The room size was unbelievable small. The double bed had just enough space left to get around into the bed. There was not enough room to open our suitcases and leave them open at night. the phone was unusable, there were no instructions as how to use. The property doesn't qualify for the three stars that it displays. The location... More

Prior to our arrival we called for directions, only to be told they were overbooked and we'd be staying at another hotel for the first night. Villa Maria did pick up our luggage and upgraded the room when we got there. The bus route outside the hotel doesn't go directly to any of the sights. You must transfer to a... More

we arrived at the airport at 5pm only to find out that there were no buses to the hotel we had to catch a taxi paying 50 euro to get us to the hotel which took almost a hour to get there, on arriving at the hotel we were hungry, only to be told that there were no resturant faciltes... More

No problems at all. Helpful staff, nice beds and food. Its miles from the centre of town...you have to get two buses to the centre or one bus and a tram to the Piaza del Popolo. If you enjoy walking then by all means this is for you. A nice up and coming area with alot of wine bars and... More

I booked this hotel because of the "Close to the Vatican" hook and we wanted to be "close". The map wasn't helpful, not clear about location. Thought "close" implied within walking distance, it's NOT. It's MILES from the Vatican. Felt that was deceptive marketing. It's really far from the historic Roman sites we wanted to see. It was cheap but... More

The hotel is in a quiet residential area in the north of Rome, and is now being run commercially having previously been operated by a religious order. We had a good size room, a large and well presented bathroom, and everything was run to a high standard. The buffet breakfast was good (no evening meals when we were there). Some... More