Prince Inn - Rome

I was in May 2012. The "hostel" is so shabby and expensive.

In short: We stayed for 5 nights. The place is ok considering we were looking for the cheapest place within walking distance from Rome’s main attractions. The neighborhood is not at all touristic but an immigrants place. The Inn is a hard to find apartment hidden in the back of a building with four bedrooms for rent. The owner is a charming Chinese woman with two kids. It’s not the best staff or attention, but you are getting a good place where to sleep and have a light breakfast (coffee, bread, yogurt, marmalade, butter and just a few more things). It’s one block from a park where you can take the metro, the subway or a bus, it’s a 15-20 minutes’ walk to the Coliseum and less than 10 blocks away from the train station from the airport. It might be a little bit desolated if you plan to go out at night or return late. So if you’re not picky and just want a nice place to spend the night while spending all day outside visiting the city, this is a good place for you!

1. It s in a strange chinese neighbourhood , dirty . 2. Staff consists of 2 not too much english speakers . 3 . Rooms are kitch and not well maintained . 4. Baths ... like ''country of nobody'' . 5 . Breakfest - u dont wanna use the kitchen , trust me and u dont find many things to eat if u still dare to go in . 6 . Maybe it s cheap , but it doesnt worth 60 euro per room ! No way !

Not recommended as tourist accommodation. The bathroom facilities were not clean e.g. hair in shower, bin containing sanitary towels not emptied. The kitchen facilities were dirty and the breakfast offered consisted of pre-packaged breads. We did not use these facilities as we felt they were not of a hygienic standard. This was the worst accommodation that we experienced in 3 1/2 weeks in Italy.

We stayed here for 2 nights. When I arrived there with family, to our utter shock the caretaker was not available (despite my prior notice about my arrival time) and only the locked doors welcomed us. None of the neighbours could speak English, nor were they obviously able to assist us in finding the keeper. The keeper, who is a chinese guy, does not speak English either. With the help of two neighbours I called him on his mobile no displayed on the locked door, but the phone was just ringing. Only later I noted that he leaves the mobile phone inside the apartment itself, as it was ringing sometimes at nights. He finally arrived after nearly 40 tensed minutes. I really pity the guests who would arrive here after 7 pm, when the main door of the whole building would be locked, and they would be stranded at the streets, without being able to reach the care taker to get inside the building. Only if one does not have any other alternative in Rome, would I recommend this place.

This is someone's attempt at making their apartment a bed and breakfast. We requested a triple non-smoking. Smoke smell pervaded the room and the towels we were provided smelled the same. The sheets did not appear clean and the bathroom was less than desirable -- some mold on the ceilings. We waited outside the "B&B" for 10 minutes until someone came to the door to let us in, and he treated us as if we were surprise guests. It is a 10-15 minute walk to the SW of Termini Station. The only positive I can say is that there was a computer with full internet access provided. I would not stay here again nor would I recommend anyone stay here. You would be well served to pay 15eur more for a much better place. We stayed in other B&B/hostels throughout our trip to Italy and this was the worst by far; this was a mistake on my part for booking here.

We - me and my wife stayed at room with privite bathroom.There is only one.Very small,separate with the bathroom with sliding door.The room was very dirty,with dust and mould everywhere.Hair in the bathroom.We asked for vacuum-cleaner but boy /I guess the son of the owner/ said there is not.He doesnt speek english good and also he's not so friendly and talkative.For breakfast there are only sweet things.

First of all..it's simply apartment in apartment building with 3 rooms, kitchen and 2 toilets/showers. Each room has its own key and was occupied by different people.Very hard to find..no sign on the building and the numbers on the building are hardly visible, especially at the dark. We arrived around 10pm and no one waited for us. We called phone number from the reservation confirmation but no one answered. So we actually weren't able to get into the building, because front doors are always locked. We got in to the building only thanks to the people that came in and they told us what entrance and floor we should go to (through hallway and terrace, left entrance, 2nd floor). We knocked and the apartment doors but no answer again. There is a business card sticked to the doors with mobile phone number so we called the number and a men came within 15 minutes and checked us in. Doesn't speak english very well. You can pay only cash, computer wasn't running in our room but there is a free wirelles. So be prepared for all of this. Otherwise I think it's good price/quality and location is great.

This is the worst hotel we booked for our italy trip. The shared toilets were very dirty and wet, there was no housekeeping for 3 days even we made a complaint to the owner. The breakfast was very bad as well, they only left the small amount of prepacked breads and cookies for 6 person and never refill for 3 days, and you have to cook for your own coffe. we had decided to eat outside as the food was so bad. The location wise is closed to termini station, only 15 mins walk. But we do not recommend this hotel unless you have a tight budget and do not mind for the cleaniness of this hotel.

Very good luxory b&b at good price, very clean.

