Best Western Blu
We got there at 1:30, they said check in is at 3pm. I said no it says 1pm in Expedia. He said give them 30 minutes and room should be ready. Not happy because we were tired!!!
AC not working properly, it gets hot in d room. On our 2nd night I asked the front desk staff to ask someone to check our AC, he said yes, did something on his desk (we were thinking that he got the main control there because when we got to our room, we could hear it working). Around 2-3am, although we can still hear it working it is still warm. So I asked again... still feels the same! On our 5th night, I asked again because when we got to our room, it feels like a sauna, very hot! So I went down to ask again and the guy said that, because of the weather, it's the law that he can't do anything, meaning they have to turn off all the AC and for us to just open the window!!! WHAT??? Just imagine my reaction! Who would be happy about this! No body said anything like that when I complained the 1st and 2nd time. So went back up, and opened the windows, guess what!? There's no screen on the window, mosquitoes, big bugs, dust, intruder can just go in! Will you feel safe?
Water in shower is very hard to control, one tiny, little move and it gets cold, you move it again and it gets hot! You'll never get the temperature you want!
TV channels all italian!
Bus takes forever to come so you'll end up walking 15-20 minutes to get to Tiburtina Station.
The bed is so HARD, back hurts every time we would wake up. Can't continuously put the Do Not Disturb by the door, the lights go away if you're not in the room, so even if you don't want anybody to clean your room when you're away, no choice! Probably, need to mention to the front desk not to clean.
Tiny fridge that gets your beverage just a tad cold. No microwave.
With all this complains...
Pros: the room and bathroom is always clean. Housekeeping is doing an excellent job!
Would we come back and stay again or would we recommend... NO!!! The AC problem makes the firm NO!!! If you don't mind sweating at night while you sleep and getting ready in the morning, go ahead and book! Plus the walking every morning because of the bus problem and the distance to the train station, definitely NO!
Btw, weather is almost at 70's to 80's is that cold enough to turn off the AC?
Update: checked to see if there's really a law about the AC and apparently what I read from TripAdvisor is very common to our experience. Our first time here in Rome and I guess we can't really do anything about it. Just wondering now, how come on our third night we could hear the AC working and weather wise it's all the same the days that we were here?!
Wifi is always good.
Elevator, they have 2 and it's always fast!
Did not try their breakfast. read more