After spending some time in Rome and Vatican City for the weekend, I needed a place to stay before my flight back home to the United States Monday morning. Remembering my last trip to Rome, I knew that there are handful of options near Fiumicino airport. I ended up picking the Hilton Rome Airport for its convenient location and desire to try it for the first time. Check out this Hilton Rome Report review below!
Hotel Information
| Dates Stayed: | April 27, 2025 to April 28, 2025 (1 night) |
| Location: | Via Arturo Ferrarin, 2, 00054 Fiumicino RM, Italy |
| Room Number / Room Type : | 5090 / King Hilton Executive (complimentary upgraded) |
| Method / Cost: | Paid / $376.54 |
| Loyalty Status: | Honors Diamond |
Summary
- Fantastic location for easy access to the airport
- Restaurant has great food and amazing breakfast buffet
- Room had plenty of space and storage
- 8 minute walk to Terminal 3 via pedestrian bridge
- Breakfast spread is quite extensive
- Has a nice little Executive Lounge
- Gym has old equipment and some amenities require extra payment
- Hotel is isolated from other establishments
Booking the Hilton Rome Airport
Similar to the other bookings for this trip, I booked this hotel back in November 2024 as a King Hilton Guestroom for 297 Euro. After taxes and conversion, it ended up being $376.54.
I used the app to book directly, and I did not use any points. While I could have used points, I also lowkey wanted to be able to get my bank of points back up to over 1 million by spending the money on stays.
Because I knew that my flight home was around 10AM for Monday, I wanted an airport hotel to stay the night before to make it easier knowing that Rome is a solid 30+ minutes away from the airport. This hotel is in a prime location, so booking it to meet this requirement was a no brainer.
Location of Hilton Rome Airport
This is the closest Hilton hotel to the airport, and you don’t even need to book a taxi to get to the airport. A pedestrian bridge is available that connects to the terminals from the front of the hotel.
I took a 60 Euro uber to get here from The Spring House Hotel. The driver dropped me off right at the doors.
Lobby and Checking In at Hilton Rome Airport
Inside the lobby, past the sliding doors is the very long front desk with specific desks for Priority Check-In (those with Diamond status), normal check-in, and then some sort of car service desk at the end.
Left of the front desk is a concierge desk, but I never saw anyone man it. A sitting area is also behind the concierge desk.
To the right of the front desk is a sitting area with books and magazines, and information about the small art gallery in the lobby. Beyond this sitting area is the rest of the ground floor of the hotel.
I arrived at the hotel at about 3:20PM, and check in started at 2PM. I was able to immediately talk to the Priority check-in desk. He verified my stay, verified and acknowledged my Diamond status, and he briefly explained the various amenities of the hotel. He then handed me my Diamond member stuff: a snack, a sheet of paper with information for Diamond/Executive stays, and my two keys. But one key was for my room and the other was for the gym and pool. Kinda weird.
Room at the Hilton Rome Airport
When I checked into the hotel, I got upgraded and ended up with a King Executive room. How nice! I had room 5092 located on the 5th floor. The 5th floor has a wing of Executive rooms.
Inside the room, I was reminded of the layout and square footage of the Executive rooms at the Hilton Nagoya (which I’m very familiar with due to practically living there for a while).
Walking into the room, there’s a mini-hallway between the closet and bathroom. Closet on the right, bathroom on the left.
The closet itself has parts with a door and without a door. Attached to the end of the closet is a built-in luggage rack.
In the main space of the room is the king bed with an ottoman and built-in side tables. Across from the bed is the TV.
On the window side of the room is a full size chaise lounge chair that could probably also serve as an extra bed. The desk fills out the rest of the length of the wall.
The window itself had sheer and blackout curtains. And the view outside was of the roof of the hotel conference center as well as the train tracks.
Amenities in the Room
Starting with the closet, several amenities are included. Hangars can be found both in the open-face portion of the closet as well as behind the mirror door. A bottom drawer houses the hair dryer and iron. Shelving within has the lockbox and ironing board. The built-in luggage rack has a bottom drawer and a decorative rod for hanging things. And by decorative, I mean kind of industrial to fit in with the darker aesthetic.
The desk against the window has an overhead lamp, power outlets, trash can, and the typical in-room coffee station. Here, there’s an electric kettle, ice bucket, glass cups, ceramic mugs, instant coffee and tea, sugar, creamer, stirrers, and napkins. Within the desk is a cabinet housing the mini-fridge. Inside were the two water bottles for me being a Diamond member (otherwise a few Euro for non-Diamond).
For the bed, there were side lamps and reading lights on either side. A room phone sits atop one of the side tables and power outlets are available on either side. Light switches for the entire room are accessible on both sides of the bed, which is a nice touch. Lastly, an ottoman is at the foot of the bed. On top of the ottoman was a bathrobe and a pair of disposable slippers.
Decor in the Room
The colors are black and white with light accents throughout. The designs are somewhat minimal and modern industrial.
There was one piece of artwork in the room that looks like a ship window with a view of the sea, and this was a motif throughout the Executive rooms hallway.
