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Reviews of Perseo B&B

Perseo B&B
Via Cipro 56, Rome, RM

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 76 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 68 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 166 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was my first time staying at a Bed and Breakfast . The staff was excellent and the area around the property in good condition.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Pablo, Brooklyn Center

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Giordano on Oct 27, 2023
Gentile Pablo Hai lasciato un giudizio pessimo della tua esperienza ma ricordo che quando sei andato via lo hai fatto con il sorriso per favore fammi sapere cosa è successo e il motivo di questo tuo giudizio così penalizzante grazie

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kar

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the property is located in a less touristy area so it's nice and quiet, and definitely great for eating at local restaurants. It's also walking distance to Vatican museum so we were able to get there early to line up for tickets. We booked a quadruple room which has a fridge. The only downside is that the bathroom and shower stall is b it tight.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elliot

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an excellent local for the Vatican Museums. It is also about 1 1/2 blocks from Cipro Metro station. Giordano Was very friendly and helpful. The property is an apartment on the 5th floor that has been converted to several suites with no common area other than the entrance hall. There is an elevator. Note that on the buzzer block next to the door, there is a buzzer marked Perseo. Buzz that and he will let you in if he is there. There are only 3 slight complaints. No one in Italy seems to use face clothes, just towels. BYO. The shower door when slid open was rather narrow. I am not slim, but I am not that plump either and I had to breathe in to squeeze through. The other “problem” is that the toilets are the kind with the water tank way up high on the wall. For some reason the tank for the neighboring suite was in my bathroom. It was rather noisy when the other occupants would flush in the middle of the night. Even so, with all the pluses, if I go back to Rome, I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing! Thank you
Great service, great host, great location. Loved the rooms with the AC and private bathroom. The location is just 2 mins from the metro station and is surrounded by supermarkets (including a 24/7), and great bakeries and charcuterie. The host was incredible. He accommodated us leaving us bags there for another 12 hours as we were taking the night train the day of our check out, which was very generous.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Masudbek

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Lidia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

JOEL

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the best service and location anyone could dream of in Rome. It is highly recommended!!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to Vatican City. Bare bones accommodation but good price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay.
We had a great stay at Preseo B&B, the owner was really nice and accommodating to us. He helped us with our shuttle to and from the airport with ease. The breakfast across the street was good and the coffee was great, the owner of that shop was really friendly. The Preseo is close to the Vatican, about 10-15 minute walk. Everything else was kind of far, between 30-60 minute walk. But if you do not mind walking like I did it wasn't so bad. The local restaurants to eat around the Preseo were good also, there is a organic pizza place right across the street that was magnificent. The only downside was that the area is not in the cleanest part of the city, much like NYC when you leave central NYC. Other than that, this place is worth the money if you are trying to do a budget trip like I did. Thank you.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ruby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing.
It was amazing. We loved it.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Ariel, Lake Mary, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place is well located, about 20 minutes walk to the Vatican and 10 minutes from Metro stop. Arrangements for breakfast across the street were good. Only inconvenient was that the owner does not live in the same building and we had to wait about 20 minutes standing on the street with our suitcases. The owner sent me a message by email asking for my arrival time at the airport or train station. However as I was arriving by car I did not have access to Wifi and never received his message until after I checked in. As I did not have phone connection either I needed to go to the hair dresser next door to ask him if I can use his phone. He was nice enough to make the call and talk to the B&B owner who said he was going to be there within 15 minutes. Once we got to the room, all was well and the owner provide a map of Rome.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love it
Very nice hotel. The staff the best specially the manager
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location to food, bars and metro station was perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 13 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Adriana, miami,fl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy and central
Owner is very friendly and accommodating. Only drawback is no microwave or warming element. Other than that it was a very nice B&B spacious room. Shower is small but expected for Europe. Very cozy and close to Cipro metro station and short walk to Vatican. Short walk to various great restaurants and gelato.
Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Etoy, Los Angeles, CA USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in rome!
The owner, Giordano, goes above and beyond to deliver a superior, well managed stay at his B&B! Centrally located, train and buses right outside. Tons of food and shopping options. Highly recommend to anyone travelling to Rome.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Oluyomi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended host and hotel.
Stayed at Perseo for the second time after a good first experience. From airport transfers to the comfy beds, the excellent breakfast, its great location near the Cipro station and the Vatican, to the attentive host, Giordo himself. I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel to friends...
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
Sleepless in Rome
First of all it was unclear that the place was located within a residential building and check in was not until 3 pm. The person who owns it comes in before 7am and makes enough noise to wake the dead until he is absolutely sure everyone is awake it is all under the guise of fixing a meager breakfast which I did not partake it since there are so many inexpensive and great places around to get breakfast. Then the expectation is that you must leave your room before 11 am daily for the purpose of cleaning . I assure you there was very little cleaning more like room inspections. I was there for 3 nights and the sheets were never changed and I have to ask for a change in towels. This is not a place to rest but a money making , pay but don't spend any time in the room, mentality. I asked my Italian friend what the story was, he said that there are certain residential energy plans that have different charges depending on the time of day, owner may be trying to make money not spend money.If you do not need any sleep then by all means stay here, the bed is hard, the owner will make sure to make enough noise so you leave your room and give up on sleep. avoid La Pearla it is a rip off restaurant that over charges and doesn't even offer bread at the table. Avoid the Tim as well they will take copies of your credit card and passport , overcharge you for a SIM card and then sell your information. There are better places to stay in Rome that are not filled with money hungry vultures.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

