I have narrowed my Rome hotel search to either the Colonna Palace (112 euro) or the Hotel Adriano (110 euro). Both hotels promise me a small single room, great locations (Piazza Navona area) and continental breakfast. Reviews for these are both favorable on tripadvisor.com with a few negative comments.

Oddly, the Colonna Palace is offerd on orbitz.com at 112 euro but when I wrote and told the hotel this they said they will only offer me a single room at 130 euro a night.

Which would you choose? I have to reserve this today!

I've stayed at the Colonna Palace twice & liked it. It's not *that* near Piazza Navona, though - maybe a 15-20 minute walk. But being near the Piazza Navona isn't a plus for me. It is within walking distance of most of the sights, and next to a good bus route for the more distant sights like the Vatican. I don't know what time of year you are going, but for me, staying in the spring/summer, the hotel roof terrace was a another plus.

I am going in November during Thanksgiving week.

Piazza Navona is only one third of a mile from the Colonna Palace. I guess if it took 20 minutes you must have stopped for gelato at Giolitti.

Maybe as the crow flies - but it is via narrow, often crowded streets. And another plus point about the CP is it's near the San Crispino ice cream shop, but in the other direction - as long as that's reachable, I wouldn't go anywhere else !

Its funny how I cannot find a lot of comments about these hotels. Everyone here is usually so vocal!

(7 years ago before I originally stayed at the Hotel Due Torri it was difficult too).

Sorry, Richard, I'm a Hotel San Carlo chick myself, can't recommend any Rome digs other than that and Casa Howard.

Buon Viaggio,
BC

Colona palace is not 20 minutes walk from Piazza Navona… maybe more like 8 minuets if you are using a stick…
Also it is very central and closer to via del corso and Fontana di Trevi for instance. It is more quiet as well. I know people who stayed there, they are happy and keep returning. I am not sure about the Adriano Hotel but it certainly has a name. It is located on a narrower street then the Colona hotel which has a big empty piazza in front of the palace and a nice theatre attached to it.

In short I would go for the colona palace.

Also, Just behind the Colona palace, there is a very good restaurant but not known and can be hardly seen cause it is inside a narrow dead end street (but on the same block as the hotel). I forgot it’s name, if it has any…

Opps I just see you have to reserve it today…. To late then.