We chose this b&b from its descriptions on the internet- it sounded modern, quiet and conveniently located (if slightly out of the centre of Rome itself). Boy, were we disappointed on arrival!!

We had the suite which comprised 2 rooms and a small kitchen and bathroom (shower only). The beds were ancient with very thin matresses-we woke up with backache every morning. (This is a particularly bad thing in Rome where a comfortable and restful night's sleep is crucial because you do a serious amount of walking every day.)

The toilet was built 2cm from the shower cubicle which meant (forgive me for being graphic!) that you had to sit sideways to the left to be able to fit in your legs (there was a wall on the right). To add to the gymnastic routine , the toilet paper was located on the right hand side behind you.

On arrival , the toilet and shower were filthy-very off putting. They did clean it when we told this to owners.

Breakfast was very basic and was served outside on the verranda. There was never any cuttlery or coffee cups on the table - the owners assumed that since there was a small kitchen in the suite-we were supposed to bring our own cuttlery and cups with us . There was never any regard to making sure that the coffee was hot. They put it on the table at some point (we were never sure of when and they never knocked to let us know it was there) and that was that. The service provided was very poor.

Although the internet description claims the b&b is close to St Peters and the Vatican, it takes at least 15 minutes by bus to get to the Vatican and then another 10 minutes into Rome's centre. We also found it a challenge if we wanted to stay in Rome's centre at night and take public transport back. The most direct bus service's stops at 10pm and if we wanted to come back that way we had to change lines twice and then do some wallking back. We ended up taking taxi's (clearly much more expensive) back to avoid the hassle.

We also arranged a transfer from the airport with the owners (given it was our first time in Rome) and discovered later that they actually asked a lot more than a taxi would take to the airport (the b&b is very close to the airport)!

The good sides to this place is that it is quiet and has a lovely garden and veranda. The aircon in the room also worked well.

Having stayed in many b&b's we have come to expect that the owners show more individual concern that the guest is comfortable and make sure that they are. There was no care whatsoever from the owners as to whether or not we were comfortable or enjoying our stay.

Overall, I would not recommend this b&b and am definitely not going back there.


My suggestion would be to take something closer to Rome's centre and be very very careful of the hotel/b&b's description of the accommodation and location.