I probably wouldn't recommend Anzio to most people, but we are on a long trip & wanted somewhere close to Rome (75 min to the airport!) where we could relax, enjoy a pool, the sea, and some good food. Driving to the hotel we had a bad feeling - not a pretty town. But once we'd checked in, what's right started adding up: good $$ deal through Hotels.ca, free parking, good sized room with a private balconey, decent bathroom, TV channels in several languages (including BBC & CNN). BUT really, if you're staying here it's all about a great pool kept at an excellent temperature, tons of loungers by the pool, on the sandy area below the pool, and right on the beach. The beach is shallow and safe for swimming. What you DO NOT want to do is walk from the hotel to the pretty harbour. Just NOT a pleasant walk. Drive the 5 minutes, pay your €1 per hour and enjoy the marina - list of nice restaurants, cafes, etc. We had good luck finding reasonable meals in the harbour area. From June 1st the hotel also has a snack bar just below the pool which we appreciated. Yes the rooms could use a little sprucing up, but we got a great rate & realllly enjoyed relaxing in the sun by pool & sea. If you don't want to pay for the hotel buffet breakfast, just two blocks away, by the train station there is a great bakery with lots of treats & great coffee. There was another cafe one block away but we didn't try it.