My family and I stayed here for 6 nights. We chose the hotel based on the Tripadvisor reviews and its location. We were extremely pleased with our choice. It is in a great location; within easy walking distance of most of the main tourist sites and it has a bus stop right outside the front door. You can also walk or take a short bus ride to the Termini Station.

An added bonus is Senora Alberta. She was extremely helpful in explaining how to get to places, suggesting out of the ordinary places to visit, and in general with everything. We ventured out in the early A.M. several times before breakfast was served, and she made sure we had access to the food before we headed out.

Speaking of breakfast, while simple (croissant, pastry, yogurt, etc.) it was delicious! The best breakfasts we had in our 3 week tour of Europe!

The rooms are simple yet comfortable. The bathrooms are more than adequate from a size perspective, the shower was very good, and the rooms were quiet despite being on a main street.

While I agree that the street entrance leaves something to be desired, we got over that very quickly. Once inside the building, you forget about the entrance and have fun with the elevator. The hotel lobby itself is very nice albeit small.

Having been to Rome before, I cannot imagine a better hotel value especially when combined with the terrific location.

We spent three nights at Hotel Paba in mid-November. We had Room 2, the Flower Room, which is on the back side and was very quiet. The room and bathroom was quite spacious for a 2-star European hotel, and the beds were roomy but as noted before, they are EXTREMELY hard. I actually felt bruised when I woke up the first morning.

The staff is incredibly helpful, breakfast is perfectly adequate by Italian standards (and tasty as well), and the place is kept spotless. We easily walked to the Colosseum and St. Peter's in Chains, and used the Cavour metro stop to navigate the rest of the city. Also, you can ask the hotel to arrange reservations to the highly-recommended Borghese Gallery for you.

For people who have difficulty finding the hotel: Use Google's new street view to actually see where it is. I was uncertain until I recognized the sign of the shop next to the building and the pizza place across the street, and then I knew exactly where it was. If you take the metro, turn right as you exit the station.

All in all, as long as your expectations are for a cheap, budget hotel that is clean, safe, and a good value, you'll like Hotel Paba just fine. I would definitely stay here again.

We first read about the Hotel Paba in Rick Steve's Guide to Italy and contacted them for our last minute trip. The rates were really reasonable and the reviews on TripAdvisor seemed pretty good. We only spent one night at the hotel because of our flight time, but we were very pleased. Some people complained about finding the hotel - while it does not look like a hotel from the outside and the door has graffiti, it's easy enough to locate the hotel by the address. Once inside and on the second floor, where the hotel is located, it is very clean and looks very nice. The room was quite clean. The TV included many American stations - we even watched college football. I think some reviews said the breakfast wasn't good - while it was simple - just yogurt and some breads - they were fresh and good and it was nice being served in our room. The hotel staff was friendly and knowledgeable. While this is not a '5 star' hotel - for a clean and conveniently located hotel - the Hotel Paba is a gret choice.

This hotel is in a perfect location! We were able to walk to the hotel from Rome Termini and on a day with good weather, a manageable walk from the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Colusseum, etc. The hotel is small so breakfast is served in the rooms, but the breakfast was great!

We had to check out early before the front desk clerk had arrived so the staff showed us where we could help ourselves to breakfast. They wanted to make sure we didn't start our journey on an empty stomach!

The room was very clean with a modern bathroom and was spacious enough for two people.

Would definately recommend!