Hotel La Scaletta - Lido di Ostia, Rome

Hotel at the centre of Ostia in immediate reach of restaurants and bars / cafe's. In our experience it needed better signage as although we found the correct area immediately it took a further 30 minutes to find the hotel (next door to MacDonalds). Car parking is far from easy in the area around the hotel and this added to the difficulty in locating.

Guy at the reception was quite stubborn. We booked and paid a room for 3 and didn't want to give it because we were only 2 !!! Breakfast very, very poor..

Cleaning staff was too loud in the morning (one woman especially)

Hotel staff provides all services as it is written on venere.com on the high level. You can really feel warm familiar atmosphere of its management. Hotel La Scaletta is situated in the center of Ostia with availability of many restaurants with all quality levels.

Hotel is situated close to sea, public beach is not very far. All facilities was new, room was rather big with huge balcony. The breakfast was good enough.

Very nice place, right on the beach near many restaurants. Staff was friendly and helpful. Our only surprise was that air conditioning was an extra cost.

The Location of this hotel was great because it was in the heart of all the activities. It was right opposite the sea and the pier where they had "dancing under the stars" during the 4 nights that we were there. It was handy to Rome, being only a 30 minutes train ride.

Excellent location, close to the centre and to the best brewery in Rome/Ostia - "Boa". Nice ocean view, a little noisy during the night. Large room, clean and nice shower. If you need air condioned you have to pay extra, but you also can turn on the fan that works good and it's free!! Breakfast is not the best, very simple no good coffee :-(

Nettes Hotel, freundliches Personal

IO MI SONO TROVATO MOLTO BENE!

Buono il rapporto qualita' prezzo... buona l'ubicazione

Only stayed one night in order to be near Fiumicino airport next morning - 15 minutes away. The hotel is comfortable, the staff are friendly and welcoming. I had a room with a balcony overlooking the sea... which sounds lovely, but it is across a very busy road! The weather was not very hot so didn't need air-con - for which they charge an extra 6 euros. Breakfast was not great, but adequate.

I stayed in Ostia Lido for the last two nights of my holiday in Rome before leaving for the Fiumicino airport. We had a huge, spacious balcony westwards with a sea view where we could have stayed all day sunbathing (we thought however that Ostia Antica was far more interesting). As other reviewers have pointed out, there is a McDonalds and other restaurants right outside the hotel, and a few supermarkets within a walking distance. Ostia Lido is a very nice small town with friendly atmosphere and only 30 minutes from Rome by train. A very pleasant ending for our vacation in Rome. The only problem at Lido di Ostia was with the airport bus; we took the last one at 9.20 pm on Sunday night and at first we thought it would never come, then a friendly lady hailed the bus for us (I'm not sure what she did exactly as she talked to the driver in Italian) and it turned out to be a "long distance" -bus with high steps and no room for the luggage. But for €1,20 what can you expect :) Make sure you have enough money (and time) to take a taxi if you plan to take the same bus as it may never arrive.

The staff at Hotel LaScatta were very nice. We had a wonderful room with a balcony and a view of the ocean. The only problem was the weather -- it was almost a small hurricane. Even in the torrential rain, we were able to walk down about a block and have a nice dinner. I would definitely stay at the La Scaletta again.

Staff were attentive, friendly and welcoming and our 4 days were very comfortable

La Scaletta is completely unpretentious, but the room and bathroom were clean, and perfectly adequate. It was right on the beachfront road and in a working-class neighborhood (i.e. real people). We had a nice walk on the pier, found a simple rosticceria for dinner and an awesome gelato place for dessert within a 3 minute walk from the hotel. The woman at the front desk was extremely friendly and helpful! An excellent place for our last night before an early flight out from Fiumicino. I'd stay there again.

La signora della recezione era propiamente scortese, cosi anche il vigile noturno

Much better than description and photo in Venere site

Great location and for an overnight stay quite good. The room and bathroom rather small and tired but otherwise acceptable. The price somewhat high for an off-season period. Gerard and Josette Sydney Australia

The staff were lovely, though didnt speak too much English, they appreciated my attempts at Italian. It is right on the sea front and an easy walk from the station. The room is small but adequate and we felt comfortable. The matress was fantastic!

