Mecenate Palace Hotel - Rome

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Apr 2008

Reality was nicer than pictures. Really quiet hotel, which is not so usual in Rome. Lots of restaurants out side.

Guest name: MI, France

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Mar 2008

We found the Mecenate Palace to be very conveniently located between the termini and the metro stops. The staff, particularly Carlo (at the desk) were friendly and helpful. The decor was lovely,particularly the apothecary jars everywhere. It is quiet and restful, with great views from the windows. The bathroom was luxurious and we were very comfortable. Thank you for a great stay in Rome!

Guest name: David Steigerwald, USA

Average rating:  5.2

Guest type: Group

stayed in Dec 2007

The rooms and the bed are excessively very little. I think that some rooms are single and they put 2 people. The others services and the situation are OK

Guest name: MP, Spain

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Group

stayed in Nov 2007

Excellent Staff and Service.

Guest name: Paul Alexander, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2007

Excellent hotel. Only negative - hotel initially charged our stay in US dollars rather than euros on credit card. If we didn't catch this and tell them we wanted the credit card rather than the hotel to determine the conversion rate, our overall cost would have been 5% higher.

Guest name: JD, USA

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2007

Excellent hotel with great location.

Guest name: AM, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2007

The breakfest could have more fruit and some coarse-grained bread would be appreciated by people from the Northern part of Europe (Norway). I think the hotel caters to middle-class og upper middle-class people like us.

Guest name: Steinar Torp, Norway

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jun 2007

The staff was wonderful! I have travelled a lot and yes, the rooms were small, but normally, I don't spend much time in the room. The colazione was execellent and the staff was very accomodating! We had gone topside for drinks and the view was incredible! Again, great staff! Overall, an excellent staff, great location. Would recommend the Mecenate Restaurant/Pizzeria, great staff, food and location.

Guest name: SB, Italy

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jan 2007

great hotel super deal for Rome

Guest name: Danny Daniels, Belgium

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Dec 2006

very nice to have a good trip

Guest name: CHO SE YOUNG, South Korea

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Dec 2006

clean room, beautiful interior, very beautiful view from the restaurant, unfortunately too hot in the room

Guest name: CF, Italy

Average rating:  3.3

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Oct 2006

It is not possible to pay 190 € for a very little room without table for a write a letter. The courtesy as often it happens in Rome is to the limit of the decency.

Guest name: Romeo Farinella, Italy

Average rating:  7.0

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Great room, super location very close to Termini station.

Guest name: Tommy O'Neill, Ireland

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Jun 2006

First time to Europe (US residents) with my wife and 10 and 13 y.o. daughters. We stayed 2 nights at Mecenate, then went on a cruise, then came back for 3 more nights. Would recommend Mecenate! The place has an old world charm, with modern updates you come to expect from a nice hotel. The rooms were clean and modern. The bathrooms were huge (and private - you read a lot about public baths in Italy). All in all, an excellent place to stay, and would return. I rated down in a few areas. They did not have anything more than a double available, so I had to rent 2 rooms, which made the stay much more expensive. Further, our first 2 nites, the rooms were 200 euro per nite each. On our return, they were 120, and they were bigger rooms. Not sure why. I don't like that the rates can change so much. Breakfast was great - simple but free. Always a very nice start to your day. Rooms were very quiet, and the windows opened up to the busy noisy street below. All front staff spoke English (and even tolerated my bad Italian), and all but one were pleasant and very helpful (goodbye, Mr. Grumpy). They arranged for all of our transfers to the airport and seaport (in Civitavechia). The surroundings were ok, typical Roman street, with all the great ambience and dirt. Always felt safe. Easy walk to the Colosseum. Do not miss Santa Maria Maggiore across the street! I too recommend La Vecchia Concha - make sure you tell them Mecenate sent you, you will get better service. Avoid the Gelato restaurant on the corner 2 doors down. They will rip you off. Walk another 100 feet to any of a dozen other places.

Guest name: Michael Lanzetta, USA

Average rating:  7.1

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jun 2006

Everything about the hotel was fine, except the room and bed were incredibly small.

