The Yellow

The Yellow gets one star for its convenient location to the Termini station but otherwise it is severely lacking compared the other hostels I’ve stayed at in Italy. The staff was extremely rude to us when we tried to get our three friends, under two bookings, to be put in the same room, since that is what they had emailed us to confirm before we arrived. Once we got there they said it wasn’t possible, that it was too late because they were all booked — and was very rude. After we showed them the email confirmation we received from one of their staff they said their colleague must have misunderstood and made a mistake, and was not nice about it at all.
The people who stay here are fairly friendly but not mindful at all about sharing spaces. Never have I stayed in a room with other people who would speak loudly to each other at 7am when someone was still sleeping, rather than whisper. After I asked them to be quieter they finished packing up while speaking quieter but still at normal room voices, and left the room with the door wide open when I was the only person left, still trying to sleep.
Maybe I had bad roommates, but random guests in passing were also nosy and rude when they overheard us trying to figure out our room situation with the hostel staff during check in. They had nothing to do with it and no one asked for their opinion and they felt the need to butt in and speak to us as if we were overreacting over something she knew no details of.
I know there are disrespectful people at any hostel but I do think my experiences at the The Yellow speaks to the maturity and type of people who stay here, and I am speaking as a 22 year old on her post grad eurotrip so I’m not an older person. Though the staff have been the rudest I’ve ever had.
Each hall of shared rooms has about 20 people at least but only 2 toilets and 2 showers, so in the all girls halls you would have to wait a long time to use the toilet or shower in the mornings during peak times.
I do not recommend staying here unless you and your companions take up a whole room, and if you’re willing to deal with staff that has too much going on that they cannot offer decent customer service. Also you must be willing to be flexible with bathroom usage, and also dirty bathrooms which are what my friends have experienced while they stayed in a mixed gender hall.
This hostel has been more expensive /​as expensive as our other hostels in Italy, but the quality of service, rooms, number of people you share communal space with, and other guests, severely lack in comparison to other places.

Stopped by for breakfast on our way to Termini station. Outdoor seating was nice, service was fast, people were nice and spoke English. We definitely got out money’s worth with breakfast. Espresso, latte, cappuccino were cheap 1.50 and very good! Breakfast was super cheap with everything being around 5 Euros. Great if you’re on a budget!

4 stars for the amount of fun, excitement, and life this place has to offer. The absolute top Hostel I stayed out throughout all my time in Europe. Cheap and good food. A party every night. Very simple accommodations, but clean and PLENTY of bathrooms for all to use! I’d absolutely stay here again. Made lots of good friends… and everyone who worked there was INCREDIBLY helpful and kind. Really amazing!

The hostel is a good place to stay, the bunks are a little difficult to get into if you’re on the top. The bathrooms are okay, although on the first night we had no hot water. The staff are nice enough and the rooms seemed plenty clean. No complaints here!
The bar is part of the Yellow hostel and it get crraaazzzy at night. The bar tenders are great, the drinks are great and not too expensive… the music wasn’t brilliant when I was there but was plenty of fun. Definitely a place to get a little wild. They also have themed nights, like speed dating nights and ping pong nights. A lot of fun!

Great place to stay if you’re looking to meet interesting people, and to have a good time. Not the place to stay if you’re looking for a quiet, relaxing atmosphere.
The bar was pretty awesome, and there was always stuff going on/​people to talk to. I was staying alone in Rome for a few days so this hostel was a great way to find things to do during the day and people to hang out with at night.
The staff was really helpful, and they are all really cool. Especially savannah. She’s as cool as they come. Stan was alright I guess

El lugar es interesante. Cerca de Roma Termini (terminal de colectivos de Roma), aunque escuché de muchas «anécdotas» incómodas de otros viajeros que pararon acá.
Yo no tuve problemas y el lugar es relativamente económico por tratarse de una ciudad tan grande como Roma.
Hay mucha joda (fiesta) abajo y en la misma calle por la noche, lo que hace que muchas veces no se pueda dormir, si estás de paso. Si fuiste para eso, no vas a tener problema.
En mi caso paré una semana para conocer Roma y ésto fue uno de los puntos que restó a la hora de hacer esta valoración.
La ubicación es buena, el precio es bueno, la atención (hay un argentino) también es buena.
Baños grandes comunes hacen que uno esté cómodo y pueda moverse sin inconvenientes en este tipo de lugares, sin embargo es recomendable una habitación privada si tenés la posibilidad de pagar un poquito más. ¡No es mucho más caro!
El lugar cuenta con un restaurante abajo (Mamma Angela) con convenio de desayuno y merienda, a precio impecable, por lo que si parás acá, agenciate de esa promoción que está siempre, te va a convenir.
Sino, al lado de ese restó hay un bar con precios bajos y permanentemente abierto.
Recomendado The Yellow.

