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Matisse B&B
243 Via Nazionale, Rome, RM

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 157 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 157 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 37 out of 157 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 157 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 157 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location and security of Matisse was excellent with a lovely Romanesque courtyard gated from the main road, Rosella greeted us warmly :) But once inside the property was lacking any feel of quality really, not even any doors on the wardrobe.... This was only Bed and Breakfast after all, but we have stayed in better in Blackpool lol. The 'breakfast' was none existent when we left at 8 am to meet with excursions and had it been there only would have consisted of plain plastic wrapped cornettis (plain croissant one per person), yogurt, tea and coffee. To summarise, Matisse gave us a great base to explore from but without any communal area or comfort to speak of and lack of breakfast we can only recommend it as a place to get your head down.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Nico, USA

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointing experience. You would expect a nicely prepared breakfast with fresh pastry and cappuccino from a B&B right? Well, it is a self service, no fresh pastries, low quality milk, yogurts and juices; by the way you have to clean your own dishes in the small kitchen that you share with others. Not what you want to do when you pay $300 per night and your are on vacation. The bathroom is separate from your room and the doors are very noisy (old building), so you wake up the ret of the family when you have to go to the restroom at night. There is no TV in the bedroom. The mattresses and pillows are really hard and the room was on a noisy back street (restructuring the building across the street). The only good thing is the location. You can walk to the Colosseum, Palatine Hill/Fori Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona within 20 min. Overall we do not recommend this B&B, especially for older people since you have to climb stairs to go from ground to second floor (no elevator).
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from Tonino on Jun 3, 2019
Thanks for your rate, very satisfy Thanks Artemis team

8/10 Good

Ivaylo, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple set up but good, great location which allows you to explore the city easily.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Mike, Texas

Disliked: Staff & service
Bait-and-switch. This is NOT what i expected at all. Breakfast was a bottle of hot water with instant coffee bags and small plastic wrapped bread located at the beginning of the hallway. No separate breakfast area as pictured on travelocity. This place is also known under several different names. Guess it depends on your arrival time where you will end up. Reception was not very friendly. Do not book this. Way overpriced for what you get. Also, i learned to never ever book a flight together with a hotel room! You will get a "hop-on" hotel for way more $$$ than you would pay if booked separately. Do not fall for that. Travelocity should ban bait-and switch members on here. This is deceptive and false advertisement.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t recall seeing that the toilet was not ensuite and that you had to walk past communal areas to get to and from the shower
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel ... great lo
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great B&B near all the sites
Loved our stay at Matisse. Our rooms were large and clean, had a nice living area and kitchen to make coffee. In a great location to all the sites! Bathrooms were outside of room but very close and that didn't bother us.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Tonino on Nov 2, 2017
Thanks for your comment, and happy that you enjoy in our place

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice. In a good location in the city and secure.
This would be a nice place to stay if you are familiar with Rome already and just want an inexpensive place. The hotel staff were basically unavailable and unreachable. The only person we saw after check-in (for 5 days) was the housekeeper. I needed help with something, but could never get in touch with anyone at the number given in the contact information.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Noreen M

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not what I expected.
It wasn't what I expected for it to be. Breakfast was a few minutes walk away from the building, coffee and a croissant is all you get. They tell you very specifically to turn all the lights off and the air conditioning off whenever you leave the room. Someone walks into the unit whenever; early morning or late at night to go to the supply room when we were supposed to have the entire unit to ourselves. It wasn't pleasant; I had to tell my family to lock their individual rooms at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not as described. No real breakfast.
The room along a corridor is located in a great spot near all the sites we wanted to see. However the "b&b" should have only been called a "b" as there was not a full breakfast as I do not consider yogurt and a cheap Croissant a breakfast. There manager was very rude on our arrival and was difficult to find as it is located in a building along with a lot of other "hotels". There was no table to eat your "breakfast" and no staff on site past noonish if you had any issues. The experience itself was a let down, as we had to eat breakfast out to give us the fuel for a good day in Rome. We would never return here or recommend it to anyone. In fact I will be seeking some money back.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice location for sightseeing nice b and b
Very good base for sightseeing shopping and restaurants metro and taxis all close by an excellent base to stay in rome to see as many sights in a short time ie our 3 day stay we enjoyed

8/10 Good

Jim, R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the center of Rome
Loved being here! It's like a little museum, also very close to the center of Rome! Everything is walking distance!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location
We came to Rome for my 40th Birthday, we had a fantastic time and would love to come back

6/10 Okay

Lisa, Worcestershire

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Basic but good enough.

