Hotel Caravel

Very clean and presentable, staff are very friendly and respectful (esp Sergio) and most of them can speak good English; 10-15 mins ride to the centre; bus station nearby. Minor glitch though, you still have to pay for internet (£1.50 for 30 mins) and internet is sometimes down. But overall hotel is excellent, I will definitely come back.

Ben, Belfast
Family with Children 11 and Under

I have just came back from a trip to Rome and stayed in this hotel with my partner. We stayed for a week and found the hotel to be very clean and although some of the staff can be offhand one particular member was extremly helpful and friendly. The reception staff can speak very good english but some of the bar/breakfast staffs english is limited but this was not a problem. The staff seem to react better to you if you at least try and communicate with them in Italian, which we did, and even had a joke about it with the staff by the end of the week. Breakfast is very good quality with loads of things to choose from. This is normally served between 7am-10am. We had, from what I could tell from other rooms, a semi-refurbished room, which consisted of a modern bathroom but there was no door out to the balcony, which would have been better so we could enjoy it as the only way out was to climb through the window! The room is cleaned daily with linen changed twice a week, I think, we made out bed everyday anyway. Although you do get fresh towels every day. The hotel is a good 20min walk from the main attractions but this is not a problem as if you take a left when you step out the door then another left at the traffic lights and walk straight down the road you come to a metro station which costs 1 euro for a one way ticket and 4euros for a daily ticket which also does on the bus services. This proved to be the best way to see the city and meant that we didn't have to eat out in the city centre all the time which can be expensive and sometimes get the impression that some of the restaurants make up the prices as they go along when they realise you are a tourist. To overcome this problems I would recommend gettin the Lonely Planets guide to Rome book before setting of on your journey which offers loads of tips on everything you would ever need to know about Rome including which restaurants are best to eat in. This proved invaluable to us and all the restaurants we tried were fantastic. Overall we found the hotel to be of very good quality for money and intend to come back to stay the next time we visit Rome.

Natasha Weir, Glasgow
Young Couple (18-35)

Hotel is undergoing renovations but did not cause any problems. Breakfast was excellent. Selection of cereals, fresh fruit, ham, cheese, salami, bread, croissants, cakes, tea, coffee, juices. Staff very helpful. Hotel appears to be in business are. very good value for money. would use it again.

George Hayter, Dundee
Mature Couple (36+)

my fiance booked the a holiday at the caravel as a surprise for christmas which we were both really looking forward to until we arrived there to find half of the reception missing and undergoing work and the bar closed and as we were planning on a relaxing holiday it was ruined as we could not sit and relax and have a drink and talk, we were not aware of this work as we would not have booked if we knew. the rooms are very baisc and the bathrooms are small and not too pleasant, i will not be advising that people go there.

ashleigh conway, newcastle upon tyne / england
Young Couple (18-35)

We stayed at Caravel for 3 nights during december. The hotel was very good value and was very clean. The room was not that modern, but had all the facilities you require for short break. Breakfast was good and even the food in the bar was nice as well. Town is a 20 minute bus ride away or about 13 euros in a taxis.

Nicola , London
Young Couple (18-35)

The hotel was very clean and the staff very helpful.The hotel is in the business area of Rome and about 1/2 hour bus trip from the centre of Rome.Once you get used to travelling on the bus, the hotel is situated in a good area not much to do at night so we had to stay in Rome all day and only travel back at night but this was not a problem.A most enjoyable holiday and the people were very friendly and helpful we will be going back

Michael Mather, Sheffield/England
Mature Couple (36+)

Stayed here 3 nights in August 2006. Great Place to stay if your on a budget. While our room was not very modern, it was spotlessly clean and well appointed. Air con was good, comfy bed, sat tv, hairdrier etc. Buffet Breakfast was good too, cereals, cakes, fruit, cheese and ham etc. The hotel is a 20 min bus ride from the centre by bus 130 / 30 at 1 euro each way, and 500m from the the railway station Osteiense. Which is great as the train is every 30 mins to the airport (5 euro). Staff were friendly too. Going back again next year for sure.

Paul Grant, Liverpool
Young Couple (18-35)

Very good value hotel which although  not in centre of rome is in a good spot links.  Rooms are very clean with good bathrooms, air conditioning, room safe tv.  Staff are helpful and friendly and there is a bar which serves light snacks are reasonable p;rices (much cheaper than Rome centre which is a rip off!) Not many facilities in immediate location of hotel but fantastic family run pizzaria within short walking distance. There is a pizza place  10 metres from hotel but would not recommend this. We ate there 1 night - food passable but mixed salad contained a live insect!  Good all round hotel with very good value for money.  Would recommend for short break

Elaine Leonard, gatley/england
Mature Couple (36+)

We used the metro - a good walk from hotel, but market stalls and shops along the way were a good distraction. Hotel excellent for price paid. Good breakfast, reasonable fridge/bar in room. We had a balcony and air conditioning. No complaints. Free safety deposit box. This is a must in Rome as I was pick-pocketed on bus. Luckily I only had small amount of cash - cards were in the safe!

David, Glossop Derbyshire
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

The hotel was appropriate for our short stay, and much better than the one in budapest.We enjoyed rome and the walks

mariola cywinska, leeds
Young Couple (18-35)

We both enjoyed our stay the staff were both helpful and friendly accomadation was very good for what we paid enjoyed the breakfast though coffee could have been hotter. The hotel is a fair walk from city centre but there is a very good bus service.We have already decided to go back to rome next year and will be using the same hotel.

stewart kemble, manningtree england
Other

The Hotel Caravel was ideal for a short stay in Rome the rooms were very clean and offered everything you need with out frills the reception staff were helpfull if you asked questions the only down side to this hotel is there are no evening eating facilities so evening meals were a slight problem but there was a very good resterant about 50m along the road again fine if you are only there for a short stay.  It is slightly away from the main area and watch you airport taxi fares to Ciampeno you should be paying no more than 25e

Jacqueline Flowers, Newcastle/England
Family with teenagers 12+

the hotel is really good value,bed linen towels etc changed every day,also the rooms are such a good size,breakfast was really good as well plenty to choose from and nothing was to much bother to them,we also got the bus every day into rome just nearly outside the hotel really good bus service.excellent for the price through alpha rooms

eileen stewart, girvan scotland
Mature Couple (36+)

This Hotel served us well for our short but wonderful visit to Rome. All the staff were exceptionally helpful & their use of the English language was impeccable, which helped greatly with any queries we had. Our only issue was the lack of tea & coffee making facilities, but this really wasn't a major problem as we were not in the hotel for many hours of our stay!!!!
We found the hotel quite a trek from the centre of Rome but again not really a problem as we enjoyed the walking, and once you get to learn the appropriate bus routes, it was fine.
We would certainly book through alpharooms again, and the Hotel Caravel certainly suited our needs.

Richard Pell, loughborough/England
Mature Couple (36+)

Reasonable Hotel but a bit far from centre of Rome.

John Boyd, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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