The instructions that were given to find this Bed & Breakfast were extremely unhelpful. Not even the locals could find it and many other guests there agreed that they wasted a lot of time trying to locate the Prince Bed & Breakfast. While carrying everything I owned, I was wiped out-in pain- by the time I got in. (I was lucky that someone who lived there, showed me into the building.) The manager did not come to help me with my things and they put me in the wrong room. Although the room looked made, the trays in the shower were not clean, sheets had crumbs and hair and the shower drain was clogged so when I showered, water filled the entire room up to the entry door. The internet was in Chinese. That night and every night to follow, her son would come and yell as loud as his lungs would allow. Cute but painful. They basically had playtime right outside my door. I was pretty upset, hungry and tired but this was my vacation and it was too late to change accommodations given I could only afford to visit Rome for 3 days. In the morning, when I told the host about the water, she suggested that I was not being careful and when I asked for new towels since I paid for a double, she said, “I do not see any boyfriend.” I restrained myself and politely reiterated my request. Breakfast was a spread of plastic wrapped 1 Euro store pastries and there was no room to sit sometimes since she was often entertaining other visitors not staying at the B&B Prince Inn. I'm thinking, "Just eat it, right? You paid 170 something Euros for this!" (Do you know what that is in USD?) In the morning and late at night, the kitchen was locked since she would have relatives/friends staying there at night so you could not use the kitchen or have access to your food. The only reason someone would stay here is if it was FREE, they brought camping supplies & food and they did not need a shower. I do not recommend paying for this. Visiting Rome deserves a good night and breakfast.

Positive: The staff was friendly and went out of their way to make our stay a good one, even purchasing an alarm clock so that we could wake up to make our early flight. The price was very good. Location was excellent, close to the metro and easy to find. Neighborhood was good but not overly touristy. Having internet and computer right in our room was an excellent addition. The bed was comfortable. I think the room could probably use a bedside lamp. Negative: The room was noisy during the early evening (right next to the stairs). Ventilation for our room was poor and it smelled heavily of cigarette smoke (this may not be true for all of the rooms). Even with the negatives, the value was good.

It is a good idea to put a pc in every room with an Internet connection 24h!

Everything was very good, we will return.

The Prince Inn is an apartment in a multi storey block with about 4 guest rooms. It is very clean and the Asian owners are friendly quiet people. Good points - close to main train terminal and buses. Close to a park, several restaurants and central to tourist sights. Great if you like to live like the local people. You can hang your washing out the window like everyone else! Small challenges - The hostess has limited English language skill, but son speaks very clearly. The 2 share bathrooms are very small but kept clean. The kitchen is very small. If you prefer meeting local people and experiencing another countries' lifestyle, this may suit you. Not a good idea for those wanting 5 star. The block, like many in Europe has a large courtyard in the middle with plants and paving. The occasional noise comes mostly from other apartments and did not disturb our sleep. We really enjoyed our stay here.

Thanks to Lucio and his mom, they both treat us very nice and did their best to made our stayed confortable.

This little B&B is in the private apartment of a very kind Chinese couple. The rooms are large and clean. There are no private bathrooms, but the bathrooms provided are very clean. I was shocked to find such a nice place for such a small price. The inn is located not far from the train station in what seems to be Rome's China Town. There is a metro stop, and a bus and trolley stop just one block away. If you are on a tight budget, I can't think of a better place for the price.

The family was quiet nice and we are very welcome. The breakfast was better than I ecepted from all I heard before from italian breakfast but only sweet. Every morning your getting homemade cappucino or coffee. The BB was near the terminal station and you only have a short walk to the underground. It seems to be the "china town" of rome. In the end I can say that for the Price/quality relationship I would take it again when I go to rome for a short trip.

Location très agréable et très propre. Proche de la gare et d'une station de métro, la résidence est située au fond d'une petite cour intérieure, on n'entend pas le bruit de la rue. Le petit déjeuner est tout à fait suffisant si on aime ce qui est proposé. Les hôtes sont accueillants et discrets, dommage qu'on ne puisse pas communiquer avec eux autrement qu'en italien. Leur fils nous a aidé, il parle anglais. Nous y reviendrons sans hésitation.

The landlady even made us a small dinner when we arrived late on our check-in day!! This is a small B&B which is well located near a central metro station and they made us feel very welcome.

La habitacion era espaciosa y al volver por las noches estaba limpia y con la cama hecha. Los propieterios son amables y muy serviciales, sobretodo Lucio, que nos aconsejo bien en un par de ocasiones. El balance general de la estancia es positivo, lo unico que nos sorprendio un poco es que el propieterio y su familia vivian en el piso tambien.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to learn any Italian before my trip, so communication was a bit difficult with staff, but with a little improvisation I was able to get around that. Fortunately for me, the owner's son spoke some English and my girlfriend speaks Italian. The Prince Inn is owned by a friendly and welcoming couple. Their son didn't seem to live on the premises but was present every day and was very helpful. The Prince Inn is very clean and good value for money. It's definitely for low budget travellers who want more privacy than your usual hostel can offer. The breakfast was basic but plentiful, and was a good way to start the day. The kitchen area is very small however, so it's best to avoid when the other guests are in there. Fortunately there are only about 4 rooms though, so we didn't have any problems with waiting for the kitchen or bathroom. Having a computer with internet access in the bedroom was useful and was a nice touch. On one of the evenings we returned to find that the power went out in the whole building. I don't know if this is a common problem in that area or whether it was just a one-off. I think the power was out for a couple of hours, so we had to get by with my torch and the light from our mobile phones. Again, the staff were really helpful and brought through a candle for us. In the end, we were quite disappointed when the power came back on as it was nice to sit by candlelight. The immediate area isn't the most attractive part of Rome but it is only a 15 minute walk from Termini station and only a two minute walk from the nearest metro station. Overall, I would recommend the Prince Inn for anyone looking for double-bed private rooms at prices cheaper than a lot of the hostels we looked at. It's not the sort of place where you can hang out and socialise lots of other travellers, but it is somewhere clean, comfortable and cheap to sleep. After all, we went to Rome to see Rome.

People in this hotel are really kind and helpful.I want a little bit improvement for a breakfast.