4/10 Poor

Kim, Cambridgeshire

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room Clean but that's you can say about this place
We arrived late and had to buzz for the owner as there is no reception. We had booked a twin room and were given a double, when I said that this was wrong, the owner said he would change it the next day. We never got a change, but he did put an extra bed in the room. The Bed & "Breakfast" is a bit of a joke. There is a very small area where there is a fridge and a counter. From here you have to make your own tea & coffee and there are only pre-packed croissants (jam filled, flavour only) and in the fridge there is a choice of 2 yoghurts and bottled water. That's your lot!!! There is no reception, so no one to speak to and couldn't get hold of the owner very often; my friend and I had to leave written messages on the counter if we needed anything. The pictures on the website look great, but we had to ask the owner where the lovely lounge area was, as we couldn't find it. He did eventually show it to us, but we couldn't access it, as it was in a different part of the complex and our keys didn't fit the door for this area. I definitely would not stay here again or, indeed, recommend it. Definitely "No Stars" from me

6/10 Okay

Robert, Tarzana, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not my style.
Bathroom down the hall. Breakfast sparce.

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Porter Ranch.. CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location, excellent hotel and stay!
Matisse B&B is a nice gem located in a large building with several other hotels. There are several levels of security/locked doors which I appreciated. The hotel is located just steps from a bus stop and about a block from the metro in a location the I consider ideal for accessing all of the Roman sights. Roberto was a great host and accessible to my needs at the push of a button. There is a communal refrigerator stocked with juice, water and yogurt which can be accessed anytime. There are also croissants and coffee available. Our stay also included a daily free continental breakfast at a restaurant across the street. Our room (the one closest to the refrigerator) was spacious and a had a moderately large en-suite bathroom (for European standards).

8/10 Good

Paul, Stockport, England

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
B&ab in the heart of Rome, what more do you want?M
Matisse B&B is ideal for people that want a comfy bed, a shower and an unhurried continental breakfast,it's clean and you are pretty much left to get on with it, in a fantastic location so you can walk to nearly all the sights and if you don't fancy walking the metro and buses are a minutes walk away, would book again if/when in Rome again.

8/10 Good

Rob, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location, comfy bed
Nice basic hotel, staff friendly and explained everything well, especially the cryptic door lock. Ended up in the adjacent Matisse hotel, which was slightly off via Nazionale, no issues though. Had no water one day, but was quickly sorted. Nice little hotel for the price
hallway of Matisse

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is In a very good location
It was a nice stay at the hotel. The room was clean and warm.

8/10 Good

Lewis, St. Louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An unpretentius gem
Friendly, helpful staff. Incredibly well located for seeing sights of Rome. Very quiet at night. Clean well kept rooms and public areas.

8/10 Good

Carol and Leo, Kitchener, Ontario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Safe, boutique, near train station, walk to sites
We were met by the caretaker who gave us all the information for getting in and out, finding things in town. We were offered an upgrade to a room with a private bath and shower for a couple of euros more a night. It was worth it. Kitchen available 24-7. Walking distance to all attractions including Coliseum, Pantheon, Borghese Villa, museums. Good shopping including local grocery shopping within two blocks. Bed was comfortable and clean, water was hot for shower, secure windows to eliminate street noise at night. We had no complaints at all.

10/10 Excellent

Jill, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Matisse a little gem
Great host in Roberto who couldn't have done more to make our stay in Rome a memorable one. Room was clean, large, comfortable bed and all day (and night) access to food and coffee/tea made it feel like home. Great place, great host.

10/10 Excellent

sammy, SM, melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, and in the heart of Rome!
Location location location. When staying in rome you cant get any closer to the action then at matisse b+b. Walking distance to everything and beautiful restruants down stairs. The staff were very helpful. And the rooms were very clean and not to mention nice and air conditioned which is need in the hot rome summer. I will definitely be using matisse next year when i visit rome again next year.

