Grand Hotel de la Minerve

I wish I had spent more time at this hotel to give it a better review. I had only 24 hours and I picked this hotel for its location. I wanted to be bright and early by the Pantheon to avoid the long lines. The hotel is across from the Pantheon on a narrow street.The doorman was not very helpful with luggage, and the receptionist took forever to check us in. The room was clean and bigger than I expected. The roof top was very nice however due to covid, service was limited. I will go back and stay here longer to get a better feel.

The reservation staff, consierge, and front desk gals went above and beyond in helping our group of 10! From transfers from the cruise port, to restaurant suggestions and reservations, to directions, reliable transfers to airport, and any other request - they went out of their way to make our stay perfect! They were very mindful of cleaning and safety measures. Rooms are great, rooftop area is so wonderful, and the breakfast is plentiful. Perhaps the best is the location; steps from the Pantheon made walking to Piazza Navona, Vatican, Trevi, and even the Colosseum do-able. There is so much to see in that area and so many great places to eat...........we wouldn't stay anywhere else! 10+

While making a reservation on line we mistakenly prepaid for three nights for our honeymoon in October after arriving from a cruise. When we came down with COVID we had to cancel our trip. We immediately contacted the hotel and explained our health situation being in our 70's and 80's. They refused to give us a refund but said we could change the name on our reservation!! At the time the EU was recommending the EU countries not admit Americans due to COVID. Now just a few weeks later on October 26 we have rebooked our cruise and contacted the hotel to say we will come in April for five nights and would like to use the $1500 as a partial payment for our stay. NOW they say that they are closing Dec. 1 for "refurbishment" and we have lost our money! Not offered even a partial refund as Good Faith and I'll bet they rented that room again for the three nights we paid for. Shame, Shame on them. A Monsignor with the Catholic church recommended the hotel to us and he is mortified.

Just love the rooftop bar, but can't wait for the rooftop restaurant to reopen! The views are spectacular: You just simply hover above the Pantheon's dome and realize how magnificently and cleverly built it was, with its concentric rings getting smaller and lighter! What an amazing architectural feat! Having drinks on the terrace with its fabulous views is usually a treat, except that the pigeons are getting too bold and annoying and you have to keep chasing them away!

We stayed here from July 8 thru July 11/ 2021. Our flight was cancelled so we had to come one day later. The Hotel was nice enough not to charge for one day that we could not make. We called the hotel from the Airport as soon as we knew we won't be there July 7. Everyone was nice and professional. Our room was big and super clean, great view from our room #434. The only problem I had was that they charged 100 euros for our simple breakfast. My husband had an omelet and I had sunny side up eggs with bacon and 2 croissants, 1 yogurt, 2 cappuccinos, and mixed cheeses. It wasn't a buffet breakfast. I will stay again at this hotel but without breakfast unless they have a buffet breakfast like the picture shown in the lobby. They also did a good job of providing a taxi from the Airport. We do recommend this Hotel.