Deluxe Double or Twin Room (con terrazza) | Egyptian cotton sheets, down duvets, memory-foam beds, in-room safe

Reviews of Hotel Grifo

3 out of 5
Hotel Grifo
Via Del Boschetto 144, Rome, RM

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 193 out of 682 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 318 out of 682 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 113 out of 682 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 42 out of 682 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 682 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing and beyond words accommodating to us. Donatella and my 11 month old became best of friends and she just loved seeing her. I have to say everyone of the staff was everything I expected and more. I’d go back again without hesitation
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Becky

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Lesley Kerri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed at Hotel Grifo in August 2023. The staff is very accommodating and will ensure you have a smooth stay from booking to checking out. They assisted with transportation arrangements to and from the airport and also answered any questions I had along the way.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

LILIAN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
We decided to stay in Naples for the convenience of being close to the train station as we planned to visit Sorrento, Pompei and Baiano. This hotel is literally in front of the Garibaldi Train Station which facilited our travels. Naples itself is gritty and a bit run down but we had the best pizza! The hotel is sparkling clean and it has been remodeled recently. The rooms are bigger than we we used to in comparison to Rome and although there is no 24 hours desk service, they made us feel super welcome and gave us a lot of ideas on what to do. Sadly we missed breakfast as we were gone early in the morning. 10 out 10 for cleanliness and hospitality! We would definitely stay here again. Thank you Massimo!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lazaros

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Staff was very friendly and they spoke English. They had good choices for breakfast. Plus a walk to most attractions 10-15 walk.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Luis

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Good service
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Cameron

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location with very kind and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Stacey

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Leslie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
rooms don't look like the photo and need updating, coffee isn't included in hotel, most hotels if not all I've been to include coffee for free
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located. Within walking distance to the major attractions. Staff was fantastic and extremely helpful. I would not hesitate to return.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

shawn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Grifo is a gem, tucked in a small side street but within a few minutes walk of many major sites, phenomenal restaurants and an exceptional staff. I asked Alan for recommendations for afternoon outings and for a few particular eating places, none of which disappointed. A pleasant balcony to enjoy the morning was also appreciated. Just remember that this hotel as with many others in Rome, is located in a major urban centre with plenty of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. I’ll be returning to Hotel Grifo in the future.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location with helpful, friendly staff. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tamsin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really loved our stay at Hotel Grifo and would highly recommend. Easily walkable to all main attractions whilst still being in a quiet enough area where we weren’t disturbed by noise or big crowds. The hotel is also surrounded by lots of great restaurants making evenings easy. I also cannot fault the staff who were always so friendly whenever we passed through and so keen to help and offer advice/recommendations. Breakfast was great with good coffee, pastries and a couple of hot options too.

10/10 Excellent

Holle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Charlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel 5⭐️
Hotel Grifo was very clean, the rooms were comfortable, the hotel is in a fantastic location very close to a lot of the main tourist attractions. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, when we arrived we were given a map and the girl showed us the easiest ways to get to the main tourist spots and recommended restaurants and places to see. I would definitely recommend hotel grifo and would stay there again next visit. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel!
Stayed here with our young children for 3 nights. Great location close to all the main tourist sights. Room was spacious, comfortable and clean and also for a city location it was also very quiet. Air con was not quite cool enough for the heat but that's the only tiny negative and would not prevent us returning! Breakfast was ample, cheese, ham,cereal, yoghurt, toast etc. Staff were extremely friendly and the local restaurants were some of the best!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Busy Rome
It's a cute hotel. Great safe area. Staff is very kind and happy to help. Room was average. Nice fridge. Noisy at night. Tons of restaurants and stores everywhere. Maybe 5 min walk to colosseum. Breakfast was pretty terrible. Better off going left and then a right to a great bakery-lunch spot.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming area. Kindly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist were very helpful and the breakfast was good. the stuff were helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tired hotel in a great location
Room was very small and no hot water on one of the days. The toilet leaked. The room was tiny with barely enough room to get around each other. The staff were friendly and the location was perfect. It gets a 10 for location. The rooms are in a dire need of refurbishment. There was a good choice for breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Sinnora

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Barrie and Sarah
Thank you all for a lovely few days spent in your hotel Staff very attentive rooms cleaned daily Thank you for helping us surprise our American friends who had no idea we were there look forward to seeing you on our next trip
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Jessica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very disappointing staff and horrible smell
This was a huge disappointment!! The staff that checked us in were rude and not helpful. Our room smelled absolutely horrible. After chasing down the staff member who helped us to our room, he told us to call the front desk (which is where he worked). Front desk was unintetested in our concern and we never heard back regarding the smell. I asked again as he checked in another couple and he was visibly annoyed with me and offered no help. We had tours booked from beginning of the day to the end otherwise we would've packed up and left. They don't provide airport shuttle or have a rooftop as advertised. If they do, we weren't told as we paid for our airport transport that they called for us. Positives: The gentleman who checked us out was nice, breakfast was good and the room was a decent size.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not great rooms
Air condition was not working well - made the room uncomfortable to sleep in. Bed was uncomfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Juan

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's a scam!!
They sent me to another building 3-4 blocks away from the hotel.. also needed to go back to have breakfast.. very angry with this situation.. I want at least half of my money back..
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Proximity to everything. Situated in Monti district, it is a short walk to Coleseum, Trevi fountain, lots of restaurants, etc That is the drawing feature. Staff are very friendly snd helpful as they can. The hotel bldg is on older side, which doesn't usually bother us. However, a faulty air conditioner unit was dripping water into a basin placed on top of the armoire below the unit. It made noise all night as the drops fell. We had to place a towel in the basin to stop the noise, and empty the basin of water every morning. Plumber was to come fix it...but this is Italy. We were at hotel for 6 nights no plumber.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was super friendly. Room was clean and quiet. We are great walkers and didn't mind the climb. Some might not like it. No complaints from us. =) Very good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Rosemary

