So, I was impressed with the ratings Casa Della Palma got on Tripadvisor. All the comments were fair and pretty accurate; except for one big caveat. The room we got "Winter Garden" was infested with mosquitoes!!! Needless to go into details this was a nightmare :-(((

Our complaints were addressed with electric mosquito swatter (means one has to be up all night to swat), then an offer of burning incense in our room. By the way this is not "A mosquito got into our room" business. Some nights we swatted between 4 to 6 mosquitoes by hand (the electric swatter stopped working). Our sent message to Alessandro went unanswered. Besides, the intro sheet said "Don't contact Alessandro unless it's an emergency!" In fact, I don't believe he wanted to know about our (I do believe it's his) problem. In fact, during our entire stay Alessandro never showed his face; he was just a virtual person that answered our email during booking but didn't exist since our arrival.

We got what we paid for but did not expect it to be this bad. Never again! If one still decides to go because it's the cheapest deal in Rome then bring your mosquito netting....you are on your own!!!

My fiance and I stayed here for four nights 3 to 7 May. Although we had hoped to stay in the winter garden room, we were actually put in the Master Bedroom which was very good. The room was huge and I know that rooms in Rome generally are very small. We had a huge bed and massive TV, fridge, safe, sofa, dining table and chairs and a great bathroom with two shower heads and jacuzzi bath.

The only thing that could be improved is the door to enter the building where the rooms are. It isn't that easy to open/close without making a noise and as we stayed on the first floor this did get quite anoying

The B&B has a lovely courtyard which is a nice touch, We would have used it more if we hadn't been out so much.

The B&B isn't located in the centre of Rome and is about a 25min walk to the Colosseum. However, this didn't really bother us. There is a bus stop just round the corner and we used the metro quite a lot and the nearest stop is only about a 15mins walk.

There is a supermarket about 1 min walk from the B&B which was really handy and we bought food for breakfast and kept it in the fridge so that we could get early starts every morning.

There is grafitti in San Lorenzo but this is the student district and is to be expected. At no point did we feel unsafe in the area and we got much better value for our meals being out of the centre. We ate in the centre one night and our bill was 60 euros compared to 35/40 euros we paid in San Lorenzo. I would recommend Pommerdoro trattoria which is about 2 mins walk from the B&B. The staff were friendly and the food was great.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would return to Casa Della Palma without any hesitation. It is fabulous value for money.

I found Casa della Palma on Cross-Pollinate. It was one of the cheapest accommodations on the website so we chose it without looking too much into it (Rick Steves had mentioned everything on Cross-pollinate was a good bet)...and I'm so glad we did. It was definitely outside of the popular tourist swarmed areas, but it was nice to get away from that. It’s also very easy to get on a bus or tram and they will help you to locate all of the stops for the different routes (plus walking is doable, though when it’s hot out I wouldn’t suggest it). The restaurants nearby are very good, while many of the places we ate at in the tourist areas were no where near as good. The room itself was wonderful- We stayed in Room 47- The Nursery. It was very large, a great AC, clean bathroom, a great big bed, a couch, and a computer (though the internet wasn't working on it at the time). I originally booked a double room, but when we got there they were unable to get us into the room we wanted so they upgraded us for the night for free. We then had the option to pay an extra 5 euros a night to stay in the room or move to the other one, but we paid the extra. It was wonderful to come home sometime between 1-4ish and lay down in the bed with the AC on (many people in Rome do that because it goes sooo hot during those times- plus many things shut down as well). I would not suggest braving Rome in August without an air conditioned room. Every one was very nice and helpful at the hotel- they were full of information on places to eat or go for fun. I would highly suggest Casa della Palma to anyone- I am a college student on a budget but spending the extra money to stay at this wonderful place was by far the best choice I made my entire trip through Europe.

A piece of heaven in Rome...My Mom and I just returned from a stay here, and it was amazing. We had them arrange a car and driver to pick us up from Ciampino Airport, and it was the best 33 Euros we spent. When we arrived at the huge wooden doors in a little residential neighborhood, we wondered how it would be, but Anouk met us at the door and immediately made us feel welcome. She escorted us into the lovely courtyard, and then up to our beautiful room. We had a sitting area with couch and computer (unfortunately they were having problems with their wireless internet, but usually it's available for free right in your room!), a marble bathroom, comfy bedroom with duvets, tv, safe, fridge, and wine drinking supplies. Anouk spent a good half hour with us explaining on a map what was within walking distance, and how to use public transportation to get where-ever we wanted to go. When we had trouble with our ATM card, she was extremely gracious. I would highly recommend this hotel, and hope to go back and stay for at least another five nights in the near future!