Hotel Diplomatic

We chose the Hotel Diplomatic for our Rome Vacation due to its proximity to Vatican City. Of our 4 days, 2 were starting at the Vatican (Sunday Mass and Monday at the Vatican Museum), and the location made it very easy for us to get to St. Peter's and the Museum quickly with a 10 min walk. The location was also great for our first day as we only had a short walk to a stop on the Ciao Roma on/off tour bus to get a feel for the city as our first item of business. The room was nice. The King bed was actually two twins, but was very comfortable for both my wife and I. We were also lucky to be on the floor that had a "balcony" (in quotes because it was just big enough to stand on) and provided a pleasant view of the street below and the connecting bridge over the Tiber. The only negative was the lack of outlets near the bed. I have sleep apnea and had to borrow the one extension cord in the hotel every night to plug in my CPAP machine. The staff at the hotel was very good at remembering this after some confusion about it the first night. Also, the hotel is half a block from Vito's Roma restaurant that is highly rated and excellent. We walked a lot on our trip (over 20 miles in the 4 days) and were comforted each night as we returned to the Diplomatic. It is a very nice hotel and one we would certainly recommend to any (non-handicapped) family or friends. I say non-handicapped because the elevator is very small and only accessible after climbing three steps.