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Reviews of Mecenate Rooms

Mecenate Rooms
Via Mecenate 79, Rome, RM

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 151 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 151 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 151 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 151 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 151 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rochelle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place was perfect. Just as described, clean, and a short walking distance to the main tourists sites. Close to restaurants, and coffee shops. Staff was very friendly, responsive, and gave suggestions about places to visit. Truly recommended!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

mary

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great time, Michele was amazing!!!! Attentive, very nice person!!! We will definitely go back!!!!

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice apartment, comfortable bed, great bathroom, coffee maker that was restocked every day by the super nice host. The location is very near to the colosseum and a lot of wonderful little restaurants. We walked everywhere, Rome is a big city but, we were able to find our way around just fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rochelle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gentlemen that checked us in was fantastic. Friendly and helpful! He even offered me a glass of cold water before checking us in. Very smooth checkin and organized. Also helped us with directions to Subway. Lots of clean towels , soap and coffee maker in room. Cold water dispenser in lobby is a nice touch. Would Stay again. Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kushan

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Checking was really nice, there was a person for check in. They helped us book the Taxi to the airport. Colleseum is very walkable via Domus Aurea park . They have spacious room with Coffee makers. Dont expect a kitchen or utensils but other than that , this property has everything. Even a water dispenser for drinking water, that was a blessing. It is on ground floor so not any steps.

8/10 Good

Rudy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It had everything we needed and it was close enough to the train station and the Colosseum.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

NICK, Leechburg

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Araceli

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
in a great location to move around the city . Luca helped us a lot showing us a map of the city and a good places to eat. The only part I didn’t like is the bed very uncomfortable couldn’t sleep . but everything else was very nice also A/c works properly . thanks so much !
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nikolay

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good accommodation. Clean. Nice neighborhood. Nice aristocratic building. Very high and beautiful celling. Beautiful floors. It is very convenient having coffee machine and water dispenser with tree kins of water! Bordering a park and very close to the Colosseum. Convenient for using city transport. Nearest bus stop is two minutes away. Staff is friendly and helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fabulous location at the foot of Colosseum- just a short walk through the park. Nice neighborhood. Don’t miss the Italian “bodega” for espresso & snacks up the street. Extremely clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Hannah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing crazy but perfect for our last night before heading to the airport. ~15 min walk from train station which is nice, and water dispenser is a nice touch.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ca

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful High ceiling. Clean and spacious room. Free sparkling water.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
We enjoyed our stay at Mecenate Rooms, only a few complaints. The room itself was clean, comfortable, & in a good location. The staff was very nice & responsive. We booked the Deluxe Room but apparently got the Comfort Double Room. They did not mention it so we did not know during our stay, but looking at the reservation site the difference is obvious. The hotel is 4 rooms that open into a small parlor with a desk & a complimentary water dispenser (cold or room temperature flat and cold sparkling). The room was well lit, clean, & had a pretty vaulted brick ceiling. There was an electric kettle, coffee machine, & mini fridge with complimentary coffee, tea, cookies, & water bottles that were refilled every morning. The bathroom was just renovated and had beautiful fixtures. There was a tablet in the room, though we never used it. The room had a keypad with a code to get in. The building & hotel suite had keys. The room was on the ground floor so there was some street noise, but it was not excessive. The location is great, only a 5-minute walk through a park to the Coliseum. Aside from some initial difficulty finding the WhatsApp # to contact reception, communication with staff was quick and pleasant. They let us store our luggage in the parlor area both before the room was ready & after checking out. They were doing construction in the room next door but were considerate to keep the noise to a min until we were up so we barely noticed. Overall, we would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Andrea on Feb 13, 2020
Thankyou dear for your kind review , see you at next time. Regards Andrea

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would come again!
My friend and I could not have been happier with the hotel. The room provided was actually quite large with two twin beds, a sitting area, a small foyer, and a large bathroom. The hotel is very near the Coliseum and also near a lovely neighborhood park, Parco di Colle Oppio, just catty corner from the hotel. Once you go into the park if you look to your left past the gate you will see a little outdoor café – Da Nunzia al Colle Oppio. This cafe has been there since the 1920's and was lovely to sit at and have petit déjeuner and watch the people pass by. We also felt very safe as the hotel is in a residential neighborhood and we were behind three locked doors. The first locked door is to the entrance to the overall building, which has several residences in it, a court yard and a very old interesting elevator. You have to buzz at the gate to notify the hotel of your arrival as they are actually within one of the residences within the building. The 2nd locked door is to the hotel itself. It is only open if the desk clerk is present otherwise it is locked and guests have a key to this door. And of course the third locked door is to the room itself. Andrew, our host, was very gracious on our arrival and provided a small tour of the amenities and which included a tablet in the room as the TV shows would only be in Italian. We didn't use it but it was very thoughtful. In the lobby there is a small selection of tour books for Rome. Would stay here again!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, large room with a beautiful vaulted stone ceiling. Could do with more lighting and updating the mirrors as very distressed.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Max

