Dom Hotel

“A lovely place to stay in Rome”

Excellent hotel. The staff were very helpful in organising restaurant reservations before we arrived and with places we wanted to visit when we arrived. The rooms were lovely well appointed and enjoyed little touches like complimentary water. The breakfasts were divine and the evening meal exc... more

Excellent hotel. The staff were very helpful in organising restaurant reservations before we arrived and with places we wanted to visit when we arrived. The rooms were lovely well appointed and enjoyed little touches like complimentary water. The breakfasts were divine and the evening meal excellent. The location is a very good one within walking distance of major sites. Hope to come again.

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“Relaxing stay”

Excellent staff, helpful, service minded, outstanding location, everything in walking distance, good breakfast, good beds and shower. Nice old palace, refurbished with style. Street very silent and safe.

“A fantastic experience near the Vatican”

This atmospheric and well located hotel is at the very top of our list of hotels to stay in while in Rome. We needed to be at the Vatican everyday; this hotel was perfectly positioned so that we could easily access the Vatican on foot - and also so close to Campo de Fiore and Piazza Navona and t... more

This atmospheric and well located hotel is at the very top of our list of hotels to stay in while in Rome. We needed to be at the Vatican everyday; this hotel was perfectly positioned so that we could easily access the Vatican on foot - and also so close to Campo de Fiore and Piazza Navona and the Pantheon (and surrounding neighborhoods), it was easy to find wonderful food after a short walk. (It was also an easy walk to the Forum and the Colosseum). Our double deluxe room was large, with huge windows, an extremely comfortable and large bed and plenty of storage (a built in closet). The bathroom was quite big with good lighting and an excellent hair dryer. Breakfast at the hotel is not to be missed - it was lavish (and was included in our stay) and changed every day (there were always different pastries, quiche, tiny breakfast sandwiches, along with a 'permanent' bar of cereals, juices, the MOST delicious fruit and yogurts). I believe that most of their breads and pastries were made on premise - which is very impresive, given how good they were! The hotel was exceedingly clean in all aspects and the staff was truly wonderful - happy and attentive. I read previous complaints about noise from the carabinieri stationed across the street in front of their building - but it seems that the hotel has installed soundproof windows, so it was easy enough to create a quiet room. It's a lively neighborhood (although this section of Via Giulia isn't lined with bars and restaurants), but the spillover from nearby establishments can sound like a party if you choose to open your windows. We found Hotel Dom very comfortable and accommodating and highly recommend it.

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“You'd have to pay me to stay here again”

The staff at the desk is friendly and I'm hard pressed to say anything else that's positive. The reviews I've read online emphasize the desirability of the location--and ok, it's not bad. But I can only conclude that th management of this hotel is entirely clueless about giving travelers what the... more

The staff at the desk is friendly and I'm hard pressed to say anything else that's positive. The reviews I've read online emphasize the desirability of the location--and ok, it's not bad. But I can only conclude that th management of this hotel is entirely clueless about giving travelers what they need. The dark "mood" lighting in the rooms is overdone, and should be an option with dimmers. There was simply not enough light making the rooms depressing and non-functional. My husband couldn't see to shave and I had no light for putting on makeup. The many mirrors in the room used smokey dark glass so I could hardly see to put on clothing. No tea kettle or coffeemaker in the room. The breakfast is beyond awful. None of the basics you need to get the day started--like toast. The surly waiter seemed very proud, though, of a thumbnail (not exaggerating) size "waffle" with a miniscule shred of slaw. Also provided a tiny quiche-like object, tiny biquits and a heavy doughy croissant. (Please, leave those to the French!) At least a 10-minute wait for coffee or cappuchino. A "fruit salad" that consisted of one large chunk of rock hard pear and 2 grapes. A thimble was provided for yogurt. I needed more to eat and ordered an omlette (for an extra 14 euros--whereas at the budget hotel we stayed in earlier, the omlette was free). It was so oversalted I could barely eat it. Don't believe the hype about the "stylish guests." People showed up for breakfast in sloppy sweats, men with their b--t cracks showing. And a boombox blasts rock music during breakfast so forget having a conversation. The breakfast room turns into a privately run restaurant at night--something we though would be a convenience. But one meal there was enough! The food was horrible. Overly fussy and again, oversalted. We wanted great Italian food, and it certainly isn't offered here. Oddly, the thing most complain about for this hotel--the terroism squad keeping guard out front--didn't bother us a bit. Overall, this is not worth the money, and put a damper on our stay in Rome. The three stars are for the friendly desk folk.

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