Name: Sandy Hotel
Address: Via Cavour 136, Rione Monti, 00184 Rome, Italy, Rome, Rome, Rome, 00184, Italy
Rating: 6

Smoke-free property

Heating

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Non-smoking rooms

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

German

English

Italian

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No parking

Parking

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Pool and beach

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

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Cavour

Repubblica – Teatro dell'Opera

Colosseo

Rione Monti

Santa Maria Maggiore

Capitoline Hill

Column of Antoninus Pius

Termini Railway Station

Colosseum

Villa di Massenzio

Roman Forum

Trajan's Forum

Arch of Titus

Arch of Constantine

Villa Medici

Capitoline Museums

Trevi Fountain

Altare della Patria

Piazza Venezia

Pantheon

Spanish Steps

Piazza Navona

Villa Borghese Gardens

Piazza del Popolo

Piazza Bologna

Vatican Museums

Rome Ciampino Airport

Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport

Sandy Hotel

Rome

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external-private-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

I had booked for Mia Lodge Hostel but I think this is the new Mia Lodge? Not too sure but I think it's all owned by the same person.

This hostel is the best location. Really close to Termini, a metro station (which can take you anywhere for €1.50), the Colosseum and many other sights. There's also really good food nearby.

I stayed in a 4-bed female dorm. It was clean, the beds were comfortable and they provided big lockers for luggages (bring your own lock).

It's a quiet hostel which was perfect for me especially after a long, hot day in Rome. There's only one shower available to the dorms but I never had an issue even in what I thought would be "peak" time. Bathrooms were cleaned thoroughly during each day.



Clean, quiet and fantastic location

I really don't understand why Sandy Hostel has so many bad reviews. I booked this place for 4 nights and was really afraid of what to expect because of all that I read on the Internet, but I was positively surprised when I got to the hostel. You have to keep in mind that it's a HOSTEL (not a hotel) at an excellent location for a cheap price, so you can't really expect luxury. Still, you shouldn't expect a dumpster either! The building was weird and the hostel is at the 4th floor (there is no sign outside of the building, so remember that the address is Via Cavour 136 and check for the name of the hostel at the doorbell outside the building), but they did have an elevator and you don't have to pay for it, like some old reviews said. Once you ring the bell, someone will go downstairs to allow you in the elevator (you need a key) and then, once you check in, they will give you a key for the elevator. There is no curfew, you can come and go whenever you like it. The place is a little bit dirty. My room was dusty, but the bed was fine and the bedsheets were clean and smelling good. The pillow was really hard, though. The lockers are made of plastic, so it doesn't look very safe, but I didn't have any problems with it. You should bring your own lock. There was a toilet and a toilet + shower. When I stayed at Sandy, there were not many people at the hostel (I had the female room just for myself for two nights!), so I never ever had a problem with queuing. There was a funny smell at the corridor and toilets, but you could see that they were always cleaning the place (there was never trash in the trash bins, for instance, and you could always see the bucket with a mop around the place). The staff was nice, but you could notice that, even though there were "no smoking" signs everywhere, there was a terrible cigarette smell coming from the room where they stay (you don't go there, the check in is made standing at the corridor... Weird). There is no proper kitchen and this is a problem if you are staying for a long time. They have a microwave, fridge, a small table and that's pretty much it. They only provide plastic cutlery and plastic plates. The area around the hostel is very good. You have easy access to Termini, Mosè di Michelangelo, Coliseum, Palatino, Foro Romano, Mouth of Truth. There is a Coop very close to the hostel, so you can buy something to eat, and there are some restaurants/cafés at the street. A problem someone may find is that there is no social area, so it's difficult to make friends there. I've only spoken to the girls staying at my room. Actually, they were the only people that I saw, beside the staff, but I knew that there were more people at the hostel, because I could hear them. If you are low maintenance, don't let the bad reviews scare you, just check the hostel for yourself. 

Basic, just what you really need

My friend and I booked this hostel as we were flying in from Romania. We were arriving a little later in the night (after 10) so on my online booking I noted our ETA. We arrive at the address and the door is locked. No buzzer or anything. Someone just HAPPENED to be walking out so he let us in. We go up the stairs to the hostel and there is a doorbell but it isn't working. We knocked and knocked until the hostess answers the door (finally) and says because its after 10, she removed the doorbell. Which I understood but she knew we were coming so not sure why we weren't informed that we weren't going to be able to get it. We just got lucky. 