It’ll be my first 2 star review because of the people who work here. There are two kinds, ones who take it seriously and ones who just work there to get drunk and not doing their jobs. I asked if they have lost&found at the reception and the girl told me her shift is over so she won’t answer. It’s just «yes» or «no» I can give so many examples like this. But I don’t wanna be unfair to those people who helped me whenever I asked something.
From a marvelous city like Rome, I would expect more pretty hostel but unfortunately there aren’t. Yellow might be the best thing you could get because of the cool people staying there and they have a nice bar with nice bar staff. Other than that, it needs too much to be done. And I hope people who doesn’t like to work there leave as soon as possible.

El hostel está muy bien ubicado lo cual es un plus ya que está cerca de Termini y se puede tener acceso fácilmente hacia lugares como el coliseo, Pantheon, entre otros.
Las habitaciones son lindas y grandes. Fui a una femenina y me gustó que había una especie de pasillo con sillas, secadores de pelo y espejos para que usemos y no ocupemos el baño. El lugar en sí era bastante limpio.
Tienen un bar muy lindo, enorme en donde hacen comidas muy ricas toda la noche (prueben el chicken club) aunque el alcohol es un tanto caro. Hay muy buena vibra en el hostel y la atención fue muy buena.

Gutes Hostel mit netter Hostel-​interner Bar. Morgens kann man hier gut frühstücken, und auch das Mittags– und Abendangebot sind essbar (weniger italienische Küche, sondern Pommes, Burger etc. — an die internationalen jungen Hostelbesucher gerichtet). Das ganze Hostel und auch die Bar sind sehr «filmlastig» — an den Wänden sind überall Filmposter und auf einigen Zimmern sind sogar Szenen aus Tarantino-​Filmen an die Wand gemalt worden: D.
Fazit: Für Hostelbewohner ganz nett und auch nicht teuer!

Best hostel in Rome, maybe the world. I always come back — it’s become a destination of its own. Don’t expect to feel like you’re in Italy, but you will meet tons of awesome people.

The experience here at the Yellow was amazing. I stayed at the 4-​person all-​female dorm with one friend, and it was so clean and comfortable. As many people are saying, this is a party hostel so if your goal is a quiet place to sleep, try somewhere else. My friend and I would come home around 3 or 4 in the morning and I think it bothered my roommates who went to bed around 9, but we were in Rome to party and have fun! It’s also great that it’s so close to Termini; very easy to get anywhere. Staff was young, funny, friendly, and helpful.
The best part was the bar downstairs. We met so many people from around the world, and it was a great place to get food, get drinks, then go downstairs and dance. Best part is it’s open 24 hours! It’s very conducive to meeting lots of people. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars is because the food and drinks are quite expensive for what they’re worth. I would recommend only eating there for breakfast and for late-​night drunchies; the rest of the time it’s best to find authentic Italian food around Rome!

Alright place. Only one bathroom. Makes no sense. Beer not the cheapest. I would recommend going somewhere else. Try termini station.

Has a great vibe and the people are super friendly. Also the night life in the bar is alot of great fun especially with all the events.

My favorite hostel I’ve stayed at in Europe. Staff is really cool, beds were actually comfy and the roomies were fun to party with. I loved it, and would definitely go back.

Best Burgers in Rome!
I come here after a day of sightseeing to unwind and party with fun, fellow-​travelers. Very vibrant bar scene with great music and great food! I had the burger which was OUTSTANDING. Normally bar food is all same: hastily grilled and prepared with littler or no plate presentation.
The Yellow bar really takes pride in their plates and for ordering «just a burger» you get a great value for your money. The burger is juicy and flavorful with a fresh bun, and sides. The side of fries (there are several side selections) complimented an already delicious dish!
I highly recommend this place!