Guest name: Michael Arons, USA

Average rating:  6.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

My husband and I got married in Rome and stayed at the Mecenate Palace on our wedding night and for a further two nights after that. The hotel is certainly very clean and nicely decorated but I do feel that it is slightly overpriced with regards to the service we received. Firstly, the staff at the hotel knew that we were a honeymoon couple yet they didn't leave any complimentary wine or fruit in our room upon our arrival as many 4 or 5 star establishments would which was slightly disappointing. Tea and coffee in the room was limited to a couple of sachets of each and only two mini plastic tubs of milk a day. The staff were generally friendly but on our last night in Rome we had planned on meeting a couple of family members for dinner and had asked them to meet us at the hotel. When we invited them up to our room for just a couple of minutes whilst we finished getting ready, they had been told by the front desk they had to show their passports before they were allowed up, which isn't exactly something you have to go to dinner with! I don't know if this is standard procedure in every hotel but I thought it was very strange. I wouldn't say that I would never stay at this hotel again. As I said before it is nice and comfortable and very conveniently located for all the major tourist attractions in Rome. I don't think it should be rated as a 4 star establishment though. It is perhaps at the most the equivalent of 3.5 stars for the money you pay. It certainly isn't the place for you if you are on a romantic break or, like us, on your honeymoon and are expecting something that bit more special!

Guest name: Davinder Bhachu, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

Front desk staff were very helpful and happy to talk to us in English. A reading light in our room notified as not working at 8.00pm was fixed by the time we came back to the hotel after dinner- impressive service. Delightful breakfast room, but on busier days there were queues for breakfast unless weather permitted use of the outside terrace area. We immediately reccomended the hotel to friends on returning home.

Guest name: Charles Armistead, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Apr 2006

Great hotel. Soundproofing, firm beds (great for back sufferers) Great roof garden (go and check out the Roman sunset). Breakfast OK. Very clean. FREE COTS for infants. No restaurant, but go down the road (Carlo Alberto) to La Vecchia Conca. Ask the Mecenate to ring down for you. Superb food & drink and a brilliant price. The staff may recommend somewhere called Tema or something like that. DON'T GO THERE. It weas awful and expensive. Great gelateria round the corner as well. The Venere price was superb. We probably couldn't have afforded the list price. Don't get a cab from Termini. It is an easy ten minute stroll.

Guest name: David Hart, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Feb 2006

This is the second time we have stayed in Rome at The Mecenate Palace, our friends have stayed there as well. This is a little gem of an hotel, centrally located for all of the sights, the Metro and the Railway Station (Terminus) with excellent accomodation and a decent continental breakfast. There are some great value offers at this hotel particularly if you go (like us) in November or February. On both occasions the weather was sunny if a little cool but nevertheless better than that which we left (and arrived back to) in the UK. The service from all of the staff was friendly and welcoming and the desk staff were always able to give advice with an excellent command of the English language!!

Guest name: Philip Pemberton, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Feb 2006

The hotel is so very handy for the metro (termini station). We were in a party of 10, and although our room was perfectly adequate some of our friends's rooms were on the small side. Although all were spotlessly clean. The staff were excellent and couldn't do enough for us, arranging taxis etc. If I went back to Rome, I would certainly stay at the Mecenate Palace again and would recommend it to anyone. 10 gold stars!!!!

Guest name: Stephanie Jones, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jan 2006

We had an amazing time at this hotel, I was worried that the location would be too far away from the main sites, but it was perfect, especially is the big red tour buses stop right outside at the Santa Maria Maggiorre. We had a superior room over looking the Basillica and slept with the curtains open as the view was phenomenol!! The only thing that could have been improved would be a better bar menu. We'd definitely recommend the Mecenate and would love to stay there again too!

Guest name: LIANNE DUPRE, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Nov 2005

Cannot fault this hotel. enjoyed everything about our stay.

Guest name: Mary King, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Gay Couple

stayed in Nov 2005

No problem with the hotel, only disappointment was with Venere: we reserved for a certain number of nights, but the system had informed the hotel we were arriving a day later, so for the first night we had to go to a different hotel. That was not pleasant. But the Mecenate Palace was a very good place to stay.

Guest name: CA, Canada

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Oct 2005

The room I had was very small, but completely adequate. The staff was excellent and very professional. The breakfast room is on the roof with a great city view. The area Rome is not the one people recommend, but I found it interesting and close to a lot of things I probably wouldn't have seen otherwise.

Guest name: KK, USA

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Nov 2005

had asked 5-6 months ago for a quiet room in the back but was given one with street noise