The Clarkes, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely B&B in a perfect location
Smooth process from start to finish. We were giving very precise directions to the B&B and the staff ensured they were prepared for our arrival by emailing to confirm our arrival time. We arrived prior to check in and the staff accommodated this for us. They were very friendly and welcoming at check in and throughout our stay. The staff also provided a map of Rome and was very informative with all our questions and what's good to visit and where is good to eat. The room was cleaned daily and the rooms/B&B was extremely clean and had everything you needed for your stay including en suite bathroom, toiletries, hair dryer, mini fridge and air conditioning. This B&B was in very close walking distance to Vactican City, St Angelo's Castle and all areas surrounding this. The metro station is across the road from the B&B and takes you into the heart of Rome costing €1.50 for a one way trip or €7 for 24 hours. I would defiantly stay here again and would recommend it to a friend.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Toni, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near to tourists sites.
Nice experience for me and my family. Would love to go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Qi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous
It was a very pleasant stay. Handy location, quite and clean room. Giordano is very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Nia , N.

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for the price
Small but perfect for a quick trip. Really close to metro which made it easy to get around.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Victor Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Mick, Alton Hampshire UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the Vatican city
Enjoyed our short stay here. Close to transport links and local facilities. When we arrived about 9 pm there was no one there to meet us. We rang the bell a few times before someone arrived by bike to let us in and show us to the room. It would be helpful to know you have to wait for someone to turn up when you get there. We were worried that we would not be able to get in for the night.

10/10 Excellent

Reeshav

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will go back again if I come back to Rome
We had a great time at Giordano's BnB. The location was great. The Cipro metro station was a minute from the location. For walkers like us you could walk to Piazza di Spagna and Fontana de Trevi in about 30 minutes. The breakfast location was at a cafeteria right across the street and the cafeteria guys were brilliant and very friendly. Giordano was very helpful as well. We stayed here with a 16 month old and had a wonderful time. The locality was great as well. There is an authentic Italian restaurant about a minute away as was a supermarket. In all I would highly recommend this place. If I ever come back to Rome we will be back here again. Bear in mind this is not a resort, but why on earth would you want a resort in Rome? This is more than ideal. Everything was clean, daily room service, pretty quiet. Thanks Giordano.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

2/10 Terrible

Optional, New York

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awful, Lies and Misrepresentations by the owner
To start with, it is not in Vatican. There is no breakfast - the title misleads you. To get a croissant, you'd have to walk a couple of blocks. The owner missed our scheduled arrival, the building was locked and we had to wait on the street. The owner would not replace sheets and towels. The museum trip the owner subscribed for us, did not include item he promised would be included. The trip company said the owner knew the actual arrangement and knowingly lied to us. There were many more issues with our stay in Perseo B&B, but I do not want to spenf more tome on this review, beyond, "STAY AWAY FROM IT"
Response from Giordano D. Propretario on Apr 6, 2018
Dear customer friendly, its commitment to defame Perseo B&B It makes me suspicious,breakfast is served in the bar near the hotel as well specified in the site where made the reservation,the entry of the Vatican Museums is 850 meters from Perseo B&B. If the Vatican tour is your problem,and was not to his liking because di not included the Raphael rooms as erroneously had been written, could safely delete the tour and would have recovered the money back, but you decided to do it,was your decision and then if the Vatican tour did not like it,can write abaut that, the tour Vatican did not satisfy , but it can not write false abaut Perseo B&B,i do not accept it,and I do not accept to be blackmailed with negative judgments that do not describe the facts and thereby damage me and future customers,then we kindly invite you to review your feedback and if you want to write something useful for customers staying in my hotel please write only true things about where they do you've had problems thank you. About the sheets,we receive professional laundry service,the same laundry serves a 4,5 stars hotels in the area and are changed every three days sheets and the towels every two,(not in the morning at 4:00 o'clock as claimed)and to any customers request in timetable of the daily cleaning Best regards Giordano D.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, comfortable B&B near the Vatican
Our host was lovely, and greeted us upon arrival. The bed was the softest we've had so far, and the sheets were deliciously clean and crisp. The room is small, but has nearly everything you could wish for including a small refrigerator. Breakfast is a coupon for a small cafe across the road. The people there are lovely, and a joy to great each morning. The breakfast isn't big, but it's really nice, fresh, and well worth nipping over for. WIFI is really strong, good enough to stream Netflix. The train station is a 5 minute walk down the road, and Vatican city is a brisk 15 minute walk away. If we return to Rome, we will definitely stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had great days
It was a great stay there. The price was quite cheap. The breakfast served was very delicious. Only the trouble was that the door of the shower booth was clumsy but it was not so annoying and hindering me to have shower. Overall, it was a great holiday accommodation.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice hotel
very nice hotel and safety area. only 3min matro station

