Ariston - Rome

Via Turati Filippo 16, Rome, 00185 Italy
Hotel Info: 020 3 027 8143
Guest rating 5.4 / 10
25% Recommend
(Neighbourhood average 7.3)
5.4 overall guest rating
Reviewed by 12 guests
Average for the neighbourhood is 7.3
"Huge Let down"
 by Jessica from Australia
My partner and i stayed here for 4 nights in September and were extremely dissapointed. We booke...
07/11/2009
41.8979, 12.50353
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Guest review summary

  • 5.4 Average rating: All Trip Types
  • 25% Recommended
  • 12 Reviews
  • 6.0  Hotel Service
  • 4.8  Room Comfort
  • 5.6  Hotel Condition
  • 6.4  Room Cleanliness

Average rating by Guest Trip Type

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Trip type Number of reviews Average rating
All Trip Types (12) 5.4
Business (0) 0
Romance (3) 2.6
Family (0) 0
With Friends (0) 0
All Others (9) 6.2

Overview

Location.
Situated in the Central Station neighborhood, in the heart of Rome, this business-friendly property is close to Santa Prassede and Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Also nearby are Diocletian Bath and Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.

Features.
Ariston has a fitness facility. Business amenities include wireless Internet access (surcharge) and meeting rooms for small groups. Event facilities include conference rooms. This 4.0-star property provides an airport shuttle (surcharge). The staff can arrange tour/ticket assistance, event catering, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Additional amenities include a concierge desk, multilingual staff, and air conditioning in public areas.

Guestrooms.
Amenities featured in guestrooms include air conditioning and minibars. Business-friendly amenities include wireless Internet access (surcharge), desks, and direct-dial phones. All guestrooms provide refrigerators. Bathrooms feature bidets, hair dryers, and complimentary toiletries.

Notifications:

Additional fees and deposits may be charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

Why book with us?

Facilities

Services

  • Airport transportation (surcharge)
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Concierge desk
  • Currency exchange
  • Fitness facilities
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Self parking
  • Wheelchair accessible

Business & Event

  • Conference room(s)
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Event catering
  • Meeting rooms (small groups)

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Air conditioning
  • Bidet
  • Cable television service
  • Climate control
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Desk
  • Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room safe
  • Minibar
  • Private bathroom
  • Refrigerator
  • Window opens
  • Wireless high-speed Internet access (surcharge)

General

  • Air-conditioned public areas;
  • Dial-up Internet access - surcharge;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Television in lobby;
  • Tours/ticket assistance;
  • Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge;
  • Wireless (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
Check-in time is 2 PM
Check-out time is Noon
Maximum number of pets per room 1
Small pets only

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

Recreation

  • Bicycle rentals nearby
  • Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby

Guestrooms Guestrooms

Double executive

One double bed. Air conditioning. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Cable television. Safe. Minibar. Refrigerator. Private bathroom. Hair dryer.

All rooms include All rooms include
  • Air conditioning
  • Bidet
  • Cable television service
  • Climate control
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Desk
  • Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room safe
  • Minibar
  • Private bathroom
  • Refrigerator
  • Window opens
  • Wireless high-speed Internet access (surcharge)

Single room

One twin bed. Air conditioning. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Cable television. Safe. Minibar. Refrigerator. Private bathroom. Hair dryer.

All rooms include

Single room BB

1 single bed. Air conditioning. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Cable television. Safe. Minibar. Refrigerator. Private bathroom. Hair dryer. This room type includes buffet breakfast.

All rooms include

Standard Double Room Non Refundable

1 queen bed or 2 twin beds. Desk. In-room safe. Wireless Internet access - surcharge. Dial-up Internet access - surcharge. Television - Cable service. Television. Direct-dial phone. Telephone. Minibar. Refrigerator. Bidet. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Air conditioning. Climate control. Smoking rooms. Non-smoking rooms.

All rooms include

Standard room

One queen bed or two twin beds. Air conditioning. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Cable television. Safe. Minibar. Refrigerator. Private bathroom. Hair dryer.

All rooms include

Standard room BB

1 or 2 beds. Air conditioning. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Cable television. Safe. Minibar. Refrigerator. Private bathroom. Hair dryer. This room type includes buffet breakfast.

All rooms include

Triple room

One queen bed and one twin bed or three twin beds. Air conditioning. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Cable television. Safe. Minibar. Refrigerator. Private bathroom. Hair dryer.

