Hotel King — The Most-Tested Score on the Spanish Steps Side
It fits when you would rather trust a settled score than a flattering one, and a rooftop view matters more than floor space. It does not fit if you need a large room, or if 8.1 reads as too low to consider.
At a glance
- Official name
- Hotel King
- Location & getting around
- Via Sistina 131, Rome, Italy
- Area
- Spanish Steps and Veneto
- Property type
- Hotel · 3★
- Guest score
- 8.1 / 10 · 1,619 reviews
Agoda guest score (as of 2026-08-23) - Good for
- Families, Couples
- Rooms & occupancy
- Double, Triple, Twin
- Source: Agoda property information
- Agoda data checked: 2026-08-23
- 1,619 reviews — six times the sample of any neighbour in its district
- 1.24km to Termini, second closest of the five here
- Views and a terrace recur in five of twelve reviews
- 8.1 — joint second lowest of the 28 Rome stays here
- Small rooms raised in three of twelve reviews
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The one score in this district you can lean on
Four of the five properties in this area carry between 164 and 305 reviews. This one carries 1,619 — roughly six times the next deepest sample.
That changes how to read the number. 8.1 from 1,619 stays and 8.8 from 164 are not comparable quantities. The first has been pushed at from every direction by people with different expectations, seasons and room assignments, and it settled at 8.1. The second is a promising early reading. If you are deciding between properties in this district, the sample size is a fact worth as much as the score.
| Distance | Among the five in its district | |
|---|---|---|
| Pantheon | 1.03km | second closest |
| Colosseum | 1.62km | closest |
| Roma Termini | 1.24km | second closest |
| St Peter’s Basilica | 2.76km | third |
| Fiumicino Airport | 23.57km | — |
Via Sistina runs from Piazza Barberini down to the top of the Spanish Steps, which puts it on the useful side of this district — closer to everything than the Via Veneto end, and above the crush at the bottom of the steps.
Rooms — 60 of them, and 1,619 opinions about them
Doubles, twins and triples. The triple is worth asking about early; Rome is short of them and 60 rooms is not many.
This is the one property in its district with enough reviews to read confidently, and the room picture is genuinely mixed: two guests call them small, two call them roomy. With that sample size, the split is real rather than noise — it depends which room you get.
Views are the thing to ask about specifically. Five of twelve reviews raise a view or the terrace, which in a 60-room building means it is not every room. Say at booking that the outlook matters and ask what is available upstairs. A bathtub comes up twice.
Facilities — a bar, a restaurant and a terrace worth using
Short list for a three-star, and the terrace is what guests return to. Via Sistina runs down from Piazza Barberini to the top of the Spanish Steps, so the building sits above the crush at the bottom of the steps rather than in it.
The lift comes up twice, which in a central Roman building is the standing constraint. Breakfast is raised twice.
The check-out time is not stated in the property data we hold — confirm it when booking. Given that the rest of this district checks out between 11:00 and 12:00, it is worth a question rather than an assumption.
Best for
- Travellers who weigh sample size when reading scores
- Wanting the Spanish Steps within a few minutes
- Parties of three needing a triple
Not ideal if
- Room size is the thing you notice
- You want the Vatican side of the city
Where the 8.1 comes from
Reading the sample, it is not a mystery. Staff are praised in eight of twelve reviews and views or the terrace in five. The recurring complaint is room size, raised three times, with the lift mentioned twice.
That is the same shape as its neighbour Hotel 55 Fiftyfive at the identical 8.1: a well-placed older central building where the rooms are the compromise. The difference is that here you are reading it off 1,619 opinions rather than 268.
The view is the specific thing to ask about. Five separate guests raise it, which in a building of 60 rooms means it is not every room. Say at booking that the outlook matters and ask what is available on the upper floors.
We have not stayed here. These are patterns across the guest reviews on the booking page, read on the date below, and we pass on only points several people make.
Before you book
- 60 rooms, three stars. Doubles, twins and triples are listed — triples are worth asking about since Rome is short of rooms for three
- Check-in 15:00. The check-out time is not stated in the property data we hold — confirm it when booking
- Facilities are a bar and a restaurant
- City tax is collected by the hotel at check-out, not by the booking site, and the three-star band is well under the €10 charged at five stars (how the bands work)
- This district has the widest internal spread in Rome, from 0.56km to 2.38km to the Pantheon. Check the number rather than the district name
How it reads next to the thinner-sampled properties around it: Spanish Steps and Veneto hotels.
FAQ
Why does the review count matter?
The other four properties in this district carry between 164 and 305 reviews. This one carries 1,619. An 8.1 tested that many times tells you more about what you will actually get than an 8.8 tested 164 times.
What do guests praise?
Staff, in eight of the twelve reviews we read, and views or the terrace in five. Cleanliness follows. The recurring complaint is room size, raised three times.
Where is Via Sistina?
It runs from Piazza Barberini down to the top of the Spanish Steps. The Pantheon is 1.03km and the Colosseum 1.62km — the closest of its district to the Colosseum.
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