We were booked into the B& B portion(La Maison Royale) of the hotel Atlante Star which would have been fine except that we needed 3 beds and for some reason only had 1. The hotel quickly and graciously provided an Apartment behind the hotel for our stay. The hotel and Apartment were conveniently located near the Vatican and the English speaking front desk staff were very helpful in providing for our needs. They also helped to return a book to us that we accidentally left behind. Many thanks to the staff.

After reading several reviews on hotels in Rome, we weren't quite sure what to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised. This bed and breakfast was not your traditional B&B, but rather picture it as an apartment without a kitchen. The rooms in the apartment are individual rooms that you rent out. Each room comes with a refrigerator bar, its own bathroom complete with shampoo, conditioner, hairdryer, jacuzzi and you even are supplied with slippers! The air-conditioning actually works, sometimes even too cold. As one of the reviews mentioned, there are quite a few keys in order to get in, but looking on the bright side, you feel safe. The room has no phones, which was an inconvenience, but the hotel next door has a pay phone. The staff was very helpful. Breakfast was excellent and more than enough. The scenery was breathtaking, overlooking the Vatican.

There were 9 people in our group, 5 of which were teenagers, and all of us were extremely satisfied. Apart from being a lovely place to stay, the price was right!

The Maison Royale B&B is not a true B&B. Keep this in mind when you book. You are in a very updated ensuite apartment (with only a mini bar) so this gives the impression of a hotel. The Atlante Hotel is beside the B&B and breakfast component is served on the top floor of this hotel. This is the real winner here. The breakfast is spectacular (Italian standards). The view of St. Peter's is magical and the staff are the real clincher as the hotel staff are equally as helpful to the B&B clients as they are to the hotel guests. The apartments are very secure and the usage of several keys is the ONLY nuisance but I can tell you that you are indeed secure. I suspect this B&B will eventually raise their rates from 125 Euro/night because this is too good to be true... especially with the breakfast included. Room 3 was beautiful but the street noise may be too much for light sleepers (this had a jacuzzi tub which was great after long walks) and Room 4 was similarly appointed with only a soaker tub but it had a garden view and significantly quieter. You are only 5 minutes walk to St. Peter's and 15 minute walk to the Pantheon. Everything is walkable in Rome!

Score out of 10 : 9.6 (deduction for some street noise and awkward use of the keys).

Cheers,

Tim - Calgary, Canada (A VERY frequent traveler)

Although this hotel is classified as a B&B, it is actually next to, and affiliated with the Hotel Atlantique, a 4 or 5 star property.

For the money, you'd be hard-pressed to beat it. The bedroom and bathroom were very large, and the bed was quite comfortable. The bathroom, albeit clean, had some mold on the shower wall, and the jacuzzi was not working. Again though, bottom line, it was well worth the price.

Our biggest complaint was the noise from the street below, but if you're up early, you'll be good to go.

The location was terrific. Less than 5 minutes walk to the Vatican, and 10 minutes walk to the Piazza Navona. Plenty of restaurants nearby, and the neighborhood seemed very safe.

The front desk (actually Hotel Atlantique's front desk) was very friendly and helpful.

One item to note...no telephone in the room, so bring an alarm clock along with your power adaptors.