This was posted by JanR and I thought we should put this recommendation under hotels. I checked out the web site and it really looks great and very well priced in comparison to the rates they are getting in Rome now.

"We stayed at a small boutique hotel called the
Inn at the Roman Forum. It was SPETACULAR!!! It is a small hotel that opened just last year. It only has 13 rooms, but each is magnificently appointed. The location is one of the best parts about it. It literally is only 30 meters away (65 paces by my count) from the Forum of Augustus and ancient Rome. It is a 5 minute walk to the Coliseum, and a 15 minute walk to the Pantheon or Bernini Square. A 25 minute walk will put you in the middle of Villa Borghese. In 30 minutes, you can be in the Vatican."