Cristina’s Residence - Rome, Italy

We stayed in Cristina's residence for almost a week and didn't spent much time in the room during the day. The room was clean enough, simple furnished, but offered everything we needed (even a boiler, instant coffee and a fridge). In the hall there's a microwave - very useful! The staff was friendly and helpful, but sometimes we had to call them - there is no permanent front desk. A plus is the location (near the central train station).

Good location only 10 min walking to the Termini Station. Big room with own bathroom. Polite stuff

The staff couple were nice and helpful. But they stayed in an apartment at the other end of the street. Available only through calling from your own phone. Breakfast was simple but sufficient. Location was supposed to be good, in the University and Govt' offices area, but too quiet after dark.

permanent front desk is recomended! thanks for everyhting. Merry christmas and happy new year!!

I recomand this hostel for budget trips! It is close to the main atractions - 20 min walking to Colloseo, Fontana di Trevi..etc. The rooms are very nice, wery warm, clean and very confortable clothing bed. We also had a little breakfast even if it wasn't mentioned.

The staff was great, very frienly very helpful, you feel at home there.

This place has its pros & cons, let me start with the negative things we encountered: a: It's virtually impossible to find this house since it's hidden in a 'Cul de sac' in a very quite street...there no signs or indication to guide you...we even used google map to pinpoint it, but no luck...passed by street numerous times, finally had to take a taxi &had to pay 5euros for less than a mile of distance...the notion of being 500meters from metro is false, it's a good 10-15 minutes walk from the metro exit & if you're carrying luggage like we did, it gets really annoying. b: we were originally quoted & I have the confirmation by hostelclub.com indicating that we had to pay exactly 72euros, but the guy who received us, charged us 80euros--he said taxes???--why we were not informed by owner or hotelsclub.com that taxes were not included??? here is the original confirmation: "PAYMENT INFORMATION: Total Price without Booking fee: 80.00 EUR Booking fee: 2.00 EUR 10% Deposit: 8.00 EUR Amount Charged on your credit card: 10.00 EUR You have to pay to the hotel: 72.00EUR" why then we had to pay 80euros??? c, the direction from airport is also incorrect...there is NO METRO from airport to central Rome...we had to take the train--we had to pay 11euros to get to tiburtino station & then another 3euros for metro tickets to get to termini station & then had to walk another 20 minutes to get to this place---they MUST correct the false information as far as direction to the place. d, it's also false advertising that breakfast will be served in your room...we were given a couple of brochures to go to a shady bar few street down the road for a coffee & croissant...to make the matter worst, the folks at the bar were not too happy seeing us with brochure, so they just barely served us coffee--I asked for cafe Americano, but was given a tiny half filled cup of expresso & he just ignored us...finally we asked for our croissants...horrible experience, it just ruined our morning, we were looking forward to having breakfast at our room as promised, but obviously it was false advertising... as for positive aspects, it's very clean & quite, but personally not worth going through all the hassles, not to mention the guy who received us had an attitude about him...he yelled at us when we couldn't find the switch to open the front door--since he never told us in the first place-- & he made a gesture with his hands--circling around his eyes-- as if telling us we were blinds which we found very unprofessional and offensive...if you can put up with all of that drama, then go for it, otherwise, keep looking for a better place...

Wonderful hotel. Purely neatly comfort and a great intimate atmosphere for those who like peace. Very close to Termini station and city center. highly recommended! P.S. In Rome, watch out for street stalls. They cheat by issuing counterfeit (false) money

Stayed at Cristina's for 5 nights with my sister. We had a privat room with bathroom. It was more like a hotel than a hostel. about 5min walk from the metro station from where u can get to all the big sights in rome. If we go back to rome we'll stay in Cristina's again!

Very nice spacious room in good location (close to metro) for convenient price. Double bed = two beds pushed together, a divan and a and a sofa, fridge, AC, TV, private bathroom (shower, toilet, bidet). A bit dark (room on the ground floor), window heading into the yard with pergola. Sometimes bit smelly (the staff smokes close to the window).

Close to train station, ten minutes walk, on a quiet cul-de-sac. Rooms huge, clean and comfortable. Breakfast served to your room in morning was a nice touch. Owner friendly, helpful. Would definitely stay here again, excellent value for money!

When I booked I didn't realize how close to the city we were. We were just a few steps away from the train station but were in a quiet little street. Staff was very nice and friendly.