Hotel Espana - GRUPPO BLAM HOTELS
3-star hotel · Esquilino, Rome
Long Weekend score
Weak3 serious reports in 202 reviews: a physical hazard (3)
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in Rome are rated 9.0 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 11% of Rome hotels
- 78% of guest comments are praise
- 95% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 11% of Rome hotels. Compared with 7,758 hotels in Rome. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 78% of guest comments are praise. 341 praise, 98 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 95% of guest photos show no damage. 53 of 56 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $169 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $58
- 5 min walkto Manzoni station
- 202 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 56 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- A station within walking distanceManzoni is 396 m away
- Staff107 praise · 3 complain
- Location88 praise · 3 complain
- Cleanliness51 praise · 4 complain
Against
- Quiet at night26 complain · 21 praise
- Room size17 complain · 9 praise
- Room conditioncomplaints falling: 6.8 in 100 a year ago, 4.2 now10 complain · 1 praise
- Bedscomplaints falling: 6.8 in 100 a year ago, 4.2 now10 complain · 10 praise
- The liftcomplaints rising: 5.1 in 100 a year ago, 7.0 now13 of 202 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
202 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (107 guests). Weakest: quiet at night, where 26 of the 47 who mention it complain.
Staff1073Strength
Amazing place, very quiet, staff is very nice, the rooms were clean, price was very affordable and everything was close by.
Google, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
You get a gate code to enter the hotel, the staff is friendly and they offer free breakfast.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
the staff didn't open the door for us nor did they show us the building where our room was located i had to go to another hotel to check in and the bed was very uncomfortable
Booking network, June 2026, rated 2/10 by this guest
Location883Strength
The location is very convenient if travelling by train from Roma Termini station.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Great location, 20minutes from Colosseum, nice area with supermarkets, looked safe, we stayed there only one night but it'd be nice spot to explore Rome, you don't have to take any means of transportation to get there it's roughly 20 min away from Rome Termini Station
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
It’s a bit far away from the main scenic spots,yet easily accessible by public bus.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Cleanliness514Strength
Positives - very clean !!
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Everything, from the location to the cleanliness, worked perfectly.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
One of the bedspreads had stains.
Google, April 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Value225Mostly good
Flott sted for en rimelig penge
Booking network, June 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
It was perfect for the price.
Google, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Breakfast3220Mostly good
Excellent breakfast service.
Google, April 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Great communal areas inside and outside, small but nice breakfast selection , an unexpected bonus.
Booking network, December 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Breakfast only with sweets, no protein not even butter
Booking network, May 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Bedscomplaints falling: 6.8 in 100 a year ago, 4.2 now1010Split
Beds could be doing with with mattress topper to stop the springs seeping through at times.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The bed mattresses were horrible.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
The bed was a bit uncomfortable.
Booking network, September 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
Quiet at night2126Split
You hear every step and the neighbors.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
A bit noisy as we were on ground floor by front door.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
The only small thing: we could hear the noise in the hallway from our room.
Google, February 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room size917Weak spot
The WC was right under ths wash basin.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
The room was very small, and the bathroom was too, with a shower cabin so tiny that you could barely move inside it.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 1/10 by this guest
However, the room was very small, and the bathroom was also tiny.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints falling: 6.8 in 100 a year ago, 4.2 now110Weak spot
The dilapidation is blatant, even though they've tried to disguise it.
Google, October 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
A little tired and basic.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
The rooms were clean and new; the only downside was that the walls were thin, and since we were on the ground floor, we could hear people coming and going, but otherwise everything was wonderful.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: views and food.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 547 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: the lift, in 13 of 202 reviews.
The liftcomplaints rising: 5.1 in 100 a year ago, 7.0 now13 of 2021 in 16 reviews
we needed to put suitcases behind the doors , no elevator
Booking network, June 2026, rated 3/10 by this guest
No lift we got 3rd floor and we were walking with luggage
Booking network, March 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Heating and air conditioning9 of 2021 in 22 reviews
The room and especially the bathroom were very cold and the heating was not working.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
The central heating did not work supposedly due to the muicipality's order (but the A-C provided enough heat).
Booking network, January 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Problems in the bathroom8 of 2021 in 25 reviews
Sadly the shower drain was quite clogged, and the breakfast had run out by 8am one of the days
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Drainage in the shower was not working.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Wi-Fi8 of 2021 in 25 reviews
The only downside is the lack of internet, but that might just be a temporary inconvenience.
Google, January 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Hardly any signal on phone and could not get on Wi-Fi.
Tripadvisor, February 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Something broken in the room7 of 2021 in 29 reviews
Unable to access WiFi/safe at first but soon rectified once notified.
Booking network, September 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Not as shown or booked5 of 2021 in 40 reviews
The standard rooms are smaller than they may appear in the photos - just advice/reminder to check how many square metres you get and not base your assumption on the photos of all possible rooms :)
Booking network, June 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Serious reports
3 in 202 reviews, most common first. Shown beside the score, never averaged into it.
A physical hazard3 of 202 reviews
I almost got hit on the back by the door in question, which, upon later checking with the receptionist, had not been repaired properly.
Google, August 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
These are guests' own accounts from their reviews. We have not verified them, and the hotel may dispute them. A report is counted only when the guest says it happened at the hotel and holds the hotel responsible.
Photos, checked
3 of the 56 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (5%).
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: restaurant (3), private balcony (4).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$169 is a typical night, from 301 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Jan 2027, $76Dearest month: Sep 2027, $320
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Manzoni station is 396 m away by road, about 5 minutes on foot. There are 3 bars or clubs within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Penny3 min walk238 m by road
- Nearest station: Manzoni5 min walk396 m by road
- Nearest main road: Piazza di Porta San Giovanni594 m
- The Colosseum25 min walk1.9 km by road
- The Trevi Fountain2.9 km
- The Pantheon3.5 km
- St. Peter's Basilica5.7 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
10 room types, from 12 to 24 m².
- Standard Single Room12 m²Sleeps 1Bathtub in its photos
- Standard Double Room15 m²Sleeps 2
- Double Room with Terrace15 m²Sleeps 2Balcony in its photos
- Superior Double or Twin Room17 m²Sleeps 2
- Double or Twin Room with Balcony18 m²Sleeps 2Balcony
- Double or Twin Room18 m²Sleeps 2
The other 4 room types
- Double Room with Balcony18 m²Sleeps 2Balcony
- Comfort Triple Room19 m²Sleeps 31 Twin bed + 2 Double bed
- Comfort Quadruple Room20 m²Sleeps 42 Queen bed + 2 Twin bed + 1 Queen bed
- Quadruple Room with Garden View24 m²Sleeps 42 Queen bedBalcony in its photosA view, going by the room's name
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.1 out of 10. Only 11% of the 7,758 hotels in Rome are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 9.0.
Every review site, out of 100
67 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 26 guests complain about noise.
If room condition matters to you
Here, 10 of the 11 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
202 reviews counted · 96 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 897 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 202 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 76 older, 255 in other languages and 364 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 2 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 5 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 9 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 96 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 56 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.