We are travelling to Rome in late april and would like recommendations of hotels or B&Bs that are in good locations and are not going to break the bank. We will be staying for 3 nights. Thanks.

I continue to enjoy La Residenza, just off the northern part of Via Veneto and a short walk to the Spanish Steps. It's a very nice hotel that hasn't totally gone out of sight in price.

Try doing a search in the Europe forum for 'hotels in rome', 'rome hotels','places to stay in rome'. I've been doing that for the last few weeks and have found a wealth of info for budget and upscale places to stay in Rome.

What's your budget? I stayed at Hotel Julia last year and it was about 75Euro for a single en suite. They have 2 hotels
Hotel Julia
Domus Julia

I found mine by romeby.com It has very good pictures and lots of info. Also try venere.com We are booked in the Kennedy. Good luck

Hotel In Parione is in the Campo de Fiori area and reasonably priced. We went in September - I can't remember how much we paid, but we're fairly budget travelers.

we are staying at the Hotel Parione in May - what was it like??

Hotel Brasil across from the British embassy. Three stars for a reasonable price.

I stayed at the Hotel Urbis in Rome, March of 2003 and at that time it was around $30 a night.. you can see it from the inside of Termini train station, very, very convenient. I did have a room with no bathroom, did not have a problem with that. The room was big, clean and so was the bathroom. Check www.tripadvisor.com for comments. I did book this thru www.venere.com.

debwhite, this B&B is no secret, and so it is often full, but I really liked it on last trip to Rome:
www.nicolasinn.com

5 of us had two rooms there for 3 nights. The triple had 3 single beds, a good bathroom w/nice tub and shower combo (tub was great after walking our feet off in Rome!), good air system, lots of storage space, and a very sound-proof window -- important since our room was on the busy Via Cavour side.

The double had a double bed and nice bath w/shower only. It overlooked the interior courtyard.

Via Cavour is busy and not that attractive of a street, but we liked the location just a few minutes walk to the Forum. We walked everywhere from there except the Vatican - an easy bus ride. The little trattoria next to the B&B and the pizzaria down the street were favorites of ours.

The owners are an American and her Italian/French/Lebanese husband. They were both exceedingly helpful and very nice. The B&B is on the third floor of an old building, but it is furnished in a tasteful & soothing style. The owners are not there 24 hours but are available by phone 24 hours.

Breakfast is brought to your room & was quite delicious - continental, of course, but with nice touches.

thanks for all the help. I will no go on line and see what is available for my dates. Hoping to nail something tonight! then I'll want restaurant recommendations. DW

Check www.venere.com We're going in late March and we're staying at Al Pantheon B & B con Thomas Mann, it's a 2* next to the Pantheon at a good price. I booked 3 nights on venere and then emailed them directly as we're returning to rome later and Venere showed they were full. Turns out they had rooms available and gave us a discount for booking direct (about 10E less/night). They own some other properties in the Novanno/Pantheon area. www.casaromana.it

Sid - we enjoyed our stay there. It is quite small. There is a bakery right next door, so hubby would go down and get b'fast for us. We did not eat b'fast at Hotel Smeraldo (sister hotel). The stairs are quite tight (but I think there is an elevator). No real views, but there is a rooftop terrace that is cozy. And you just can't beat the location. We walked everywhere - never took public transport. They'll arrange a driver for a ride back to the airport if you need it.