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I spend 2 nights before a cruise at the Sina Bernini Bristol hotel. It's located near the Trevi fountain and Spanish steps, and opposite a stop for some of the HOHO buses. ||One thing to note is that this hotel is older, all the rooms are very different and it's made up of a few buildings so that even though there's a lift, several actually, you may STILL have to navigate up/down 6-9 steps to get to your room which I didn't know beforehand and was rather annoying.||After some initial misunderstandings with staff (I didn't feel welcome at first, and at one point, a doorman followed me around and made me feel like he thought I wasn't a guest, I had a nice stay but I won't return, mainly due to the physical layout of the hotel and other small things, like no one told me that I had to insert my key into a hard to find spot to turn on the lights.||I did get upgraded to a suite for my birthday which was nice, and the breakfast room staff kindly added a candle to a bombolono (little donut) in honor of my birthday so that was super nice.||The room was clean and fairly quiet, with a large bathroom, sitting area and comfortable bed. I will say that the prices for food and drinks in the hotel and at the surrounding restaurants were quite a bit higher than those in facilities closer to the other hotel I stayed in (Hotel Lancelot, by the Colosseum, in a more residential area) so that was a bummer. WIFI worked fairly well and the hotel did have a lot of TV channel options, though not many in English and no US channels if I recall. (SO watching American football in Italy, on a German channel with German play by play was fun!) Not all rooms have A/C that functions all the time either, so if you're always hot, be sure to ask for a room with A/C.||The breakfast, which I selected as my Bonvoy Elite amenity was very good with plenty of variety to satisfy both European and American palates. I loved the MYO waffles! And I always appreciate a good mimosa as well.||I did enjoy my stay and the hotel is very nice, it just wasn't a good fit for me personally. I had very high expectations and I was a little let down initially. Again, many love this property but I can also understand those who do not. If you want a nicely located hotel in a convenient, albeit a more expensive part of Rome, then this might be your place. But if you're looking to have your socks knocked off with service and luxury, you may be disappointed.