Bar gets four stars for sure. :) Love the free wifi, the chicken tenders and fries! Ample outlets for plugging in your various electronic devices. I’ve spent many happy hours there working. Great long extended happy hour, wine for two euro. :)
Hostel gets maybe 1 star. Total claustrophobia! Tiny elevator and even tinier bathroom! Like no room to turn in there! Not fun or comfortable at all. It’s only convenient when you party there all night and need a simple place to crash for a night or two. However I would never stay there for more than two nights because of the hostel conditions.

Cheap hostel in a good location in Rome. It promotes all sorts of debauchery though and definitely a place to party. There’s club right inside the hostel and signs that say love is all good in the rooms, haha! If I ever get woken up to some sort funky business I’m liable to pour cold water unto the culprits… I’m all good with 60’s hippie stuff but get your own private rooms peeps!
You do see a lot of young travelers here, some happily publicly fondling each other, some barely able to hold a conversation from intoxication. Still, the hostel offers a really nice deal with a bar offering good coffee and breakfast. For what it is, it’s cheap and I’m not in Rome to marvel at hostel architecture and history so 20 Euros for a bed and shower is good enough for me.

A unique spot, and nice hangout with good (but expensive) beers and bad food. It really stands out in a town like Rome, because of its non provincial, worldly atmosphere. It looks like it was started by a very savvy entrepreneur and then handed off to a dunderhead to manage. On this July afternoon I see: the staff is disengaged and bitchy; the kitchen is putting out nearly indelible hamburgers which seem to have been [over]cooked last week and then re-​heated; a selection of music which is neither hip, cool, nor even interesting (sad because they have a fantastic stereo system). Oh and they appear to be stuffing ten people at a time into a hostel room, at € 26 a night each. On the positive side, the place does outshine the competition in Rome. Needs some TLC and a new staff, mostly.

very popular place for everything– rooms, bar, restaurant.
They’re always busy!

About two blocks from the Metro/​Train Station
Has an itty bitty elevator — its a little sketch tho (what elevators in Italy arent?)
Rooms are pretty standard, nothing to special. Lockers under the beds.
Fantastic Service, both at the bar and at reception — I cannot stress this enough — everyone who works there is awesome :)
Free Wifi downstairs, and you can use an Apple Ipad for an hour everyday for free.
Ive stayed in Hotels ad Hostels in Rome and this is my favorite place. Ambience is great and it wont break the bank.

2 nights here, one of them was Sunday and they had American Football on the projector in the bar at night. The bar below was totally 50’s bar with a side of american hip thrown in, the staff is cool to help you out although one of them gave me and my buddy wrong directions for the Romeing walk tour so we missed it that one day, forgot the guy’s name. The rooms were bigger than others we stayed at, clean, you get cages underneath the bed instead of lockers so they were plenty big enough. The bathroom in our ensuite were small, like the shower area offered enough space to shower and not much to hold dry clothes which to change into and there were no other common bathrooms, which sucked when we had couple of slow people in the morning. But the beds were comfy because I fell asleep right away. Got couple of restaurants nearby, close to Termini and another metro stop.

Great atmosphere, people are friendly, drinks are reasonable, and rooms were clean overall. Only downside is the hot water for shower runs fairly low. But overall, I enjoyed staying here since it was a great location close to the Termini Train Station and the restaurant downstairs offers 25% off with some card that collaborates with the people staying there. The food was relatively good and the pizza was a must.
The prices are also relatively fair given the area and the comfort level. Will definitely go back if I ever went to Rome again.

If you get to go here in the mornings for breakfast:
Backpacker fare at backpacker prices.
If you come via a hotel that uses this place as the breakfast room so you get reduced rates, at 3 Euro coffee included (instead of 7EUR + drinks) the «continental» breakfast is a true bargain.
You can even upgrade by paying the difference, for example to «fitness», i.e. Muesli & Yoghurt & stuff.
Looks like this is where to meet the crowd and talk about travel adventures with fellow travellers, if that sort of thing is what you look for.
Neither the waitresses nor the guests will be Italian, guaranteed.