All rooms include

Triple room BB

1 single bed and 1 twin bed or 3 single beds. Air conditioning. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Direct-dial phone. Cable television. Safe. Minibar. Refrigerator. Private bathroom. Hair dryer. This room type includes buffet breakfast.

All rooms include

Terms & conditions

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. Prices shown exclude taxes and fees unless otherwise stated.

Area map

Ariston Central Station

A short guide to Central Station

Rome’s central train station, Termini is the entry point to the city from Fiumicino Airport, and is an impressive modern architectural sight. Between here and glamorous Via Veneto, there are several interesting places to visit. The Palazzo Barberini is a superb baroque palace, the Terme di Diocleziano was the city’s largest bath complex and the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione is remarkable for its Capuchin monks’ crypt.

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Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

Less than 0.5 mile

  • Central Station - 400 yards
  • Santa Prassede - 500 yards
  • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - 500 yards
  • Stazione Termini - 500 yards
  • City Centre Rome - 600 yards
  • Diocletian Bath (Terme di Diocleziano) - 700 yards
  • Octagonal Hall (Aula Ottagona) - 700 yards
  • Palazzo Massimo alle Terme - 700 yards
  • Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - 800 yards

0.5 - 1.0 mi

  • Piazza della Repubblica, Rome - 900 yards

3.0+ mi

  • Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) - 8.2 miles
  • Rome Leonardo Da Vinci Airport (FCO) - 15 miles

Reviews

The following English reviews were posted by Hotels.com guests from other countries

Ariston 2009.11.07
Not recommended Trip type: Romance "Huge Let down"

Reviewed by Jessica of Australia on Nov 7, 2009

My partner and i stayed here for 4 nights in September and were extremely dissapointed. We booked a doublebed room and we received a room with two seperate single beds. When we asked reception if we could get a double bed, they advised that there is only one room in the whole hotel with a double bed, the best they could do was push the two single beds together. The room itself was uncompfortable and freezing, the Air cond was constantly on ( not able to turn off) i found it hard to sleep as it was freezing cold through the night and they were not enough blankets. The bathroom was small and spelt like urine. Our stay here was most unpleasant and for the price we paid we expected much better. I would NOT reccomend this hotel to anyone.

Overall Rating

2.0 out of value="10"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 2.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.10.05
Not recommended Trip type: Romance "Disappointing"

Reviewed by Jessica of Sydney on Oct 5, 2009

My partner and i stayed here last month for 4 nights and i am sad to say it was extremely disappointing. For a "four star" hotel we definately did not get what we paid for. We booked a double room with Double bed and what we got was to seperate single beds. We asked if we could get a room with a double and we were told that there is only one room in the whole hotel which had a doble bed and it was unavailable.(talk about false advertising). The beds were uncompfortable and felt dirty, the material bed heads had stains on them and we found stray hairs in the sheets (not ours). To make matters worse, the room was freezing. The Air conditioning was constantly on (we were not able to turn it off)and the only blankets available were old worn out smelly blankets stored in the wardrobe. This would have to be one of the most unpleasant hotels i have ever stayed in. The photos on the website are no where near what the actuall rooms are like. Extremely dissapointed and would NOT reccomend this hotel to anyone.

Overall Rating

2.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 2.0 Hotel Condition
  • 2.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.09.28
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Pretty small"

Reviewed by Rigoberto of rota es on Sep 28, 2009

Well I will just like to say I know european hotels are smaller, but my bed was really small and the room as well was very small. I did like the service at the front desk, the room was very clean and with air condition. The hotel was in a great location, right next to the train station. overall I had a pleasant stay and will stay there again.

Overall Rating

10.0 out of value="10"
  • 10.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.09.24
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Crazy shower experience"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Sep 24, 2009

We had two different rooms on two different nights and experienced two different bathrooms. One had the blow dryer plugged in over the tub. The tub was very high and hard to climb into. The shower head went as high as my chest. The next night we asked for a handicap room and there was a shower in the corner with just a drain in the floor. Water ran over the entire floor. We put towels down to soak up the water. This was the weirdest thing I've ever experienced. The windows opened up onto a common courtyard and we could hear an Italian male yelling very loudly to someone in his apartment. Laundry was hanging on a clothesline outside the windows as well.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.08.18
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Not impressed would not recommend"

