Hotel Cassia - La Storta Rome

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Apr 2008

not so closed from Rome, but easy access: railways aren't hard to understand for newcomers, they are cheap and numerous. The recommended restaurant have very broab service hours. There is nothing to criticize, althought the price is very attractive.

Guest name: Laurent THANNBERGER, France

Average rating:  8.7

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in May 2008

This is a very nice place. The hotel is clean, clear, quiet and elegant. The staff is very competent and friendly. The price is attractive and the coffee break is really good. You can reach any location in Rome by train and/or subway. You will have to walk a few minutes from the La Storta station to the hotel, but this is not a big problem. I like very much.

Guest name: Irajá Do Nascimento Filho, Brazil

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Group

stayed in May 2008

We enjoyed staying at the Cassia. The desk clerk told us how to get to the train station but his directions were not adequate. We walked there the night before and had to stop three people on the street for directions. However, it was easy to take the train to the center of Rome. The rooms were very comfortable and pleasant. We loved the local restaurant where we ate although it was a pretty good hike to get there. All in all, very nice place and much cheaper for the value than closer in.

Guest name: MM, USA

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Apr 2008

The FD staff was great!! I can't say enough about Daniel. He went beyond what my expectations were of the property. We came early for check -in. Around 11am but he saw how tired and sleepy we were from out trip that he got us our room ASAP! Great service!

Guest name: Alexis John Tamesis, USA

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: 

stayed in Nov 2007

The hotel was a very good place to end our stay. A little far from the city centre approximately 1hr 15min to Coliseum, but for the hotel price and convenient public transportation cannot complain much. From the La Storta FM3 station you can actually take any bus parked outside. Ask to stop at the first stop at Via Cassia. Then take bus no. 201 heading to the left direction. Look out for the hotel on your right. If you do not have your luggage, bus no.35 stops at the train station and stops at the T-junction in front of the hotel. Whatever bus you decide to take, please ask the bus driver for help. They have been very helpful throughout our journey to and fro to city and hotel. Last bus is at 11.15pm. We LOVE our room! The housekeeper cleans it every day. We stayed in other hotels in Italy that only cleans every 3 days (don’t understand why?!). Every day the shower caps, ample towel rolls are replenished in our room. Every room has a mini fridge. At first impression the hotel came across as noisy because it is on the main road. Surprisingly, it was quiet. The hotel shared the same land with an apartment, so we heard budgies singing every morning. This was a joy and we felt at home as we had our own budgies back home. There's a grocery shop and a fruit stall very nearby to pick up some food. Staff were friendly and competent. Especially Claudio who took the extra mile to help us with directions. He took out maps and knew when and which trains, subway and busses to take. Mafalda was friendly and we were blessed as during the conversation she informed us that the airport and train workers will be on strike the day we suppose to take the airport. We woke up very early and made it to the airport before 9am. Thank you to Claudio and Mafalda for your help. The only complaint we had is the breakfast. Cold, not much variety and very sweet pastries. Need to look into improving on this. We will definitely be heading back to Cassia Hotel. We will keep y

Guest name: YK, Malaysia

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Nov 2007

I loved it! the employees were welcoming and helpful at all times. Close to transportation, shops, etc. Would definitely stay there again. Very satisfied.

Guest name: CR, USA

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2007

For Rome prices, the hotel was good value, but that was because of its location, 15 km from the city centre, or 1 to 1.5 hours by public transport. (The quoted 25 minutes is the time the train takes to get from the point where you leave the Metro to the station at La Storta.) The instructions for getting to the hotel are less than adequate, and our jadedness on arrival was not dispelled by the loftiness of the office staff who were courteous rather than welcoming. The room was well appointed but without surplus space bed and the bathroom likewise. The breakfast made some concession to non-continentals in the provision of cereals, but for the most part was a variety of cakes which we found unappealing at the beginning of the day. We were pleased to get into this hotel, and were generally satisfied with it, but if we were to go to Rome again we would make our plans early enough to get something similarly priced closer to the centre.

Guest name: IC, Fiji

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2007

Environnement un peu bruyant ( notre chambre étant proche de la route). Accueil sympathique et professionnel. Trés propre. Petit déjeuner excellent. Un peu loin de Rome, d'où une perte de temps en trajet, bien que ce soit assez facile.(Train et métro)

Guest name: LB, France

Average rating:  6.8

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2007

The room and the bath room(Shower) is very small but you dont spend a lot of time in the hotel anyway. It is clean affordable for Venice.

