It's hard to know the review authors expectations and how to interpret the review. Well, we were not looking for luxury, nor were we looking for the simplest hostel around. On the upside, the hotel staff was nice and helpful. The hotel was clean and the room had no carpet. The breakfast was served until 10:30, so you don't have to get up too early if you enjoy sleeping in. The hotel is situated among embassies with high security so you feel safe walking round the hotel at night. The WiFi was stable but not very fast (what you can expect). As we're from Sweden, we enjoy a big breakfast and we got it. Toast, scrambled eggs, ham, yogurt, juice and desserts are just some of the options as well as good coffee (also by Swedish standards!) On the downside, we, as non smokers, could sense cigarette smoke in the hallway but none in the room and the hot water wasn't very hot but you don't have to freeze while taking a shower. Is the hotel too far from the attractions? Well, not if you enjoy walking a bit. If you know your way, you could walk to the Colosseum in about 25 minutes, that will give you a sense of the distances. I can recommend this hotel.