Dec 13, 2016 - I found this to be exactly what a hostel should be. Friendly staff, great price, and something for every type of traveler. The location so close to the rail station was terrific, and thankfully they sent instructions for how to find it with the reservation (since in this part of Rome the opposite sides of the same street seem to have different names).
Even an entire French school arriving didn't phase the helpful staff, and I witnessed them being helpful to everyone no matter the time of day.
I will stay here again if I make it to Rome.
Dec 12, 2014 - The Location is Perfect, so close to train station. The facility is well, and you can print documents. The room is clean. Good Price. The staffs are nice and helpful.
Apr 23, 2014 - The rooms are ok and they have a private bathroom with hair dryers and all you need. You can use as well the locker but you need to have your own lock. The breakfast costs 4 euros and it's not worth it, the kind of ham is thick and a bit disgusting and they just have white bread so i recommend you to buy your breakfast in the supermarket. It's very close from the train station, just 3min walking and quite easy to find. The staff is very relaxed and helfull and they have free maps on the reception and information tours in case you need. The wi-fi is very bad because i was in the 4th floor but its the reception it works very well. You can leave your bag after the check-out and with the payment you need to give them 5 euros for the key (you got the money back after you leave)
Aug 13, 2013 - Good place in city center well organised and clean
godd breakfast
Aug 31, 2012 - It was a great pleasure to stay in Downtown Hostel during my visit in Rome. I arrived at Rome around midnight. But, I was able to check in and settle down very quickly. Ibam, as one of the staffs, was very helpful in that and throughout my stay.
Jul 02, 2012 - Air conditioning sucks, its only on from 7pm til 4am, and only is on for spurts at a time. I ended up sleeping on the floor in front of the AC.
Jun 05, 2012 - This was the last hostel I stayed at on my backpacking journey.
The rooms are spacious and comfortable. There are hairdryers included int he bathroom and internet is free.
So it is pretty huge, and pretty famous, so there are A LOT of people here. But they have plenty of bathrooms and showers that are never all full. That get cleaned every day at 3. So that is really nice.
The rooms are nice and clean. Just make sure you know check in is at 3 pm so that you can plan accordingly.
All of the staff is extremely helpful and friendly. They have a few south Asian guys that work from midnight to 7 am that are really sweet and make you feel very comfortable.
The price is good for what you are getting. It is only a 3 minute walk to the metro station. That helps a lot while in Rome. And if you want to walk, it is in a fairly good location. The city is not that hard to walk through and you will always find astounding buildings while walking that are not on the tourist maps or in the guides.
And if you are interested in going out, they host a pub crawl. It is organized for you, so if you are traveling alone or even with people, it is a great chance to get to know fellow travelers from around the world.
they have a breakfast buffet (3 euros) from 7:30 to 10. It is not a 5 star buffet, but you get unlimited toast, jam, cereal, coffe, milk, tea, juice, fresh fruit, ham, and cheese.
They have a brown bag lunch that you can buy. This is the first hostel I have seen that does this. It is a good option for a busy day.
And they have free pasta every tuesday, thursday, friday, saturday. Free pasta is good pasta.
I highly recommended staying here.
Jan 29, 2012 - good location,perfect service! I like this hostel!
Dec 01, 2011 - Well i have to say: Thank You so much Cintia, you were so kind, and you helped me a lot when i most needed!!But i have to say to the hostel,your cleaning stuff, should clean also behond beds,balls of dust?! And the wifi acess 1 euro one hour?...well, never forget, hostels are made to be "cheaper"!
Oct 15, 2011 - Very convenient location, 3 min by walk to main train station. And they provide breakfast and pizza for dinner, that made me save some money for gelato.