Sheraton Golf Parco de' Medici Hotel, Rome, Italy [Master Thread]
Jun 8, 2022, 4:54 am
Shuttle Bus Service
In compliance with the Ministry of Health's Guidelines, we hereby communicate that Shuttle service for guests, from the hotel to the City Centre, Metro Station and to Euroma2 Shopping Centre, has been suspended. We apologize for the inconvenience.
I called them and they confirmed it is not in operation yet. That makes it sound like it be coming back.
Jun 13, 2022, 8:17 am
Sheraton Parco de' Medici Rome Hotel
Sheraton Parco de' Medici Rome Hotel
Viale Salvatore Rebecchini 39 Rome, IT 00148
Sheraton Parco de' Medici Rome Hotel (9 Photos)
Sheraton Parco de' Medici Rome Hotel
I would only use this hotel again if it is really cheap and I am pinching pennies. Otherwise I will choose another one of the many Bonvoy properties in Rome. I stayed here for 1 night in June 2022.
This property seems to cater to a lot of tourist groups on cruises, etc.
Overall I felt like I had entered in a time machine. The hotel generally feels like 1990s Sheraton.
I also had a problem on checkout with getting a correct invoice.
Check In
I took a taxi from FCO for 31 EUR around 9 PM. I was dropped off at a reception from the hotel. Apparently it was the wrong entrance, I was thoroughly confused by the situation. The hotel had a shuttle bus take me to another reception.
I was not really given any special greeting. My keys were already prepared.
I had booked a standard room and was upgraded to a named room, Oak HIll.
I was offered points or breakfast. Unfortunately I chose the breakfast.
The hotel has so far not managed to provide me with a proper invoice. They keep emailing me a blank invoice. I recommend that you get your invoice before leaving the property and not rely upon electronic check ou.t
Room
The room was probably the best part of the overall experience. I liked the hardwood floors, comfortable bed and strong water pressure.
There was no in room amenity, welcome note or anything like that for an Ambassador member.
Dining
This hotel had perhaps the worst buffer breakfast that I have experienced in many years. The scrambled eggs were not only runny but cold. After I complained they removed them from the buffet. A couple of minutes later I was brought a big mound of runny eggs on a plate that was apparently the same old eggs after running through a microwave.
The selection of food is of basic quality and overall nothing to write about.
I was made a good coffee upon request.
Overall the breakfast experience is what makes me not recommend this hotel.
I also sat at the bar after checking in. The service at the bar was fine. However, overall the lobby area lacks ambience.
Location
This property is kind of convenient to the airport, but is certainly not an airport hotel. There is also nothing of interest around it.
The property seems to have nice outdoor areas for weddings and other similar events. There was a wedding being setup during my stay.
The nearest train station is quite far away (10 miutes or 13 EUR by taxi). I think this property is best suited for those with a car. It was unclear to me if it would be possible to walk to the train station, since it is on the other side of a motorway. The hotel told me I had to take a taxi. Given the 35 C heat I did not argue with them.
Jul 16, 2023, 5:31 am
Are they all still in operation?
Google Street View shows big signs out front of the three buildings labeling them as 1, 2 and 3 as noted below:
Building 1 seems to be in operation in images dated July 2022 on Google Street View
Building 2, about 1/2 mile west along a desolate service road, seems to be in operation in images dated April 2023 on Google Street View
Building 3, directly across the street from Building 2, appears to have a giant tarp over the sign in images dated July 2022, but the tarp seems to have been taken down in a more distant view dated April 2023, so that wing also appears to also be in operation
The signs label Buildings 1 & 2 both as "Sheraton Golf Parco de' Medici Hotel & Resort," but the sign outside Building 3 has clearly had all the letters for the final five words ripped from the marble, so it just says "Sheraton Golf" with tons of blank space and scars from where the letters were removed:
Are all three wings currently operating?
Last edited by James Luckard; Jul 16, 2023 at 5:39 am
Jul 16, 2023, 2:18 pm
They all sit on unconnected plots of land. Two are across a traffic circle from each other, but the third is half a mile away. Each hotel building has its own totally separate street entrance, its own lobby, its own restaurant, its own meeting facilities.
The original plan by the developers MUST have been for them to be franchised to different chains as three individual, entirely unrelated hotels. It would seem insane to build all these facilities in triplicate for no reason, but they did it.
I've never seen anything like this anywhere else - three fully self-sufficient adjacent hotels, built all at the same time, but marketed as a single hotel.
The only thing I can think of that's slightly similar is the Sheraton San Diego. It has a western tower about 1000 ft away from the main wing that used to be a totally separate Sheraton property. However the smaller tower was built 3 or 4 years before the newer main wing.
It must be SUPER confusing to anyone arriving or departing. The website doesn't even make it clear which hotel structure is the primary one. Or do they all have check-in desks and such? How would people even know which hotel building their rooms are assigned in.
Can anyone explain how the process works between the three buildings?
Last edited by James Luckard; Jul 17, 2023 at 2:40 am
Jul 17, 2023, 2:37 am