Reviewed by A of Tipperary, Ireland on Aug 18, 2009

For a 4 star hotel this was not good. We stayed in a 3 star on our first night in room, we had a very spacious room and bathroom but decided to stay in a 4 star for our last two nights. When we walked into the room the porter had to lift our suitcases over a mini-fridge in order to place it on the luggage rack - it was that small! Both of us could not walk in any one part of the room at the same time - it was that small! We requested a double, it was just two mattresses pushed together with a double sheet - the mattresses kept forming a gap in the middle every time we moved. The bathroom was the most ridiculously sized bathroom I've ever seen. The shower door was off it's hinge at the bottom so was swinging in when the door was open, the handle of the door and the dial for the water temperature were both broken. The toilet bowl was partly under the sink - not at all comfortable!!! If we were any bigger we most certainly would not have been able to use the toilet. Definately would not stay here again & would not recommend - just for the rooms alone. Old curtains, (material) headboard and bed spread -not at all appealing. The decor of the hotel was really trendy/cool (which they advertise on their websites) but rooms do not match this, you would think you were in a different hotel. Breakfast was very good though I must say. There doesn't seem to be any proper system for hotel ratings, can't believe this is what we got for more money than the lovely 3* we stayed in.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 2.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.08.04
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Needs Improvement"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Aug 4, 2009

When we arrived at the hotel we were surprised because the lobby was very modern, clean and colorful. We thought we were in for a very nice stay, until we got upstairs to our room. There was construction going on in the hallways so perhaps they are remodeling, but the guest rooms were very old and moldy. Such a vast difference from the lobby, the rooms were small, dark and straight out of 1973. We were only there for one night so it was fine but I would not stay there again unless the rooms got a pick me up like the lobby.

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.07.22
Not recommended Trip type: Romance

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Jul 22, 2009

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 6.0 Room Cleanliness

The following foreign language reviews were posted by Hotels.com guests from other countries

Ariston 2009.09.24
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Room was small and dark but clean and comfortable"

Reviewed by M of Copenhagen on Sep 24, 2009

Small room

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 6.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.09.22
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Je n'y retournerai pas!"

Reviewed by J of Paris on Sep 22, 2009

Rapport qualité/prix franchement faible. Par ailleurs, de l'argent a été volé ds notre chambre; certes, de la petite monnaie, mais c'est quand même désagréable. Nous sommes aussi quasi certain que notre ordinateur portable a été allumé durant notre absence. Sans accuser, nous avons été mentionner la chose au comptoir --l'hotel offrant le Wifi, certains clients sont susceptibles de faire des opérations bancaires sur le web-- pour se faire répondre que "nous n'avions qu'à utiliser un mot de passe"... !!! En effet, et on peut aussi ne jamais retourner à cet hotel, ce qui sera notre cas.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 2.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 6.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.09.09
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Bra läge i Rom"

Reviewed by J of Helsingborg on Sep 9, 2009

Fantastiskt bra läge 200 meter från Termini-stationen. Om man vill röra sig med Metron fram och tillbaka så är detta hotellet att bo på eftersom det ligger så nära stationen Ddet finns bara en knutpunkt för Metron, eftersom det bara finns två linjer, och denna knutpunkt är Termini-stationen. Hotellet översteg förväntningarna både vad gäller storleken på rummen och standarden på dem. Vi hade rum för 3 personer, vilket sannolikt också används som rum för fyra personer. Vill man bo i området är detta ett mycket prisvärt altternativ.

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.08.11
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "prima hotel"

Reviewed by M of Utrecht on Aug 11, 2009

De entree en lobby van het hotel is uitstekend. De kamer was nettjes, maar erg simpel. en er kwam geen daglicht binnen. Er was wel een raam, maar die keek uit, op de binnenplaats met noodtrappen. Echter de locatie was goed, we hebben goed geslapen (juist ook omdat het erg donker in de kamer is). Prima prijs/kwaliteitverhouding.

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Ariston 2009.07.13
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Rimelig og sentralt"

Reviewed by I of Oslo on Jul 13, 2009

Hotellet ligger rett ved hovedtogstasjonen i Roma. Her finner man også metrostasjon som er tilknyttet begge metrolinjene. Hotellrommet er rent og pent, og et veldig greit sted selv om vi kunne ønsket oss litt mer lys. rommet vårt lå inn mot en bakgård, så vi fikk ikke mye dagslys inn på rommet. Det er ikke langt å gå fra Colosseum og andre severdigheter.

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness

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