Hi,

I have stayed at the Mecenate Palace before and think it's a great hotel. I have also read very good reviews here and elsewhere about the Due Torri.

There is an opportunity to book the Mecenate Palace for 180 Euro later this year vs. 188 Euro for the Due Torri. (For anyone going to Rome, definitely check out the Travelocity or Golden Tulip web sites for the dates of your stay).

I have not stayed at the Due Torri before. And, its location is quite different from the Mecenate Palace's location. (The Mecenate Palace is about 4 blocks from the Rome Termini Station, so certainly has access to most of the city).

I am inclined to go with the Mecenate Palace, but wanted to get the opinions of others here, especially regarding the location of the hotels vis-a-vis shopping, dining, etc.. Which hotel would you book, and why?

Thanks.

john H

I am going to Rome in June and hope that someone responds to your message. Usually all you get is to search trip.advisor or other threads. Hope someone really responds if they have stayed at Due Torri.

The Due Torri has been mentioned here frequently, and overall well recieved. Do a text search on it and you see tons of info.

For only an 8 euro difference in the rate I'd choose the one closer to the more popular sights. That would be Due Torri. However, I'm not sure how the rooms compare with Mecentate Palace's. But for location Due Torri would be better.

There is one hotel that I can not say enough about. It is located on the edge of the predestrian district, central to walking everywhere, and is the last of the great opulent hotels. Grand Hotel Plaza on Via del Corso. Get a room overlooking the courtyard. The rooms are very large and quiet, rare find. They spent millions a few years ago renovating it to its historical beauty. My wife and I walked to several 5 star hotels to check them out and NONE of them had the grandeur of this hotel.
[email protected] or www.venere.it/roma/plaza.

Your comments are quite a surprise to me, KAlan, because our stay there in May 2001 was a MAJOR disappointment, and we felt that this hotel had fallen back to resting on the laurels of yesteryear for quite a while. Totally inadequate hot water, for example, and many furnishings worn threadbare. Elevator barely working. Breakfast a la "Tang".

If they really have resurrected services(s) and modern amenities, in keeping with the architectural grandeur of the hotel, then that is good news.

For what it's worth, Fodors lists the Mecenate Palace in its 25 romantic getaways on the "front page".

But see my comments on http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34486770

Best wishes,

Rex

Any feedback from people who have actually stayed at the Due Torre or Mecenate Palace)?

Thanks.

John H.