Bed Comfort
I found the bed to be firm, which I like. The pillows, however, were too squishy for my taste, but I made due given I was only staying one night.
Cleanliness and Wear/Tear
Overall, it looked pretty clean when I walked into the room. No major wear and tear as some things look a little worn.
Noises in the Room
There are several train tracks outside that lead to the airport. You can hear some trains whenever they pass by but they are not too loud.
I was able to hear what noises were coming from the hallway, especially with kids running and people talking. No neighbor noises.
WiFi in the Room
As is typical for practically every Hilton property, connecting to WiFi was just a matter of connecting to the Hilton Honors network and logging into the splash screen with my last name and room number.
For WiFi speeds, I found it to be pretty similar to The Spring House.
- 29.4 mbps download
- 28.8 mbps upload
- 6 ms ping
This is more than suitable for working and streaming content.
What I think of the room overall
Given that I was only staying one night, I thought the room was more than adequate for what I needed. I liked that there was a lot of storage space. The room also looked aesthetically pleasing and cozy. If I had to work virtually, the room would have been comfortable enough with a decent desk and space to relax.
Considering this is an airport hotel, I don’t think most people tend to stay here for more than a few days. So I think this is a really nice room to get some rest before a flight the next day.
Bathroom
The bathroom is square in shape with the toilet and bidet on the opposite wall. Bookending the space is the sink on the left and the shower/tub on the right.
Around the sink is a large mirror, a close up mirror, and amenities.
The toilet’s flush buttons are up kind of high. Right next to the toilet is the bidet with towel rack above.
The shower has a half door. For sprays, it has an overhead and a handheld with various valves to control temperature and pressure for each.
Amenities in the Bathroom
The provided soaps and such are all Crabree & Evelyn:
- Sink: lotion, hand soap
- Bidet: face soap (LOL?)
- Shower: shower gel, shampoo, conditioner
Also at the sink is a PeterThomasRoth mending kit, and some cotton balls.
In the shower is an alarm string that is properly marked that it is for such. Unlike at The Spring House. 👀
What I think overall of the bathroom
Everything was pretty much tiled but elegantly done, and I liked that. It doesn’t look like a cheap bathroom with bland white walls and simple fixtures.
I also appreciated the space within the bathroom since The Spring House’s bathroom was a little tight, even just for me.
Hotel Overall
The location of this hotel is super ideal for those who have a flight the next day. There’s a pedestrian walkway that runs adjacent to one of the airport garages that leads to the terminals at FCO. When I checked out, I timed it to be 8 minutes from the hotel front desk to the departure hall in Terminal 3.
However, its location is also a downside. I don’t think there’s anything convenient around it so you’re pretty much stuck with the hotel restaurant for food and drink. I suppose you could walk over to the airport and use the train stations to go elsewhere or call an Uber.
The ground floor’s layout isn’t quite intuitive as some things seem like they’re not logically placed, but everything was functional and findable. Except the Executive Lounge (see below).
Staff Service
I found the front desk to be friendly and professional. They spoke English well, and they answered my various questions throughout my short stay.
Custodial staff was friendly as well as they’d greet me when passing by in the hallway.
The wait staff at the restaurant for dinner were very attentive, and I was impressed because it seemed like multiple of them were handling my area and me and none missed a beat.
The gym attendant didn’t acknowledge me at all, but it wasn’t required of me to check in with him unless I needed him. And he wasn’t even manning the front desk from the time I walked in until like 30 or so minutes later.
Occupancy Load
This is an airport hotel so I suspected that it would be pretty occupied. I did find a lot of people around for meal times (dinner and breakfast). And frequently I saw people hanging out in the lobby. But other than that, I never felt like it was crowded.
Amenities at the Hilton Rome Airport
Diamond Members
When I checked in, they reminded me that there are two water bottles for free in the fridge in the room. The front desk guy also handed me the letter outlining various aspects of the hotel and Diamond benefits. And lastly, he gave me a little bag of tarallini, a type of Italian snack that is kind of like a hard breadstick but in a small donut shape.
Restaurant “Le Colonne”
Le Colonne is located on the ground floor past the lobby. It is the only hotel restaurant and serves as the restaurant for all three meals with breakfast having its own separate space due to its buffet nature.
Its hours for lunch and dinner are 12PM to 11PM.
My first night, I had red wine and a tiramisu cake. Both were really good. I was even given a bread basket and some cookies as well con gratis.
Breakfast really impressed me. I had it the Monday morning I checked out.
The hours for breakfast are:
- Mon-Fri 6AM to 10:30AM
- Sat-Sun 6AM to 11AM
It is buffet-style and the spread is quite impressive. Multiple counters of various types of foods! You could easily spend 5-10 minutes just looking at everything. I’m not gonna lie–this is probably the best hotel breakfast buffet I’ve seen at a Hilton outside of Asia. Presentation could’ve been better, but the varied foods available kept my interest and curiosity.
Despite the wide selection available, I had just a plateful of things as I wasn’t too hungry.
Like I mentioned above, because the Hilton Rome Airport seems to be isolated geographically from other establishments, this restaurant is pretty much the only option for food unless you go to the airport and make use of landside cafes and such.
