Hotel Forte

“A fantastic Experience”

We booked for a five day stay to explore Rome for the first time and by luck chose the perfect base to do so. The hotel is situated in an up market quarter surrounded by galleries and quality shops and yet located up a picturesque cobbled road providing a secluded haven from the main city hustle a… more

We booked for a five day stay to explore Rome for the first time and by luck chose the perfect base to do so. The hotel is situated in an up market quarter surrounded by galleries and quality shops and yet located up a picturesque cobbled road providing a secluded haven from the main city hustle and bustle. Access is gained via a lift or stairs to reception where you are greeted by Marco or Angelo or their colleagues who are really helpful and friendly and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure you have a good experience. We knowingly booked a ‘small double room’ and so it proved, but it was perfectly adequate for our needs, immaculately clean and well appointed. There is less emphasis on breakfast in Italy so it was really convenient to have the ability in house to have breakfast at a very reasonable rate offering a wide continental option plus scrambled eggs and cooked bacon. If you want to experience a small boutique charming hotel in the centre of Rome within easy walking distance to most of the famous sites, rather than the large impersonal corporate hotels then Hotel Forte is for you.

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“Great location!”

This was the perfect location for our four days in Rome. The room was small but comfortable and seemed to be clean. We did not have breakfast at the hotel as there were many places close by to grab better food for a comparable price. The service was great, everyone we interacted with was very helpf… more

This was the perfect location for our four days in Rome. The room was small but comfortable and seemed to be clean. We did not have breakfast at the hotel as there were many places close by to grab better food for a comparable price. The service was great, everyone we interacted with was very helpful. Our room overlooked the street and IG is quite noisy throughout the night. The windows did a great job blocking the noise, but we needed them open for air flow so it was tricky. Overall we enjoyed our stay here.

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“Rooms v small and basic but good location”

Can’t fault location near the Spanish steps and close to lots of sights and good restaurants. The rooms however, were incredibly small and they have used clever photography to make them look bigger and more luxurious than they are. That said, they were clean. I was in a twin and my parents a dou… more

Can’t fault location near the Spanish steps and close to lots of sights and good restaurants. The rooms however, were incredibly small and they have used clever photography to make them look bigger and more luxurious than they are. That said, they were clean. I was in a twin and my parents a double - and you couldn’t open a suitcase - so definitely risky if you have a lot of luggage. We were okay as only two nights. Breakfast was basic but okay. The staff were all polite and helpful. Overall, location good and we weren’t there for the hotel but unlikely I would stay again. Rooms small, dark, tired and you had to have the windows closed as noisy. That said, don’t regret staying as okay value given location for two rooms

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“I mean it’s okay”

This was the second time staying here for my family of 3; the first being six years ago. So we obviously liked it enough to come back. The location can't be beat, near the Spanish steps, many good restaurants, walking distance to many other city attractions. The furnishings are charming if busy and… more

This was the second time staying here for my family of 3; the first being six years ago. So we obviously liked it enough to come back. The location can't be beat, near the Spanish steps, many good restaurants, walking distance to many other city attractions. The furnishings are charming if busy and the reception generally friendly. The building has a lot of old world charm, including the elevator, and the food at breakfast was adequate. The hotel is also old and tired. "Historic" needn't mean run down and dirty. When one arrives, it's unclear how to enter the building, whereas the other hotel that shares that building has clear signage for where to go. Our "triple" room had a 4th bed crammed in, which required the desk to be shoved against a wall and made it even harder to move around in the room. When we asked, they told us they couldn't remove the bed or change our rooms. It also had a piece of gum on the desk–GROSS! How did the cleaning staff not notice!? The breakfast room had no or minimal air conditioning, when temperatures in Rome were in the mid to high 90s F / close to 40 C. The staff person working the breakfast room also grew upset when we chose to sit at a different table from the one she wanted us to use; what did it matter? We chose a table for 3! The food at breakfast was adequate at best. By 9AM they had run out of plain croissants. The "mini bar" consisted of two bottles of water, and the only cups were plastic. There was a lot of pretension of being classy, but ultimately too many small annoyances where the hotel had the onus, had they so chosen, to do better. I imagine it's a very affordable place for the location and will therefore continue to keep its rooms filled despite average to mediocre service.

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