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via Varese, no 5 | Marsala - Termini, Rome, Italy
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A Casa Di Penelope
Ranked #845 of 1,862 Rome B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 27 Reviews
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London, United Kingdom
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44 reviews 44 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
“not exactly an hotel”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2010

the so called hotel is an apartment located on the second floor of a condo. There are 5 rooms in the flat that are rented and they all bear the name of the 5 senses (eyes, ears, hands, nose, mouth). There is not a proper reception since the owner (not a local Italian native speaker) shows up only if called on his mobile in advance. You are given three keys: one to main door downstairs, one to the flat's door and one to your room's door.
You'll need to lock the front door whenever you leave the flat.
The room was big and clean and so was the bathroom. The furniture was very basic and the mini fridge wasn't working. No toiletries were provided and only one towel should do for everything..
I was very disappointed with this hotel apart from its amazing location, 5 minutes walk from Termini Station. Breakfast was included in the price but you are given a voucher to get it from a bar nearby and it consists in a croissant and a cappuccino.
The price you pay for that kind of room is too high for what you actually get.
More a B&B than a hotel but the rates are those of a three star hotel

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled solo
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Melbourne, Australia
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“DO NOT STAY HERE!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2010
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We had booked one night in this 'hotel' and when we eventually found it we were ushered through two security, prison like gates (not shown in any of the pictures) up a dodgy flight of stairs and into a toilet cubicle sized reception area filled with clutter and cleaning equipment. It was 5pm and the cleaner was still cleaning. The man who showed us into our room was VERY scary, spoke no English and was intimidating. The man at reception was also rude, intimidating, scary and not interested at all in anything else but his 90 Euros. We saw the room which looked NOTHING like the pictures on the site, dirty, tiny and as we went in, a vinyl fold out was being dragged out of the room. we were not spending the night here as we felt very unsafe. we declined the stay and the staff got very aggressive and agitated. The front door was locked and had no handles which again seemed very scary. We have stayed in some bad parts of Asia and third world countries and I have never in my life wanted to leave a place as quickly as this. We faked a phone call in the hallway to get the door opened and did a runner. I swear we would have woken up with only one kidney and our passports gone.
Sleeping at termini would be a better option. The area is horrible and dirty - the slummy side of Rome. May be cheap but is it worth a sleepless night? RUN AWAY!

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2010

Excellent location, quite clean, nice decoration but the good things end here. Very noisy (especially the rooms located in the first floor near the reception) and don't look for hot water after 09:00 am due the excess use in the building. The staff is the most unpleasant I ever met in my life. Especially the one of them (I don't remember their names) had an aggresive and disobliging manner. Also, during our stay they change us room without any good excuse. They don't accept credit cards. I don't recommend anybody to stay there mainly for their behaviour.

  • Stayed October 2009
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Served it's purpose”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2010

We ended up staying in Casa Di Penelope after the place we were supposed to be staying in the same building was apparently "under construction"! Very clean, modern rooms, perfect for location and exploring Rome.

More a room in an apartment block than a hotel or B & B, walls very thin...but other than that if you need somewhere cheap as a base to sleep and shower whilst exploring Rome this place is perfect.

Babu, the owner was very helpful...

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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missrus
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
“This is a converted apartment!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2009

I can hardly call it a b&b. It seems to be a large apartment converted into a hostel-style acoomodation, but with private bathrooms in each room. The place itself is located in a large residential/office building on the second floor. Once you walk in, there is a tiny reception area and about 6 or 8 rooms directly adjacent to the reception area. Hence, there is no privacy whatsoever.

The rooms themselves are rather large, newly furnished and simply decorated.

The location is very close to Termini, however not ideal for sightseeing. We ended up going to Piazza Navona and Espagna area every day which was far from the accomodation. Next time I would stay in one of those areas because you can walk anywhere from there and all the restaurants/attractions are located there. Termini area is dirty and not very nice at all.

The "apartment" setup really threw us off, it was quite awkward. You could hear everything what was going on in the reception area, and I am sure they could hear everything going on in the rooms. For this reason alone I wouldn't stay there again.

  • Stayed September 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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via Varese, no 5 | Marsala - Termini, Rome, Italy
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