Hotel Pineta PalaceThe hotel is located about 3 miles N-NW of the Vatican. Some rooms have a view of the dome on St. Peter's. The hotel is located in a residential area away from all the hustle and bustle of the center of town. It is geared toward businesspersons. The hotel has six fairly large meeting rooms with plenty of audio/video equipment for presentations. There is also a restaurant, bar and outdoor patio area to eat and relax.
For our stay, we requested and were provided with a baby crib. They had a free continental breakfast with the usual meats, cheese, bread, and juices. They had regular coffee but also had some espresso machines to make some decent cappuccinos. You could buy food at the bar, things like pizza, chicken salad sandwiches, and chicken nuggets but they are a bit pricey. The restaurant would be the best bet because they offered some decent three-course meals. The hotel offers a shuttle service to two different places: one to the Vatican and the other to a place within walking distance from the center of town. They charge 3 € for each round trip ticket. The only problem with the shuttle is the last pick up is 8pm. Most restaurants downtown don't start serving dinner until 7pm. That means you would have to catch a cab back to the hotel or use the buses. A cab ride would range from 15-20 € from downtown. Overall, our stay was very pleasant. We only had problems with the man at the front desk. He was obviously busy due to the number of people checking in that day and was a bit rude to us and everyone else that morning. He was better by that afternoon. Our flight got into Rome at 8:30am and we were at the hotel by 9:30am but check in was not until 12pm. They do not have the setup to hold more than a couple of bags some we couldn't explore the area and come back. We ended up sitting in the lobby for a few hours until our room was ready. Not too big a deal.