For my first visit to Rome, I’d been looking for somewhere close to the main attractions, yet in a quiet neighbourhood and with good reviews — Roma Dreaming had ticked all those boxes, so I was looking forward to my stay there. Alessia was extremely helpful in the days leading up to my arrival, with advice on how to get there from the airport and so on. On my arrival, which was a little earlier than expected, I was delighted to be told that my room was ready and that I’d been upgraded to a room with a terrace, so that was a good start. Alessia was very friendly and welcoming during the check in, with lots of advice on local transport and a good restaurant for lunch. On first sight of the room, I was very pleased indeed — it was a spacious double room, with a separate bathroom, wall-hung TV and two external windows. The terrace took a little bit of finding as it was concealed behind a window blind in the bathroom area, but it was a nice thing to have, even in January. The bathroom was comprised of a good sized walk in shower, WC, bidet and washbasin, all in a good condition. The bed was large and well stocked with pillows, and very firm. The room also had great storage space with a lockable safe for valuables, as well as a mini bar. Breakfast is delivered to the room, with coffee, fruit juice and a range of fruit tarts, croissants or buns, accompanied by jams, marmalade or honey. It varies from day to day. The staff were great — from Alessia at the front desk on check in, until I left four days later, they couldn’t have done any more to help. Roma Dreaming really is a very nice hotel with some frills to make it a very pleasant place to stay indeed. The hotel itself is easily found, three minutes walk from S. Pietro station, up a slight incline. From there, it’s a ten minute walk to St Peter’s.
Emmanuel A.
Place rating: 5 Sydney, Australia
Very cosy and friendly boutique hotel. Nice and close to the Vatican and easy to get to old Rome. Handy little bar across the road for coffee and croissants in the morning. The balcony was small but the room was worth it. I enjoyed my stay here.