Everything was perfect overall the location , just by the beach.

People befor me described it pretty well, it helped me a lot, to decide. I just need to rectify one thing: the McDonalds air conditioner can't be heard in the rooms if the windows are closed. They isolate pretty well the outside noises.

Es un hotel acogedor, la vista es preciosa, ñpues el mar está en todo el frente, al cruzar la calle.

The hotel is on a busy street and we had a front room. The noise from the street traffic and the beach was horrible and continued into the night. The owners of the hotel were delightful and recommended a wonderful restaurant for dinner- set up an early morning pickupwith a cab. With a quieter room we would have been 100% satisfied.

Unfortunately only one of the staff was able to speak english.

It was the most pleasant part of our trip and we hope to return. The rooms are spacious and clean, and it is directly across the street from the beach. Roma-Lido is a nice little town from 1925, and is a one-Euro ride from the Colosseum - not to mention it's ten degrees cooler and less expensive than Rome.

A really nice place to stay when you are in Lido - right opposite the beach. Very friendly staff. We had a GREAT room with a large terrace and terrific sea view but there are not many rooms like that. Breakfast is very basic, not really worth having it in the hotel. There are many nice places nearby to have a coffee and tramezzini. Apart from the breakfast nothing to complain about and the Hotel is really well located in Lido.

Rooms were a bit small but the staff was absolutely wonderful!

WE SKIPPED THE BREAKFAST, AFTER READING THE REVIEWS ON THIS SITE THAT IT WAS TERRIBLE... OTHER THAN THAT, IT WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE, AND TRUE TO YOUR WEBSITE. WE WOULD RECOMMEND IT.

Wir waren mit dem italienischen Frühstück gar nicht zufrieden. Alles andere war Spitze. Das Personal ist am Wohlbefinden der Gäste interessiert und die Abende auf dem Balkon mit Blick auf Strandpromenade und Meer bleiben für uns eine traumhafte Erinnerung.

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OK for Italy but pitiful compared to new Zealand! Visitors who do not wish to stay in the city. The hotel is easy accessible to Rome by public transport. We would have liked better access to the beach and some facilities there.

Overall the hotel was fine because all we wanted was to be close to the airport for an early morning flight. The room was small and so was the bathroom, but it was clean and the bed was comfortable. The reception area and our room smelled strongly of cigarette smoke. The hotel is on a busy street and is next to a beer hall and the crowd partied until 3:30 in the morning - we did not get much sleep! We did find a nice little resturant around the corner were we had some grilled fish that was good. Ostia was interesting but one day was enough.

Haben nach unserem Romaufenthalt mit viel Kultur noch ein paar Tage am Strand von Ostia verbracht. Ist ein kleines, nettes, sauberes Hotel mit sehr freundlichem Personal. Das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis war unserer Meinung sehr gut. Einzige Kritikpunkte die man nennen könnte, sind das (typisch südeuropäisch) abgepackte Frühstück und der Verkehrslärm.

L'albergo si trovain ottima posizione sul lungomare di Ostia , la stanza è molto piccola e l'arredo scadente . Scarsa la colazione

WE REALLY HAVE FUN WHILE WE STAIED AT THIS HOTEL, EVEN THOUGH THE ROOM THAT WE HAD WAS A LITTLE BIT SMALL, IT WAS OKAY BECAUSE WE HAD A BIG BALCONY WITH OCEAN VIEW AND CENTER ENTERTAINMENT RIGHT AT FRONT. THE STAFF SR. ROBERTO, WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE AND VERY HELPFUL IN EVERYTHING!!! HIS SYSTERS SRA. JOVANA AND LA SRA. FRANCA WERE REALLY NICE AND HELPFUL AS WELL. WE REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE! TRAIN STATION AND BUSES TO THE CITY CENTER, WERE REALLY COVENIENT, DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. ALSO THE AIRPORT WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM THE HOTEL AND THE BEACH WAS JUST ACROSS THE STREET. BESIDE THE MCDONALD LOCATED RIGHT BESIDE AND/OR BELOW THE HOTEL, THERE WERE OTHER NICE RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES CLOSE BY. OVER ALL, IT WAS WHAT WE WHERE LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF LOCATION, CONVENIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT. THE CITY CENTER WAS 38 MINUTES AWAY BY TRAIN, WHICH WAS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE ONLY WHENT TO SEE THE MAIN MONUMENTS AND THE COLLOSEUM WAKING OR BY BUS AND BOAT RIDES. NEXT TIME I GO TO ROME, LA SCALLETA IS MY CHOICE.

