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Via Cairoli 115, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Hostel Starlight
Ranked #213 of 315 Speciality lodging in Rome
3.0 of 5 stars 32 Reviews
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guatemala City, Guatemala
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
“Horrible experience”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2011

We stayed here for just one night but it was awful!
The hostel is not near the center of anything, not even the train station. I know in the map it looks close but you have to walk a lot!
The neighborhood was not very nice, just a bunch of asian cloth stores, not a lot of restaurants. Then there was the hostel itself, which is basically an old apartment in an old building, you have to climb 4 floors, very inconvenient.
The manager was not very helpful and he just told us where the room was, which was a tiny room with 6 beds and a tiny window, plus a weird guy in one of the beds. We went out and came back at night and the weird guy was basically in the same position, he looked like he just stayed there the whole day, very weird and it felt very unsafe!
the 2 bathrooms were OK.
Just don't stay here, avoid specially if you are a girl!

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Kharkiv, Ukraine
1 review
“I liked a receptionist”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2010

The hostel is almost in the city center, so it was really comfortable to get to it in every time of the day. Relation Quality vs Price is good. The most I liked the receptionist, he showed all sightseenings on the map, suggest how to get to them.
It is good place for student or persons who would like to spent a small amount of money and live in a good location.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Pernambuco, Brasil
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Just terrible!!!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2009

I dont even know where to start with this hostel. First of all the stairs.. its like five floors worth the stairs, so if you have any kind of problem or heavy luggage, avoid it. Our room was kind a nice, but that was it. The "reception" was this guy's room/kitchen, in which he kept playing videogame 24/7. And the bathroom was the worse, always filthy, tons of hair...argh!!! And yet I didn't feel safe at all in there, once for the neghborhood, wich is pretty much the poorest area of Rome, twice for the guests themselves, wich for the five days we stayed there were exclusively male ( I was the only girl!!!). Hated it!!!

  • Stayed May 2006, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Good Location, but bed bugs......”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 November 2008

Stayed here with my girlfriend during September for 5 nights, although the place was close to Termini and was not too expensive I would not stay there again.

We had to pay in Cash, which when you are on a budget is not good, as we were planning on paying for all our hotels on our credit card.

The room looked quite nice, and it had an ensuite, but the bed itself was just two singles pushed togther (I am aware that this is a common occurance in mainland Europe!). The bed itself was not the problem, the fact that every morning I would wake up with bites all over me was. At first I just ignored it, but it got worse and worse until we were sleeping on our towels.

The owners of the hotel did seem very friendly and the breakfast was very basic but okay to get you going in the morning.

Rome is amazing and when I stay again, I will either pay the little extra for a better hotel or I will stay just outside of Rome as I found the Metro very easy to use.

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  • Liked — Location
  • Disliked — Bed Bugs!!!
  • Stayed September 2008, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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San Francisco
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Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
“Only for Hostel portion of Hostel Starlight”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2008

There are two separate floors for the hostel portion and the hotel portion of Hostel Starlight. This review is only for the hostel.

The location is close to the termini, and while it is convenient, the neighborhood is rundown and has a population of homeless people loitering about near the station.

The building is old, complete with rickety elevator. Dorm rooms were basic and not the cleanest, with up to 12 people per room. Bathrooms were dirty. I was honestly worried about getting bed bugs while I spent the night here.

Breakfast is laughable. You have to produce a ticket to get your portion of packaged roll, pat of butter, and cup of coffee. There were only a few tables, so most people just grabbed their food and stood around eating. There are no computers for internet use, no lounge area, and no luggage storage. Reception will direct you to an laundromat a few blocks away that will store your luggage for a couple of Euros.

Overall, this place is depressing and gross. The cost is about the same as other hostels in the area, so I'd recommend one of the other ones rather than here.

  • Stayed July 2007
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Via Cairoli 115, 00185 Rome, Italy
Price range (per night):* INR4,013 - 8,582

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