Guest name: MW, South Africa

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2007

This is a good place to stay to see Rome without having to stay in downtown Rome, as long as you remember that the last train back leaves at 10:30pm and that the subway line to connect to that train stops running (and converts to a much slower bus) at 9:00pm. The room was clean and comfortable and the staff were pleasant and helpful.

Guest name: HB, Canada

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Group

stayed in Oct 2007

The staff at Hotel proved to be extremely helpful, beyond the call of duty. Especially when it came to helping us get to where we want to go. The hotel is about 40 minutes out of Rome, but there is an Pizzeria next to the hotel and an excellent restaurant near the train station. One word of advice, if getting a taxi from the airport (anywhere between a 35 min and 2 hour journey, fix the price, or make sure its on the meter as we were completely ripped off on our Journey in.

Guest name: SB, United Kingdom

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Sep 2007

Everything was fine, especially for the price, the hotel is a short drive from Lake Brachianno, home of the castle that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were married, We were within walking distance of the train station that takes you right into Roma. I felt safe on the train as well. The breakfast was good even though there were neither eggs nor meat. The staff were very nice and helpfull. I will recomend this hotel to others, the price is cheap and the room is comfortable. I would stay there again.

Guest name: Jason Rosenburg, USA

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2007

The hotel was absolutely according to our expectations. The staff was so kind and always willing to bring us guidance about train schedule and bus routes. The room was perfectly neat, clean and quiet, though some times i could hear the guest next door taking a shower. Breakfast was ok. The train station at La Storta is gone to the dogs. It's hidden from de main road, and you've got to walk 8 or 10 min to the hotel. The trip to Termini Station takes about 50 min. I recommend it for those people who want to stay at a good place and are not interested in spending time in Rome at night.

Guest name: Edwin Marin, Spain

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2007

Dans la banlieue romaine. Parking privé. A 10mn de la gare. Le dernier train part de Rome vers 21h00 : cet hôtel ne convient donc pas aux noctambules. Sinon, plutôt bien desservi. Bon rapport qualité/prix. Assez bruyant.

Guest name: JC, France

Average rating:  6.6

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Aug 2007

Well priced hotel if you travel by car and don't mind a 45 minute commute to Rome city center by public transport (Covered Parking space -away from the main street- is very convenient) Breakfast could use regular bread though (and not only "dolci")!

Guest name: Cyran Vanderhaeghen, Belgium

Average rating:  6.2

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in May 2007

In the breakfast NO HAVE: Bread, Cheese, Fruits.

Guest name: JOAO CORREIA DA SILVA, Brazil

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jul 2007

we were a couple with an older girl.we had a little difficulty finding the hotel,because it was far from rome centre,so we took the sub,but then we did not know were to go,the time was 10 pm so we took a cab,after a long trip with the taxi we did find this hotel.for us it was great but we was tourists so we had to do a long way to get in the rome center.we had to walk 10 min or you can take the bus no 201 and then to take the train fm3 at the station la storta.its not so difficult.my wife and my daughter knew italian and stefano& claudio gave us a map so we could walk throught rome without fear to get lost. Se potrei venire ancora una volta a roma,cercherei hotel cassia,ma questa volta verrei con l'auto.ma rimane sempre un grazzioso hotel.my daughter said.and for us hotel cassia will be always in our memory.thank you!

Guest name: XG, Albania

Average rating:  2.7

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jul 2007

It was 107 degrees outside . Our room had no window coverings and a broken air con. Staff refused to help us. We were miserable.

Guest name: Dennis Grilli, USA

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jul 2007

poor breafast

Guest name: Raphael Onona, Israel

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Jul 2007

We had an excellent 7 nights stay at Hotel Cassia. All the staff were very welcoming and helpful and two of them (Daniele and Mafalda) spoke good English. There is a supermarket (name: EMME PIU) with in 5 minutes walk from the hotel and you can buy anything you want from there and they accept all major credit cards. We also enjoyed a really nice Pizza place 2 minutes walk, from the hotel in the same side. You can order your own Pizza and see how they prepare it. The Pizza‘s were very fresh, quite reasonable in price (about 5 Euros), and the place is open until mid night. The station (La Storta, line FM3) is about 12 minutes walk from the hotel and there is a tobacconist on the way where you could buy all types of train tickets. We found the CIS ticket very useful. It cost Euro 16.00 for 7 days and you can use this on city rail ways, all ATAP busses and tube train (line A and B) with in Rome ring road. The ring road covers quite a large area and the ticket is more than sufficient to cover all of Rome’s main historical sites including the heart of Rome City. We have one little advice which will find very useful when guests are coming to the hotel 1st time on the train. When you are coming from the city of Rome , After getting down from La Storta station, you need to get in to platform 3 (trains going in the opposite direction from where you came from) and exit. There is a shop at the right end of the platform and you exit from there to via Cassia road. When you reach the main road, via Cassia (150 meters from the platform 3) you need to cross the road and take the bus towards the hotel, which is about 500 meters (2 bus stops).The Hotel is in the same side as the bus stop. If you have not much luggage walking is certainly an option. (12 minutes).