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Andrea on Sep 16, 2018
Cara Maria grazie per la recensione e per essere stata nostra ospite , siamo felici che abbiamo reso piacevole il tuo soggiorno a Roma, speriamo di rivederti presto. Cordiali saluti dal Mecenate Rooms

10/10 Excellent

Greg, Bend, Oregon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well managed b & b. Only complaint was WiFi was really weak. Sometimes wouldn’t even pop up on my iPhone and then I’d lose it. Walk over by the door and the signal would come back. Nice place though, we would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 steps from Colosseo
Excellent location and excellent host. 5 minutes away from colosseo. Host provided restaurants suggestions and gave good tips about Rome. We had some minor issues with cleanliness upon arrival, which was solved in minutes. Overall stay was very good and good ratio quality/price in Rome.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Caterina on Nov 3, 2017
Thank you for the great review!!! Hope to have you as our Guests soon! Caterina Mecenate Rooms

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Coliseum Neighbor
This is a townhouse accommodation similar to a B&B, not a hotel. Staff was extremely pleasant! Caterina was very welcoming. They went out and purchased us a new pillow as we requested more. We slept in at checkout day and were an hour late and they were very forgiving and even offered us a coffee on out way out. It is a shared little kitchen for some light breakfast with fruits and cereal and yogurts. Staff is not always present but were left #s in the event we needed anything. The room was slightly disappointing compared to photos shown. Dirty floors and scuffed up walls, shower gets water all over and therefore water damage around floor. Location is great though.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017
Response from General Manager on Oct 18, 2017
Dear Guest, thank you for your great review! Hope to host you in the future at Mecenate Rooms! My best regards, :) Caterina

4/10 Poor

hollie, perth australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So close to everything but not very good
Disappointing place to stay but it was so close to the colosseum. The place was very hard to find especially when we got in late. The breakfast was terrible and we only actually got one morning of it which was quite disappointing since it's a bed and breakfast and we should have had it every morning. The redeeming feature though is it's proximity. Only about a 20 minute to half hour walk from the main train station and within 2 minutes you can see the colosseum. If you can deal with a bit of dirt and an uncomfortable bed then the proximity to the the centre of town is worth it. Otherwise there are probably better places to stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Mecenate Rooms on Sep 15, 2017
Thank you for your review! We will try our best to improve where possible! Best Regards,

6/10 Okay

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place is clean and tidy but the breakfast wasn't nourishing and the wifi was horrible!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017
Response from Caterina on Jul 19, 2017
Thank you we will try our best to improove our Mecenate Rooms!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Caterina on Mar 28, 2017
Thank you. Mecenate Rooms

6/10 Okay

Brian, Canada

Disliked: Staff & service
good price very close to Colosseum
Other than paint peeling off wall in Bathroom room was good,had some issues on checkout - inquired if could have late check out was advise no. We had to go to train station to book train for later in day we advised we had no problem to go into room to start cleanup as would be back close to check out time. Communicating to staff on hand seemed to not to translate well, we had emailed owner as well. When we got back about 1/2 hour prior to check out found had cleaned room already no towels left for us to use after bathroom use. As room on ground floor we found windows wide open, which anyone could of easily climbed in and out with in 30 seconds to take camera ( and pictures of trip to date ) as well as iPad which we had left charging. When tried to relay concern again language was issue and was told was ok to do what he had. When we emailed to owner our concern was told her staff know what they were doing and if they said no issue would be none?? A disapointing end to our stay
Response from Caterina General Manager on Jan 27, 2017
Thanks for the review! The staff who cleans the rooms on the first floor opens the windows to change the air every morning and nobody entered the room, or steal anything! Also the staff is always present and before leaving the room, the windows are closed! Hopefully see you soon!

