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Reviews of Pensione Ottaviano Hostel, Rome, Italy

Pensione Ottaviano Hostel - Hostel

The Pensione Ottaviano Hostel is the longest running hostel in Rome. Established in 1956, we have seen generations of backpackers. Since the hostel opened it has been recommended in the main guide books of the world and we suppose there is a reason for th...
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Avg Rating: 78% (22 Reviews)

Character: 73%

Security: 74%

Location: 94%

Staff: 74%

Fun: 71%

Cleanliness: 73%



Customer Reviews

80%

Great location by Vatican City and metro station. Staff are extremely friendly and helpful plus internet is free, but slow. Showers were a bit dirty.

Joel, from Canada ~ Jul 12 2008

66%

Staff and room were great but the toilets etc. were disgusting most of the time. brilliant location but

Douglas, from Scotland ~ Jul 11 2008

94%

Excellent location, its close proximity to the Vatican meant that one can actually visit the Vatican at night. Very nice and friendly owners, making my 3 nights there really fun and interesting. Thumbs up!!!!

Jianye, from Singapore ~ Jul 8 2008

86%

Street outside can be very loud at night, but the hostel is close to a subway stop and within walking distance of the Vatican. People were very friendly. No breakfast available, which would be nice.

Allison, from USA ~ Jul 8 2008

46%

There was no common room so it was really hard to meet people, the showers were disgusting, and basically the whole building was a little sketchy!! Besides the location, this hostel was no good!!

Elisa, from USA ~ Jul 7 2008

60%

Overall, location was good and in a safe place to visit all of Rome. Cleaniness isn't great and much of the premises are out of date or in need of repair. There isn't great space to lock up your items given many of the lockers are broken. I was there 9 years ago this summer and I'm not sure one thing has changed. For the price, I feel for ~20 Euros more you could have much better accomodations.

Michael, from USA ~ Jul 7 2008

74%

I was for the fourth time at your hostel and it is always a pleasure to be there, minus the problems with cleaning toilets and bathroom and the entrance hall. for my work I travel a lot and known very well the hostels in Catania, Palermo in italy and others in Germany and France. This difficulties with cleaning I never found in the other hostels. The staff is always friendly and quiet good. 'till the next time with the hope that you can find a solution for that problem. peter

peter, from Belgium ~ Jul 6 2008

96%

Though there was a slight issue with the booking on the second night it was quickly rectified and all in all it is a fantastic hostel. A simply brilliant location with easy access to the metro system and under a 3 minute walk from the Vatican. There is not air conditioning but frankly that wasn't that much of an issue. Overall we had a brilliant time there and having made some friends in the area plan to meet up with them again and we'll definitely stay again

matthew, from England ~ Jul 1 2008

94%

A fine choice, I would stay here again. Personal lockers and a friendly staff. Location is right next to the Vatican, close to the metro (which stops early in the night, but the walk is safe enough). No kitchen area, but the pizza in Rome is cheap enough to not really miss the kitchen.

Miranda, from USA ~ Jun 28 2008

36%

Really dirty hostel! And the staff is not professionnal at all!!

Eve-Lyne, from Canada ~ Jun 28 2008