The location was wonderful, the rooms were clean. The front desk staff were cold and impersonal - they need to work harder on their customer service. The nuns in the breakfast room were much friendlier, maybe they should work on the front desk.
A real 'nickel and dime' attitude - they charge an outrageous 5Euros for 30 minutes on their computer for internet - such a big place should have wi-fi.
I liked that my room was clean and quiet, but because I like to think of Italians as warm and friendly, I would look for another place to sray next time in Rome. I would still recommend this place, but don't have high expectations.

Exellent, rooms were plenty big enough (we had 3 in our room), plenty of room in bathroom, tho sparce by American standards, couldn't get over how spotless not only our rooms were but the entire hotel, same as before. Perfect location, very safe, had elevator, great breakfast, served by the nuns. Wonderful pretty chapel on 3rd floor as well. No complaints, would definately recommend and plan to stay here again when I'm Rome.

The rooms in Madre Pie are, as other reviewers have said, very basic but spotlessly clean. Everywhere is tiled and the whole house is reasonably quiet. The breakfast is more than adequate and because the house is in a neighbourhood location there are various places to eat and have coffee at reasonable prices. The people at the desk were courteous and helpful at all times.
Proximity to the Vatican is a bonus for those who want to spend time at the museums and in St Peter's. Many of the sightseeing buses of course stop in the area and the underground is about 15 minutes walk away.
Yes, we did have to pay up front, but then there are not any additional costs to be paid because there is no mini bar and drinks from the bar are paid for at the time of purchase. The said bar is not terribly comfortable, but provides a space to relax as does the terrace outside.
I would have no hesitation in recommending this place to friends who want somewhere to lay their heads after a day of sightseeing in Rome.

A few of us travelled to Rome for meetings with the Holy See. The location is excellnt but the tiny rooms are spartan and for Eur85 for single rooms you would expect more especially with the many special offers available from hotels now. We reserved rooms back in August and only finalised details a week before arrival, with the result that we were effectively "fined" over 300 euro for cancellation feees, and this, although we stayed some 14 bed nights between us. Also, you have to pay in full on arrival which means that you have no comeback if there are problems. In all, they need to modernise their business model and customer relations. THey dont realise that things have got much more competitive.