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3.0 of 5
Via Urbana, 50, Rome, Italy
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Ivanhoe Hostel
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Ranked #191 of 316 Speciality lodging in Rome
3.0 of 5 stars 38 Reviews
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amsterdam
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Bed bugs paridise!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 October 2011
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person found this review helpful

the ivanhoe hostel should be shut down by health inspection and his owner arrested. I have severe allergy all over my body caused by the bed bugs. another guy sleeping next to me had horrific rash for the same reason. staff do not give receipts for anything whatsoever. I've been charged 2 euros for city tax per day and never got any fiscal slip. at 11 am you're required to leave the hostel cause they are cleaning and spraying against bugs. in my room there were 6 beds and only 3 locker boxes. 3rd room on the left side where I stayed was dark, had improvised dirty and barely functional bathroom on the balcony with shower 50x50. yes, breakfast is good, and it's funny but if I need to spend e 50 for allergy treatment and feel miserable for 10 days then I'd say NEVER AGAIN!

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  • Stayed October 2011, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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London
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“A rat-hole in Rome”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2011

Dirty and noisy, six or more beds in tiny rooms, only three showers for more than 30 beds ... do you need more? the dorms have no keys, there are not enough lockers, some people reported have been bitten by bed´s bugs. Additionally, the hostel´s staff was sleeping in one of the dorms and the most noise guy there was the manager, a well-grown up guy who wanted to be the "soul of the party".
Please avoid this place.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Real infestation... Bed bugs!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 September 2011

Ivanhoe Hostel Rome was infested with bed bugs.

Woke up with blood spots all over our sheets.

In the following days we found several engorged adult bed bugs within our belongings.

Be warned of a very real bed bug infestation.

Staff however is friendly enough, free spaghetti dinner followed by invite to party in the city, free wifi and computers in commons.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“BED BUGS!!!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2011 via mobile

Don't stay here!

I sat on my bed and was immediately bitten. They were crawling up the walls and all over the sheets!

The guy who worked there then looked shocked when we showed him and said it was from people at the hostel sleeping in parks and beaches, what the?

We left straight away! AVOID

  • Stayed August 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Dublin, Ireland
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“You signed up to a party hostel; stop complaining!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 June 2011
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people found this review helpful

I'm literally just back from Ivanhoe and I would reccommend it to all my student friends. Not one person while I was there for the past 4 nights complained about bed bugs and they sanitise all luggage that come through to make sure they stay bug free. A 24 hour reception was really handy and also no curfew gave us some independence.
There is free wifi and an excellent breakfast for €2 each morning. The staff are so friendly and while the rooms are simple, you haven't exactly paid a luxury price. It is a party hostel but the common room (the main hall) is closed at 1am. Each night, the hostel was quiet by 2am. You cannot beat the location and the people you meet are so fantastic. There are free cocktail and free pasta nights organised as well to get people talking and you become one big family and then one big group to go out to clubs with which is so great for single travellers. Also, the reason they close from 11am-4pm is to clean the whole hostel and it was always immpecable. i don't know why people complain about this...
Go to Ivanhoe if you're looking for some fun and to meet new people!

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Via Urbana, 50, Rome, Italy
Price range (per night):* INR4,257 - 10,026

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