cafes in the plaza with teens returning from school, stopping for gelatos and comraderie, that really put her wanting to go to University in Rome!

excellent location and fabulous interior. The restaurant manager is the most ignorant maitre D i have ever encountered,we only dined in the hotel as a result of his not so charming self. All the other staff are very pleasant and discreet. Also you would not need to take a cab anywhere from this location.

THIS WAS TRULLY THE BEST START TO A WONDERFUL TRIP. THE LOCATION WAS THE BEST PART WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF EVERTHING. IF YOU BOOK IN ROME STAY IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. THERES NOTHING LIKE IT.

This hotel is a great starter if beginning your trip in Rome, and does not put you headfirst in an italian setting. It is attractive, and all the staff greeeted us in English. (So much so that I had to work hard to use the Italian I had learned). We had 2 adults and a child and had a large room with large bathroom, (never ran out of hot water!) and the tub was large enough to take a relaxing bath. The location is excellant- easy walking to many sites, some we would walk there and take a cab back. This is also in a very nice area, right outside the Pantheon and Piazza Navone. Make sure to go to the church outside the doors-BEAUTIFUL! Also, make sure to watch out for traffic right outside the doorway! Overall great place, but did not provide a nice breakfast like the other hotels. They seemed a little too proud of their food- My adivice- go outside to the many food possibilities.