Civitavecchia hotel recommendation needed

Were staying here in October so I can't recommend it from experience, however Nicola was very prompt with answering questions I had. We're paying €140 for one night in the King Suite with Balcony.

https://www.sweetdreamsguesthousecivitavecchia.it/en/

Thanks. Looks good. You said that Nicola replied. Did you book directly with the hotel? Do you know if you have to pay in advance or at the hotel?

Yes I booked directly. I gave a €50 non refundable deposit and the remaining is due in September.

Thanks. I called. They aren't sure yet if they will be open for my date.

I assume you booked over the phone? Did they send an email confirmation?

It was a combination of correspondence between email and WhatsApp. Yes, I did get a confirmation.

Thanks. The place you chose looks good but they aren't sure they will be open 4 January. I'd like to get this settled but having a hard time. All hotels are independent and seem to have spotty reviews. If anyone else has some recommendations, please let me know!

Some other general information:

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/rome-airport-to-port-outside-of-rome

Thanks. I don't want to stay in Rome the night before a cruise especially with the risk of a rail strike. It just never occurred to me that finding a decent hotel would be so difficult. A lot of what I see available looks dodgy based on reviews.