4/10 Poor

alan, east sussex

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is not a hotel as such
This is inbetween a b&b and a hostel. I thought I was booking a small hotel but would not class it as That at all. This is one floor of a building split into 4 rooms. Reception is a desk in the hallway Extra charge for check in at 6.30 Reception desk only manned for couple of hours in the morning Breakfast is not served in a dining room but is toast and fruit you help yourselve to from a small communal cupboard, or a pre wrapped croissant in your room. There is a kettle in the room but no fridge for milk, so you have to go to the communal fridge for milk , if you have been out and bought it !! There is a coffee machine , toaster and shared fridge in this cupboard. You help yourselves to things like toilet rolls etc also from this cupboard. Very little hot water unless you were first up at 7-7.30 Bath and basin pop up wastes did not pop up. Had a shallow bath one night and could not release waste to get rid of water, so next morning had to use mugs to empty bath to then reuse bath. Tv but no English speaking channels Good size rooms but bathrooms very tired and need replacing
Response from Caterina General Manager on Nov 9, 2016
Thank you for your review. This is a beb, not an hotel! As you can read on the website and on expedia! Thank you and see you soon!

10/10 Excellent

Kirstie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and clean!!
Super cute, clean and felt safe. Caterina is amazing, she is very easy to get a hold of and helped us arrange transportation to and from the airport. She also supplied maps and recommendations for restaurants in our area as well as the city center. We could see the colosseum from our room. Very close to the colosseum, a few minute walk through a park.
Response from General Manager on Oct 26, 2016
This is the greatest satisfaction for me to read a beautiful review like yours! thank you so much!!! I hope to see you soon again at "Mecenate Rooms"! Caterina

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from General Manager on Sep 29, 2016
Thank you!!!! !:)

10/10 Excellent

Graeme, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and quiet location!!
This was a perfect place to stay for location, quiet and we felt safe with the security. Staff were really helpful with anything or booking taxi's etc. Thank you!
Response from General Manager on Sep 23, 2016
Thank you!!! See you soon! ;)

6/10 Okay

Jess, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good room but bad breakfast
The room is nice, spacious and clean, so as the bath room. Only the shower is a bit weird as the water seems can never spray precisely on your body (LOL but true). Hotel manager and staff are friendly to introduce us the nearby good restaurant and best access to the attractions, very helpful. Well the con is : the breakfast is quite disappointing - i don't mind it's a pantry but not a breakfast room, but with spoiled fruits and bread in broken bags for days (I spent 4 nights) are really not up to standard. Luckily the coffee machine is still functioning well. If the breakfast can improve significantly, I would have no doubt to recommend this hotel.
Response from Caterina on Jun 18, 2016
Thanks for the review! We will try to improve where possible! See you soon!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dusty little room.
Not the best.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They send an email asking about my arriving I said 12pm. I got delay because of my train from Venice and then try to find the hotel. I got charge €20 for late check in. I got there at 4pm. They ask me why I didn't get in touch with them to let them know? Well because my phone is on airplane mode. Long distance calls and roaming are expensive outside of the U.S. The shower head is on the oposite side of the bathtub so the water faucet is behind your butt and you ending splashing the wall.
Response from General Manager on Sep 29, 2016
Dear Geuest, You didn't told us at what time you would arrive, and on the website is clear that we do not have a 24h reception! We will try to improve where is possible! Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Mir elyad

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Caterina on Jul 2, 2016
Thank you see you soon!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
It was ok
Bed was too hard for me, shower wasn't the best. Front desk is often not attended and sometimes the card doesn't work property. But good location, 600m away from the Colosseum.
Thank you for the review! See you soon!

8/10 Good

Matty, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location, Value, and Service in Rome
Mecenate Rooms is a great value. The location was great for me as it was about a ten minute walk from Termini Station and less than a five minute walk to the Colosseum, which is my favorite site in Rome. I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the room and the room was very clean. The staff is very friendly and helpful providing any information you need, and they even allowed me to leave my bag in the lobby after check-out while I went to see additional sites in Rome, thanks again!
Response from General Manager on Apr 28, 2016
Thank you for the review! See you soon!

10/10 Excellent

Ziad, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
Very accommodating! I was in Rome for two days in a quick getaway and Mecenate rooms did everything they could to work around my awkward flight times. The room was spectacular and Caterina a was amazing and helpful; she suggested places to eat and things to see. Would definitely come here again when next in Rome
Response from Caterina on Jul 2, 2016
Thank you Ziad! Hope to have you as our guest soon!

8/10 Good

Gary, Tampa, FL.

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
good location for the coliseum, nice restaurants nearby and great manager to help with directions.
Response from General Manager on Apr 28, 2016
Thank you!!!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rome getaway
Pleasent stay, lovely area, would reccomend to others.
Thank you!!!!! See you soon at "Mecenate Rooms"!