Las habitación estaba bastante sucia, las toallas del baño no merecían llamarse toallas, el desayuno era muy justito. El personal, excepto un señor que estaba por la mañana no era muy atento, más bien seco. En su favor, esta situado en primera linea de playa (aunque la playa sea de pago y haya que andar 1 Km para encontrar una porción de playa libre y esta esté sucia) y nuestra habitación tenía una terraza grande, pero sucia.

Close to the beach and restaurants.

Our stay was OK. But the noice from the street in the night was a problem. The room was a bit warm. Bad breakfast. Parkingproblems.

If you are going to stay for a night or two (or more) in Ostia, La Scaletta offers good value. We spent some days there in May 2005, and were particularly satifsied with the kind and helpfull staff.

The management and staff were very pleasant and helpful and made our stay very enjoyable. Vehicle parking is on the street but presented little problem finding a space nearby.

We stayd in April 2006. A little hotel above mc'donalds with sea view (sandy beach). Because off traffic noise we had to use earpads. Breakfast have been served on the italien way - in foils. To Rome it takes 40 min. by train, to the airport 15 min. by bus.

No regrets. Recommended for good location, room had sea view, restaurants and bars very close by, 20 min. drive from airport Fiumicino. Would not spend my holidays there but good enough for an overnight stay.

This place is probably rented by hours. If you are OK with the thick smoke (non smoking roule is gnored even by some hotel staff), noise and sounds of other people making out at night behind the wall and yesterday cakes for breakfast and almost nothing else (the same set of cakes was on the table during our 2 day stay) then rent it. We would spend our 72 Euros somewere else next time. Poorest place we stayed in Italy and far from town.

Very friendly staff who helped us get a free parking spot right in front of the hotel, and had breakfast items available for our 6:30 A.M. departure.

The hotel need to do something about the sounds (fans) from the nearby McDonalds restaurang, which made it difficult to sleep in a room towards the back garden. Otherwise very nice and warm welcome. The breakfast would be improved if completed with some fresh bread, cheese and yoghurt.

Nice small and simple hotel. If you're looking for a stay out of the city of rome (40 mins. by train), this hotel is a good choice. Staff very friendly. If you're lucky enough to get 1 of the rooms with the big balconies, there's not much more to wish for.

We did not eat breakfast there. There is a coffee shop around the corner. The first night we were there we had a balcony overlooking the water. Our last night stay there we were at the back of the hotel and could see the water only by leaning out of the window. The views, however, of the beach are wonderful. The room was clean but nothing special. There are several nice restaurants in the neighborhood. Very easy access by car to the airport.

This is not a luxerious hotel, but nobody can expect that with such moderate room prices. The location is excellent, the rooms are clean and most of all : This house has an absolut pleasant athmosphare because of the great friendlyness of the hotel staff ! Also the information about Rome and this area given by the hotel (map and a small book) are very helpful. If we ever will come back to Rome, we surely will choice this hotel again !

If you wanna turn back the time with 50 years is a good choice if not go somewhere else. The rooms had a nasty smell, the shower...well...if you wanna know how the shower was in your grandparents time...go there. p.s. but, you know...they have air condition...from the museum.

No air conditioning/ ceiling fan barely worked stiflingly hot incredibly noisy with night crowds, til late in the morning early garbage collection noise poor breakfast ok location if you want to use the beach, the free zones are several blocks away

Nice little hotel with decent rooms at a low price right across from the beach and a good restaurant. The breakfast is below par, though.

