Jolly Hotel Villa Carpegna, Rome > Reviews > Great quality and location, inexpensive price

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Quality of Rooms	Excellent
Standard of Service	Excellent
Quality of Food & Drink	Good

Advantages:	Inexpensive for it's quality and location, very polite staff, very quiet
Disadvantages:	Expensive restaurant

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I never knew visiting Rome was going to be so expensive, I thought to myself as I searched on the internet for hotel there. Anything in the centre that looked nice (and got positive comments on review sites) was well beyond my budget, and anything nice but cheap was so far out of the centre that the saving would be cancelled out by the cost of taxi rides.

That was until I came across the Vila Carpegna hotel, part of the Jolly hotels chain. It seemed to be within walking distance of the centre of Rome, fairly inexpensive for Rome (£90 per room per night), and had four stars. I duly booked it.

The hotel lived up to all expectations, in fact I've never stayed in such a plush hotel. It was only a 30 minute walk to the Vatican (and a very cheap taxi ride back at night) and situated in a nice safe area. A very good buffet breakfast was included in the price, and the rooms were what you'd expect from a 4 star hotel. The staff were all very polite and helpful and all spoke English, and (especially important I think) the hotel was very quiet.

The only slight criticism I would have was of the restaurant. The food was very good, but incredibly over-priced £15-20 for the cheapest main course. We ate there on the first night as we arrived late and couldn't see any nearby restaurants (there are in fact restuarants in the nearby square).

I would definitely recommend this as an excellent choice for anyone visiting Rome. Yes it's a modern hotel with none of the character of some of those right in the centre, but it would be hard find this sort of quality in a reasonably priced hotel anywhere near the centre of Rome.