Overpriced "****" hotel

for the amount of money they charge there should be more to it than a "designed" façade...

Okay, but wouldn't stay there again

Stayed here as part of an organised tour in October 2004.

Hotel looks great and is very modern, but unfortunately this is really only a veneer. The finishings in my room were basically unfinished - the plug did not fit the sink (which was not attached properly to the vanity), the air con leaked in the bathroom and everytime I used the shower the bathroom floor flooded as there wasn't a drain and the shower curtain didn't fit the shower properly! Also, the slick looking bedhead had an unfinished chipboard wall behind it! Hardly quality. Positives were the big room and double glazed windows. But I wouldn't stay here again if I was organising my own trip to Rome. Especially considering it wasn't cheap!

Great Hotel, Great Location!

My family and I stayed at this hotel for 5 days during a recent trip to Rome and we absolutely loved it. We'd never heard about the hotel before but some friends who had stayed at the Ripa said it was a great value. I was a bit skeptical at first because I didn't know the area very well, Trastevere, but a 10 minute walk just over the Tevere bridge and you're in the heart of Rome. Trastevere itself turned out to be a very quaint, charming, typical Roman neighborhood with no car traffic in the small streets and the best restaurants in all of Rome. My kids (19 & 21) loved the neighborhood for all of the great bars and places to hang out for young kids. My wife loved the shopping.

Dirty, smelly hotel

The hotel room was very smelly and dirty. The air conditioner leaked all the time in our entrance. I wore my shoes all the time. The dog kennel down the street made it hard to sleep.

Expected More

Location is great for area, Trastevere, however, dog kennel down the alley had dogs barking all night each night. Rooms are minimalist but functional. Carpets were dirty (enough that dissuaded barefoot walking). Sister-in-Laws room had air conditioner dripping water into their room and huge wet moldy spot on their carpet. It was close to great cafe and club district. Staff was professional but very cold and not eager to please. We expected more from the description and photos on the Web.

Ripa & Rome over easter

My family and I stayed at Hotel Ripa for 6 nights during easter, we had 2 very large connecting rooms. The hotel is very modern and we did not have any problems with the fixtures in the rooms, bathrooms or the staff which we found fairly friendly. The hotel is close by a tramway stop with 2 lines one headed to Plaza Largo Argentina (near plaza Venezia)and another towards the Testaccio area.The area around the hotel does not impress,and its very quiet. There is a supermarket close by and a short walk away there are many restaurants for every taste and budget. As expected Rome was very crowded and we were a bit irritated by the way they people get pressed into the Sixtine chapel otherwise great trip to be repeated off season to profit from the number of events that take place in Rome before and after easter.

Very nice hotel, love it!

Ripa Hotel is located in the Trastevere area (a taxi ride takes only 10-15 minutes from city centre). Nice lobby with beautiful design furniture. The decoration of rooms is great: italian taste at its best ! Breakfast was ok but not fantastic.

I do not understand the negative reviews about this hotel, I very much enjoyed the Ripa Hotel, I will return to this hotel for my next visit to Rome.

Unforgettable honeymoon thanks to ripa hotel !!....

...just a short note to thank you all the staff at ripa hotel, thanks to them we really enjoied our trip - we had a fabulous suite, they welcome us with flowers and champagne, they really surprised us. We loved trastevere area, where we spent unforgettable romantic walkings till late at night even if mostly of our friends told us to be carefull to walk at night in Rome. It'swas an interesting experience to be in an old city like Rome, and leave in a futuristic design hotel like Ripa. If you wish to have a non common holiday in Rome, Ripa hotel is the right place for you !.....

Biggest Disappointment ever

Our stay was one big letdown. The "Suite" turned out to be a

normal-sized double with a rather small bathroom. It has a balcony, but

with a view on a dilapidating office building from the 70s. The room

itself was over-designed and had no armoire or other place for ur

belongings. The hotel itself seemed to be a converted office block and

lies a good walk away from the heart of the charming Trastevere

quarter. In spite of the hefty price, the breakfast was not more than

youth-hostel level. Finally, the fitness club was not open to the

guests.

Loud Experience

4 star hotel outside of Rome center (Trastevere). Ugly building from the outside, but beautiful design inside and beautiful rooms. Very, very loud though! Not just slamming doors and talking in the corridors (hey, that's Italian), but discotheque on ground floor, partying at 86 dB+ all night long. Don't - I repeat - don't go here if you need to sleep at night. Dog-kennell next to the building. Staff is not very friendly. My conclusion: just design isn't worth the room rate of $330/night.