I stayed at Calisto 6 B& B with my 2 teenagers for 3 nights in September. The Trastevere neighbourhood is so classic and full of life day and night with so many restaurants to choose from . All the reviews are true about the bar downstairs, it rages all night every night , but we loved the atmosphere and closed the shutters and windows, switched on the air con and had a great night sleep every night. We ate the included breakfast in the bar and they made the best coffees that we had in Italy. We were allocated the blue room which had lots of charm and character, was very clean and spacious . The bathroom was not ventillated and was like a cupboard but we really didn't mind as everything else was perfect.We got the dates wrong and were greeted by the owners at midnight after I telephoned from the airport. They were so kind and walked all over the area and found us a place to stay as they were full. Get a Roma pass for bus travel and museums, brave the public transport and stay away from glossy restaurants with waiters in black tie as the best food is in the smaller places with characterWe all had a ball in Rome .Enjoy.

We expected to get a room like one in the pictures, beautiful, colourful, with a high ceiling and with bathroom.
With the promise of a quiet room, we were lead to a different building and given a room there. We were not shown the B&B that we had booked.
This is what we got:
- a very small room with a very small double bed, not much furniture: nothing like in the pictures
- narrow staircase to get to the room which was right under the roof
- crooked ceiling, could not stand next to the bed
- windows high up, could not look out
- bathroom in a different floor, small and ugly
- very loud air conditioner of other rooms
- breakfast had to be prepared by ourselves, no fresh croissants or bread
This B&B overbooks rooms and you can not be sure that arriving in Rome you get what you had reserved! But of course you will have to pay the same!

If you don't mind that bathrooms (whether private or shared) are across the hall, and there isn't really a "front desk"-- this is a fantastic base from which to explore Rome & Trastevere in particular. Best if you have a few days or a week in the city -- I wouldn't stay here if I was trying to hit all the big monuments in a day or two.

Basically you're staying in someone's palazzo-apartment rented rooms above a bar. But the windows are thick, there's beautiful, functional air conditioning, and the convenience is worth it. You're in the middle of everything -- around the corner from amazing restaurants, a bunch of enotecas, the #8 tram, and a horde of other tourists who love the nightlife but will have to haul back to their hotels across the river at the end of the night. Not you!

Just returned from a week stay in Italy and stayed at the Calisto 6 Bed and Breakfast for two nights. Was pleasantly surprised what we got for our money. We were a party of 5 adults and shared two rooms. The bar below the rooms was closed for a few weeks in August, but that probably wouldnt have bothered me too much. Might have been fun to hang out there. Very secure place, have to meet someone for the keys. This was not a problem, in fact, we called to say we would be a few minutes late. After going through a secure door, had to go up twenty steps, so keep this in mind if you are traveling with older people. Secure door again to get in apartment. You actually stay in an apartment with a foyer. There appears to be 6 available rooms with locked doors. Each of our rooms had a bathroom across the hall. The bedrooms were beautiful, very clean and airy and furnishings were new and tasteful. The bathrooms were smaller than we are used to but again very clean. Our rooms had a airconditioning unit that was new and worked very well. These rooms were just steps away from many restaurants and a fountain in the middle of a square. At night, the locals would gather there. We actually saw a wedding couple walking through the plazza. So kool. I would highly recommend this place for its location in Trastevere and because we felt we were getting a true Italian experience staying there. The free breakfast the next day at a local "bar" is the only thing worth skipping. Just a roll and coffee.