Pensionato San Paolo

( 2 stars , Rome , Italy )

Meals a problem. Lunch is served on site and attracts a lot of nearby workers because it is good food and good value. But very few places to eat at, in the vicinity at night. Place is in a church office complex, and being located near the basilica is ideal for Catholic individuals & groups. Others may want more glamorous facilities. Need to be able to make yourself understood in Italian.

All in all, the Pensionato San Paolo was a good buy. The major criticism that I have is the location of the property as shown on the Venere website--the map shows the Pensionato San Paolo as much closer to the Pyramide than it actually is.

The hotel is closed to the subway and it is very practical. But nothing around the hotel....

Quite a nice Hotel, not easy to find, because it's on the 3rd floor of some kind a building. Nice friendly atmosphere, reminds me of some Hostels I stayed.

Very welcoming staff, speaking several languages. Quiet hotel in a very quiet neighbourhood. I recommend this hotel and will choose this one if i come back someday. Only 1 problem : the map in the website is not correct (i lost much time to find the hotel). My stay in Roma : I could practice my italian, i speak much better thanks to italian people. Italian people are very kind, lovely, welcoming and always help you when you need information. I recommend Roma to people who like discovering new beautiful places and meeting nice and simpathetic people.

The single room was fine with good en suite. Double-glazing made it very quiet. Breakfast was good. The metro stop is Basilica San Paolo, only 6 stops from Termini station on the B line ( 1 Euro = single trip, 4 Euros = day card ). At tube station leave from the left-hand exit marked Basilica. Hotel is 100 or so yards further straight on, and NOT on Viale F. Baldini, as per the website.( I suspect that's the holding company's address.) If you want a quiet and cheap evening meal, and you're tired of central Rome, try one of the local restaurants. We recommend the Tavola Calda Rosticceria at 114/120 Via G. Chiabrera ( a side street to the right of the metro station ). They sell meals to go by weight or they'll microwave for you to eat in the restaurant or outside. We had a good meal and a large beer for less than 10 Euros each. For afters there are plenty of Gelateria nearby.

Plain room, but clean and spacious. Friendly staff. Very quiet (apart from traffic). Excellent lunch service - wide range and good value for money. Cheap and good set evening meal. Would certainly return there next time I am in Rome.

Friendly and helpful staff. Clean room, but the toilet a bit aged - shower door not well sealed and weted the floor. Good breakfast and nice envirnoment for the price. Convenient traffic - close to MTR and bus. It exceeds my expectation.

Compared to hotels in Spain this was expensive but for a big city OK. You basically got what you paid for. It was more like staying in a university hostel rather than a hotel. The room was cleaned everyday but the towels were thin cloths more like tea-towels for wiping dishes. The breakfast was basic but the rolls were fresh. The lady who served at breakfast was very nice. There was a metro nearby but the area was lacking in bars which stayed open in the evening and we only found one good restaurant nearby.

nearer to the city than excepted. With the metro within 10 minutes at teh colloseum.