The hotel is far from Rome. If you do not have a car, you can take public transportation as I heard from the receptionist, but you have to walk for a bit to the station. It is in a industrial area, nothing is around. I was scared to walk in that neighborhood. Across the street from the hotel, there were two big garbage containers with lots of trash around on the ground, making the sights unattractive. They do not have a restaurant on site, so if you are hungry, you have to wait until after 7pm to go to a couple of restaurants nearby. We had two hungry kids who could not wait, so we took the car and drove to Rome, about 20-25 minutes away. Keep in mind, there are lots of stop lights and small streets, not like in the US. The hotel staff was wonderful, very polite and helpful. They have great breakfast in the morning at a cost. Boiled eggs, sausages, scrambled eggs, ham, milk and cereals, coffee and tea, juices, a variety of muffins, scones, donuts, hash browns, etc. European hotel breakfast is awesome compared to the US. I wish the hotel was in a different area, but you get what you pay for if you only stay inside :). Nothing to do or go, so you are better off paying a little more and stay in Rome. The money you spend on gas and time everyday for the commute to Rome, I would spend it on a hotel in a city. Lastly, the air conditioning system is very loud. It was so annoying that I could not sleep at night.