Guest name: Roshani De Zoysa Jayawardhana, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: 

stayed in Jun 2007

Just off the busy Via Cassia in La Storta. A comfortable hotel with a pleasant outdoor patio and reception. The staff were helpful and spoke English. The AC was great. The computer access was great. Near shopping but a bit noisy and a busy road. Breakfast was poor.

Guest name: KB, Canada

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in May 2007

This hotel was the highlight of our stay in the Rome area. That may sound funny - of course we enjoyed seeing the sights, but I was disappointed in the reactions of people, and the lack of cleanliness (Graffiti). Although this hotel is a little ways outside of Rome it was worth it. The train ride only costs 1Euro and that includes the bus ride to the stop by the hotel. We stayed here 6 nights and really enjoyed it. The staff was really congenial and helpful. We had been being careful, but in Rome our EuroRail Pass was stolen. I was really disappointed in the reaction of the police, and the train staff. However, the hotel staff helped provide a place we felt safe. It was nice to be a little out in the country each evening.

Guest name: Leon Jensen, USA

Average rating:  3.8

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in May 2007

I was booked to stay in hotel Cassia for a total of 5 nights, but on arrival I decided that I would only stay for 1 night because; Location to Rome city was too far away and the last train service out of Rome was at 2100hrs making it impossible to enjoy our stay. This train situation was not stated when booking Hotel and If I had of known Cassia's location compered to Rome I would not have booked Hotel Cassia. The train from Cassia to Rome was approx 40mins.On web site it stated that Hotel had a restuarant but this was not the case. Cassia itself had very little to offer as the whole town seemed to close down in the evening (unless I was there out of season). Although we had little dealings with the staff when we did we found them freindly and helpful, however the receptionest did find it surprisng that we had booked that hotel for a vistit to Rome. And because of all the above we spent the whole of our first day looking for another Hotel in Rome itself

Guest name: Emmett McDonald, Ireland

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Apr 2007

Very nice and intimate hotel. The staff is very welcoming and speak English very well. They provided us tourist maps and explained how to reach the property. If you don't have a car, you have to catch the last train from Rome between 20.00-21.00. For later hours, there is the 201 bus leaving until 23.00 from Mancini Square. It takes about half an hour from the hotel to St. Pietro and the trains are in excellent condition. Breakfast was in "Italian Style" with lots of sweets, bakery and good cofee. Unfortunately, there was no restaurant in the hotel, except for the breafkast room, but the staff recommended us a good place to eat. We enjoyed very much our staying. The view from the room was very "mediteranean" and the the atmosphere - very warm. Surprisingly, the price was very ok.

Guest name: Virgil Ionut Marinescu, Romania

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Apr 2007

It takes about 1.5 hours to get from hotel to downtown Rome by public transportation bus/train/subway.

Guest name: TY, USA

Average rating:  2.8

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Apr 2007

If you are going to Rome to see the Vatican, Spanish Steps, etc...expect to travel 1 - 1 1/2 one way from the hotel to the city! From the train terminal, it's another two train rides and a 15 minute hike to the hotel, the main door is tucked behind a drive way, if you're not looking, you'll miss it. If you're okay with the traveling, keep in mind, the last train to get back to the hotel is 10:20 (which means you'll have to plan to catch the first train about 9:00 in the city, to not chance missing the 10:20 train out of the city), if you miss it...it's a taxi, no hotel shuttle or service. The room we had, was small and stuffy...smelled like someone used it for #2, right before we got our keys. Even with propping the windows open for three days, the smell never went away! Don't bother asking the front desk for recommendations for a place to eat, because they have one place and according to them, it's a short walk, but it's actually a hike, take the bus! I personally didn't think the quality of the hotel, the lack of staff service and the travel time to/from the city was worth the "little" savings. Rome is too big to not spend the money to get a room close to the city. Before booking this hotel, there was a comment made by another couple that did not like the hotel, I thought they were exaggerating...but I'm here to say they were not. HOTEL BAD!!!

