Hotel Nazionale

Great breakfast and location

Good central location, with comfortable cocktail lounge, large choice for breakfast and beautiful room for a solo traveller.

Fantastic location

Update your bar area.

The hotel's only real strength is its location truly exceptional, right in the heart of Rome at Piazza Montecitorio.

I stayed at the Albergo Nazionale in Rome, and unfortunately, the experience was not positive. Upon arrival around 8:30 PM, despite there being staff at the reception, no one offered to help with my luggage. While not mandatory, I would have expected greater attentiveness and hospitality from a hotel of this caliber; at least I saved money on a tip. The room was very small, dated, and rather worn. The bathroom, in particular, was extremely inconvenient; the shower was so cramped that—despite being a small person—I struggled to move and kept bumping into the tap, accidentally turning off the water. Honestly, a larger person would have had serious trouble using it. Cleanliness was average, though I found hairs in the sink upon arrival that I had to remove myself. The breakfast was the worst I have ever encountered in a hotel: overcooked scrambled eggs (almost like a block of concrete), burnt bacon, sausages that resembled frankfurters, stale orange juice, and other items that tasted more like mass-produced factory goods than fresh pastries. The coffee was entirely ordinary, too. The hotel's only real strength is its location truly exceptional, right in the heart of Rome at Piazza Montecitorio. Otherwise, however, the value for money did not meet expectations, and I would not choose to stay there again.