We wanted to stay in the Hotel itself but left our booking rather late and there was no space. We had tried other places as well but again, no space. Hotel Carmel offered us an 'apartment' room at the top of the hotel for 100 Euros per night which sounded like a bargain. We assumed it would be basic but we weren't entirely prepared for what we found. There were wires coming out of the walls with bare light bulbs. The bathroom (shower only) was ok and the tv was adequate, but the bed was damp! We assumed it must have been made up for months and not used so the humidity finally got to it. Or it could have been a damp room overrall. Even the spare pillow in the cupboard was damp. Hotel Carmel wouldn't give us a part refund - we then understood why they demanded payment in advance before seeing the room. Needless to say it was a fairly miserable stay and we wont be returning. We didn't see any of the main hotel which tends to get good reviews but don't book the apartment whatever you do. Shame!

Hotel Carmel was the first of five hotels that we stayed in whilst on our honeymoon in Italy. It was the least expensive pensione of our trip and exceeded our expectations. The map in Rome's Lonely Planet led us to believe that it was further out of Trestavere that it actually is - less than a two minute walk to the cafe filled streets and a pleasant walk over the bridge to the centre of Rome and all of the sights.

We requested the room that opens onto the pretty terrace garden. The room was huge with sound proof glass on the windows which ensured a good nights sleep.

Value for money, helpful staff and clean, spacious rooms - all reasons why we will be returning to Hotel Carmel.

nice hotel. located 20 min from the center by walking.

the stuff is very friendly and informative.

thats a good choice for rome.

This hotel offers clean rooms of various sizes. You may want to find out if you are on the street or in a back room. There is a room that opens onto the nice terrace that would probably be worth asking for. They have small refrigerators in each room but in one room it was not working. It's a good location, able to walk to major attractions.
The breakfast in the cafe next door is wonderful and the people there were very friendly. I was a little disappointed with the hotel staff. Some of the staff in the hotel did not know the local area and didn't try to be very helpful.
The nearby restaurants and squares are lively into the evening which was fun. Always felt safe walking around the area and even though we were on the street side, the windows were insulated so the noise did not keep us awake.
I would stay here again.