So the Royal Hotel is definitely a hotel open while under refurbishment - which will take years to complete. The good thing is that they are refurbishing! Rome wasn't built in a day, and a huge historic building like this will take time to refurbish, and no-one can afford not to have an income while that's happening.
We had a refurbished room, it was clean, pleasant and modern and we were very happy with it. The lifts were back in operation that day! Breakfast was good, efficient service, good quality offering. Drinks were reasonably priced for a hotel. The hotel was quiet.
Yes there is noise from drills etc from around 8.30am to 4pm but that's inevitable. I personally don't like the gloomy dark green but hopefully they have plans up their sleeves for fancy lighting and mirrors that will lift it - we will have to go back to find out!
Will we go back? Definitely.