8/10 Good

Teresa, Cherry Hill, NJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay aND great price
Did a one night stay in Rome and found this b&b. There are room options for an outside bathroom so be careful booking. In a large safe gated building and very clean. Beds a little stiff but you aren't in Rome to sleep right!! They showed us on a map the best places to go to. Free coffee and bread which is nice. Nice walking distance to the sites and great area for food and shopping. On a busy road so easy to find and you feel safe coming back at night. Def recommend

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
ehh
Not ready for us to arrive even though I emailed him to let him know our arrival time and he responded.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Close to terminal
Good. No elevator to the 2nd floor but then there is. Shared bathroom but clean.

10/10 Excellent

Mirela, Romania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great days in Rome @Matisse B&B
We are a couple and stayed for 3 nights. The room was clean, warm and cosy. The area was really protected, since the building was near Defense Ministery. Also we could very easily reach any place since it's located in The heart of Rome. 10 min walk from Piazza Venezia, close to Colosseo. We really enjoyed our staying and we will definitely come back. Oh, and breakfast was delicious. We strongly reccomend Matisse B&B.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and Management provided good services. Will stay next time. Thanks

10/10 Excellent

polina, St.Pete

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location and best host ever!
It was a fast choice for me based on location and cost! And it was best luck: very central and easy place to stay. 7-10 walking from main railway station and 3 min to nearest metro. My room was comfy with simple and clear design, very clean. The host, Roberto was extremely helpful, he helped me with arranging my 1day fast sightseeing tour and gave me many really useful tips! Thank you so much, Roberto!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent & Personalised Service
On arrival we received a free upgrade to the Matisse's sister site bear the Colloseum. This conveniently located Bed and Breakfast was a real treat to stay in. The rooms and en suite bathrooms are nicely furnished and were serviced very well once a day whilst the owener was incredibly helpful to all his guests. Breakfast consisted of cereals, toast, croissants, tea, coffee and yoghurt and most of these items were made available to guests throghout the day.

10/10 Excellent

Salah Al-Ali, Saudi Arabia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and fantastic owner named Roperto.
Me and my wife like it so much. In our next visit to roma we will stay in same hotel.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No reservation held!
Turned up to the hotel with a confirmed voucher from Expedia only to be told there is no booking held for us. The hotel claimed to have tried to phone us - not true. They were totally dishonest and such a bad end to our trip.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lack of info!
Rooms are old but clean. Washroom and shower is separated from room and no privacy since you have to walk and kind of pass the sitting area to get to washroom. No fresh coffee, you can boil water in kitchen and make instant coffee. You also have to wash your own dishes. Hotel.com never mentioned about separated washroom on their adds!

10/10 Excellent

John Z, West Chester Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to alot of must see sights
Roberto was an excellent host - owner. Can not say enough nice things about this gentleman. He really cared about each one of his guest. I will stay here again in a heartbeat.

8/10 Good

Gina, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very central to major sites, bus, metro. Very basic room and bathroom but sufficient. Easy going, friendly, clean Help yourself to breakfast. Roberto very friendly and helpful.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
A nice place at the right price
Spent one night at matisse and found the accommodation suitable for purpose. Quiet, clean, friendly and private. The basics like coffee, tea, cereal, bread etc provided as well as a computer and internet access. Really ideal location for sight seeing, shopping, restaurants, bars, train station. The owner was very friendly as well, the B&B did not feel too much like a low budget place, quite lovely actually

4/10 Poor

Lynette, Perth WA, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Three Fat Ladies European Tour
Felt the advertisement was very misleading and accomodation over priced. Location was good, however rooms were basic and private bathrooms were accessed outside your room. The kitchen was very small and apart from nice orange juice the selection was poor and the same loaves of bread, croissants etc. were there for the 4 days of our stay - no fresh supplies. The sitting room is also small, hot and oppresive. We stayed in a wide variety of accomodation during our month in France and Italy and Matisse B & B is the only one I am giving an unfavourable report, it was a disappointing end to our holiday.

6/10 Okay

Dick, Calgary, AB, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
An OK B&B close to Roma Termin
The Matisse is conveniently located near the train station and is also walking distance to most attractions. The rooms were clean and the air conditioning worked very well on the hottest Rome August days. Roberto was very helpful and friendly. The biggest issue I had was that the rooms were not what I thought I booked. My Expedia reservation said that I had reserved a "Two Bedroom Apartment with Kitchen and Private Bathroom - Free Breakfast". What I got was 2 separate bedrooms connected to the reception/common room that is shared with other guests and "private" bathooms located down the hall. There is a small kitchen (shared with other guests) with an assortment of packaged baked goods and milk, fruit drink, cream cheese and butter in the fridge. It was ok but I don't think you can describe this as a "Two Bedroom Apartment with Kitchen and Private Bathroom". The bedrooms were clean and reasonably sized but were quite spartan and a little run down. Overall, not a bad place to stay but not what I thought I had booked.

