Hotel dei Mellini

My new home in Rome is Hotel Dei Mellini in the same neighborhood as my previous one, Le Meridien Visconti. I adore beautiful and upscale Prati neighborhood near Piazza Cavour. It is easy to get to the hotel from the airport: I took a comfortable SIT bus to the Vatican (7€ one way) - same as I always do. My room was upgraded, but wasn’t ready yet, which wasn’t a problem at all for me. My room was of a good size and the bathroom was spotless with thick towels and lovely toiletries provided. The bed was very comfortable and I had a good sleep - it was nice and quiet, a rarity in hustling and bustling Rome. Their plentiful breakfast was a great start of the day. The spread has everything I love: amazing bread, formaggio con pistacchio (yum!), prosciutto, scrambled and “do-it-yourself” boiled eggs, fruit (kiwi, pineapple, oranges) and vegetables (cucumbers, greens and mouthwatering tomatoes), yogurt (normal plain yogurt -yes!!!), wonderful selection of pastries, good coffee, my beloved San Pellegrino… and what not! The breakfast room is charming and their service is superb. Well, I indulged… guilty as charged. Needless to say I will be back.

We stayed at the hotel for 4 nights and the room was excellent. Great size bed, good bathroom, room was good size, good wardrobe, fridge in room, lovely seating area in the window and black out curtains - and not a sound to be heard from anywhere. - only bad comment my husband said the tv was in Italian :) !! Beautiful roof garden. We ate at the bar 2 nights - fab lasagna, tagliatelle and pizza - very good price and very tasty. There is enough room downstairs to sit around in the evening and if you have spare time. Breakfast was to die for - best I have had abroad in ages- scrambled eggs - which I could have eaten forever!!! Bacon and sausages that melt in the mouth. Hotel was exceptionally clean and majority of staff friendly - a few inconsistencies! It is close to the Vatican and once you have worked out the back streets everything comes closer. Everthing was in walking distance and it is worth the walk to all the sights - we walked 25 miles over 2 days !!! Only downside - there are not alot of eating places around about but lots of parking sites. It is of the beaten track and is a good 15 minute walk to get an area for a variety of food. Tip: do not use the local mini mart - if you go a couple of streets over there are 2 supermakets at a quarter of the price and more variety. Nothing was too much at the hotel and would highly recommend it to anyone - Remember in Rome the cobbles can hurt -wear very good suportive shoes!!!

The hotel is in a great location, lovely staff, great breakfast to set you up for a day's sightseeing and lovely restaurants all nearby. Its about a 20 min walk to the Spanish Steps and about 30-40 mins to the Colosseum. Fab gelato shop just round the corner as well near Piazza Cavour. Easy to get to from the airport on the train / metro. Perfect stay in Rome

Nicest hotel to stay in Rome! Has everything you could want spacious suites with 2 bathrooms amazing breakfast buffet , fitness facility and a beautiful rooftop patio! The staff are so nice they make your stay!! Amazing beds and pillows literally all you could ask for!

Our second visit to this hotel - we came back for the fantastic service. Staff are always friendly and happy to help with dinner recommendations and reservations, tours, taxis and transfers. Only thing I’d recommend is maybe some music in the bar area for a bit more atmosphere. The hotel looking after our group visiting to celebrate a birthday and we’re great at last minute changes to flights and rooms due to the disruption at Heathrow. We’ll see you again.