Hotel Donna Laura Palace - Rome

Lungotevere Delle Armi 21, Rome, 00195 Italy
Hotel Info: 020 3 027 8143
Guest rating 8.0 / 10
77% Recommend
(Neighbourhood average 7.9)
8.0 overall guest rating
Reviewed by 22 guests
Average for the neighbourhood is 7.9
"very basic accommodation - not 4 star"
 by S from South Yorkshire
This hotel is clean and is in a good location for most attractions. the metro station is a 10 min...
09/09/2008
41.91616, 12.46947
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Guest review summary

  • 8.0 Average rating: All Trip Types
  • 77% Recommended
  • 22 Reviews
  • 7.6  Hotel Service
  • 8.2  Room Comfort
  • 8.0  Hotel Condition
  • 8.8  Room Cleanliness

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Trip type Number of reviews Average rating
All Trip Types (22) 8.0
Business (1) 4.0
Romance (0) 0
Family (2) 8.0
With Friends (0) 0
All Others (19) 8.2

Overview

This Donna Laura Palace is a modern hotel surrounded by plane trees and overlooking the River Tiber, 800 meters from the Vatican, in the center of Rome. The 64 air-conditioned guestrooms feature white décor with red and green furnishings and wall murals and views of the River Tiber. All rooms come with dial-up Internet connections, cable television, direct- dial phones, complimentary toiletries and minibars.
In the Donna Laura Palace restaurant Italian and international dishes and a selection of wines are served in a modern setting with marble-tiled floors. During the summer months guests can have breakfast, cocktails, lunch and dinner on the terrace, enjoying the view of Rome; in particular St Peter's Dome and the Tiber. Guests can keep in shape in the hotel's fitness center with its fully equipped gymnasium, and unwind in the sauna and jetted tub. For business guests, a conference room equipped with a range of audio-visual equipment is available for seminars and meetings of up to 80 people. Parking is complimentary for visitors arriving at the hotel by car. The hotel is close to a number of attractions, including the Porta del Popola (People's Gate), a monumental third century gate leading into the Piazza del Popolo (People's Square), 700 meters away. The Vatican is 800 meters from the hotel and the art galleries of the Via Margutta are one kilometers away. Two of Rome's most romantic spots, the Trevi fountain and the Spanish Steps, are within 1.5 kilometers of the hotel. Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) is 30 kilometers from the hotel. There is an hourly express train service to Rome's Termini station. Take the metro to Lepanto, 800 meters from the hotel. Taxis to the center are readily available, but take a licensed metered taxi only. An airport surcharge is payable.

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Facilities

Services

  • Complimentary breakfast
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge services
  • Currency exchange
  • Fitness facilities
  • Medical assistance available
  • Multilingual staff
  • Parking (free)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Sauna
  • Spa tub
  • Tour assistance

Business & Event

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Banquet facilities
  • Business services
  • Conference room(s)
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Meeting rooms (small groups)

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Air conditioning
  • Bathrobes
  • Bathroom phone
  • Bidet
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cable/satellite television channels
  • Cable television service
  • Climate control
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Desk
  • Dial-up Internet access
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • In-room safe
  • Minibar
  • Rollaway beds
  • Smoking permitted
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens

General

  • Air-conditioned public areas;
  • Bar/lounge;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Number of floors:;
  • Number of rooms: 64;
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel;
  • Television in lobby
Check-in time is 2 PM
Check-out time is Noon

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.

Guestrooms Guestrooms

Deluxe triple room

One king bed and single sofa bed. Pastel-coloured Caribbean-themed mural, rose-patterned carpeting, and brass light fittings. Air conditioning, cable television, minibar, safe, desk, dial-up Internet connection, hair dryer. Green marble bathroom with shower/tub combination, phone, heated towel rail, bathrobes, and complimentary toiletries.

All rooms include All rooms include
  • Air conditioning
  • Bathrobes
  • Bathroom phone
  • Bidet
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cable/satellite television channels
  • Cable television service
  • Climate control
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Desk
  • Dial-up Internet access
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • In-room safe
  • Minibar
  • Rollaway beds
  • Smoking permitted
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens

Double room non refundable

1 double bed or 2 twin beds. Desk. In-room safe. Television - Cable service. Cable/satellite TV. Direct-dial phone. Minibar. Bidet. Bathroom telephone. Bathrobes. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Blackout drapes/curtains. Air conditioning. Climate control. Smoking rooms.

