lizziecritt
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After reading many positive reviews for this place I truly was looking forward to a fantastic stay. When we arrived I was quite surprised, but not pleasantly. ||||Firstly let me start by saying that the location was quite central and within easy walking distance of all major attractions. Piazza Navona was right around the corner and there are plenty of beautiful restaurants in surrounding streets which were perfect for a casual lunch or dinner. ||||I was quite surprised to receive an email from management in the days before my arrival stating that reception hours are 8am until 2:40pm, even though when booking I was informed reception was operative from 8am until 9pm. The email started that if were to arrive after this time we must check in at the hotel downstairs. I found this quite strange considering the hotel’s check in time only starts at 2pm.||||Upon arrival we headed to the first floor of the very rundown building at which we arrived, and checked in at the Suite Art Navona. The woman on this reception desk was absolutely lovely and showed us upstairs to the floor which our ‘hotel’ was located on. I use the term ‘hotel’ quite loosely as this small collection of bedrooms could by no stretch of the imagination be considered a hotel. ||||We had booked a deluxe double room, one of the better room categories of the hotel. There was nothing deluxe about the room we were given, it was extremely basic. We struggled to recognise the hotel from the pictures showcased online. The condition of the entrance was terrible. The woodwork, cabinetry and walls was extremely old, worn, and chipped. There was a tiny white stand which I assume functions as the reception desk during its limited operative hours. Around the corner lies the common area, a small dark room with a few lounges and a coffee machine. It does not appear the same as the online photos. We saw no evidence of the lovely reception area displayed online, this was until we were checking out and were taken to a different hotel across the hall to do so. Breakfast was adequate as expected and was delivered on time every morning. Unfortunately the wifi was also problematic as it regularly dropped out. ||||Overall Gens was comfortable however we were disappointed at the online misrepresentation, lack of reception and the poor condition of the ‘hotel’. I also don’t believe it should be marketed as a hotel, as it is far from it. We would not stay here again.