Guest name: Mark Shimshak, USA

Average rating:  5.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Nov 2005

We stayed at Mecenate for the first two nights of our honeymoon and then returned toward the end of our trip. The first two nights were pretty good--our room was small, but we expected that. The breakfast was decent, with croissants, cheese, yogurt, breakfast meats, toast and fruit in syrup available. After going to Florence and Venice for several days, we returnd to the hotel. When I went to check in, the clerk told me that our reservation had been cancelled because the night manager had tried the night before to verify our credit card number that we used to reserve the room back in July and it did not process. The number he was checking was indeed incorrect--I had had to change my card number because someone had stolen it online. What was troublesome, however, was that (1) we asked on the way out if our reservation was still confirmed for when we got back, and the clerk checked and said yes, and (2) why didn't the night manager not look and see that our name was in the system with a perfectly valid credit card number (from our initial stay)? Luckily they had one room available for that night but not for the other two, so we had to spend the night searching for another hotel. In sum, I'd say it's a decent hotel but their process for confirming reservations is problematic. It would make much more sense for them to try to confirm the reservation a week before and contact the person if the credit card number doesn't work. It's clearly an issue for them because the clerk told us they had done this to at least one other visitor that day as well. Granted, the clerk was as nice as he could possibly be, but the damage was done--no one wants to spend their vacation trying to figure out where they're going to stay, especially when they had already made a reservation and was told it was confirmed, only to find out it was not.

Guest name: JG, USA

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2005

Altho the area is spotty the hotel is first rate. Very nice lobby and well maintained. Our room was small but very nice and also a comfortable bed. There was a coffee and tea maker in the room which was wonderful. The breakfast area was on the rooftop with a good view of the area and also the breakfast buffet had alot of variety and plentiful. Apparently there was also a bar on the roof but we did not know that until we checked out. It is close to transportation but we also walked alot. Because of its proximity to the train station we were able to walk to the train from there. We found a great restaurant which was walking distance called Unicum. Food was good and the ambience inside was cozy and very friendly - especially the owner. Plus there is a wonderful piano player there. I think we spent the entire evening there. We definetely recommend it. Would also recommend the hotel altho the staff seemed a bit stuffy.

Guest name: SF, USA

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Sep 2005

The photos do not reflect the true quality of Mecanate Palace Hotel--it is supurb! Our room was upgraded to a spacious triple, the bath was large with beautiful Italian marble on the walls and floors. We slept soundly in the soundproof room encased in luscious linens. The cleanliness was on a par with Swiss hotels. Breakfast choices on the rooftop terrace were expansive, as was the view. The only way this hotel could improve would be to offer cappuccinos with the breakfast!

Guest name: Kathryn Gillespie, USA

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

I would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel.The location was ideal,the room very comfortable and service good.Breakfast was more than adequate and the roof terrace a real gem.I would return to this hotel if I stay in Rome again.

Guest name: Paul Thomas, United Kingdom

Average rating:  5.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

Clean rooms in a convenient location. Rooftop terrace a positive, but service quite slow. Breakfast was OK. Room was quiet.

Guest name: KW, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

Ideal situation. Standard double room a bit small. Very helpfull staff. Perfect terrace for breakfast and bar.

Guest name: JP, Belgium

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2005

Great little hotel in a convenient location. Some sites are too far to walk to, but would stay there again. Breakfast on terrace something special.

Guest name: RC, USA

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Jun 2005

I stayed 3 nights at this hotel with my family. The location of the hotel couldn't be more convenient! It's 3 min from the train station and a walking distance from Coliseo and most other famous places. Our room was small, but it was enough to have a small basinet for our baby. And believe me, the room was beautiful! It was very very well decorated. The terrace where the breakfast is offered is also nice. It has a great view of the the Cathedral Maria Maggiore. Also, I would recommend you to eat at the Conca Vechia restaurant (1 min walk from the hotel). We tried different dishes there and all of them were just great. One of the best food my family and I had in Italy! (Try the ossobuco with risoto or the lasagna)

Guest name: CL, Japan

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2005

Excellent! centrally located yet quiet-helpful staff and charming room and roof garden. Great breakfast & service.

Guest name: Michael DeSario, USA

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2005

as not having statyed in rome before i was unware what to excpect - location not great although very near metro station so it made getting around easy. hotel recpetion small although rooms spacious and breakfast on roof terrace especially good - i would definately recommend this hotel to friends

Guest name: NF, United Kingdom

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in May 2005

Mecenate Palace Hotel has become our pied a terre when visiting Rome. The rooms are excellently appointed, quiet, and immaculately clean. The staff, especially the gentlemen at the reception desk, are paragons of professionalism, efficiency, and courtesy. The hotel’s central location is excellent for walks to sights/sites of historical, artistic or cultural interest in the old city; the stazione Termini is only a few blocks away; and there are always cabs waiting at the S. Maria Maggiore piazza just across the street if you prefer not to walk.

Guest name: Kenneth Walters, USA

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2005

I reserved this hotel because the customers' rating was wonderful. But can't say "excellent" of course, not too bad. We stayed a junior suit for three nights. Certainly good location, friendly staff, and a great view from the roof estaurant, but breakfast was much poorer than we had expected. And very pity that much hair was left at the nozzle of bathtab.

