We've stayed multiples times at the Hotel Fontanella Borghese which is at the opposite end of the Vi

We've stayed multiples times at the Hotel Fontanella Borghese which is at the opposite end of the Via Condotti from the Spanish Steps. I think it's in a terrific location for walking everywhere, and it has lower rates than the del Senato which appeals to my cheap side.
I'm open for ideas! We will be doing a lot of walking and I would like to be able to walk out of my hotel and have many dining and cafe options. We will only be there for four days and then we are off to Capri and Positano. The hotels there are much pricer so we are trying to be more budget friendly in Rome since we won't be spending too much time in the room.
Go on Booking.com and you will find many hotels for your price range with real person reviews along with the area suggestions.Personally, I would be staying more in Campo De Fiori,Piazza Navonna and the Pantheron areas-more in the centre area of Rome for ease of walking and being in the thick of things,taking the buses or even getting on the metro.Spanish Steps area is a shopping area with hordes of tourists and overpriced restaurants.
My daughter and I just stayed last June at Hotel Smeraldo in Campo De Fiori area and loved it-135 euros with breakfast,A/C,etc. It was in a "neighborhood" with grocery stores,shops,restaurants,etc. and only a block and a half from Piazza Navonna and taking the tram across the river to Trastevere.Check it out on Booking.com .
Example; If I had stayed at 1 of the 4 hotels you mentioned I would have done that to see if in another post you had mentioned say "My husband/wife and I are going to Rome in August" So a double room with good A/C.