Hotel Forum

Location. This hotel is all about the location - set on the edge of the Roman Forum (hence the hotel's name) and perfect for setting off to explore Rome in any direction. However.... the hotel is meant to be a four-star, but it feels no more than a three. The interiors are extremely tired-looking, and the long lounge space on the ground floor brought to mind The Overlook Hotel. Breakfast was served on a beautiful terrace, however, the ingredients were poor for a hotel purporting to be four-star (canned fruit, concentrated fruit juice) and the breakfast serving staff were utterly unenthusiastic. It's a shame, because The Forum Hotel could be fabulous if the interiors were updated, the breakfast serving staff re-trained, and the canned fruit swapped for the fresh variety.

We were initially staying at another location which suddenly had last minute plumbing issues right during the Easter holidays. We therefore had to book a room and move into Hotel Forum suddenly late at night over Easter weekend. We are so grateful to the hotel staff who helped us to check in late at night and carry our bags to our room - this helped to make a stressful situation much easier for us to deal with. Thank you. Although we hadn't intended to stay in this hotel and had to move in suddenly due to the plumbing emergency in our original accommodation, we are so glad we ended up completing our stay at Hotel Forum. It made the last few days of our trip to Rome so wonderful and magical - from waking up every morning to a beautiful view over the Forum, opening the windows and hearing the music being played out in the streets below drift to us (which made me feel like I was being serenaded!), to having breakfast at the stunning rooftop restaurant enjoying the most incredible views... Everything was wonderful and I only wish we had stayed at this hotel from the beginning of our trip and had the time to explore all the facilities properly. We did not get a chance to have drinks up at the American bar for example, although the staff were kind enough to let us visit the bar when it was closed to have a look at the views. Just incredible. We staying during Easter weekend and especially appreciated finding the little chocolate egg on our pillows on Easter Sunday. So thoughtful and lovely. Thank you so much to all the staff who made our last few days in Rome so enjoyable after the stress of having to suddenly find new accommodation late at night. We hope to come back to Hotel Forum for another milestone anniversary and this time spend longer at this hotel. Thank you.