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Via dei Banchi Vecchi, 00186 Rome, Italy
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Relais Banchi Vecchi
Ranked #1,064 of 1,858 Rome B&B and Inns
4.0 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
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Kings Park, NY
Contributor
13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“Location, comforts, and relaxation”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2010

This is a great place. Our room was huge and resembled a small apartment. The outside of the hotel is very nondescript and it took us awhile to realize where it was, but it is a nice hidden gem. Very inexpensive compared to other hotels in Rome, comfortable, and walking distance from major sights. Campo dei Fiori is a great place to start the day and is steps away. We slept late most mornings and our cappucinos and croissants were left outside our door for our convenience. Overall, a wonderful place.

  • Stayed June 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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UK
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
“Loved it!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 August 2008

We stayed for 2 nights between 7th - 9th July and loved the Banchi Vecchi.

The room was large and clean with a double and single bed, flat screen TV and tea/coffeee making facilities and fridge. The bathroom was also large and clean.

The front desk was manned 24 hours a day and they were extremely helpful in providing a map of Rome and suggesting sights to see.

At the front of the hotel is a boutique clothes shop with many designer dresses and bags but walk through it to get to the reception desk.

There was plenty to choose from for breakfast and they brought it up to your room on a trolley if the dining area was full. There are only a small number of rooms so this fills up quickly.

The hotel is a 2 minute walk from the Vatican and 5 minutes to piazza navona so everywhere is within easy reach.

Overall a great experience in a clean and well located hotel.

  • Liked — Location
  • Disliked — Breakfast
  • Stayed July 2008, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Philly, PA
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Great Location -- Loved the room -- wonderful stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2008

We really enjoyed our stay at the Relais Banchi Vecchi.

We came on the train and took a taxi to RBV. The taxi driver wasn't 100% sure where it was but one call one the phone to his headquaters and away we went.

I must admit that I was a little uncertain when we dropped off in the small side street/alleyway -- which is where the entrance is but that all evaporated when I entered the B and B.

We were quite warmly greated and shown to a room on the 2nd floor. They have a lift here and we used it to transport the bags up the stairs.

The room was quite large and had a refrigerator which we made use of. The bathroom was impressive -- lots of marble. (However like a lot of traveling in Italy -- some days there was more hot water than others. )

Breakfast was good/simple -- bread/rolls/butter/jelly. The coffee smelled great -- but not being a coffee drinker, I can't really tell you if was any good.

We didn't encounter much noise from the outside/neighbors except when the football/soccer game was on and we could tell when a goal was scored from all the celebrating.

There wasn't much of a view out the windows but the bed was very comfortable. It was very easy to relax here after lot of walking around in Rome

And we did walk everywhere! We were pretty centrally located so we walked to the Vatican, the Trevi fountain, the Piazza Navona, Trastevere (etc).

We came back later in the evening after dark and always felt safe walking to RBV.

I would recommend this location to anyone.

  • Liked — Great location, good price, large room, impressive bathroom
  • Disliked — Inital impression of sidestreet/alleyway was not postive -- but seemed very safe
  • Stayed September 2007
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Sheffield
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Dream Roman Wedding”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2007
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We got married in Rome and stayed at relais banchi vecchi for 4 nights. It was an amazing B & B and made our wedding a dream come true. The rooms are huge and have loads of character, with large wooden beams on the ceiling, parquet flooring, marble bathroom and lovely dark furniture. It had everything you could need, a small kitchenette, satellite TV and air conditioning. Melina, the owner was very friendly and so were the staff that brought breakfast up to our rooms. We loved having breakfast in bed, you normally pay extra in a hotel! The location was perfect and it was very secure. We got a great deal as we stayed in August and we would definately come back and stay here again. To sum up, it is the best B & B we have ever stayed in!!

  • Liked — The character and location
  • Disliked — Nothing
  • Stayed August 2007, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Kent
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Anniversary Trip”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 June 2007

My wife and I stayed here on our wedding anniversary for 2 nights in June and found the room and location absolutely perfect. Wooden beams, marble bath, comfy bed and right in the middle of all of the tourist attractions. Excellent service from the lovely staff. Also gave us a key for the back door on the last day (after checkout) so that we could keep our luggage in the foyet. Would recommend this to anyone who wants a reasonably priced, well looked after room in a sight seeing location.

  • Liked — Well looked after, good location, friendly staff
  • Disliked — N/A
  • Stayed June 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Via dei Banchi Vecchi, 00186 Rome, Italy
Price range (per night):* INR8,025

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