great location. rome is very walkable and fun to tour on foot. having isa as a base worked out well. it seemed to be in the more quite part of rome, separated from the drones of tourists and obnoxious middleschoolers with mullets.

when we booked this hotel, and booked the cheapest room, i did not expect to get the room which is shown on the website, nor did we get the room that was on the website. what we did get was a nice, spacious room, which was clean, comfortable and safe. my only complaint are that the doors and walls are thin and would be dreadful if you had noisey people on your floor.

the staff was friendly and the rooftop was a nice place to relax with a drink and overlook st. peters.

bottom line, dont be dissappointed if you book the cheapest room and you dont get whats on the website.

The rooms in Hotel Isa (3 couples - 1 room on 2nd floor and 2 rooms on 3rd floor) were quite adequate. We did not have a bath in these rooms and after walking all day around Rome it would - on reflection - have been nice to have a soak.

The breakfast was lovely - so much cake!! Freshly squeezed orange juice and fresh coffee from the counter. Hot stuff not quite so good but great selection of cheeses, cold meats, fruit, yoghurts etc..

All the dining is on the roof terrace which has thick canvass to protect you from elements, however it was very cold (mid Feb) and we needed double layers to go and eat breakfast. We had a complimentary dinner one evening and having been slightly disappointed at the buffet bar, the 'cooked to your liking' steak or fish was fantastic (even if we did get a bit smoked out!! In summer this would not be a problem as the canvass would presumable be lifted)

In terms of location - this is the vatican side of the river - 5m from Castel San Angelo and 10m from St Peter's (which you can see from roof terrace but not our rooms which were either a courtyard or street view) We love walking so very happy to cross river each day to see all other key sights. Metro not too far a walk either if you decide on that...

Great Hotel! We absoluetely enjoyed our stay! We had booked an online special and therefore only got one of the smaller rooms and probably not yet renovated rooms - but still had a great time. The location is perfect! It is only a 5 min walk to Vatikan! But also most of the other attractions can be visited by foot. A Metro (Underground) station is available 5 min away and the hop on hop off sighseeing busses stop at the Vatikan. The staff has been very very friendly and helpful (which is not that normal o Rome as we had to find out in restaurants etc.). Another highlight is the breakfast at the roof top terrace! Stunning views while enjoying a very nice breakfast buffet! If it´s Rome again - it´s gonna be Hotel Isa again!

This hotel came highly recommended from a very good friend. Isa is within walking distance of the Vatican, The Spanish Steps and The Trevi Fountain.
The highlight of our stay was the amazing breakfast up on the roof.
We had a tiny room on the first floor, with a "view" of a courtyard. While the view wasn't anything to write home about the tiny room was plently big for the two of us and the service was amazing. We heard that there are several larger rooms and rooms with city views as well.
We look forward to another trip to Roma and Isa.