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Refereeing Hotel Reviews: Hotel Arcangelo's Breakfast

Where: Via Boezio 15,, Rome, Italy, 00192

There's been some buzz going around lately that travel writers haven't really been giving us the full truth about the destinations they've been visiting. Mostly because the hotel or it's PR department is paying for their trip.

So we've pulled out our dusty referee whistle and looked closley at the reviews for Hotel Arcangelo. Recently, MSNBC Travel writer John Frenaye at this hotel in Rome with his family and found it great:

The room was fabulous, the daily breakfast was more than adequate and the service was sublime.

Hmm, but our research says that the rooms are dirty, the staff can be rude, and well, see for yourself on the breakfast:

The breakfast is basic continental and just about adequate, with tasteless coffee, no choice of cereals. The ham had ants running about on it on some mornings.

This was just one of several breakfast complaints and there were far more criticisms against the cleanliness of the room.

What can we say? We side with the majority. Although there is a chance that Frenaye did just happen to hit the Arcangelo on a good day. Either way do your research pre-booking.

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