Borgo Pio 2000 is an ideal base for exploring the wonderful city of Rome! You could not ask for a better location, situated in the Vatican Walls, only 5 minutes walk from St.Peters Square and close to a host of local restaurants, bars, shops etc.
The Hotel, although basic, is well presented and the apartments are clean, tidy, well equiped and very spacious.
The staff are very friendly and helpful, although the office is not manned all of the time...we had to wait 5-10 mins on arrival before finding someone to check us in.
Not luxurious by any means but I would highly recommned Borgo Pio to anybody who is looking for a nice, clean base in a great location for exploring Rome and i would not hesitate in staying there again.

Borgo Pio 2000 is in a great location. The Vatican and nice Italian restaurants are only a few blocks away. We used all the tips in previous reviews and they are all true, except the bad beds. The TV has one english channel BBC World, a few German and rest Italian. Restaurant Angelico is excellent and bar Ciao has a decent meal for only Euro 10. For addresses go to previous reviews. A new tip: For the bigger shops go to a street called Via Cola di Rienzo. Go left outside the appartments, first right, cross big street Via Crescenzio, walk two blocks and find Via Cola di Rienzo. Go right on this street and find a store called COIN and find in the basement a big supermarket. On wednesday morning at 10.45 AM the Pope is on St Peter square. From the apartment you can walk to Trevi fountain in about 40 minutes.

We found the Borgo Pio 2000 via Expedia after a lengthy search for places to stay in Rome. We were booking our trip quite late and wanted a convenient place to stay that was affordable. The Borgo Pio fit that bill.

My husband and I were traveling with my parents, so we reserved one of the one bedroom apartments with the fold-out bed in the separate room.

We had them send a limo driver to the airport to pick us up. At 50 Euros for the trip, it was worth it (compared with 11E per person for the airport train to Termini and then additional fees for the metro). He was waiting for us outside of customs and took us to the Borgo Pio safely. Upon arrival, our room was ready (despite the fact we got there at 10 in the morning!). We were able to unpack, settle, and then go out to enjoy most of the day until we were exhausted from jet lag.

The Borgo Pio is within great walking distance to the Vatican and a great place to stay if that is one of your primary activities. We didn't take the train or the bus at all. We are all fit, so we figured that the walk across the Tiber to the other parts of Rome would do us good (and work off some of that great Italian food!).

For lunches and breakfast, we were able to get a few goods at the nearby market. We felt very safe and secure and our rooms were quiet. We kept the windows open at night and were surprised to have calm in the middle of Rome! Though the Borgo Pio is not fancy, it was a great place for us to park ourselves during our stay in Rome. The separate rooms were perfect for our family and the little kitchen was great for preparing simple meals of breakfast and lunch.

As long as you look at the map of Rome before booking at the Borgo Pio and you know what to expect, you'll have a great time!

This apartment style hotel is in a great location, is large, and is relatively inexpensive. There are no other advantages!

Borgo Pio is virtually unstaffed (except for the hours when a tourist is unlikely to be around the hotel), making it difficult to get advice on touring or simply call a taxi! There is no housekeeping. In fact, we walked 2 blocks to throw away our own garbage and prior to that, were asked by management to go out and buy our own garbage bags! The shower nozzle was broken, resulting in a single stream of either very hot or very cold water, and the lack of housekeeping over a 6 day stay made the generally unkempt apartment even less appealing!

The large apartment is a long hallway with a kitchen nook and 3 bedrooms. The beds are think foam-like mattresses (two singles, two singles pushed together to make a queen) and a queen pull-out sofa. The sheets were clean, but the beds incredibly uncomfortable and with only a thin blanket, we were freezing in September! There is no common sitting area and the TV had only Italian channels (kids wanted a quick show one morning).

The adjacent square has activity all hours of the night, making it noisy and difficult to sleep. The upstairs guests played a big role as every step they took seemed to magnify in sound. Between the noise and the uncomfortable bed, I spent the bulk of the Rome holiday in a sleepless stupor!

If I could do it again, I'd find a nice pensione in the same price range or pay a bit more for a bus/taxi to get to the Vatican area. I would not stay again at Borgo Pio.