Gym & Pool
The gym and pool are located within the same area and are on the ground floor down one hallway away from the front desk.
The hours for the gym and pool are 7AM to 10PM.
I found the gym to be…weird. Apparently it’s a fitness club independently operated so people NOT staying at the hotel have access to it. It’s weird because this is an airport hotel that is isolated from most things. So who are the people using it if they are NOT hotel guests? I used the gym for a little while in the evening, and I’m pretty sure that the others I encountered there were not guests at the hotel.
Otherwise this gym is pretty well-equipped for a hotel gym. I likened it to Anytime Fitness since it had all the usual free weights, weight machines, cardio equipment, and even a studio. The only difference is this had a pool and sauna.
Now the other weird thing is the pool requires a swim cap. I feel like that is a pretty uncommon requirement to have. They can be purchased at the fitness desk if you didn’t happen to pack one. I didn’t want to purchase one so I just abandoned any desire to use the pool.
There are also paddleball (pickleball?) courts outside. I didn’t go out there so no picture available for that.
Use of the sauna and some of the other amenities require extra payment, and I didn’t appreciate that since other hotels I’ve stayed at with those amenities didn’t nickel and dime for use of those.
The locker rooms were kind of confusing but seem well-equipped if maybe a bit grungy. Though I am not sure a hotel guest would find the locker rooms useful.
Kid’s Playroom
On the ground floor is a matted kid’s playroom with lots of toys, books, and playmats.
I don’t know the hours, but I did see a mom with two young boys using this facility when I passed by on my way to the gym.
While I don’t have any kids, I appreciate that there is a dedicated space for kids like this.
Laundry
No guest laundry facilities on site, but there are forms and bags in each room.
Parking
It looked like there was parking for this hotel, but I thought that didn’t make sense for an airport hotel unless you live somewhat locally and wanted to stay here before parking your car at the airport. Or I suppose you could use airport long-term parking and then stay here one night before flying out.
According to the hotel’s page, parking is 29.00 Euro per day for self-parking.
Business Center
The business center is located between the front desk and elevators. Two computers and two printers were available for guest use.
ATM & Lobby Refreshments
One ATM machine was available in the lobby across from the far side of the front desk. Although…I thought that it didn’t look like an ATM unless you’re viewing it from the side since it isn’t mounted in a wall.
Right by the ATM are several dispensers for infused waters of varying flavors. When I checked in, they were nearly empty and weren’t refilled a few hours later when I went back down to the lobby so I didn’t get to try them. Nice touch though.
Executive Lounge at Hilton Rome Airport
The Executive Lounge is for Diamond guests or guests who are staying in an Executive room. Although I never had to swipe my keycard in or check in with anyone to access it. It just seemed like others knew to go there likely because the front desk mentioned it.
The hours are 7AM-8PM, and happy hour is from 6PM-8PM.
Finding the Executive Lounge was challenging because the hotel guide and map in the app stated that it was on the 5th floor. But it wasn’t. Maybe it used to be. I had to ask the front desk, and they said it was at the very back of the restaurant.
During non-happy hour, the Executive Lounge offered espresso, canned and bottled drinks, fruit, and light snacks.
During happy hour, it’s the same as above but alcohol becomes available with red wine, white wine, gin, and vodka. And then hors d’oeuvres become available too.
I hung out here after checking in and had an espresso since I was pretty tired. It was pretty good but I messed up the placement of the cup.
During happy hour, I had a gin and tonic. Pretty good, even garnished with a lemon.
I also tried all the various small plates once they became available.
The polenta & taleggio was alright. I feel like it should’ve been served warm, but the polenta had little flavor so I suppose that’s why it was garnished with a highly seasoned lemon wedge and breadstick.
The corn meal with taleggio looked a lot like tofu, but it tasted like cheese with a little bit of crunch due to the corn meal.
The little balls with mushroom and peas tasted pretty good. I got this twice.
And lastly, the tuna fish salad was really good. And I didnt’ even know it was a tuna salad until I looked at the little sign lol.
While I was the only one in the lounge to start, once happy hour started, it slowly filled up with various people.
Lessons Learned
This hotel has a fantastic location for getting to the airport. No need to worry about arranging transportation like shuttle or taxi to the airport. You can just walk!
The hotel gym is a public fitness club. And hotel guests have to pay extra to use some of the amenities. Or for a swim cap to use the pool.
The Executive Lounge is hidden away in the back of the restaurant and NOT on the 5th floor like the app map says.
Bottom Line
The Hilton Rome Airport is a fantastic hotel to stay in for the night before a flight. Probably the biggest argument for using this hotel is that it is walking distance with pedestrian bridges to the terminals at FCO.
Varied amenities are available at the hotel making for a comfortable and active stay. The restaurant is great for having a meal, especially the incredible breakfast buffet spread. Having a functional Executive Lounge is kind of rare since most US-based Hiltons closed them down during the pandemic. While the gym is well-equipped, paying for some amenities wasn’t ideal.
I do very much recommend the Hilton Rome Airport for weary travelers looking to get some rest before their flight the next day.
What do you think of the Hilton Rome Airport? Would you stay here?
