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2.0 of 5
Via Palestro 88, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Hotel Philia
Ranked #638 of 1,288 hotels in Rome
3.5 of 5 stars 35 Reviews
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Auckland, New Zealand
Senior Contributor
22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“We stayed here for 6 Nights”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 December 2011
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We stayed here for 6 nights as it was close to Termini Sation (300m). It is clearly a budget hotel and had many young people staying. Our room was clean and tidy, and the staff were very helpful. The breakfast that was included was excellent and was a great start to the day. It was relatively close to the major sites with the Colosseum a 20 minute walk away and the other sites all within walking distance. The Vatican was a 30 minute walk (We like walking as we see more)
We would definitely stay again.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Cape town
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“we hated and felt done in”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 July 2011

Arrived 7 pm and were under impression it was 3 * Adventure Hotel we booked into. Rate for last minute was E100 which according to them was special rate .They said normal rate was E125-145. When we got to the room it was 2* Philia Hotel. The air con did not work at all,just fan, and had to sleep with windows open on noisy street
No glasses,hand towels and only 2pillows for 2 people. Breakfast was very ,very basic ,no cheese or ham.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Well placed. However the toilet leaked, which they knew about before we took the room, no hot water in the shower, and a blocked shower tray. Unpleasant smell along the whole corridor. Old, shabby and smelly. Staff helpful when it came to tourist info but denied any plumbing problems until we insisted and even then were not really bothered.
Very disappointing.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Beds are hard as stone”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2010

Good location, nice breakfast. My friends got a room that was pretty run down with mold in the shower. Staff was fine except for one front desk lady with curly hair that was Gestapo like. Not helpful, not accommodating, just rude. I will not return there ..

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Laura Ventura, front-desk reception at Hotel Philia, responded to this review
23 October 2010
I thank you for the rewiew but I don't know who you are. I work as receptionist and I have to interact with guest and I hope that they will be kind as I am. I have always worked with a lot of kind and polite people and I never had problems. I know that somebody think that people who work are a sort of decore of the reception. It's not hard to understand that this kind of thought could create some problem of relationship between the worker and the guest.
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Hotel Philia staff.
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Oslo
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Dont go”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2008

This hotel is terrible, don't even consider going. Rooms are in a bad state, and the elevator looks like its going to crash at any moment. The walls are thinner than paper. The only good thing is the staff and location.

  • Liked — Location
  • Disliked — everything else
  • Stayed February 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Address: Via Palestro 88, 00185 Rome, Italy
Price range (per night):* INR5,041 - 8,626

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