Hotel Montecarlo

In a last minute decision to leave to Rome myself and family needed a base for a long weekend. Hotel MonteCarlo was available and had our requirements for breakfast and close to the center of Rome city center. Its located 5 mins walk from metro station Castro Pretorio on line B so very easy to get to all the major landmarks and is three stops from Collosseum (Collosseo). Mica from reception gave us a warm hearty welcome and spent time giving us good advice and tips on what to do and getting around. We were given a triple room (204) and a twin room (203). The rooms are spacious with high ceilings and well maintained. All of us were happy with our rooms and over all pleased that we had ended up here. There is also a lovely glass lift to get you to your floor if you are too tired to take the steps. Breakfast is a good selection . Hot drinks juices and water, fruits, breads, toast yoghurt, beans and egg and delicious cake slices.. The food was warm and the staff are fantastic at replenishing items. As well as Mica in reception I found Louise very helpful and Franco was engaging aswell. When I needed laundry doing Louise took time to tell me about the local laundrette and ensured I knew how to get there. Very lovely service I found. Aswell as the launderette being just a few metres away there is a small food centre called Cador. It had everything I needed at a reasonable price to ensure we had snacks and essentials. Though the hotel is not in the midst of the action I found that I enjoyed retreating in to a calm area that mainly has embassies around there. I found bus travel worked best depending on the site i wanted to visit that day. The bus stop is on the opposite side of the street and a few steps towards the right. The streets around the hotel are quiet and even if there was noise outside then the windows are fully soundproofed. There are some restaurants open till late with outdoor seating which was perfect. Hotel MonteCarlo also has a bistro set menu at €20 however I didnt manage to try this. Thanks to the hard working staff at the hotel and we would recommend this hotel to family and friends visiting Rome. Bellissima