Novotel Roma Eur

“Great overnight stop”

Typical Novotel, modern, clean, functional with friendly staff. Nice room with all necessary features. Bar area of particular note with free tapas type buffet in the early evening. For those arriving by car it has ample parking and is easily accessible being on the outskirts of Rome city yet only … more

Typical Novotel, modern, clean, functional with friendly staff. Nice room with all necessary features. Bar area of particular note with free tapas type buffet in the early evening. For those arriving by car it has ample parking and is easily accessible being on the outskirts of Rome city yet only 10 mins downtown.

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“Metro ride needed to get into the city”

This hotel is about 20 -25 mins from the airport and it’s a little out of the way saying that we go used to walking 1.5km to the Metro station palais sport then it was about 6 stops the the Colosseo Metro stop which brings your out right at the colosseum. Rooms were nice open no carpet which I thou… more

This hotel is about 20 -25 mins from the airport and it’s a little out of the way saying that we go used to walking 1.5km to the Metro station palais sport then it was about 6 stops the the Colosseo Metro stop which brings your out right at the colosseum. Rooms were nice open no carpet which I thought was unusual and didn’t feel very comfy, beds were a good size and not too hard reception staff were very good no complaints. Barman and restaurant staff were all good as well. They were very generous when it came to snacks always something on the bar the nibble which was very nice. Rome itself was very disappointing this time far too many people which surprised us being October, and so much rubbish around. This hotel is a good choice if your don’t mind using the metro everyday to get anywhere

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“Yes and no...”

Do I recommend it? Actually, almost yes. Would I come back - probably yes, but... Overall, I would give it a rating of 3+. Why? First, there was a technical problem when booking the hotel via the website. So I wrote an email to the hotel. This way I booked two rooms for the period from October 4 t… more

Do I recommend it? Actually, almost yes. Would I come back - probably yes, but... Overall, I would give it a rating of 3+. Why? First, there was a technical problem when booking the hotel via the website. So I wrote an email to the hotel. This way I booked two rooms for the period from October 4 to October 8, 2023. The disadvantage of this booking method is the lack of online payment. However, I provided the card details in the form as a guarantee of the reservation. The day before arrival, the hotel tried to charge the cost of one night, but I was not informed about this anywhere in advance. However, the hotel employees - despite having correct data - used a primitive authorization method (without the presence of the customer, the Bank blocks transactions without the 3DS secirut). Nobody called me to ask what was going on. However, I immediately received an e-mail informing me that my reservation was not guaranteed and that there was a risk of its cancellation. I was already on vacation, and the situation stressed me out and resulted in a decline in the quality of my rest. I called the hotel, explained what was going on and that the card was OK (the entire Accor chain uses it for my reservations and it's fine). Zero understanding, and as you can see from the status, I'm not a rare online customer. Instead of understanding, the lady I was talking to started talking to me in Italian (we had spoken in English before). I hope that when she goes on vacation, she knows all the languages in the world. Zero empathy and even a smile upon arrival did not change that. The disgust remained. Very big. It was I who proposed the solution - sending me a link with online payment and paying for the reservation immediately. The hotel didn't offer it, it only threatened to cancel it because "I gave the wrong card." There was stress, my day was slightly ruined. After arriving at the hotel, the crew didn't even apologize to me. I received nothing. Is it normal that the hotel authorizes our cards in a primitive way and poses a security risk? Overall, the rooms were ok, as was the bar. I can't say a bad word here. The location is ok. The restaurant too. The only minus is a broken tap in one of the two rooms, and its repair took two days, even though it was reported immediately. For all the confusion and destruction of part of my holiday, I will expect compensation from Accor.

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