All rooms include

Double/Twin Room with Balcony

1 double bed or 2 twin beds. Desk. In-room safe. Television - Cable service. Cable/satellite TV. Direct-dial phone. Minibar. Bidet. Bathroom telephone. Bathrobes. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Blackout drapes/curtains. Air conditioning. Climate control. Smoking rooms.

All rooms include

Single room

One double bed. White décor with red and green furnishings and wall murals. View of River Tiber. Work desk with dial-up Internet connection. Cable television, direct-dial phone, complimentary toiletries, complimentary newspaper, minibar.

All rooms include

Standard twin/double room

One twin bed. Pastel-coloured Caribbean-themed mural, rose-patterned carpeting, and brass light fittings. Air conditioning, cable television, minibar, safe, desk, dial-up Internet connection, hair dryer. Green marble bathroom with walk-in shower, phone, heated towel rail, bathrobes, and complimentary toiletries.

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.

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Hotel Donna Laura Palace Vatican - Aurelio

A short guide to Vatican - Aurelio

The world’s smallest country, Vatican City is dominated by St Peter’s, Christendom’s largest church. Michelangelo’s humbling ‘Pietà’ and his Sistine Chapel ceiling frescos are among the world’s greatest works of art. The Aurelio area is named after the ancient Via Aurelia, the main road that connected Rome with Spain, and is convenient for visiting the city’s sights.

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Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

Less than 0.5 mile

  • National Etruscan Museum (Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia) - 700 yards

0.5 - 1.0 mi

  • Piazza del Popolo - 900 yards
  • Santa Maria del Popolo - 900 yards
  • National Gallery of Modern Art (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna) - 1100 yards
  • Altar of Peace (Ara Pacis) - 1300 yards
  • Stadio Flaminio - 1400 yards
  • Villa Borghese - 1400 yards
  • Augustus' Mausoleum - 1400 yards
  • Spanish Steps - 1600 yards
  • Piazza di Spagna - 1600 yards

3.0+ mi

  • Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) - 10 miles
  • Rome Leonardo Da Vinci Airport (FCO) - 14 miles

Reviews

Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2008.09.09
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "very basic accommodation - not 4 star"

Reviewed by S of South Yorkshire on Sep 9, 2008

This hotel is clean and is in a good location for most attractions. the metro station is a 10 minute walk away and stops at all the major landmarks. the roof terrace has a fantastic view across the city but the food served for dinner is expensive and poor. we were still hungry! Breakfast is also poor with little choice and cold tea and coffee! there were no facilities to make a drink in the room either. Our bed was two single beds pushed together which is not comfortable. I would not stay here again, not worth the money.

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2008.05.21
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Excellent hideaway in Rome"

Reviewed by K of Preston on May 21, 2008

Set on the bank of the tiber, this hotel sits in a lovely quiet location. around 500 metres from Lepanto metro station its easy to get to the tourist attractions and only one stop away from the Vatican, the hotel is a great oasis to return to and recover from the days excursions

Overall Rating

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

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

Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2010.01.12
Not recommended Trip type: Family "Okay, but...."

Reviewed by Elizabeth of NOVA on Jan 12, 2010

The hotel itself is fine--comfortable and all you would need. However, several other factors made it less than ideal. The location is pretty far out, and there's nothing nearby. You can walk to the metro in about 10 mintues, but be warned that during that walk, you're likely not to see anyone except the (perfectly harmless) homeless woman who sleeps in a doorway along the way. I never felt uncomfortable in this area, as I was with my husband, but I would not have traveled alone in this area after dark. Also, since the hotel is outside the city walls, cabs will cost extra. The other really frustrating thing about this hotel was that there was no "Do not disturb" sign, so you cannot refuse maid service (or sleep in, if you so desired). This would be okay, but on the first day we were there, the maids "cleaned" our bathroom by throwing away all of our personal toiletries, such as the soap we'd brought. (I assume they were simply thrown away; they were gone when we returned to the room.) We tried to explain this to the front desk, and they were either indifferent or uncomprehending (I'm not sure which). Regardless, we ended up replacing our items and hiding them when we left the room. At one point, I forgot and left my toothbrush out (standing up so as not to touch anything), and when I returned, it had been piled with items from elsewhere in the bathroom---successfully contaminating it, so that I could not even brush my teeth that evening. Finally, while we were there the wireless service in the hotel was broken. No explanation or accomodation was made for this, which was quite frustrating, since we made sure to book a hotel with wireless. The hotel itself was fine, and breakfast was also good. But the other issues made this hotel not worth the trouble.

