Name: Hotel Castle
Address: Rome, IT

Hotel Castle, RomeHotel Castle in Rome, Italy has a corrected score of 3.7 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 60 of 457 hotels we score in Rome. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.2 before correction: Booking.com 4.0, Tripadvisor 4.5.Hotel Castle is a 2-star property in Rome's Salario district, near Via Salaria, roughly 9 to 10 km from the city centre. It has 34 rooms with flat-screen smart TVs, air conditioning, minibars and free Wi-Fi. Facilities include a seasonal outdoor swimming pool, a gym, a restaurant, room service, meeting rooms and free private parking, and pets are welcome. Guests also get a buffet breakfast, and staff are described as friendly and helpful. It suits drivers and travellers who want a quieter base away from the centre, with Gran Teatro about 2.4 km away. The interior is dated and fairly basic, and reaching central Rome takes some planning.What stands out

Clean, comfortable rooms

Buffet breakfast

Seasonal outdoor pool

Free private parking

Watch out for

Dated, basic interior

Far from central Rome

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