My sister originally recommended the Hotel Marcus in Rome as she had stayed there quite happily on two separate occasions. But on the TripAdviser web site the Hotel Marcus was given a number of scathing reviews. She will be calling them for us directly to ask them about the complaints, but in the meantime I started to investigate alternatives and an option I came across was Hotel Parlamento in Rome.

I know the hotel Marcus personally, and know people who staied there. It is not a fancy place, but a small hotel. You won't have all the comforts but you'll be in the real center of Rome (few steps from the Spanish Steps) for cheap, compared to the average price in the area. So if you look for a clean place and don't need the Hilton I would recommend it! Ciao

Flavio in Rome