My friend and I got a private room and bathroom so we didn't have to share.

I booked through Hostelworld and used by card for the deposit and was expecting the remainder to be charged on their but the hostess asked for copies of our passports and for cash. Just didn't really sit right with me. I had the cash luckily but it was a little inconvenient as I booked with my card so I had spending cash.

The room itself was fine and good location. Just kind of an awkward reception and inconvenient pay situation. I wouldn't stay here again, but it did the job for what my friend and I needed.

Just OK

I didn't initially book this hostel and I actually booked it's sister hostel called Mia Lodge. When directed here, I was unsure as it seemed bizarre to be taken somewhere I hadn't booked. It was explained to me that they were all the same company and therefore it shouldn't matter but I found that misleading. As for the accommodation, location is central but difficult to locate. Amenities are basic but good for short stay. Hostess was friendly and welcoming and went out of her way to ensure I had a map of the city and plans. 

Basic but central

We could not even stay here—the second we walked into the building where the hostel was located it was dingy and dirty. We then located the hostel and there were bags of trash in front of the door. The host greeted us and the inside of the “hostel” which is definitely his home, was filled also with trash and had a bad smell. We cancelled immediately. We have never felt so unsafe, nor been in such a dirty living space. DO NOT STAY HERE

UNSAFE/UNSANITARY

This is the worst hostel I’ve seen since the 1970s. But the guy charges hotel prices. He charged me €120 for a shabby room with a broken toilet. Everything, especially the broken toilet, was dirty. The bed had an old-fashioned frame that required sleeping in a cramped position. 
The photos aren’t realistic. They don’t reflect the broken-down, dirty condition of this place.
Hostel rooms were sometimes this bad during the 1970s, but at least they were cheap. This place charges hotel prices.
Luckily I only stayed two nights before finding a much better place for less than half the price of the Sandy hostel.

Worst I’ve seen for many years

I had an unpleasant 2 nights stay here. The hostess has started berating me the moment I stepped inside the hostel door until she ushered me into her office/bedroom for my check-in. She kept on blaming me that she had waited me for 6 hours and not eaten; that I should have called there; that she was alone and had another hostel to manage; that she is not a robot! She had lots of issues with her job being thrown upon me. Just coming from my flight tired and hungry, I was not expecting such nastiness so that I was caught off guard and just said my apologies instead even if I know I wasn't at fault just so she stopped being nasty. But still she could not compose herself! I never understood why she had welcomed me that way. I checked-in just before 7pm and based on what was advertised on another booking website it said check-in was until 10pm. Also, my friend had emailed them that we would be late in arriving due to a cancelled flight. So far, there were no further advice for me coming from my friend regarding changes in check-in time.
With regards to the hostel, it was difficult to locate. I had asked shopkeepers on my way to find it. There was no signage outside. The stairs were too dark going up, and because I only had backpack with me I didn't bother to take the lift cos there's a fee as what I had read in some reviews. There's one door leading to the hostel and the rest were for the other occupants on that same floor. It's an apartment which had been converted to several rooms. Our room was dirty especially the toilet. The rug was just taken from the floor and placed on top of the shower enclosure just to appear that the toilet has been cleaned but when you checked on the floor there were still strands of hair and dusty, the lid of the toilet seat had been closed but when opened there were still stains on the seat and not been wiped, the sink when examined closely was dusty as well. Some people always say that it has great location but there are lots of hotels out there in Via Cavour as well as near Roma Termini station if proximity to the Coliseum is what one's seeking for. 
If I would have to recommend this hostel, I would definitely say NO as I believe that there are some other places which are cleaner and have great value for your money, that's if someone is really serious in finding so. Btw it was my friend who made the booking.

PS. If there is one thing I should be thankful for, it was knowing that the hostess was German and not Italian. After all, all the Italians we encountered were accommodating and helpful even if we didn't ask them it was proven while my friend and I were roaming around Rome and Venice.

Rude hostess and dirty room

i have been here one night and was terrible...and not for a day it was obvious they only try to make money on turist that doesn t know where they are going......rooms are super super full of dust and dirty...i lived in 15 hostels and i adapt to evry situation but this was impossible.....bathroom too less for guest...they say they have kitchen but it was just a fridge...no receive...no nic epeople..it s just a flat full o beds third floor no elevator...i felt disgusted...don t go

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