10/10 Excellent

vince, Essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab b&b
Fantastic little b&b, great location (although not extremely easy to find- our cab dropped us of at the door, 8euros from the metro station, but we didn't realise it was the door until the very helpful staff saw us outside looking lost and saved us!) very private rooms, wonderful location just across a small park area from the coliseum. Large room, clean, a shower that has enough power to shred your skin should you wish, very helpful staff- if we needed anything whilst we were out sightseeing we simply emailed them!
Response from Caterina on Jul 2, 2016
Thank you!!!! Hoper to see you soon!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mecenate rooms is very well located, clean and safe! Caterina was an amazing host and went out of her way to help book tours, suggest hotels near the B&B and also in the centre!
Response from Caterina General Manager on Jun 8, 2016
Thank you for your review!!!! Hope to have you as our Guest in the future!

8/10 Good

J.R., Boston, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little spot near everything!
My husband and I stayed for three nights and were very pleased with the accommodation and the customer service. It was a five minute walk to the Colosseum, right next to a lovely park. Very clean room, which was cleaned everyday while we were out. I've seen some reviews where people were upset by the simple breakfast, but in Rome, breakfast is usually a pastry and coffee, not a giant American breakfast (why should it be??). It's not a full-service hotel, so if you want designer toiletries and being waited on hand and foot, this isn't the place for you. If you want to get a feel of what's it's like to actually stay in Rome, then it is. We would definitely stay here again.
Response from Caterina General Manager on Jun 8, 2016
Thanks for using your time to write your review! For us it is very important!!! Thank you and see you soon!

10/10 Excellent

Tim & Sonal, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So glad we chose this b&b instead of a hotel!
Great staff - very nice, helpful and polite. Breakfast - is very basic and italian, but I wouldn't expect more from a four-room b&b (you get very personal care in return). Room - looks great (with an amazing medieval sort of looking ceiling) and very spacious and has a relaxing bath! Location - the main attraction (Coliseum and Roman Forum) is just a couple of minutes walk away!
Response from Caterina General Manager on Jun 8, 2016
Thank you!!!!! See you soon at "Mecenate Rooms"!

10/10 Excellent

Maryna, Johannesburg - South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful. Exceeded all our expectations!
My husband and I stayed at the Mecenate Rooms during our short holiday in Rome this December. We absolutely LOVED it! We stayed in the “Orazio” room and it was VERY spacious and had modern decor. Our continental Breakfast was sufficient to get us going for the day and there were coffee and tea in the room. The staff were very friendly and went out of their way to make our stay as comfortable as possible! Thank you Luiz, Camilla and Catherine! We couldn't have asked for a better location. We walked all over Rome and nearly never used a bus, we even walked to Roma Termini when we struggled to find a bus to get to the train early on the 1st of January. It is very centrally located and very close to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. I would recommend this place over and over again! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you Maryna for your beautiful review! Hope to have you as our Guest soon!

8/10 Good

Rahul, Toronto, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Very convenient location,steps from the Colosseum!
Our first 4 days in Italy started with Rome and with Mecenate Rooms. We were thrilled by the location, very central and steps away from the Colosseum. Friendly (whenever available) and helpful staff. Clean and cozy rooms. One major disadvantage - rooms are at street level: a street that never sleeps and therefore neither will you!
Response from mecenate rooms on Sep 29, 2016
thank you!!! Hope to have you as our guest soon!

6/10 Okay

MB, Toronto, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Conveniant to ruins and restaurants
The B&B was very clean and well maintained. Great location, access to the roman ruins, access to the main streets and close to Termini Station. Good restaurants nearby. Packaged breakfast provided and coffee machine. No onsight hotel presence though as this is more of a self-serve B&B. As long as there are no immediate needs this is a very nice place to stay.

4/10 Poor

Malle, Van Anda, BC Canada

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing stay
The directions to find the address were too vague and we got lost. Once we got there an assistant who spoke no English greeted us and showed our room. It was spacious but had little furniture (the narrowest twin beds in Europe!). We had to open our luggage on the floor. There was no overhead lighting in room or hall, just a small light by each bed, so very dim. Very noisy in evening (we could hear people in the courtyard as if they were with us in the room). The bathroom was very tiny. Continental breakfast included coffee where the machine was in a separate room on the other side of the office (we couldn't get it to work). We went out on morning that we were leaving and locked our key card in the room by mistake: you had 1 key to get into the building, a key card to get into the office (and use it in the room for electricity) and another key to get into your room that was the other side of the office. I texted the absentee owner but received no reply. Eventually other renters came out and let us in! All very stressful!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We do not recommend
Pros: 5 min. from Coliseum. Air conditionning. Free wi-fi. Ok bed. Cons: Bathroom was not clean (Bath was old, yellow-ish and dirty. Pieces of tapestry were falling from the wall. Black spots on the ceiling, moisture?). Staff was never around. No real breakfast, only poor quality packaged pastries. It was desappointing. We will not go back.