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.09.04
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Good Deal especially if you have rented a car"

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

We had gotten a good deal online for the week we were there in late August. We rented our own car, so the free parking here was a huge plus! Breakfast included also a plus. Staff were nice. I would stay here again.

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 10.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.07.20
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Great location lovely hotel"

Reviewed by K of Cork, Ireland on Jul 20, 2009

It was a pleasure to stay in this hotel. Staff were very friendly and helpful, leeting us keep our bags there as we had a late flight and arranging transport. The location was very convenient to the metro and St. Peters was within walking distance. The area was quite but had cafes nearby. it was idyllic to have breakfast on the rooftop terrace with a view of St. Peters.

Overall Rating

10.0 out of value="10"
  • 10.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 10.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2008.10.07
Recommended Trip type: All Others "great hotel to stay"

Reviewed by c of ireland on Oct 7, 2008

great hotel staff were great and nothing was too much bother for them

Overall Rating

10.0 out of value="10"
  • 10.0 Hotel Service
  • 10.0 Hotel Condition
  • 10.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2007.05.08
Not recommended Trip type: Business "Needs some changes"

Reviewed by Steve of Florida on May 8, 2007

The hotel is in a reasonable location (half mile from a metro station) and is less expensive than many close to the center of Rome. The rooms are good size, clean and attractive. Breakfast buffet is not bad. There were some maintenance problems; the air conditioner worked in reverse... heat when you wanted cool and visa-versa, and kept tripping the breaker on a panel near the front desk in the middle of the night (a hot room until you went to the front desk in the morning to expalain the problem.... for the um-teenth time). The staff seemed not to believe there was a problem with the AC. Some staff pleasant, some quite unpleasant, unfriendly, and unhelpful. Unfriendly people should not work at the front desk of a hotel. This Hotel is NOT suitable for business travel; no internet is available in the hotel, and none seems available anywhere close to the hotel... closest access we found was about a 30 minute walk away.

Overall Rating

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

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

Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2010.01.27
Recommended Trip type: Family "One of the best values if you drive"

Reviewed by orlando of Venezuela on Jan 27, 2010

Pros: excellent location if you are driving. About 1/2 mile from vatican. Free parking. A classy hotel. Clean rooms and bath. Really worth your money. probably the best deal of our vacations. Cons: could use a better breackfast... some bacon? Not free wifi I will go back any time

Overall Rating

10.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 10.0 Hotel Condition
  • 10.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.09.10
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Besviken"

Reviewed by D of Stockholm on Sep 10, 2009

Hotellets utseende och putsade yta gömmer en ganska stor besvikelse, vi betalade extra för rum med balkong men fick ändå ett rum utan och var tvungna att klaga, detta löste sig men efter mycket om och men. Man får stå på sig. I övrigt sköts hotellet bra, varlerande bemötande i receptionen dock, beroende på vilket skift som arbetar. Frukosten var undermålig, osmakligt kaffe, juice fr koncentrat, fet och bränd äggröra, croissanter, kakor och biskvier av urusel kvalitet. Vi tycker inte att hotellet uppfyller kraven man kan ställa på fyrstjärnigt hotel.

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.09.08
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Superbra hotell med perfekt läge och gångavstånd till centrum"

Reviewed by c of Malmö on Sep 8, 2009

Hotellet ligger mycket mysigt, i lugnt område och nära till metro ca 10 min. Trevlig och mycket tillmötesgående personal, jätte bra frukostbuffé. Hotellet är verkligen värd sina 4 stjärnor.

Overall Rating

10.0 out of value="10"
  • 10.0 Hotel Service
  • 10.0 Hotel Condition
  • 10.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.09.01
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Godt hotel til pengene med ok beliggenhed"

Reviewed by J of Roskilde ( denmark ) on Sep 1, 2009

Godt midre hotel som ligger 10 min. gang fra en central plads hvorfra der køre metro og turist busser. Der ligger ingen resturanter i nærheden, der skal man til centrum ( 15 min gang ).. hotelmaden er meget dyr og ik god. Morgenmaden er vildt dårlig, men vi var blevet advaret ( dette er generelt i Itailien ).. ellers fint hotel...

