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Via Bu Meliana 12, 00195 Rome, Italy
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Roman Holidays
Ranked #696 of 1,859 Rome B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 62 Reviews
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Montreal, Canada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2011
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Anyone who finds this place acceptable has obviously never stayed in a proper hotel or B&B. What everyone forgets to mention in their review, is that this is not even a hotel/B&B. Someone has just rented out a floor in a residential building and is selling tiny rooms as hotel rooms. There are no common areas (lobby, etc.) and not even a reception service so if you are the only guests staying there (they only have a handfull of rooms), you will be all by yourself in this building in the middle of nowhere and it would be quite spooky. They charge you $120, but are too cheap to even leave a hallway light on so you step out of your room in complete darkness in the main hall and need to turn on the light. VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND. Location not well explained. No one knows the street and IT IS NOT 'a few meters from the metro'. It took us an hour to find it lugging our luggage and going this way and then that. If they had said it is far from the metro, we would have simply taken a taxi! It is a very deceptive place. It is not even close to the Vatican, which was the reason we chose the place. The main door to the building was locked. No one answered when we buzzed. Thankfully, someone leaving the building let us in. We then had to go to every floor to find out where the place is-- no mention of the floor # although they have a sign in the elevator asking you to be sure you close all elevator doors after use. We finally found the door to the place and once again no one answered when we buzzed-- no one was there to greet us even though we arrived during their 'business hours' (11am). We had to call on expensive mobile roaming minutes to contact the owner so he could send someone to let us in. The place is essentially a very narrow hallway with a few rooms. Very stuffy, no windows in the main hall. You feel you are entering a grave. They say you have free WiFi, but there is nowhere to sit and rest your laptop!! No bath towels given and when we asked for some we were told towels are not normally provided for one night stays!!! The attitude of the lady who greeted us was terrible. Zero customer service. She made a big fuss about the fact that we had not reserved for our 4-year old son, although we assured her he would be sleeping with us. She did not believe me when I told her he is 4 until I had to pull out his passport to prove it. I tried informing the owner about these issues, but he was not at all receptive. Terrible start to our trip, but thankfully we stayed at lovely hotels for the rest of our stay in Italy. Save yourself the ordeal and stay at one of the many decent hotels around.

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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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27 July 2011
Gentile Signora, grazie per aver lasciato una recensione sulla struttura di mia proprietà.
Sono sinceramente dispiaciuto nel leggere un simile disprezzo e tanti disservizi che, non senza imbarazzo, ho pensato di aver commesso degli errori nella gestione di questo strumento.
La recensione indica degli "inganni" nelle descrizioni ed allora ho pensato di controllare alcune cose:
- La mia autorizzazione; (Siamo un regolare AFFITTACAMERE con licenza del Comune di Roma)
- La targa posta al piano terra dell'edificio dove si indica il piano del B&B; (IV PIANO interno 13)
- I prezzi delle stanze indicati nelle agenzie;(una notte a luglio in stanza tripla costa 89)
- Il numero massimo di persone che per la legge italiana posso alloggiare;(massimo 3 persone)
- La fornitura di asciugamani e kit cortesia;(set di 3 asciugamani con doccia-shampo e cuffie doccia)
- La durata del timer delle luci del corridoio;(Durano 45 secondi a scatto)
- Le ore di lavoro della reception;(ho trovato il personale sul posto dalle 10 am alle 22)

Con estremo sollievo, ho trovato tutto regolare!? Ho deciso allora di continuare a fare questo lavoro con ancora più passione promettendomi di provare ad utilizzare tutte le mie energie per soddisfare sempre più persone, anche coloro i quali non rispettano il lavoro degli altri.
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Singapore
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
“Beautiful Room with a View”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2011
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The location may be hard to find initially as no cab drivers know where it is - in a tiny street and within a residential building. but once you managed to find the hotel, it is conveniently located to the nearby Metro and Vatican City. The room design is indeed like the photos you see on the website ~ chic and pretty and there is also a modern spa shower in the bathroom. We like the idea of "staying like the locals" thus the old-fashioned elevator is a "highlight" during our stay there. The only down part is the breakfast which is served at a cafe nearby, mediocre pastry and coffee. Overall, We'll recommend this B&B to familhy and friends.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Good for the price paid”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 June 2011
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Nice room, excellent option for bed & breakfast. Breakfast poor, but the room as a said excellent

  • Stayed June 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“a hidden gem..”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2010
5
people found this review helpful

we stayed at the hotel for 3 nights, and it was pleasant. the hotel is located on the 3rd floor of the building, and there are 10 of us in the group and we practically owned the floor. too bad the land lady did not speak any english but she always greeted us with a smile. the rooms were nice, better than i expected. the bathroom was also very nice. and we loved the free wifi connection. also breakfast was served at the cafe in front of the building, loved the coffee and croissants (you can choose any pastry). also there is a mcdonald's and a grocery shop nearby. location is good, it only took us 10mins to get to the vatican. too bad they did not have a reception area, but Nicola and Alessandro were very helpful and nice (you can communicate with them via email and phone). overall, this is a great b&b considering its price and location.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“nice and cosy”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2010
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We enjoyed staying there for five nights! We found the place quite easily, following the google map‘s directions (from the site) from Ottaviano metro station (about 10 mins walking).
The rooms are quite small but very nicely decorated, cosy and comfortable (especially the bed)! Bathrooms were also small but very clean, as the whole room was.
The owner left the place as soon as he gave us our keys but he left us his mobile number that we luckily didn’t need to use at all.
The only problem with this place was that they only gave us one set of towels and sheets which was very discomforting considering that we stayed five nights...
Everything else was perfect! Walking distance from nearly everything, we hardly ever used the metro, ( ok I have to mention, we really like walking!), shower ok, wifi ok!

  • Stayed April 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Via Bu Meliana 12, 00195 Rome, Italy
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