Warmthotel

Warmthotel is a fairly typical corporate chain-style hotel. The room was generous, nicely furnished and had an ingenious sliding wardrobe door which could also serve as a partition screen for the corridor. The complimentary toiletries were a cut above the norm having a very nice scent and there were disposable slippers as well (which is unusual in a lot of hotels these days). The breakfast was very extensive with a good choice of hot and cold, sweet and savoury options. The hotel location is a little unusual being in a residential area and there are not really any shops or restaurants close by, however, there is a complimentary shuttle bus that will take you to the Laurentina metro station (and from there directly into central Rome), the only catch is that it only goes once every hour. Warmthotel has a good, secure car park and with the shuttle/Metro into Rome and Rome’s Fiumicino Airport not too distant either, the location served our purposes very well.

The lift was very frustrating, either not arriving or not going in the direction desired – but this could have been the fault of a large tour group of Chinese, who constantly pressed the buttons! The sink in our bathroom also had very poor drainage. We asked at Reception for someone to look at it while we were out, however, that did not occur. When we returned, we called Reception and someone was sent right away. There was something blocking the drain but even with that removed, drainage was still poor. We also called for the shuttle bus to collect us from Laurentina Metro Station but they forgot to collect us. We waited 20 or so minutes and then called again, the driver was apologetic for having forgotten.

Very good and rich breakfast with freshly prepared Italian coffee.