We stayed Marta Guest House between 1-3 october 2008.The decoraion was nice-the rooms were clean.İ can say that the best budget hotel we stayed in İtaly.Ovidio(at the reservation desk) was very very helpfull. But our room was noisy.All i can say that dont' pick the rooms that are close to reservaton desk.İ couldn't sleep one night because of the noisy people having conversation at the entrance.
The location was good.Very close to Castello Angello e Navona.İ liked the location.They don't have a breakfast room.They serve one coffe and a kruvasan to your room.That's it.
As a conclusion; as a budget hotel it's clean-the rooms are not very little-staff is helpful-good location.Rooms far away from the reservation desk should be preffered!!

This was a real find. On this 6 night trip in Rome I stayed three places, in three different areas. I moved due to the second stay being so awful, and I found this at the last minute! Wish I had stayed here the entire stay.

This quiet and elegant guesthouse is on the Vatican side of the river, which is a relatively quieter, more local area but with good restaurant and a lot of excellent shopping!

The front desk staff were kind and helpful as they called to make reservations and book taxis for me.

The room was large for a single traveller. I did have problems with the shower, but they were helpful in fixing it.

It is close to the Vatican and close-ish to the Musee de Arapacis, Piazza Nevona, but not that near to the Colosseum or the Spanish steps.

Do as I did and stay in another place for some of the trip nearer to other attractions as you get to see so much more!

The area between the Spanish steps and the main rail station Termini - is awful! Very busy with traffic, tourists and noisy. By comparison the Marta Guesthouse was a terrific place to stay.

This was an OK place to stay in Rome.
A friend of ours had recommended it.
But watch out for the coffee they serve
in the morning. On day we decided to
make a pot of our own, but the coffee
pot looked like it hadn't been cleaned
since classical Roman times!
I travel for a living and have never
seen anything as bad as that!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Marta. The room wasn't ready when we got there, but it was lunch time, we left the bags, had something to eat and came back. No problem at all. They offered to put the bags in our room if we wanted to go out all afternoon. The staff are polite and helpful, the room was clean and tidy. Yes the towels are unusual, but they are clean, look new and they do the job! The guesthouse is hidden away in a quiet and safe area. I can't tell you how handy the location is for everything!! As the previous poster said, save your money for things you want to enjoy on your holiday and don't pay double the price elsewhere (and you will need money as Rome ain't cheap). Round the corner are restaurants, bars, ice cream ATM's. A walk over the bridge and you are Navrona Square.Would definately use again.