Cardinal Hotel St. Peter  

Excellent jacuzzi and pool, many bus routes in to town inc 916 bus and many others. Its a great hotel if your not there for tv and breakfast. Its close enough to get the bus into the city but not much around. That said no noise and smog either. I would recommend this hotel but no tv and breakfast is terrible - that said its free and it would cost as much anywhere else for 4 star without breakfast. Yes the jacuzzi relies on the sun for heat - its hot and refreshing. Too many complaints about this hotel really by others, its basic but nice. The staff can be moany b ut they are Italian, we found that quite a lot. Good place to stay with good bus links.

Breakfast sucks - so what you know that now before you book Staff can be narky but are also helpful. Guests moan too much Need more than bbc world and ccn on tv

We are a young couple and we stayed for 7 nights. When we arrived, we were given a very large room with big windows, nice, quiet and confortable, but the air conditioner had no remote control and could be stopped only by the reception. In this room the air conditioner had a problem, could not be stoped at all, so at 1 in the morning we had to move to another room. The second room, where we stayed for the entire week was also clean and comfortable, but not so big as the first one, and it only had a window in the back of a corridor of the room, windows towards many trees and in the day there was no light in the room (we had to stay always with the light on). We didn't asked for a second move because after a holl day in the sun of Rome we were tired and only wanted relaxation when arriving to the hotel. Everyday the cleaning lady made our bed, changed our towels, put shower gels and shampoos in the toilet, but I don't think that she used the vacuum cleaner at all, and never washed our bath. In general the comfort is 4 stars, but the breakfast was 2 stars. The locations was ok (4 bus stations until vatican and san pietro square; 3 bus stations until the nearest metro station : Valle Aurelia or Cornelia station; and after that we can take the subway 4-5 stations until the major atractions). We gave 55 euro for a night during the week, and 85 euro for a night in the weekend. 55 euro is ok for the hotel, but a greater sum doesn;t justify the 4 stars of the hotel.

The hotel has a swimming pool and 3 small jacuzzi (each one for 2 persons) with cold water, they were heated only by the sun. The breakfast was always the same, poor , without vegetables, and if we went after 8.30 without fresh fruits. Their offer contained only in one type of salamy, one type of cheese, two types of ham (witch was bad), omlete which was bad, and baked ham which was burned or very fat; cereals, butter;lot of sweet chocolate croissants; lots of baskets with different kinds of bread; the cheapes milk, the worse coffe ever; juice but was worse then Coke ar fanta because had a lot of sugar and seem very very artificial and cheep. The tv offer was poor. In the evening the only free programs that you could watch were cnn and bbc. The other ones were in italian, or were extra cost (music, films etc) There was no wi fi in the lobby, nor a free computer witch would've been very helpfull. Don't forget about the city tax , 3 euro for person, for every night, tax imposed by the government from 1 january 2011. I also think that the hotel should have a map with all the buses/trams that came in that area, because at the beginng of our staying we were put in the situation where at 9 A.m the metro station was closed, we didn;t knew because nobody told us, we were in the other part of the city, and it took us almost 3 hours to arrived at the hotel asking lots of people, changeing 2 buses, walking etc.

The rooms were excellent. A very good size, with a great view of St Peters from the balcony where you could really relax. Lovely bathroom. The pool was good and the jacuzzi was a great bonus! It is a little out of town but close to the underground or bus which is easy to use. Would recommend it!

The room was very well equipped. The location is very good, near the center of town but in a quiet place with easy access.

The restaurant was not available because it was rented for a private event and there was no other option to have a snack in the hotel.

The breakfast is absolutely fantastic. Wide variety of food. Spacious bedrooms and beautiful bathrooms. Close to the busstation. Will definately stay here again.

Our shower drain was blocked in our first room. They moved us to another room. Neither rooms had views of St Peters Cathedral as promised when we made the booking. Internet and paychannels didn't work.

A modern hotel, spacious room with balcony and Vatican city view

A poor breakfast, it is a long way of Rome centre, it is complicated to find it for the first time, especially with a car

The reason I chose the hotel was that is had a swimming pool which I knew we would enjoy after exploring Rome during the day. The hotel was also within walking distance of public transport, restaurants and local shops. Room was spacious and noise level low.

We had a lot of issues during our brief stay. Firstly with the exception of one lady, I found the hotel staff to be unfriendly and not interested in helping you. While there we had no hot water in the morning. When reported got no apology and told it would be back in a few hours. We also had issue with airconditioning and again not very helpful. Eventually we had to change rooms because it was so hot. To add insult to this, we were charged for items from mini bar and telephone after money deducted from credit card. Breakfast was adequate, but juices very substandard and only alternative for kids was hot chocolate. I found the staff to be very defensive about everything and not at all interesting in improving standards.

One of the best and certainly the cleanest hotel I've stayed at in Italy. The location is a little off the beaten track, but the area is quiet, clean and safe. The staff wher just fantastic.

The room temperature was too high. Free internet would be good.

From the rooftop, the hotel has a beautiful view of the Vatican. There are three jacuzzi's on the roof and a large area to sit and relax. The jacuzzi's are not heated, so they are more suitable for a hot summer day. The breakfast was wonderful. Great service, well decorated tables and an abundance of delicious food all included in the price of the hotel. The rooms were cozy, comfortable and clean. Plenty of storage and a mini refrigerator with various drinks and snacks. It is about a 25 minute walk to the Vatican and there are multiple bus tours you can take from Vatican City. The hotel staff were wonderful!

the staff was most helpful and the location was good for the value of the hotel

The rooms were lovely & clean and spacious. We had a lovely view of The Vatican from our balcony.

The breakfast was awful with no choice at all, the staff were not very friendly or informative. This hotel is about 20 min walk from The Vatican City and about a 20 min taxi journey to the main city centre, so the location is not brilliant.

The price of staying in this hotel, compensated for the location which is out of town. It was walking distance (20mins) to St Peter's Basilica and there were bus options close to the hotel. At 4 euros a day for all public transport it was worth it. The metro was also walking distance (20 mins). However public transport stopped at 9pm so we always had to have an early dinner so we could get back. Highly recommend the Trastevere area for eating.

Although I checked the hotel restaurant was open every day of the year until 11 pm before leaving, we arrived at 9 pm on Christmas day to be told the restaurant had closed earlier and there was nothing we could eat. Fortunately McDonalds was within walking distance! The following night we ate in the hotel restaurant and it was the worst meal we have ever had in our 5 years of travelling Europe. Only four things on the menu. We chose roast turkey, potatoes and salad and were given two thin slices of cold processed turkey, a few lettuce leaves and no potatoes. When asked about the potatoes the one person on duty said they were coming in 2 minutes; they never came and after waiting 30 minutes he finally acknowledged there were no potatoes. Do not eat in the restaurant!!!