apts clean reception staff helpful 1st room much too sml for a double 2nd near lift noisey, near vatican, an metro

Stayed at this hut for 3 days. The good things: great location, waterproof roof. The dislikes: no hot water/ shower for 3 (three) days, a very slow stove, room cleaning/ cloth change only 1x/ stay. And the worst: totally arrogant attitude of the personel when informed about the mentioned problems. This place stands at the very bottom of the rank of all hotels we've stayed at !

Just as many others have said, this hotel is conveniently located within walking distance to the Vatican, Metro and buses as well as many pizzarias and cheap eats, laundry mats and groceries. We are a 50+ year old couple and never felt unsafe walking from the metro to the hotel at night. Lot of people out and about.

The rooms are spotless and comfortable. Ask to stay in the newly renovated rooms. The beds have a single bunk above them which makes TV viewing in bed difficult... but no biggie. Also, this hotel has no lobby... just a hotel employee (all very courteous) in a glass area. Perfect base camp. You can spend more elsewhere, but ...why? We would certainly recommend this hotel to others.

Our family (Mom, Dad, two teens) stayed at Residence Candia for 4 nights in March, 2009. We decided to stay at the hotel because of the "three rooms apartment" which we assumed was two bedrooms and a sitting room. It was actually two bedrooms, each with "double" (between king and queen) beds, and a third bedroom that was so tiny the entire floor was taken up with a smaller, full size mattress (on the floor), which was in seriously bad shape. Additionally, there was another sleeping space in an upstairs loft, where our son ended up sleeping, and thought was great.

The apartment had two bathrooms, which was wonderful, but no laundry facilities, which were listed as in the hotel. The space was clean, but the mattresses were hard, and the lack of any common or sitting area was strange.

There were several groups of high school & college kids staying in the hotel when we were there, who were quite noisy into the wee hours of the morning. I finally went out and asked them to keep it down, and they did respect my request, but you might want to ask if any groups of students are booked there while you are there.

The staff was really nice, and the hotel was very convenient to the metro, but not overly convenient for walking to most of the non-St. Peter's sights. But, for the money, it was a ton of clean, basic space.