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Looking at going to Rome for a long weekend in September. I'm after some Hotel recommendations please. Close to the action please. (I don't know much about Rome)

Went in May last year with work. You'll need deep pockets. What budget do have in mind if you don't mind my asking? I'll get some info from work about where we stayed and where we ate etc if I can.

Rome had the National Museum of Pasta Foods, the only one of its kind in the world.

It seems to be closed now.

HTH

Budget for hotel would be around 300 quid give or take, depends if we do 3 or 4 nights, I'd say between 80/100 quid a night

What does "action" translate as?

As in the things to do and see, touristy stuff. We'll leave the other action to the hotel room thanks

Have a white pizza in a real Italian pizza place.
Go to the river at nighttime.
The colosseum is worth a look.

Stayed at Hotel Canova a few years ago for 3 nights, it was great... Nothing fancy but everything was nice, clean, quiet, good breakfast with plenty of choice on the roof terrace.  A very decent 3* option near the Colosseum and other sights.  And the ice cream place just round the corner is immense, I could seriously have bypassed all the sightseeing and sat there sampling all the different flavours for the entire weekend!    :I'm a complete mofleakin Deak

Vatican, Trevi Fountain.
Roma or Lazio game  :)

Just after hotels at the moment, the wife has the touristy stuff in hand. All I ask is to go and see Stadio Olimpico really, if I can catch a game, I will.

Rome is brilliant.  Nicely walkable, a site around every corner.  For what its worth I stayed at the Crowne Plaza which is not far from the vatican and runs shuttle buses into town.  Saw the pope live.  Very disappointing.  Didn't do any of the hits, just played to the crowd 'anyone in from nigeria' that sort of thing.  Going back at the end of July.  Hope the new pope is a bit more crowd pleasing.

Crowne Plaza has actually made it onto my short list this afternoon. So that's a good sign

They had a brilliantly cheesy cabaret pianist.  He was probably italy's entry to the eurovision in 1972 or something.  It really made the weekend.  All that history and good food was trumped by him.

If you are a man that likes to take a chance, don't book a hotel. There are deals at the airport that can be really cheap and bang in the centre of everything.

Take a tent!

You been yet, Chubbs?

Would be interested to hear your views on Rome as planning a trip in November for 3 nights

Went in the Summer
if you are going to visit the main sites, eg Colosseum and Vatican City pre book your tickets, the queues are huge, although probably not so bad in November, also take an empty water bottle around with you and fill up from the drinking fountains rather than paying 2euros from the street merchants

Pre-booking tickets is a good tip, as WR5 says queuing can be an issue.

If it helps, Rome is the most wonderful, beautiful, stunning and interesting city I've ever been to. 

One tip: "head down and go for it" is the only way you will ever cross a Roman road.