Because my return trip was changed at the last minute, I was left w/ few options for an inexpensive stay in Rome. Then I read about the Y and decided to book. I was very pleasantly surprised. Don't expect any frills, but it is very clean, secure, and well run. Location is very close to Termini, but area seemed very safe at night. If I'm traveling alone in Rome, I would definitely stay here again.
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The service is friendly and I had no problems with anyone there. I had to share the shower and a freezer. Breakfast was included.
The room is very high - ideal for hot summer nights - but there is only one window to let the sun in and so it's quite dark inside. You have one washbasin with a mirror and only one power outlet - in the room - for a razor near the mirror.
The bed is mid-comfortable. In the room there are: 1 cupboard, 1 desk, (2 chairs?)
The hostel is located quite near the main-train station and so it's a nice place to go to. In the morning and earlyer lunchtime it's hard to see where it is because in this street there is a hudge market.
From there you can start your trip through rome.
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Had read reviews. Were good. Place has a street market from Monday to Saturday until 1:00 pm They start to install their places as early as 4:00 am with the respective noise. No TV.
Otherwise, crew is nice and helpful. Near Termini Station and Tour operator Appian Line. Nearby some nice restaurants.
This hostel is a plain and simple, extremely clean and relatively cheap place to stay at Rome. I stayed there out of curiousity. Although a 3 star hotel would definitely be more luxurious, hotels are no cheap at Rome. I would recommend this to people who wanna stay off Termini station. If you do not mind Termini area, Beehive is another good option.
Cons: There is an open market Mon to Sat beside the hostel. Can be a little noisy in the morning. If you can tolerate that it would be great.
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June and July 2004
What a great find the YWCA was, 26 Euro per night (in a 3 person room) and that included breakfast.
Clean and comfortable rooms and bathrooms.
We ate lunch and dinner in the courtyard and were entertained by the sounds of African drums.
A wonderful market right at the front door - lots of fresh fruit for breakfast.
Close to Termini and within walking distance of some of the big attractions - Collosseum, Forum and Vittoria Emanuelle Monument, infact we walked everywhere from the Y.
There isn't a better deal to be found in Rome.
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