Hotel service wasn´t very good, especially breakfast.

The location of the hotel was fantastic - our room had a balcony with a great view of the water. Some of the staff did not speak English, so it was an adventure trying to confirm we had a taxi coming very early in the morning (it all worked out). The ride to the airport was a little over 30 Euro, but it was 4:00 in the morning, so it was worth it.

Hotel managed by the whole family. Very next to all facilities, shops and to the sea. Small rooms with very small "bathroom", but clean.

Beautiful view of the the Sea, fantastic resturant 2 doors north, next to McDonalds, easy and short access to FCO airport, would stay there again,

The location is great, with the beach right across the street with our balcony facing out on it. The room was small but comfortable. As we had limited grasp of Italy, we were somewhat concerned about the staff's limited English, but they were very helpful and willing to work with our limitations of each others languages. All in all, a very nice stay.

The hotel was a nice little hotel near the pier. For comparative prices in the area, i think it was a deal if one is not looking for too much, but I'm personally used to finding much cheaper hotels in Florida. The managment was friendly (had to bust out the english-italian dictionarry a few times) A bit noisy, but i had great weather so everything was cool. The map on the site is very poor, and I had a hard time finding the place, so be careful.

The small hotel is across the street from the beach and a fifteen minute walk from the train station. A few blocks to the bus stop for Ostia Antica. The employees do not speak English well. Taxi fare from this hotel to airport was a whopping 30 E before 7 AM! They were generous with a plastic wrapped breakfast when we left before breakfast was served.

L hotel est très bien situé pour ceux qui doivent se rendre à l aeroport (10 k) ou aller à Rome par train (la gare est à environ 15 min de marche) L hotel est vieillot et très sombre mais les chambres sont très propres Il n y a pas ou très peu d espaces communs

We wanted a hotel for 1 night close to the airport, so didn't need any other hotel facilites. This hotel provided the simple requirement of rooms/beds for 1 night. Although situated nex to a McDonalds takeaway, there seemed to be little if any noise generated by them. A taxi was arranged by the hotel and arrived in good time. The surrounding area is pleasant, and is a distance from rome centre.

The beach view was marred by truck traffic and garbage bins, the area was rundown, and the dingy hotel entrance was hard to find. The reception area was untidy, serving mainly as a bedsitting room for the hotel attendant. Our room was small, dark, noisy, and dusty. And our breakfast of plastic-wrapped croissants and hard bread was presided over by a family of persistant flies. A disappointing end to an otherwise lovely stay in italy.

Cramped rooms that could use updating, but location was convenient to the airport and it was a nice seaside setting. Breakfast was below par for similar small Italian hotels and having a McDonalds restaurant on the ground level attracted more night time noise and crowds than would otherwise have been desirable. Staff were friendly and helpful, but being able to speak Italian helped considerably.

Lovely and convenient location beside the sea and the interesting stores and restaurants of Ostia. Hotel hallways interesting (with historic pictures of area) and room tastefully decorated, particularly draperies and bedding. The bathroom was attractive too, modern and immaculate. The bonus was a wide balcony with table and chairs and view of the Mediterranean Sea. Only a 5-minute walk to the train station followed by 1/2 hour ride to Rome. Highly recommended for those wishing to visit Rome a day before leaving from the nearby airport (just a 15-minute drive from the hotel). Minor complaint that evening reception staff spoke no English at all but, by referring to our Italian dictionary, we managed to convey our needs re a morning wake-up call.

We had a very peaceful time at La Scaletta. The hotel staff was very competent, friendly and helpful. They don't have parking though and this was kind of a problem. They don't have a restaurant either.

Although the staff was very friendly and helpful, the room was tiny. Also the "breakfast" was inedible...everything packaged in plastic and cool coffee. Fresh fruit and cereal would be a big improvement.