Guest name: IK, Italy

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Mar 2005

The hotel was very comfortable and the rooms were spacious. The rooms were quiet and our room had a view of the Basilica of Mary Major. The only problem we had was upon arrival on the night before Easter. I was told that we did not have a reservation. I had my reservation issued by Venere, but it was not in their system. We had booked 3 rooms and they only had 2 rooms available. The hotel staff was very helpful and gave us the 2 rooms they had at the price I had originally booked. They offered to set up an extra bed in the 2 rooms we had so it all ended well. I still am not sure if the problem with the reservation was a problem with the hotel or with Venere.

Guest name: William Hart, USA

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Mar 2005

Arriving at Termini Station, walk 300m and you will be at piazza SM Maggiore where you will find easily Mecenate hotel. Very quiet and excellent room. Great breakfast served at the terrasse. Very nice... Good location for visiting Roma: in front of termini station you will find for example bus 40 or 64 driving you easily to piazza Venezia or Vaticano. I had selected Mecenate using Venere opinions and I am very satisfied for this service. Thank you again to venere. G Butin

Guest name: Gilbert BUTIN, France

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jan 2005

This was to be our very first meeting so took our time to choose the perfect venue and it certainly was perfect. We could not have wished for a better setting, the view of the Basilica was beautiful, the rooftop terrace made a wonderful setting for breakfast, the room always cleaned everyday and the attention to detail made it a most memorable stay. The best part of the whole trip was waking up each morning with the most beautiful woman in the world! Volim te Lily!

Guest name: GV, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Dec 2004

Great location, close to the Colosium, three blocks from the train station. Great hor'dourves in the bar at 6:00 PM. Junior suite was very comfortable. We will stay again.

Guest name: Bill Morse Jr., USA

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Nov 2004

Great location. Just book your taxi via the hotel prior to the departure from UK. The airport taxi was a scam, as they tell you that you have handed over 10 euro note, when it fact it was a 50 euro ( they use the 3 card trick !) Otherwise a great break and the restaurants were really special.

Guest name: Laurence King, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Nov 2004

good.

Guest name: Antonello Tangredi, Italy

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Nov 2004

Very pleasantly surprised by quality of rooms and service. Excellent reception staff in particular. Road facing rooms were a little noisy but ours was fine overlooking a courtyard.

Guest name: Julie Gordge, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Sep 2004

We arrived around 4PM with one other couple.Their room was like the one pictured on your website, however our room was much smaller with only a double bed and a single sink in the bathroom. I was disapponted as I had made all the arrangements according to the pictures and description of the room several monthes ahead of time. I talked to the reception desk and he did find us a larger room on another floor which met our expectations. The service was excellent after that first setback and the rooms were immaculate. The best bathroom in all our stays in Italy. We really enjoyed our stay here. The Bowers'

Guest name: John Bower, USA

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2004

Our stay in the Mecenate Palace Hotel was really very enjoyable. We found the staff to be very friendly and co-operative. The Hotel room was lovely and very clean, although we did expect the rooms to be a bit more spacious. The Hotel is very central to all the attractions and we had a beautiful view of the Santa Maria Maggorie Cathedral. Breakfeast was also enjoyable at the open roof top, but we did find the roof top bar to be very expensive in the evening time for drinks. Overall I would definitely recommend a stay at the Mecenate Palace Hotel!

Guest name: NR, Ireland

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jul 2004

Excellent location & great value for Rome.

Guest name: JOHN AKITT, Canada

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2004

The room whilst smallish as is to be expected in Rome was beautifully appointed and had everything needed. The staff where very helpful, organised transport from the airport for us and let us check in early in the morning. We found the position of the hotel very handy, easy walk to most things, close to railway station, supermarket across the road and a number of restaurants within easy walk. Whilst central we had no noise problem in the room. Breakfast in the roof restaurant was a relaxing start to the day.

Guest name: Nigel & Jacqui Pemberton, New Zealand

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2004

Wonderful experience in their Prosperizio suite. Great location near St. Maria Maggiore and train station (although we took cab to station.) Area is busy, but so is most of Rome. Great attention, when they could not get us into room by 1 pm they treated us to a drink in their cafe and got us in by 2. Great rooftop location for nice breakfast... great service. Great price via Venere, which we tried for several times and finally got. Our suite had fancy bedroom, living room with fireplace, fan and then ac, which was fine, ... would stay here again.

Guest name: BB, USA

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2004

The Hotel and its staff are excellent. The surrounding area is scruffy and run down. However it is close to the Station and Metro with a couple of nice resturants nearby

Guest name: Ian Jarvis, United Kingdom