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Quadruple Room | Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, individually decorated
Breakfast (EUR 3.50 per person)
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Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Via Ottaviano, 9, Rome, Lazio, 192
  • Vatican Museums
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • St. Peter's Basilica
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Sistine Chapel
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Rome (FCO-Fiumicino - Leonardo da Vinci Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Quadruple Room

  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room | Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Double Room

  • 183 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Triple Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About this property

Ancient Romance

Hotel in Rome City Centre
Along with dry cleaning, this smoke-free hotel has laundry facilities and limo/town car service. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and tour/ticket assistance.
Ancient Romance offers 6 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature Select Comfort mattresses. Televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Ancient Romance features multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and laundry facilities. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. For a surcharge, the property provides a shuttle from the airport to the hotel (available 24 hours) and a cruise ship terminal shuttle. This Beaux Arts hotel also offers dry cleaning/laundry services, limo service, and express check-in. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Ancient Romance is a smoke-free property.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour airport pick-up shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
  • Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee: EUR 3.50 per person

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Beaux Arts architecture
  • Built in 1905
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Select Comfort mattress

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 18-inch TV with digital channels

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Late check-in fee charged for check-in between 8 PM and midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the cruise terminal, ferry terminal, airport, and train station (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 8 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 30 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 6.00 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Breakfast fee: approximately EUR 3.50 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 47 per vehicle
  • Late check-in fee charged for check-in between 8 PM and midnight
  • In-room safe fee: EUR 1 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Ancient Romance B&B
Ancient Romance B&B Rome
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Ancient Romance Bed And Breakfast
Ancient Romance Hotel Rome
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Ancient Romance Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 74 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 74 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 74 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 74 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 74 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room is not the.same on the pocture. The room is too small. Not so much Amenities. Shower area have no non slip mat, over all i.am disappointed on this property. The only good thing about this property is only walkoing distance to the Vaticsn City. And close to everything.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great room for the price! Excellent Location!

These rooms are located in a prime location. Less than 2 blocks from the enterance of the Vatican and two blocks from the subway station. We also visited the Coloseum and it was super easy to get there from our room via the subway. Michael checked us in and was super helpful with directions, places to eat and other recommendations. Room was small but clean and suited us just fine. Good room for the money.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Trace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Both rooms in our apartment look nothing like the advertise picture. Very clean but very dated. Bathrooms in the apartments were smelly and very noisy. Fantastic location for everything to visit, metro station at the top of the road.if u are looking for a budget,clean room it’s spot on.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dave, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean and comfortable room with very helpful staff
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Comfortable enough, good location

Central location close to the Vatican and public transit. Restaurants and grocery close and open late. Room functional but not super comfortable (small shower, bed not great) but with AC. Check in a little tricky especially if arriving late. Overall, solid place in Rome.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gene, Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice room with perfect location. I would definitely stay here again. Highly recommended!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Carlos , Brasil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice B&B very close to the Vatican

Clean room and spacious. Close to the metro and the Vatican. A quiet place.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Mr Guiseppe, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
If you are arriving early in the morning this might not be the place for you. I arrived from the airport at 6.15am luckily someone buzzed me in as it was raining, I then sat on the office step until 8am when the office opened. On the big plus side as my room was empty they let me check in then with out any extra charges. Big Thumbs Up for that.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Well-located Accomodation

This is a great place to stay if you aren't planning to stay inside the room for a large portion of the day.It's located closeby the metro and of course the Vatican. The elevator within the B&B is fantastic since the location is on the 5th floor of the building.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay in Roma!

The hotel was close to the Vatican & wonderful shopping & food & entertainment! The staff was very helpful.

6/10 Okay

dick and joyce, today florence it

Liked: Cleanliness
Considering the budget we had to work within, this hotel provided all of the necessary requirements we needed including private bath, hair dryer, air conditioner, room safe and a lift. The fact that it is 1 block from the Vatican was a real plus. The complimentary breakfast is fresh fruit, packaged cookies, croissants, fresh coffee and assorted teas; this could use some improvement. It is convenient to the Metro rail system. The area has many good restaurants and souvenir shops. Angela was a major provider our needs and the desk staff provided us with directions. The room was small but adequate.

