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Via Curtatone 12, 00185 Rome, Italy (Formerly Alessandro Legends)
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Ranked #154 of 316 Speciality lodging in Rome
3.0 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Worst "Hostel" I have ever stayed at. Hardly even a hostel. More like a crappy shared hotel with some hostel features.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 September 2011
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Lots of problems.

(a) They forcibly evict your from your room every day from 10:00AM - 3:00PM. They do so to "clean", which in fact takes only 3-4 minutes. I expect that they have this lock out in order to save on their electric bill.

(b) There is no real common area; only a small room with some small tables and nothing else, inconveniently located, where no one ever goes. Traveling alone this made the "hostel" nearly useless for meeting people. What if on one of my nights here I don't feel like going out? Nothing to do, then, but stay in your room (but, of course, NOT between 10:00 - 3:00).

(c) The shut the "air conditioning" off in your room every day from 7 AM to 7 PM. Rooms are therefore quite hot, and when it is on, it barely does anything anyways. So yes, they "have air conditioners" in the room, but useless ones.

They did offer a pizza dinner Monday, Wednesday, and Friday -- this and the breakfast are basically your only opportunities to meet anybody. This aspect was alright, but did not make up for the other mass ineptitudes of the hostel.

Room Tip: DO NOT book at this so-called hostel: it is nothing like the hostels you have stayed at in the past...
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  • Stayed August 2011, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Pretty bad...”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 July 2011
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The worst hostel I've stayed in. Twin room had one real bed and one with a collapsing mattress (which they finally changed for our third/final night). The air-conditioning did not exist (apparently was on a timer?) and we were COVERED head to toe with bed bugs starting from the first night. 30 degrees outside, 40 degrees inside!! The staff were really friendly though. The wifi was not discoverable from our room (3rd floor). The hostel had a very small sign on the street, and we couldn't see it at first, so did the block twice with luggage before we found it. Elevator fit only one persons luggage at a time. While building smelled of mould!!! Really badly. And I am allergic to mould. Bathroom was new but simply trickled water when in the shower. €80/night=fairly substantial. We stayed somewhere else for same price the next time we came to Rome, and were in a beautiful hotel room with air-conditioning.

  • Stayed June 2011
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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staff friendly ... rooms clean, toilets clean and in great condition for an hostel .. I could enjoy every morning an hot shower our bath :D and after it if you wake up earlier you could have the typical breakfast.
The dinner it's the same .. but don't forget !!

if you arrive late for the breakfast or dinner ... there's nothing left for you.
both, dinner and breakfast are free!!

  • Stayed March 2009, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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“Perfect location, good value plus free pasta dinners!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2009

Great location, minutes walk from the Roma Termini, with a secure gated entrance, nearby bars/restaurants/market and laundry with internet. The dorm rooms are fairly sizeable with a hutch for luggage and ensuite bathroom (plus hall bathrooms that are pretty much communal). Cereal/toast breakie is light but comp'd and the free pasta dinner sign up each night is a good beer sponge but will leave you hungry. Overall good value.

  • Stayed October 2008, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 October 2007
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Hey Everyone!!! Staying at Legends RUINED my vacation. They have bed bugs.... Not just myself but another girl in my room were eaten alive. Now I am in Madrid and cannot enjoy myself because I look like I have giant chicken pox!!! I stayed in the girls dorm 3 on a top bunk. Please do not stay here!!!!! I know its hard to resist the temptation to stay in a place so cheap, but now I am going to have to pay twice that to have my laundry done here because I am paranoid that I brought the bugs with me!

  • Stayed September 2007, travelled solo
    • 1 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
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Via Curtatone 12, 00185 Rome, Italy (Formerly Alessandro Legends)
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