We were staying there for five nights and we would repeat it for sure. The place is very nice, the rooms are huge and lovely. The breakfast delicious in a bar near there.The staff friendly and Rome so interesting and exotic. I would repeat exactly the same as i did, because it was a very good time. Thanks for the acommodation and the friendship.

miriam from valencia.

We had a very good time! (and a horrible weather :-P) The B&B is 10 min away from the Coliseo and has several public transports just in front of the building. The staff is simply great, very friendly and kind. Rooms are very nice and comfortable, with a lot of space. Don't hesitate to taste the Caffe Latte for breakfast! Absolutely recommendable!

This "bed and breakfast" is badly organised and more like a hostel than a hotel. Although it is a lot cheaper than many places in Rome so you're getting what you paid for.

Firstly, when our party of 5 (4 adults and a toddler) turned up early our quadruple room (adjoining rooms) was not quite ready, which was fine, the man told us the maid would be there within the hour to finish it off. After going out for 5 or 6 hours we returned at 8pm and the room still hadn't been made up. We called the owner and he said someone would be there shortly to sort it out. We had been up very early that day (4am) for our flight so a short wait would be ok. TWO HOURS later someone turned up and because our daughter was already asleep we had them just give us a pile of sheets, pillows and blankets and we made the beds up ourselves. And our 2nd double bed was 2 fold out singles that we pushed together and were extremely uncomfortable. The next morning when the owner arrived he apologised profusely and refunded half the rooms rent, so we were happy with that.

Secondly, there is no ensuite bathroom or even a bathroom shared between 2 rooms as the website claims. There was one bathroom shared between our quadruple room (essentially 2 rooms) as well as 2 other rooms = 8 adults! Both mornings we were there it took our group 2 hours to get ready due to having to wait for the bathroom. We had to line up outside the bathroom as though we were at some hostel or campground. They could have at least had a separate toilet, or sinks in each room.

Despite these big problems we found the staff always friendly and helpful, the rooms clean and there was always plenty of breakfast-type food in the kitchen that we could help ourselves to at anytime of the day.

Excellent location, very helpful and welcoming service, and practical facilities.

Happy Holiday is really a set of two classic Roman apartments - one on the third floor and one on the fourth floor - where each room is converted to double bedrooms with a shared kitchen and bathrooms. The office on the fourth floor is just a desk with computer. Our room was a converted living room and therefore large, but next to the kitchen, so we were disturbed by other guests using the kitchen as a meeting point. On the other hand, it was great to have 24-hour access to the kitchen for coffee and snacks - we were even able to make quick meals. Damiano and Laura went out of their way to make our stay comfortable - lots of advice and unexpected help from a busy couple.

Because the hosts don't live at the hotel, there are difficulties in checking in and in keeping contact with them, but there were so many advantages in staying here: easy access to bus transport to any key point in Rome, to local restaurants, local internet points, to the Sacred Steps and to the Lateran, to the Metro ... The rooms were clean and well-serviced, but the two toilets are shared with four rooms. The hot water is slow.

After our return to Rome two weeks later we stayed in a more central full hotel at 130% of what we paid at Happy Holiday, but without the welcoming, helpful service and with horrible coffee and stale minimal breakfast and in seedy surroundings. We wished we had come back to Happy Holiday.