Our family of five including 3 kids ages 10,12 and 14 spent 4 great nights in a loft apartment at the Hotel Trastevere. Access was through the building next door, so it really felt like we had our own Roman apartment. Our building had a small elevator (2-3 persons max). We then had to pass through a second locked door down a hallway to our apartment. We joined the rest of the hotel guests in the small breakfast room in the main building for breakfast. Great cappuccino at breakfast!
The loft was on three levels, tucked into the attic eaves - first level had a double bed and a kitchenette with table, second had a single bed and access to the (small!) bathroom, and third had another double bed. The lofted levels are open to the main living area below. The kids thought this was really great - they liked watching the TV downstairs through the railing - Mom thought the stairs were a bit scary - I would not recommend them for a family with very young children, but my kids did fine. Our window opened onto a nice square with a small playground and a morning market that we enjoyed viewing.
Rooms were clean and basic. Linens were the typically Italian Bath sheets, rather than fluffy towels, but that was OK with us. Hot water was limited in the water heater, so we tried to spread out showers after my 14 year old daughter complained about having to take a cold shower - poor baby!
The hotel location was very nice, and the staff was friendly and helpful. It was a block or two to the main Piazza in Trastevere, Santa Maria in Trastevere - this was a great spot to people watch and relax. We walked to most Rome sights easily, and learned to navigate the local bus routes for a change of pace (Vatican Museum was easy to get to on bus!) - this was really easy, we just purchased day passes at the small Tabac shop around the corner.
We didn't really use the kitchenette except for keeping a few things cold in the refrigerator - still, nice to know we could. Wireless Internet was available on your own computer in he hotel lobby proper, but no access from our room.
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