I selected this hotel, knowing that we would want something quiet & with great views for the start of our trip, It is important to know that Tivoli is a day trip from Rome for most people, but we stayed for 3 days. (I highly recommend overnighting here, it's lovely). When we arrived & were trying to locate the hotel, we asked a lady at a souvenir stop outside the train station & she recommended a cab. Once we arrived I understood why. We are walkers & walk everywhere, so convenience is not important for us, but if you are staying at this hotel & did not drive, you will need to hire a cab. It is located at least 25 minutes out of town on foot. The hotel does offer breakfast, but even though there is a dining room, neither lunch nor dinner were available during our stay. We suspect it was due to the fact that it tends to be provided as an overnight option to bus tours as a tour showed up every evening after 8 p.m. & they had obviously already eaten for the day. We & only one other couple were staying at the hotel at any given time, so it's likely they thought it unnecessary to offer other meals. The breakfast was substantial enough to get you to lunch. The rooms were large & do need updating, but the rest of the hotel was well maintained. The staff were wonderful & although they didn't speak a lot of english we were able to make ourselves understood enough to enjoy our stay. The only negative is that if you do not drive you will have limited access to Tivoli.