Didn't know what to expect when booking this apartment. But found it excellent for our needs. I don't think I would like to go there and share it with strangers. But for my friends and I it was first rate as we had the place to our selves. I agree with the earlier comments the lady who ran it was a sweet lady, I suspect a real BABE! in her day.Some people see cheap then wine when they don't get Five star service in life you nearly always get what you pay for. For me it was an excellent stay in a beautiful building in a bit of a run down area ?????We shall return.

This B and B is not in a good part of town. Though close to the Termini we did not feel safe walking around this area at night. Little hot water for you to bathe in especially if you're not the first one in. Don't mean to give such a bad review to these owners but we could not believe someone recommended this place and we could not wait to leave!!

Date; 16 September 2007
Reviewer: A tripadvisor member, Singapore

We have just returned from a five day stay in Rome. We stayed at the bluerose b/b. We were welcomed by the very nice Italian lady owner, who cheerfully waved at us from the window of her b/b. It was a very welcoming sight for us, weary travellers, who had been trollying our luggages from termini station.

For the price we paid, 360 euros for four nights for a family of 3, it was a bargain. Though some of the furnishing looked old, the room was well decorated, spacious, charming and had an airconditioner which worked quite well. The bathroom was huge and the hot water was adequate. The bed collapsed in the middle of the night but the owner was so kind as to replace the bed immediately.

Breakfast was self-service and simple, croissants with jam, butter, tea/coffee bags, and fruit juice. If you are the sort who need to start off the day with a heavier breakfast, it is recommended that you buy your own sausages, etc from the supermarket near the termini;. Light cooking is allowed.

The negative side is that if all the rooms are occupied, you may have to take turns eating in the kitchen, as there is only one breakfast table with four seats. The kitchen utensils are pretty old, but still in working condition.

The owner does not stay on the premises. She will check you in and for checking out, all you need to to is to leave your keys in your room door. It is all a matter of trust. No credit card payment but full cash payment on checking in.

It is actually like having your own apartment and sharing with other guests. We felt very safe indoors as the security inside is good. As for the area, it is quite seedy but one gets used to it. You have to come back early in the night as it is not very safe to be out in that area later in the night. Other than that we had no problems.

For the price we paid, we were very satisfied. If safety and security is one of your major concerns, it may be better to stay near the tourist attractions, e.g piazza navona, spanish steps, etc but one has to pay a higher price of course.

Our first night in Italy (my first in Europe).

My daughter and her friend got there before us, and weren't allowed to leave their luggage there for the hour before we got there.

There was NO air conditioning. There were 2 air conditioners in each sleeping room, which were running because we could hear them, but there was no cool air coming from them.

It was 29 degrees (C); 85 degrees (F) all night - miserable!

The next day we asked if we could leave our packed luggage there while we went to see some sights (an hour or two).

The nice Italian lady said we could - for some money. They when we tried to pay her for leaving our luggage, she said no, we would have to leave and take our luggage.

Nice intro to Italy!