Guest name: TL, USA

Average rating:  6.8

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Apr 2007

Staff at reception was very friendly and helpful, especially to my kids. Unfortunately, the breakfast time ends at 9.30 (weekdays) and they were very strict when we were late. There is a good and cheap restaurant close to the hotel, which makes it very convenient to have your dinner after your return from the city centre. Public transport is excellent and cheap. The train station can be reached in less than 10 minutes by walking. This hotel is a good choice and we will book it again next time in that amazing city.

Guest name: Ulrich Zimmermann, Germany

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jan 2007

Good Hotel. A bit simple, but clean. Before my stay, I read a comment saying there were no bread, ham or cheese on breakfast. It is true. There a lot of things to eat, but not the principal (bread). At our last day, we bought bread and we took to beakfast. Attention to the room 51. This room is adapted to Physical Handicap. If your not, maybe you will not like to stay there. We had to spend 1 of the 3 nights there, cause there were no other room avaiable. The next day, they found us another room. Near to train station La Storta (30min from Rome).

Guest name: Leonardo Gonçalves, France

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Nov 2006

Very nice peeople, a little far for the center but public transportations get you reaally fats there, and rooms are ok.

Guest name: Serguey Patino, Panama

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2006

My wife and I enjoyed our stay in Cassia. Very short walk to La Storta train station for a 20 minutes ride to St.Pietro station.Excellent pizzeria almost next door to the hotel.Very friendly town, we will go back.

Guest name: Ricardo Juliao, USA

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2006

L'accoglienza è ottima.. Alla reception sono molto gentili e disponibili ed hanno un approccio confidenziale ma non invadente.. Per quanto riguarda le stanze, la matrimoniale è molto carina e confortevole, con letto spazioso. Il bagno è anche quello spazioso, con un ampio box doccia. L'unica (per chi non ha la macchina) pecca, è che non è ben collegato e rifornito di mezzi pubblici. Nelle vicinanze, si può raggiungere abbastanza comodamente (in macchina 15 minuti) il lago di Bracciano. Ci tornerò sicuramente.

Guest name: MARCO CAMPISI, Italy

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Oct 2006

Gute Verkehrsanbiendung mit dem Zug zum Zentrum - ideal, wenn man mit dem Auto kommt und nicht durchs Zentrum kurven will!(Letzte Rückfahrmöglichkeit um 24Uhr!) Das Personal war sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Leider waren die Badezimmer nicht 100% sauber, aber ok. Sonst sehr schöne Zimmer. Frühstücksbuffet: sehr italienisch, nur Süßes (davon aber reichlich).

Guest name: Nikola Schneider, Germany

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2006

I had a lovely stay with my boyfriend from 1 to 4 Oct 2006. This hotel is clean, of good quality with that price. The breakfast is also good. Although it is a bit far from the city centre, I would stay here again when visiting Rome next time.

Guest name: Ka Ling Amy Chan, Hong Kong

Average rating:  6.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2006

A little too far out of rome but for the price compared to that within rome it was ok.

Guest name: Andrew Matters, Australia

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2006

very nice hotel for the price that we paid..close 2 the train station to go 2 the vatican... the staff very nice and helpfull and plus one of the girl knew how 2 speak french now thats a big plus....i would go there again for sure..loved it

Guest name: AY, Canada

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Very courteous owner that took time to answer any questions and give any assistance. The hotel is easier to find if you know the street is near the church and plaza. The rooms were nice size and clean and by European standards which was fine by me breakfast was plentiful and the cappucino A+. It is conveninet to a bus to Sorrento and for the price it's a bargain in Italy.

Guest name: AC, USA

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2006

Hotel Cassia has a new building with 4 floors. Problem is our room is on top floor which has no elevator. We need to drag the heavy luggage by ourselves. On the other side, the hotel location is OK because train station is at 15 minutes distance. It can reach city centre directly. Cleaning of room 41 need improvement on the bathroom, which spread the bad smell over the room.