8/10 Good

ANTHONY, edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Rome stay

Hotel was pleasant enough but just basic

8/10 Good

The Millers, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great location in Rome

Fantastic location so close to St Peter's Square, Metro, Hop on Hop off Buses and plenty of restaurants. Mix up with the number of rooms booked still to sort out with Hotels.com and be aware of the 2 Euro per person per night government tax on top of your room price - this tourist tax is charged for every night that you stay in Rome. The apartment we stayed in was very clean and spacious and it is a quirky B&B where you are completely independent. We enjoyed our stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

great location close to the Vatican and buses

8/10 Good

gigi & andy, QLD, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place and convenient location

We stayed at Ancient Romance in September 2013. I've never been to Rome before and when I walked in was quite amused at the reception. I think I expected more as I thought we were in somebody's home. But we were pleasantly surprised with our room. It was really great. Great bathroom as well and very comfy bed. The location is excellent! The staff were professional and were in contact with us before our arrival. Really a great place to stay at!

10/10 Excellent

Susan, San Diego, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location for visiting Vatican City

Wish we could have stayed longer! The staff were extremely helpful and stored our luggage upon our arrival since our room wasn't ready and helped us get settled later that day. The location is PRIME for visiting Vatican City - short walk away with lots of restaurants nearby. Endless souvenir possibilities. There's even a 'flea market' of sorts near the "Sleeping Romance" units. GREAT DEALS. The room was beautiful and very comfortable. No street noise from our room. Things to keep in mind: shaky elevator, small shower, high-carb continental breakfast (pastries and cereals), and (for us) a very complicated coffee maker. There is a McCafe less than a block away which worked out perfectly. We needed airport service on departure and had a wonderful, prompt driver get us there right on time. Thank you, Ancient Romance, for a wonderful stay. We hope to be back one day.

10/10 Excellent

Lou, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

good B&B close to Vatican.

Very friendly staff. The only downside was for my elderly parents as the hotel's elevator does not go to 5th floor and entrance is on the sixth floor. Staff very helpful with arrangements, transfers and tips. Room comfort was okay as it took a while to get the room cooled down during a 100+ degree day in room. Shower was small but water flow/temp great. Good place for younger travelers on a budget.

6/10 Okay

Steve, Minneapolis

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Right near Vatican.

Family of 5 slept comfortably. Nice location to tour Vatican. Near subway station. Less expensive accommodations but adequate. Staff was very peripheral but sincere. Locally recommended restaurant ("Isola") conned us into a 45 euro appetizer. Continental breakfast was some meat and cheese plus some prefab croussants. We did have an espresso machine, though, and my daughter made some delicious lattes with the coffee pods provided.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great 3 night break

Extremely close to the Vatican City, just around the corner. The room was very clean and comfortable, had a fantastic view from the window. Less than a 5 minute walk to the nearest tube station for easy access to the train station and other sights. Staff's recommendation for dinner was brilliant - bustling, authentic family restaurant with lots of Italians eating there, good food, good service and good atmosphere. Breakfast is a simple help yourself affair of cold meats, cheese, bread, cereal etc. Not the most exciting breakfast in the world but the freedom of getting up to help yourself whenever you wanted and taking it back to your room to eat by the window made up for it. There isn't a sign for the B&B on the entrance door as it is a residential building, so make sure to look for the street number instead of the B&B name, and as you enter the building you will see the sign - 6th floor and the front door has a sign. We'd definitely stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Stella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

La-Dolce Vita

We stayed here for 7 nights for our honeymoon. Everything was good, the neighbourhood was safe. The only thing is that the location of hotel is a bit far from the city center, however city center can be easily accessed via bus or train over there. Will recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Victor, Moscow, Russia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Everything you need!

Very nice location, not a city center, but very close to Vatican and the shopping streets. Everyday cleaning and new towels. Simple breakfast. The b&b staff was very kind. Recommend the family owned pizzeria "L'Isola della pizza" 2 blocks away. Tasty and cheap.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent and very Friendly Staff

We just stayed from one night what I regret because we like that very much. But if you have problems to sleep with noise you need earplugs. Giorgio and Angela wonderful people, very friendly. They make you really to fill welcome.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic hotel!

Very clean, great & helpful staff, WONDERFUL location - right by the entrance to the Vatican, and 50 metres away from the Ottaviano Metro station

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

italy tour

the b and b had a lot of breakfasts choices .desk was very helful nice place to stay close to vatican walking distance and bus route....

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Great location

Overall I can recommend this but in my rulebook hotelstays in Rome is overpriced in central locations. We got a two rom and kitchenette in a BB appartment. We had the impression that the comple house was an hotel overlooking the Vatican but that was not the case. Instead this was four appartments on the top floor on a sidestreet. Too much money compared to value.