10/10 Excellent

Ivan, Colombia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, great location
It was perfect balance between place/price, great service, includes breakfast

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was our base for seeing the sights in Rome. The Vatican is very close. A metro station is also very close, so access to other sites is very good. Buses are another matter. They are somewhat more difficult to figure out and you can waste a lot of time waiting around or finding the correct stop. Your breakfast hosts are across the street, and they are terrific. They will make up lunches for you to take with you for the day, and you can try out their dinners as well.

8/10 Good

Jonathan, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great budget option
Great simple hotel with a wonderful owner . Recommended

8/10 Good

jose

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

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth, Miami, Fl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for a single person or a couple.
It was really quaint. Small, but great for a place just to sleep. Very friendly and helpful. Very close to subway station.

10/10 Excellent

hells, Bath UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice B&B , a short metro ride away from Vatican .
The Perseo B&B was a joy to stay in , friendly owners and staff . I really enjoyed my stay .

8/10 Good

John, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and Central to the Vatican
Breakfast good. Close to the Metro which was great. Furnishings a little basic but fine. Hot water, clean sheets!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab time
Fab hotel 2 mins walk from trains to get everywhere, but they did stop at 9.30 but lovely B and B

8/10 Good

Simon, Washington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Value for Money but Have Exact Change
Perseo is a cozy and pleasant Bed & Breakfast in the Prato neighborhood in Rome, very close (400 m/quarter mile) to the Vatican and conveniently located just across the street from a Metro/subway station. The service is good, the breakfast they serve is typical Italian (yogurt, orange juice, coffee, "cornetto" pastry, rusks, butter & jam) and is delicious, but they only serve it between 8-10 which can be late if you plan on starting your days early. The rooms are spacious but very basic; you will not find refrigerators in them so avoid buying food or snacks that needs to be refrigerated. The bed is comfortable; the walls are a bit thin so you might occasionally hear neighbors or the maid in the morning. The bathroom and shower are nice, clean, and sufficiently spacious. When paying, keep in mind that they only accept cash (no credit or debit card); make sure to have exact change as they will otherwise round the amount up to your expense (we "lost" six Euros which is not much but can leave an aftertaste). Overall, the stay was pleasant and the facility offers very good value for money for a B&B in Rome. I recommend Perseo without reservations.

6/10 Okay

mike, cambs

Liked: Cleanliness
easy to commute from
near metro one stop to st peters secure b b in average area a couple of take aways and a super wine and cheese shop nearby basic clean accomodation average cont breakfast quiet and a comforatable large bed

10/10 Excellent

simon chiu, hongkong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very good hotel , near subway. cipro
we like this hotel, because the location, and service. nice staff, very good breakfast. and you can go to subway 5 minutes only.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good place
Nice place close to Vatican and train/ bus station. The room was clean and comfortable . Wouldn't recommend it to families with kids- shower cabin is extremely small and not in the best condition. it's time for bathroom renovation.

6/10 Okay

PG, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Basic night pit stop
Very hard to get in as unattended and the phone number we had wasn't working / connecting. Don't try to use a public phone at Termini station as they don't work! Room is clean, smallish and basic - not even a water glass, so don't hope for a kettle. Breakfast is served in your room by a sweet lady (no English), who bangs around from 8am to ensure you are awake. Great location, friendly neighbourhood. The lady who let me in the building said "we have many tourists who sit on the steps waiting", which kind of says it all.

10/10 Excellent

N, Florida, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good B&B!
We had to leave early for the airport on our last morning and Renata was very kind enough to arrange transportation for us to get to the airport. Since we had to leave before breakfast she also prepared breakfast for us and left it in our room the night before so we could have something to eat or even take with us. Our room was very large and comfortable with clean bathroom and it was very close to a metro station and bus stop, as well as walking distance to the Vatican. We would definately stay here again and recommend it to others.