The Hotel Paba is more of a bed and breakfast than a hotel. Very small, clean and homey. The room was a bit too small especially for tourists like us who had way too many suitcases, but the room was comfortable. The beds were a bit hard, but frankly we had such busy days that we slept pretty well every night. We had breakfast in our room at whatever time we asked. Sra Alberta Castelli was a terrific hostess and happy to help in any way.

We were in during Christmas week. During the days around Christmas Alberta was away but her assistant could not have been more helpful. She made so many telephone calls for us trying to find a decent place for us to go for New Years that was not too expensive.

Only slight negative was that our room was on the main street and at night it was sometimes noisy. That bothered my daughter but not me.

GREAT location - close to a metro stop and just 2 blocks from the Roman Forum, on a touristy street where we felt safe at all times. Across the street from a grocery store, post office.

Great value. If you want a nice comfortable place with easy a cess to everywhere important in Rome and helpful staff, at a reasonable price, this is the place for you. If you want luxury, go somewhere else.

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.