This Convent is in the Monte Verde district of Rome. It was a bit difficult for our shuttle driver (Roma Shuttle) to find so be sure to bring the address and phone number with you. Our private shuttle was 65 Euros for five people from Fumicino airport to the hotel.

The Convent is a gated facility. You must be "buzzed in" after identifying yourself to the Nun at the desk. The Convent has a nice, quiet yard with parking available inside the gate. There is a small garden area, grassy areas and lots of plants/flowers. It has a very comfortable, secure and friendly atmosphere.

It is an easy bus ride to St. Peter's Square (Bus #870). A one-time trip on the bus is only 1 Euro for each passenger and takes about 30 minutes. We only took the bus once during our six day stay at the convent. On the other days, we chose to call a taxi to bring us into the city. The taxi ride was between 15 and 18 Euro each way and was about 15-20 minutes, depending on traffic. We brought business cards from the lobby desk as well as a map with us each day to show our cab drivers where we were trying to get to. Not all of the cabs come with a GPS so the maps/cards were quite helpful.

The English speaking Nun was extremely friendly and called a cab for us as we needed her to. She also arranged an early morning driver from a shuttle company for us on the day that we went to attend a Papal Audience.

The Nuns do ALL of the work at this convent. They are quiet, friendly and efficient. I recommend bringing a printed copy of your confirmation email with the rate quoted with you. I also recommend emailing the convent a few weeks and one week prior to your trip to confirm your stay. We had no problems with our reservation and our stay was GREAT.

The convent is located in a quiet Italian neighborhood. There is a nearby market within walking distance as well as several shops and restaurants. We ate lunch in Rome each day, but had dinner at restaurants in the area of the convent each night. We also picked up bottle water and some fresh fruits at the Carrefour Market to have on hand.

Breakfast at the convent is quite meager. There is coffee, tea, milk and water to drink. Breakfast itself consists of bread, biscuits (cookies), butter, honey and jam. It isn't much, but to be honest, we were glad to have a light breakfast so we could enjoy lunch in the city! We bought fruit and cereal at the market to eat with our breakfast and that seemed to work out perfect. For the price we were paying for the room, we were quite happy.

There is a vending machine on the first floor with bottles of water and soda as well as a few snacks. There is also a coffee vending machine in the same area. We had a TV in our room, but it did not have any channels - only fuzz. This was quite ok with us because we were so tired in the evenings that we cleaned up, got ready for the next day, read for a bit and went to sleep.

The biggest inconvenience for our family was the lack of internet in the facility. It is otherwise a great place to stay if you aren't interested in the night life of Rome (the curfew at Mater Mundi is 11 pm).