Rome Sweet Home Vatican

Good value for money, helpful staff, exactly as described and shown on the website and only a short walk to Vatican City. A bit hard to find for a first-time traveller because it's on the fourth floor of a bank building with no obvious signage and no reception area, but the guy who answered the phone spoke perfect English and gave clear directions.

We were pleasantly surprised as the room and bathroom were a reasonable size and had a balcony (Jessenia). There was a fridge in the room but the place would have benefited from shared kitchen facilities. The room was cleaned every day and the lady doing reception/ housekeeping was very nice. She's only around in the mornings and the place is not staffed 24h like a hotel so keep this in mind when booking. We arrived in the afternoon so needed to self check in by putting a code in a key box outside, instructions were sent on the day. The area is perfectly located with a short walk to the metro station and walking distance to Vatican. Great coffee place opposite and an amazing pizza takeaway place nearby (La Pratolina). There is a 24h shop Carrefour 10 min away on the way from metro where we got some drinks and breakfast stuff.

We were pleasantly surprised as the room and bathroom were a reasonable size and had a balcony (Jessenia). There was a fridge in the room but the place would have benefited from shared kitchen facilities. The room was cleaned every day and the lady doing reception/ housekeeping was very nice. She's only around in the mornings and the place is not staffed 24h like a hotel so keep this in mind when booking. We arrived in the afternoon so needed to self check in by putting a code in a key box outside, instructions were sent on the day. The area is perfectly located with a short walk to the metro station and walking distance to Vatican. Great coffee place opposite and an amazing pizza takeaway place nearby (La Pratolina). There is a 24h shop Carrefour 10 min away on the way from metro where we got some drinks and breakfast stuff.

If you’re a solo traveler on a budget, this room is fine. However, if you can afford to upgrade to a nicer place then 100% don’t stay here. The person I was in contact with (never met him, only communicated by phone) was extremely rude and at night one of the staff was always talking loudly to another individual. The room is located in a complex that houses lawyers, private eyes, advertising agencies and some residents. This isn’t some cute bed and breakfast, it’s literally a suite of rooms in an apartment complex. The room itself was extremely small and I basically only slept there, so the size wasn’t a huge issue for me. Overall, it’s an okay place, just certainly not what was advertised.