Duca D’Alba

DO NOT BOOK AT THIS HOTEL. We booked this hotel for a part of our honeymoon and we thought a four star hotel would be wonderful in Rome (the hotels we stayed at in Florence and Venice the week before were amazing), but the hotel room we stayed in was not in a SINGLE picture on their website or any of the travel websites.
We were basically in a closet (we couldn’t lay both of our suitcases on the floor at one time and forget even opening the closet) that had a shower in it… Meaning IN the bedroom itself. Due to that extremely non-​hygienic fact, the bedroom constantly smelled like mold.
The hotel room itself wasn’t even in the actual hotel, it was in a separate building that looks like a dungeon. You get up to your room by cold concrete steps and you are met with a dormitory-​style set-​up. There are 4 «hotel rooms» crammed into 1 community space, so you can hear EVERYTHING.
We talked to the hotel staff about this and they were rude and unaccommodating.
I have looked at the pictures on the website and what we stayed in is 100% different and ruined our stay in Rome. I’ve looked at all of the other comments people have left and how the owner responded with «this is what you payed for» and «we are so clean», but those are just complete excuses. Complete false advertising and I’m disgusted with the owner and the rude staff. This hotel is not 4 stars, maybe a 1 star IF that (my advice is to look at Grand Hotel Palatino or Rome Times Hotel– we’ve walked by those many times and those are true four star hotels).

Superb. I booked our Rome trip as a BA holiday packaged with our flights. I did hours of research before choosing Duca d’Alba and I couldn’t be more pleased. As others have already said, it’s located close to the Colliseum and tons of eateries — far enough off the tourist track to be authentic and reasonably priced. The Cavour metro station is at the end of the street, just 100 yards away.
Attains and her colleagues made us very welcome and breakfast had a good selection to choose from.
We also had a room –D3-​in the annexe and it was great value, clean and spacious. I’d definitely stay here again.

Amazing hospitality! This hotel is located in the heart of the action. Close by major sites and walking distance to tons of great restaurants & cafes. The people at the front desk are super nice and very helpful. The rooms are small but this is typical for rome, most importantly they are clean and well air conditioned. I highly recommend this place if your in rome.

I can not speak highly enough about this hotel and their unbelievably wonderful staff! Angelo, Elisa, Tatiana, Christian & Romeo, among several others made us feel right at home and always greeted us with a warm smile. The location is fantastic, right down the street from the Colloseum/​Roman Forum area. Several eateries/​restaurants located close by on the street. There are is also a Metro Station located down they street so it is very easy to get around. We as well stayed in room D2 located in the annex building and we LOVED it! The breakfast in the morning was delicious. Every morning we had a choice of fresh fruit, meat & cheese tray, scrambled eggs and bacon, various pastries and breads. We would highly recommend this hotel to any of our friends and family and we would defintely stay here again.

Great location for this hotel. Gorgeous both in and outside. Very up beat and earthy. Colosseum is within walking distance and you can just about wall to any of the many wonderful historical sights. Just make sure your up for the challenge. Several wonderful restaurants and bars are located around the hotel which pretty much leaves you to your likings. There free breakfast is wicked amazing. My only complaint I have is the wifi in the room, I wasn’t able to connect to it with my mini iPad but was able to connect pretty fast with my iPhone. Over all I would highly recommend this hotel.

Cute hotel in a fabulous location. The hotel rooms were clean and ours came with a terrace. The breakfast was good. The front desk was a great help giving us directions and awesome restaurant recommendations. The Irish pub across the street will put on American football if you ask. Overall a nice place to stay.

Great hotel with fantastic service, delicious breakfast, outstanding, outstanding location, and extremely clean rooms with a very spacious and hip feel. Would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone without a doubt. We stayed in the adjacent building directly next door and commented upon how every time we came in and out it was like we were going into our own little private flat from street side. Outstanding hotel in a city with a million options, and the neighborhood was perfect… Surrounded by great restaurants, a cool hipster feel, not too loud, not too quiet, and super central to everywhere you want to be going while in the city.
Room Tip: The adjacent building is awesome. Don’t be put off if you find yourself in the building «next door.» We were in Room D2 and it was perfect.

I’m a little torn here. This hotel is in a fantastic location. There are many bars and cafés here. And, it’s a stones throw from the Coliseum. But, a couple of missteps.
The good; boutiquey hotel in a hip neighborhood. The room is well appointed with an extra comfy bed and pillows. Fast internet and free breakfast.
The bad; our room is located in a separate building. The halls on the separate building need a good painting and some art on the walls. And, better lighting.
Biggest complaint, bare with me here, you have to navigate through a warren of stairs and halls. We got lost when we returned from dinner as there are three doors to choose from. Exasperated, I asked the front desk which door. She said second. Our key opened up the second door, we walked about the hall/​stairs and concluded this was the wrong door. Went back to front desk, not second door really… third door. Really?! Thanks. So glad to be shlepping up and down stairs to find our little dungeon of a room. Sweaty and frustrated at this point.
So, maybe they can fix that with some signs… lighting? Something. So weird.
I’m undecided if I would stay here again. Friendly staff makes me want to say I would.