If you've ever walked the streets of Rome and wondered what was behind those huge, heavy doors with quaint passages behind, now you can find out. Nestled into an alley of boutiques, food markets, gelato shops and restaurants you'll find a gem of a lodging. Walking to your room is like stepping into a movie set version of Italy featuring a bricked courtyard with over looking balconies and cascading ivies.

You will feel securely tucked away and comfortable here. The beds were the most comfortable of our whole trip, which included 5 star accommodations in other European locals.

My family of 4 with 2 kids ages 9 and 11 were able to stay in the same room instead of 2, which is a rare plus in Europe and the only time on our stay when we didn't have to rent two rooms.

The breakfast consist of a do-it-yourself in room supply of tea, coffee, espresso, toast, juices, pastries, cereal and etc. in a well stocked frig.

Located in the heart of Historic Rome, you will find yourself virtually around the corner from Piazza Navona the Pantheon. The rest of Rome is easily accessible. See the Pantheon at night, the effect is awe inspiring.

We chose Navona Gardens for 3 reasons: Location, price and the great reviews here on Trip Advisor.

We will choose Navona Gardens on our next trip and recommend it to our friends too.

The staff and owner were friendly and offered great advice on the best area sights and places to eat.

A few bits of advice: Generate a detailed map of Navona Gardens’ location to give to your taxi driver and think of Navona Gardens as a guest house rather than a hotel. The "front desk" isn't always staffed although they are extremely helpful and friendly when they are there.

We stayed at Navona Garden Suites in December travelling with some friends which stayed at Navona Gallery suites at te same time. We booked the suites Da Vinci 1 and Da Vinci 2. Both suites were quite spacious accomodating easily 4 people each. The bathrooms were in marble and very elegant. Everything was super clean. But the best thing was the "secret garden"! We had this exclusive garden to ourselves and we felt very lucky. We had a nice welcome tour with Lynda which showed us all the recommended restaurants and stores of the area. All the main attractions were easily accessible from our front door . Romy was our tour guide for the Vatican and she was really professional. The all staff was very helpful and prompted to help even with medical problems.
We had an excellent experience with this b & b and we would like to come back to our "secret garden" in the center of Rome

My wife and I stayed at the Navona Garden Suites for six nights in mid-October and found the location to be incomparable if you like relatively quiet Medieval cobblestone streets, nearby wonderful restaurants and shopping, personal attention, and the feel of a real Roman neighborhood only minutes from Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, and Campo di Fiori. The only downside was that we were promised a room upgrade shortly after booking from their website, and they reneged on this. We stayed in the Da Vinci I room (not a suite), which had two double beds and a clean, modern bathroom--a plus when you consider that the building is 1,500 years old. There is a coffee maker and espresso maker in the room, and the staff provides breads, jam, and juice the night before each morning's breakfast. We supplemented this by buying cheese and yogurt at a very convenient market just a few doors down on Governo Vecchio. There is a refrigerator in the room, and the air conditioning was a welcome touch, as Rome in mid-October was in the mid-70s, but humid. The room was one of the quietest we've ever stayed in in Europe, since it is positioned on a small garden courtyard well away from the street.

Another plus is the plethora of wonderful restaurants within minutes of walking on both Governo Vecchio and especially Via dei Coronari. After dinner be sure to walk to the nearby banks of the Tiber to see the spectacular Castel San Angelo under the floodlights. On Via dei Coronari we recommend Osteria Delli Antiquario and Cantina del Vecchio. Ristorange Sangallo is also quite good, but more upscale (read expensive).

Something to be aware of: The Navona Garden Suites and Navona Gallery Suites are two different properties, with the former fronting on Governo Vecchio and the latter just around the corner in a separate apartment building fronting on a side street. My sister-in-law stayed in a spacious, well-furnished apartment in the Gallery Suites. The room was fine, but four nights a week excessive noise from the crowds in the street milling around outside a night club were a real irritant until the wee hours. There was no noise from the night club itself, but noise from the well lubricated club-goers in the street was a real problem.

On the plus side, the staff was very personable and helpful. For instance, Linda met us at the heavy oaken front door (marked only as a dentist's office) and gave us a one-hour guided tour of the local area. Trust me, you'll still get lost in the warren of medieval streets and alleys, but that's not all bad. The entire staff was very responsive to any questions we had. The hotel arranged for both pickup and delivery back to the airport, and the driver was prompt, efficient, and safe. In sum, we would heartily recommend this B&B to anyone about to stay in Rome--we really felt we were "living in Rome," not just staying in the city.

I stayed at the Navona Garden Suites in November 2007 with my mom on our first trip to Italy. I found NGS on TA in the forums someone suggested it and the reviews were good so I called the NGS spoke with Dennis and ended up booking the Da Vinci Uno room. I am so pleased that I did and grateful for the forum recommedation! We actually stayed at the NGS when first arriving in Rome and then we went to Florence and then came back to Rome and stayed again at the NGS before coming back to the states. The Navona Garden Suites is a wonderful B & B! We would definitely stay here again!
Here are some of the things I would point out about the NGS:
- location - what a fantastic location! Near the Piazza Navona!
- clean and neat!
- Loredana let me use her computer each day to check my emails.
- Great breakfast each day! The lady who served it each day in our room was so kind! Tons of food and coffee each day! There was always more than enough and we would usually have some extra to take with us for a snack later in the day. Oh - the juice was awesome each day!
- very comfortable beds.
- when we went to Florence they kept an extra suitcase in storage for us and when we returned it was in our room waiting for us
- they helped us make arrangements for tours and museums
- they referred us to a local restaurant when we first arrived that was exellent
- overall a wonderful experience! would stay here again - can not wait to return!
- Loredana also allowed us to check in at an off time....she made special arrangements with us to arrive in the evening and she met us there.....she really went out of her way to make sure we had an amazing stay!

The only downfall (and I hesitate to even mention this)...and this may have been taken care of by now was one night there was a nightclub that opened up around midnight and stayed open most of the night right behind our room...the music was so loud that we could not sleep. This was ONLY one night during our stay....Loredana was very sorry and said they were trying to get that taken care of. Let me say though - I would not hesitate to go back and stay there again...

The little garden in the center of the rooms was so sweet and I loved the private location in a residential building. The street was so quaint! You are literally one block from the Piazza Navona...we went to this square alot and on Sunday there were all these artists out there and musicians....I bought a piece from a local artist that I loved. It was a triple framed piece of sketches of scenes around Rome. It is one of my most favorite souveneirs. It was always lively in the Piazza.

One of the best things about the Navona Garden Suites is Dennis and Loredana....they are just wonderful people who take great pride in offering wonderful accommodations and making sure you have a great stay in Rome.....they are truly kind people and if you stay at the NGS you will be very happy.