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dissatisfied
We booked a room at this hotel online and but were given a room in a separate building under a different name. No elevator, so up 3 flights of stairs with luggage. The room itself was average with a tiny t.v and no fridge. The bathroom was old & falling apart, the shower was tiny with accordion doors that did not fully close. There was only one small bin provided & aircon did not function properly. We spent one night there and booked into a more comfortable hotel for the remainder of our stay. Not as represented on their website, do not waste your money.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great staff and location
Very convenient location close to the Colosseum. Staff was extremely helpful and accommodating. While the area is still close to major attractions you still get a local vibe.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location in Monti. Wonderful and cordial reception staff. Breakfast is good. This is my third time to stay at Grifo.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Jade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy
Great little hotel. Would stay again. Perfect location.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Robin, Rome

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Felt really safe at this property. Location was perfect! Beds were a little uncomfortable but would stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Marie, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice close to lots
The staff at the hotel were very nice and helpful. The room was clean no complaints. It was close to lots of restaurants and shops, and walking distance to the train, bus stops and Colosseum. This hotel room was small but did the job we needed. We were mostly there for sightseeing so not in the room much, which was good because there was only walking space around the bed. The shower was tiny. The room we had was part of an annex of the hotel. If possible I would get a room in the main hotel. The room we had was right next to the main door coming into the annex part and was very loud (people coming in and out until 2 in the morning).
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location close to Coliseum and Forum but also charming and kinda hip. Nice small shops and a fun piazza close by.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Garth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Roamimg Rome
The staff was incredible. Took every moment to satisfy. It has an elevator. There was not a safe in the room but they had a safe downstairs that could be used. Wifi was frustrating for iphone. Located in a very central area where you can walk to many of the attractions. Room was small but we were able to make it work. Breakfast was cooked as ordered. Bar was open all hours. Lots of restaurants close by. Watch your wallet in the crowds.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Jr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff very friendly and helpful. Bathroom very small. We were in an annex away from the main hotel. 3 floors uo and no lift. Hard slog after you've been walking all day. Main slerping room very clean though!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We chose this hotel because of its location, which was within walking distance of everything we wanted to see. It also has a number of nice small restaurants within a block or two, which was also convenient. The breakfast there was more than we expected, and I would recommend doing that. The staff was also great. The only negative part is the size of the room, so small that there is no place for an open suitcase other than on the bed. And the shower was about two square feet. So if you are a big person, this may not work for you.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Charles, Indianapolis

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff was very welcoming and helpful. Room had a small terrace with we used once for a take-away meal. The wifi was very poor in our room which was very frustrating. My wife thought the beds were too hard, but I didn't have a problem with it. The bathroom had a bit of a moldy smell. The location was great. Easy 15 min walk to the train station and plenty of good restaurants around.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Before booking, make sure to read over the details carefully to determine which part of the hotel you are reserving a room for. Per their email confirmation "This property comprises 3 annex buildings and a main hotel building. The Annex Double Room (De Monti) is located on the 3rd floor (no elevator) in an annex building 1148 feet (350 meters) from the main building. The Annex Double Room (Colosseum Charme) is located on the upper floor (no elevator) in an annex building 311 feet (95 meters) from the main building. The Annex Double Room (Boschetto) is located on the 2nd floor with elevator service in an annex building in front of the main building." It was my fault that I did not read the details and was a little surprised when we ended up at the Colosseum Charme. The room itself was big, but very plain: Two night stands, a bed, a vanity, a TV, and a valet for you to hang up your clothes. The bathroom was clean - we did not have any issues with plumbing, and we had hot water in the shower. The room served its purpose as a simple place to come back to and rest after a long day of exploring and sightseeing. Overall, it was a good experience. Great location and very friendly staff. I would just suggest others to read over the details carefully so you know exactly what you are signing up for before you get there.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location close to many of the restaurants in Monti. However, Location can be noisy on weekend nights due to street noise from late night dinners and partying. Staff is extremely friendly and helpful. Room very small but functional if your just sleeping there and not hanging out!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was in the old part of town, near independent shops and museums, just walk down the road turn the corner, and you are surprised as you can see the Colosseum. Nice area, not noisy. The hotel was clean and comfortable, and had character. Good Breakfast! The staff were lovely. Nothing too much trouble! We had queries before we arrived and had quick responses to emails. This hotel is budget but the experience was not. I highly recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Alvaro, California, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Excellent location
This hotel is located in the historic center in the Monti area, a few blocks from the Coliseum and walking distance from Roma Termini. The neighborhood is nice, lots of restaurants and quaint shops. Although I knew about it, I found the rooms extremely small and the furniture dated. Terrible TV reception with no acces to English channels. The bathroom was small but modern, but not a single hook where to place the towels. We booked a room with a terrace which made the room a little more enjoyable.; the breakfast was adequate. I will expect a little bit more comfort for a $200 plus room a night. I guess you are paying for the location. The best thing this hotel has is the location and the staff, polite, friendly and professional. ,
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and staff
Great location. Welcoming and helpful staff. Breakfast included was great. Room was clean and quiet with adequate space for the two of us. We even lucked out with access to a small terrace off our room.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018