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 6.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.07.13
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Very nice choice"

Reviewed by H of Sweden on Jul 13, 2009

very good location, price worthy, friendly staff, clean room, good breakfast

Overall Rating

10.0 out of value="10"
  • 10.0 Hotel Service
  • 10.0 Hotel Condition
  • 10.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.07.01
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Jättebra hotell med lungt läge i storstaden Rom"

Reviewed by A of Uppsala on Jul 1, 2009

Väldigt trevlig och tillmötesgående personal. Hotellet andades en familjär prägel. Promenadavstånd till Spanska trappan med fler sevärdheter i Rom. Vi åkte turistbussen runt stan och det tog inte mer än 10-15 minuter tll närmaste hållplats.

Overall Rating

10.0 out of value="10"
  • 10.0 Hotel Service
  • 10.0 Hotel Condition
  • 10.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.06.19
Recommended Trip type: All Others "buon albergo"

Reviewed by d of bari on Jun 19, 2009

sono stato solo una notte per un concerto all'olimpico che si può raggiungere a piedi: ottimo. metrò vicino. direi perfetto per pochi giorni

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 10.0 Hotel Condition
  • 10.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.06.10
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Decisamente soddisfacente"

Reviewed by A of Bruxelles on Jun 10, 2009

Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo. In una città come Roma non è facile trovare di meglio

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.06.09
Recommended Trip type: All Others "A decent hotel in a good spot"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Jun 9, 2009

+ the hotel is in a good spot near the center and the metro station (walking distance 10 minutes), the staff was helpful (you will never see them laughing but thats not really a problem), the room was adequate, there is internet connection, there is a balcony in each room, its near the river , the price is excellent, the room was cleaned every day. - the internet had a charge of 7 euros per day, the breakfast was poor , the room was small, there werent facilities in the room (no glasses, no ashtray in a smoker's room etc), there was much noise from the street during the night especially if you leave the window open

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 6.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.05.19
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Moins bien en vrai"

Reviewed by S of Paris on May 19, 2009

Service minimal pour un hôtel 4*. Points négatifs: le petit déjeuner (peu appétissant, pas trop de choix, fraicheur des plats proposés laissant à désirer), la terrasse non ouverte sans explication (pourtant mise en avant dans le descriptif), l'impression d'un hôtel sur le déclin (voilages gris, troués pour certain), le peu d'amabilité de certains réceptionnistes. Points positifs: la salle de gym, la propreté des chambres.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.04.21
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Tutto bene fuorchè la colazione!"

Reviewed by F of Italia on Apr 21, 2009

E' un buon hotel, molto centrale e provvisto di parcheggio gratuito. Non proprio un quattro stelle ma ok. Il personale è molto alla mano.

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 10.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2009.02.02
Recommended Trip type: All Others "buon albergo in centro"

Reviewed by m of brescia on Feb 2, 2009

pulito facilmente raggiungibile dai mezzi buona la colazione

Overall Rating

10.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2008.11.20
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Lugnt och stilfult men nära till turiststråken"

Reviewed by S of Stockholm on Nov 20, 2008

Lugnet lägrar och rummen imponerar här där citronträdet står utanför entrén. Närheten till alla sevärdheter är utmärkt samtidigt som det är skönt att finna de genuina kvarterskrogarna runt hörnet. Rummen känns 5-stjärninga men vin-utbudet i den lilla hotellbaren är katastrofal. Spelar mindre roll eftersom det finns många fina vinbarer i området. Litet gym och jacuzzi i bottenvåningen. Minus för att takterassen var helt låst i november trots 16 grader.

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 10.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2008.10.26
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Mycket trevligt och mysigt hotell!"

Reviewed by L of Stockholm on Oct 26, 2008

Allt var till belåtenhet. Läge, pris, renlighet, storlek på rum. Det enda som kunde varit bättre var frukosten men förmodligen så är det inte lätt att få ordentliga frukostar i sydeuropa ;)

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 8.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Donna Laura Palace 2008.10.08
Recommended Trip type: All Others "un albergo in buona posizione a Roma"

Reviewed by M of Brindisi on Oct 8, 2008

un albero in buona posizione a Roma facilmente raggiungibile dalle autostrade e dotato di sale riunioni e fitness per un soggiorno ideale per un uomo d'affari

Overall Rating

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

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