Great little hotel right on the boardwalk of Ostia. The owner ? was incredibly nice - giving us his parking spot in front of the hotel - picking great places for dinner - ideas for spending the day in the area, etc. SImple, clean rooms - some with balconies overlooking the ocean - this hotel is an incredibly good value. Thanks !

Located next to the beach road we found this place very noisy especially at night when trying to sleep. Locationally it was excellent, being next to the (expensive) beaches and less than 10 mins from the station for Rome. Amazing old town of Ostia Antica nearby makes this a very good area to stay, however a hotel away from the traffic (with a balcony, although Scaletta did have a few, we didnt realise and didnt have one) would have been better. The fact my gf and I broke up after the holiday doesnt detract from loving this location.

For a short stay, e.g. when taking a plane at Fiumicino price/quality OK.

Very nice place to stay! each room has a different colour pattern and a nice flower smell. received a warm friendy welcome and the only downside of this hotel, no breakfast room so far, is in fact none: after receiving a voucher from the hotel, we simply enjoyed our excellent breakfast in a lovely bar on the streetcorner :-)

Right on the beach and the center of town. Quick trip to the airport. Had to ask twice to get a wakeup call.

Excellent location. Staff very helpfull. Very suitable for a few days/weekend on the beach.

Did not seem especially well priced after visiting other hotels throughout Italy. Location on the beach could be the reason, but that was not my reason for staying there.

Nice location near to the city and the sea with view to the see 15 min walkway to the station easy and cheap trainconnections to Rome city center 1?

Very nice managed bed and breakfast. I loved the balkony!

The service and rooms were good. The breakfast quality was very poor.

Very nicely located hotel with an magnificant view over the ocean. Everybody were nice even though many of the employes had a big lack of English.

Great place to stay visiting Rome.

Management were wonderfully friendly and helpful

Overall this hotel was good, the owners were friendly and helpful. The complimentary breakfast was not very exciting compared to other hotels we visited in Italy so we went out to a local coffee bar. The room we had had a nice view of the water. The price was very reasonable compared to prices in Rome, but we found it took about an hour to get to the heart of Rome by Train. (I think the website said 30 minutes which is technically true, but the train probably won't take you directly to the main points of interest so you'll have to change trains which adds to the time. We're just tourists so maybe there's a faster way.)

The stay was very pleasent and the poeple at the hotel knew their business very well we received very good advice how to use our time at best thanks

Small hotel across the road from the beach. Right next door to McDonalds. Unfortunately we were there in early March 2004 and the weather was horrible - cold and wet. The room was small, but it had a balcony, which would probably be good in summer although I would think it might be noisy at that time of year.

The Venere.com reservation was excellent The establishment was easy to get from Rome Nice clean and friendly Staff and the price was right ,nice location lots of shops and restaurants I definitely will be back soon thank you from Sam Maerki Canada BC

The hotel is very good value for money. It is very small, located across from the beach in a typical beach area. The rooms are very clean (with large comfortable beds), and fairly small. The hallways left a bit to be desired. The hotel advertizes that all rooms have ocean views. This was true for our room, only if we went out to the end of the balcony / walkway. Breakfast was included, but it was all pre-packaged, and tasteless. Because we were leaving early, they opened the breakfast room early for us at 6 AM, but the coffee had not yet "warmed up"?? The staff was expecting us, and was very helpful and friendly. Again, despite the minor problems, we were satisfied with the stay.

A fine little hotel. Staff very friendly and informative. Fairly basic facilities but excellent price and excellent location - right on the beach. I found the staff particularly helpful. Rooms small but clean. Some traffic noise from the busy main road and no a/c, but, for the price, a real find.

The hotel was nice with nice rooms, however the breakfast was disappointing.

The employees who clean the rooms make a lot of noise in the corridor very early in the morning and the air-conditionning machine on the balcon is very noisy! Noise level in room : very very high!

For the first 5 days we had a very noisy room on top of the McDonald's restaurant with a very noisy old air-conditioning unit that was not effective. Fot the remaining 4 days we were moved to a side room with a ceiling fan and a well refurbished room.

Perfect location near the forum. Only drawback is that there is no elevator.