Guest name: BL, Italy

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Aug 2006

E' una struttura ottima per il rapporto qualità/prezzo

Guest name: AF, Italy

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2006

VERY VERY GOOD LOVELY STAFF VERY CLEAN

Guest name: Paul Goodwin, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Single corporate traveller

stayed in May 2006

El bufet desayuno es un poco limitado

Guest name: Federico Espaulella, Spain

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

au calme loin de Rome avec un repas complet pour 15 euros le soir hors boisson c est tres appreciable apres un journee intense en visites. pour aller a rome il faut prendre le RER local qui est en excelllent etat et on ne se sent pas du tout en insecurite le prix : 1€ pour 75 mn de trajet sur toute les lignes cad rer metro et bus Mais vous pouvez mieux faire en achetant le Pass Rome pour 18€ tous vos trajets seront gratuit pendant 3 jours, 3 musés gratuits les autres a moitié prix si vous avez le moindre doute demander a l accueil ils se feront un plaisir de vous renseigner en Anglais et meme dans un Français parfait avec cette gentillesse qui caracterise les italiens le parking est un plus aussi Bon voyage !

Guest name: SIMON REGIS, France

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Feb 2006

Breakfast is very poor! No cheese, no ham, no BREAD!!! Beds are narrow and not very comfortable

Guest name: Philippe De Préneuf, France

Average rating:  6.7

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Nov 2005

Discreto albergo decisament lontano dal centro e non ben collegato. Manca l'ascensore. La colazione non è eccellente ed è servia in uno spazio angusto

Guest name: Mario Roberto, Italy

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Oct 2005

Cassia was definitely a quality hotel for the money - the staff was attentive, friendly and accommodating. It is convenient to the metro although the trains only run until approximately 10:30 in the evening. Since the hotel was so inexpensive I did not expect any amenities but there was a refrig. in room which was convenient. The rooms were small and the shower extremely small but again for the price and location I would recommend the Cassia

Guest name: Jacqueline Falco, USA

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Jun 2005

LO UNICO QUE CRITICO ES LA DISTANCIA DESDE ROMA. NO HAY UN MAPA DE COMO LLEGAR CONCRETAMENTE, Y ESO NOS COSTO, PERO REALMENTE ERA MUY FACIL. EN METRO, TRENINO Y BUS UNA HORA APROXIMADAMENTE. NO RECOMENDABLE PARA GENTE QUE QUIERA SALIR DE NOCHE POR ROMA, YA QUE DEBERA VOLVER EN TAXI.

Guest name: Graciela E. Cipoletta, Spain

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

As you can see from the answers to the above questions myself and my girlfriends stay at Hotel Cassia was an enjoyable one, solely because of its location i believe it is quite specific in who it will appeal to. Due to the excellent public transport system in and around Rome getting from the hotel into the centre was both cheap (16 Euros/week) and easy but Hotel Cassia is not somewhere you just pop back to because you've forgotten something as it would probably be an hour and a half round trip. After leaving Hotel Cassia we spent a further two nights in rome at a hotel in the centre with some friends and appreciated how lucky we'd been at Cassia. In summary the hotel is clean, quiet, friendly and excellent value for money but it is very much on the outskirts of the city though well served by reliable, clean public transport. I would recommend.

Guest name: Stephen Byrne, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in May 2005

The hotel was very clean and very quiet with the walls, doors and windows thick. It has a nice covered parking included. There is a mini-bar, a nice bathroom newly renovated, and air conditionned too. The bed is comfortable and the breakfast is included but do not expect too much from it. To travel to Rome, the best way is to take the train; "La storta" train station is at 10 minutes of walk from the hotel and then there is a 35 minutes travel to attractions. The train tickets are 1 euro/person for 75 minutes - really cheap! Also there is a supermarket and many pizzerias between train station and hotel. Finally, the staff was really collaborative. Overall, this is a sure bet if you prefer to stay outside of Rome and don't mind to travel a bit.

Guest name: AF, France

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Aug 2004

If you don't mind being out of the city centre this is a very comfortable hotel with very welcoming staff. The railway station with frequent connections to the city is 10 minutes walk. The hotel also offers evening meals which are very good value. Recommended.

Guest name: MC, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Oct 2004

I would recommend this hotel to everyone who is looking for good quality and low price. The travelling time from Rome termini-station to the hotel is about 50min, but there are buses till 11.45 pm.

Guest name: DB, Switzerland

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2004

We thought this place was great. It was definately the largest room for the price on our whole trip. The customer service couldn't have been better. This is definately the place for anyone who wants to see the outskirts of Rome where the real people live...it's a good 45 minutes of train and metro rides away from Centrale. As long as you make the 10:20 train to la Storta and don't mind the ride, this is the best place to go.

Guest name: Eric Peatrowsky, USA