8/10 Good

C, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
HOTEL MATISSE - CAVOUR
We arrived at the Matisse - Nazionale to be told that we could have a room here, but it wasn't ready and the bathrooms are private but not in the room. We could move to the Hotel at Cavour. The room at the Cavour was small but clean. The location was excellent, Roman Forum and Colosseum at the end of the road, 2-5 minutes walk. The all day breakfast is basic but convenient after a long day sight seeing to come back & have a cuppa and toast. The noise from the road was load and didn't quieten down at night, the double glazing needs to be fitted properly, so if you are a light sleeper ask for a back room. Strange smell in the hall way, but never came into the apartments. Tried the Chinese Restaurant across the road, DON'T bother, poor service, poor food, but cheap. BISTRO 318, was good service and nice food. Reasonable priced & Recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Megan, Bellevue, WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good, handy location, comfortable room, very clean bathroom!
My husband and I stayed at the Matisse B & B in September. First...it is a great location...walking distance from the train and metro, in a shopping district with easy access to shopping, restaurants, etc. The Matisse B & B is on a busy street, but to get to it, you enter the building, go through a pleasant courtyard, and then go upstairs...so it is more quiet than you would imagine. The room was pleasant, comfortable and clean. The bathroom was spotless. This is a self-catering B & B...again, the kitchen area was very clean, and it had everything you could want for a breakfast: croissants, coffee, orange juice, fruit, cold cereal, etc. This worked out well, also, because you could have a snack when you returned in the evening. For people like my husband and I, who just want to eat and then head out to see Rome's attractions, it worked perfectly. Our room was not fancy, but it was very clean and very comfortable. We had our own bathroom, and while it was not ensuite, it was just across the hall. A plus was that our room was air-conditioned. The owner, Roberta, was very helpful and nice. The courtyard in the building itself is very peaceful and pleasant....you would never know it is there when you walk by on Via Nazionale. We will stay here again.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Charmless
This "bed and breakfast" is charmless. The breakfast is packaged foods left in a kitchen that you make yourself. The bathrooms are private however they are in the hallway, you have to leave your room to use them. The location was central and the price very reasonable, everything else was lackluster.

10/10 Excellent

Jose, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Matisse B&B was a great place to stay in Rome. Central location right near La Repubblica. The room was very large and comfortable, clean and even had a mini fridge. Bathrooms were clean as well. The B&B was spacious and seemed to be empty, which made it feel like you had your own apartment in Rome. Breakfast was a well-stocked counter with croissants, toast and cereal and fridge with water, juice and milk. An iMac in the lounge was great for all internet needs. The guy that runs the place is really good as well. The only flaw was the lack of wifi, but you can plug your computer (mobile devices are left out though). Great stay and place all in all...

10/10 Excellent

Clara & Ricardo, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in Rome
Last month, in August 2010, we were so lucky to visit the city of Rome and stay for a week at the Matisse B&B. It was a wonderful experience, even to meet Roberto the owner, who helped us with everything. He gave us direcction, adviced us on city tours and answer all kind of questions about shopping. The B&B was super clean and the location couldn't be better. Hope we can go back soon and by sure, we'll stay a Matisse B&B.

10/10 Excellent

Caleb, Atlanta, GA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Great Value and Excellent Location
I just spent six nights at the Matisse B&B's Via Nazionale location and really enjoyed my time there. Due to the price I expected much less, but I turned out to be pleasantly surprised. The facility has many positives. It was neat, clean, and had a lot of character. The owner was extremely nice and responsive to any needs that we or other guests had. The 24 hour access to coffee and pastries was also helpful, and there was a common kitchen that we and other guests used to make meals if we needed to (please note that there was no stove but there was a water boiler). Best of all, although its address is on a major street, the rooms themselves front a quiet rear lane, so there was no noise at night. The only drawback was that our particular room's private bathroom was separated from the room, with the toilet in one room and the shower in another. However, this was only a minor inconvenience.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Centrale, comodo, personale disponibile, pulito, confortevole
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

roberto

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ottimo
Grazie di tutto a Roberto, simpaticissimo e gran brava persona!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019