My wife and I stayed here from April 18th to the 23rd. The hotel is located in a very quiet, residential area next to a school and church. The staff was extremely helpful and courteous. Two of the staff spoke fluent English to go along with my choppy Italian, the night clerk spoke very little. The room was very nice and large enough to actually sleep three, there was a pullout sleeper should we had needed one. We had a view of the courtyard, which is actually the picture they show on line, however that was off limits to the public and the roof top garden was also closed. The location also had access to a few restaurants and cafes which provided a nice respite from busy Rome, one in particular was excellent, Grottino de Rino, which is right on Aventino, we had great meal that did not break the bank. At breakfast do not expect typical American fare, you get bread, croissants, juice, hard boiled eggs, cereal and pre packaged cheese and little pates. The cappuccino was excellent. One note of caution, the hotel is not handicap friendly, no elevator and we were on the third floor so after walking up a hill to get the hotel we had three flights of stairs to get through, and after wine and food it was sometimes a challenge.
We would definitely stay here again though

We stayed at this hotel in March, 2009 and really liked it. The hotel is very clean, the rooms are very comfortable and the service is great. We wouldn't hesitate to stay there again. It is in a beautiful neighborhood and there are restaurants, grocery stores, etc. a few blocks away at the bottom of the hill. The hotel is adjacent to St. Prisca church, which was built in 489 AD. The neighborhood is historic and a few blocks away is the Church of Santa Sabina, one of Rome's oldest churches. The Circus Maximus is also only a few blocks way. A bus stop and Metro are short distances away.

My wife and I stayed here on a monday to friday city break. We had booked the hotel on the recomendation of other Tripadvisor reports and we were not disappointed.
Our bedroom was on the first floor and was a very generous sized room, very clean and nicely decorated with a small balcony overlooking a courtyard with a magnificent magnolia tree in full bloom. The hotel is in a tranquil and exclusive part of the city, very peaceful and away from the traffic noise yet within easy walking distance of all the attractions apart from the Vatican and St Peters.
The hotel staff were very friendly and all spoke excellent English.
There are a number of reasonably priced restaurants within 5 minutes of the hotel but
try the Jewish restaurants in the old ghetto near Isolo Tiberina (Tiber Island).
We were considering a trip to see Pompey but on the recomendation of the reception desk we went instead to Ostia Antica, Romes old port and just a short rail journey from
Ostiense railway station half a mile from the hotel, excellent choice instead of Pompey.
Our other tip, if you are there on a short break, buy a Roma Pass 23 Euros each but you get entry to 2 historical free, reduced rates at all other sites and free bus and rail travel on
the cities transport system, a steal at 23 Euros.

My 17 year old daughter and I stayed at the Domus Aventina over Thanksgiving 2008 for a quick trip to Rome. We found the hotel to be friendly, clean, and convenient. Rates were good at about $110/night US. We found that the walk to the subway and common bus stops were easy and short - about 5 minutes. The hotel is located in a nice residential neighborhood so it is quiet but there isn't a lot going on. We walked 5 - 10 minutes to some restaurants but we were always on the go and rarely were close to the hotel at mealtime. The exception of course was breakfast. The hotel has a nice dining area in the basement with VERY basic continental breakfasts. Good pastry, boiled eggs, and basic cereal. They also have fruit, juice, packaged meat spreads, and packaged "toast" similar to Melba toast. So the breakfast food was adequate. They did have a very friendly attendant who made us delicious espresso each morning.

The front desk staff were helpful and fortunately spoke good English (since our Italian was so bad). They were very cordial and helpful corresponding with me via email in advance to answer my questions and to arrange to have a car pickup us up at the airport.

The room was small with barely enough space to push two twin beds apart by a couple of feet but that was enough. The bathroom was very clean and nice with a very small shower stall but we found it to be adequate.

Overall it was a very nice stay and I would recommend it to others but if I had the chance to go back I would probably prefer to stay in either the central part of Rome, or in a neighborhood that had a little more character such as Trastevere or Testaccio. Nothing wrong with the Aventina neighborhood - it is a nice residential area that was convenient for seeing the sites of Rome - but I think I would have preferred to be someplace a little funkier.