To be honest, when I was looking for a hotel in Rome, I was slightly skeptical about Hotel Aurelius given that we were not really a fan of its traditional design seen in the pictures and it seemed far from town centre. How wrong was I! The room was clean, big and most of all pretty modern in many aspects contrary to the pictures. I would say the pictures really don't do the hotel justice.
Upon arriving, we were greeted by the warmth of front desk Manager Gianfranco who extended his hospitality to us very well. He gave us a quick intro of Rome which was very helpful, told us lots of tips and amenities around. Throughout the stay, his other colleague Ihab was superb in his service as well, whipping up fantastic breakfast according to our requirements. (The lobby was under renovation, so they delivered breakfast to our rooms daily. We requested for different things daily and he accomodated to EVERYTHING!)
Location wise was nothing to worry about. Metro was just a 5 minute walk away and it brings you to all the major attractions in no time. You can get to the other line in just about 15-20 minutes as well and there are very good bus services outside of the hotel.
The only downside to our stay was the dodgy WIFI. It was slow and might need some upgrading. I like the system though, you don't have to re-login every time you go back to the hotel, it just connects back automatically and you can request for as many password from the reception for your various devices.
Overall it was a mindblowing stay. If the management is reading this, please give them a bloody pay rise and keep such fantastic staffs in your hotel.
