Name: Ape Latina
Address: Via Angelo Poliziano, 27, 00184 Roma, Italy, Rome, Rome, Rome, 00184, Italy
Rating: 7

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Vittorio Emanuele

Manzoni – Museo della Liberazione

Cavour

Rione Monti

Capitoline Hill

Santa Maria Maggiore

Sancta Sanctorum

Archbasilica of St. John Lateran

Colosseum

Arch of Constantine

Termini Railway Station

Villa di Massenzio

Arch of Titus

Roman Forum

Column of Antoninus Pius

Trajan's Forum

Baths of Caracalla

Capitoline Museums

Trevi Fountain

Pantheon

Spanish Steps

Piazza Navona

Villa Borghese Gardens

Piazza del Popolo

Piazza Bologna

Vatican Museums

Rome Ciampino Airport

Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport

Ape Latina

Rome

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harbour-view

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basement

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wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

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safe

mini-bar

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kitchen

The bad experienced already started when we first arrived at the place at exactly the time we said (10:30 am). We rang the bell multiple time, without success. We then tried calling the number from our booking confirmation - no luck there either. After about 20 minutes of doing that, a couple came out the front door, telling us that they were in exactly the same situation 2 days ago and that they hadn't seen Francesca since then.
So we went to get something to eat and wrote an email. After about 40 minutes, we surprisingly got a reply from Francesca saying that she was in the building and that the bell "probably doesn't work." Funny, since the couple had heard us ring.
So we went to check in, but the room wasn't ready and we couldn't even go in to quickly use the bathroom. Instead, we had to immediately pay and were told that only cash was possible. Nice. Luckily, we had just enough so we could at least settle that right away.
We were then told to come back in an hour. We came back after about one and a half and the room still wasn't ready but we had to wait for another 25 minutes. Just what you want. We were finally in the room around 2, about 3 and a half hours after we first arrived.
Francesca also told us that she would clean the room every day... Nope, not even once.

Breakfast consisted of toast, some jam and butter and yoghurt. Francesca told us there would be croissants in the morning and that she would prepare the coffee machine. This came true exactly once out of 5 times.

Also, the room didn't seem very clean to begin with, the floor was so dirty, that we didn't even want to walk around barefoot - great. We were only provided one towel each, no shower mat or small towels. The bathroom was so tiny, that you couldn't even really sit on the toilet like you usually would. The room was not cleaned at all during our stay.
We asked for new clean towels on our second day out of five and were told that she would bring fresh towels in the morning. You guessed it - never happened.

So all in all, overpriced for what you get, but the location is awesome. Just a few minutes to the Collosseum and there's some cool things nearby that you can check out. The nearest Metro Station is about 7 minutes away and there's a bus stop as well, a bit closer.

But please, just go somewhere else! There are plenty of options in the area.

Disappointing, unorganized and dirty.

PLUS
1. Good location. 10 minutes walk to Colosseum and Foro Romano. 
2. Friendly staff. The staff (Francesca) gave us on the day of our arriving some advices for sightseeing and restaurants.
3. Low price.

MINUS
1. The hostel is hard to find. There is no sign on the street. 
2. When we arrived, no staff was there to open the door for us. We waited 30 minutes outside for the staff.
3. The credit card reader did not work at the day of our arriving. So we had to find a bank in the hostel area. We did not get an invoice after we asked Francesca for it.
4. A/C in our room did not work. 
5. Francesca told us that we will get fresh towels after three days but finaly we got them on our last day.
6. On one day we had no warm water. 
7. On the first day there was no breakfast.
8. The mirror in the bathroom fell off the wall.
9. The bed was very uncomfortable because of the hard mattress.
10. There was no room cleaning on some days.
11. There was no new bedding within six days.

Good location, low price - but many problems.

This hostel is more like staying at a small bed and breakfast or so, and rather than get the hotel feel, you get that stay at home, local home feel. There are either 3 or 4 rooms at the most, but the price is awesome for what you get. The room itself is very nice, as well as the shower. The host, Francesca, acts more like a friend and host than anything. She is friendly, helpful, and just excellent. She really made our trip to Rome memorable! Francesca provided a small breakfast every morning of some fruits, bread, toast, coffee, cookies and prepackaged pastries or croissants that you can fix yourself in the kitchen in the morning or when you like. Again, I really felt at home knowing I could go into the kitchen when we like and this place feels like staying at someones apartment really. Upon arrival, we entered the building where the hostel is located. The building is a typical residence area of Rome and at first you feel like you are entering a Romans apartment. She provided us with a map with so much information and recommendations that even with 4 days we had more to see. She also provided us her private contact on whats app so we could text her whenever we wanted and she always replied within seconds. For example, we forgot the name of a restaurant she recommended and texted her. She replied with seconds and explained the name and where it was. Awesome! It's also good to know that the location is about 5 minutes from the Colosseum and Roman forum, and also close to the metro. We realized most of the time when we took the metro out to a location, that we could just walk back because we would walk so far and find out that our hostel was only a 15 minute walk.

Now, there were some minor issued with our stay but nothing that wouldn't keep me from coming back. First, our AC did not always work. Sometimes we would leave it on and come back after a hot walk in the sun and it would just be blowing normal air. Or we would wake up with it blowing normal air or vice versa. Sometimes we left it on going to sleep hoping it would blow cold air and boy did it. So, it didnt always work but it usually did and once the rooms has been cooled for a while, itll stay that way for some time. Whenever it didn't work we would just rinse off in our nice shower to cool off after our hot days in the July sun. Another problem was that the pipe to the sink was leaking every time you ran water. We placed a cup under it and basically tried to not use it often. 

These flaws aside, we loved out stay. The room and your private bathroom are cozy, comfortable, clean, and a great sanctuary to break in during your adventure in Rome. Francesca was a great host and we will never forget her hospitality and look forward to coming back.

Feel at Home in Rome

A very nice, feel-like-home place, a few minutes walk from the Coliseum. It is true that there's not much of a choice for breakfast and we didn't get fresh towels during our 4 day stay but this didn't really bother us as the price offered is great compared to the rest of Rome. There are plenty of places with the most amazing food that you can enjoy for all your meals. The host - Francesca, was incredibly nice, hospitable and friendly. This is a place that just feels like home rather than a hotel/hostel and it definitely contributed to our great stay at Roma. If you are capricious and insist on buffet breakfast and hotel atmosphere - definitely not your place. If you however want to feel at home even when away, feel the vibe and romance of Roma - go for it :) 

Cozy place in a perfect location

This hostel have pretty amazing location, but don't expect any comfort. Except one huge silverfish i didn't notice any bugs, so it seems that this problem was solved (or there are no bugs during winter). Some fruits and cheap packed croissants were good for breakfast, but kettle was so messed up so i couldn't even make a tea in the morning. For my 3 night stay i received 1 towel, wasn't changed in the 3 days. But not really a surprise. For budget traveling the location is the prime selling point.

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