River Palace Hotel

janeh859
01-01-1970 02:00

Loved this hotel: a wee sanctuary. My chap and I spent 6 nights in the River Palace over Christmas. We had never been to Rome before. We were both very busy before our holiday so were a bit lax aka learning the basic lingo and learning about the area. I admit, I felt a bit 'at sea'. But the staff were really lovely...and I mean, lovely...and helpful. From the front of house to the maids to the kitchen staff. They made us so welcome. I felt really cared for. They even helped get us a nice table at a lovely local restaurant on Christmas eve. Nice room. Good location and breakfast. Lovely traditional Italian hotel...lots of marble and gold bits and ever so clean. But more than that. We were cared for. It's ever so important, to me, that a hotel feels like a home from home - a sanctuary - and that's what I got. My goodness, Rome was busy. It was so nice to have somewhere to relax. Really recommend it...and 'thank you' River Palace staff :-). .

Cole
01-01-1970 02:33

Exceptional. . .

Nicoletta
01-01-1970 02:33

Staff was very kind. Very clean. Good location. Nice decor.. Pretty and very clean. My room was on two floors which was very nice but it would have been handy to have a space to leave the coat and shoes on bottom floor.

Amber
01-01-1970 02:33

Superb. . .

Hrvoje
01-01-1970 02:33

A perfect hotel in the heart of Rome. Hotel primarily impressed us with its location, because it is a 2-minute walk from Piazza del Popoplo, as well as the Flaminio metro station. This means that you are e.g. on foot in 20 minutes to the Trevi Fountain or 30 minutes to the Pantheon. The hotel certainly justified its appearance with 4 stars because everything is as in the pictures, everything exudes the style of Rome. The breakfast is beyond expectations, as is the friendly staff ready for advice from 0-24 hours. The first two days were rainy, but the hotel is there for you with free umbrellas.. .

Murray
01-01-1970 02:33

Exceptional. . Only criticism was the room was quite warm and struggled to get the air-conditioning to work properly..

John
01-01-1970 02:33

Very good service, gorgeous room, location is good.. As a solo traveller, River Palace was great. The area was quiet with good eateries, but, imnportantly, you are going to be 20 minutes from the center - if you like walking then this makes you see more of Rome - if you don't like walking you are literally three minutes from the subway and can get the subway into the Termini stop, or catch a bus. The bus stop for the Coliseum is on the right hand side by the pedestrian crossing - and that worked brilliantly. Hotel: rooms are very good - I upgraded to a double room as I wanted a bathtub - and they did that, no problems. Staff are excellent: helpful, careful, and genuinely sevice minded. Breakfast was good, but only 3* - cereals, a cooked breakfast, and ASK FOR COFFEE - you can get an espresso, cappucino etc; the coffee out is diner coffee, but the coffee from the waitress was good. I need extra pillows, and that was done. There is an extra duvet already in the room. The room has an adjustable thermostat, and I had a street room on the third floor with fully opening windows. Sky box with channels. The room as very clean, and it has a nice old world charm, which I prefer to modern boutique decoration, so all-in-all very happy.. Some small complaints: the water was hot, but walking 25-30km each day, I wanted hotter. Breakfast: again, ask for coffee - and you will get excellent coffee. (There is also a very good barista bar 50m toward the Metro, which opens at 6.30am). The hotel bar was too expensive..

Antigoni
01-01-1970 02:33

Passable. . .

Kathy
01-01-1970 02:33

Exceptional. Great location. Very clean. .

Alan
01-01-1970 02:33

Three nights in Rome with friends. The hotel is very well situated and within walking distance of lots of the city's attractions. The River Palace is very comfortable and spotlessly clean. It was warm and welcoming. It has a nice bar for a pre dinner drink or a digestif . The breakfast is very good and served in a pleasant room with linen tablecloths and napkins. The atmosphere is of a comfortable old fashioned family run establishment. I would certainly stay there again when visiting Rome.. We upgraded to a larger room than the basic but it was still very small. However the bathroom was spacious and had a bath . We found the cost a little high for the size of the room but the rest of our experience, which was so positive, made up for any shortcomings..