Affordable and convenient hotel in Rome
by milliturtle about Una Hotel Roma
We stayed in Una Hotel Roma for 3 nights in a triple room. We picked this hotel because we want somewhere more centrally located but cost under $100 per person. Other hotels we looked at in this price range tend to be older or smaller hotels. Since we had to travel by train, we decided to pick a hotel closer to the train station. An added benefit is that there are cheap transportation from the airport to the train station.
The hotel is located 1 block from Stazione Termini on a quiet street (about 5 minutes walk, even with luggage). We haven't wandered around the neighbourhood much, though we seem to be on the "nicer" side of the train station. We felt very safe walking to the hotel at any time of the day. The hotel itself was pretty new, so the decor is pretty clean and modern. The triple room we had was pretty large for European standards and can fit 3 beds nicely with lots of room for our luggage. Our general impression is that the place was very nice and clean and the staff were quite friendly. Breakfast was included in the room rate and the spread was pretty good.
More on the location - the metro stop is right next to the train station, so it is also convenient to get around the city. There is also a shopping mall inside the train station and we were able to get groceries easily. I think the supermarket (Conrad's) is open from 7am to 10pm.
All in all, if you're looking for a hotel in the $100 pp range in a convenient location, this is a pretty decent choice. Great location. Good breakfast. Pretty good value for money.
Photos
Pont Sant'Angelo
Celebrating New Year's Eve in Rome
Ceiling, Parco della Musica, Roma, May 2007
CIAO! Coliseum, Rome
Forum Posts
Leaving Bags at Termini?
by shirleymacrina
We will be leaving Rome on Friday, but would like to spend part of the day in town before heading to Ravenna in the early afternoon. Is it possible to rent a locker for our bags at the Termini? I have asked the hotel if we can leave them there, but have not heard back.
Re: Leaving Bags at Termini?
by qaminari
You shouldn't need to ask the hotel in advance, it's perfectly normal to leave bags for a few hours on the day you check out.
There are no lockers any more at Termini - unless of course something has changed recently! - but there is a left-luggage office (deposito bagagli).
Re: Leaving Bags at Termini?
by mccalpin
Yes and yes. It would be an odd hotel who would refuse you (and they should do it for free, even though you may tip someone), and there is a Left Luggage service at Termini, which charges you 3.80 euro per piece for 5 hours, then 0.60 euro per piece per hour after that up to 12 hours, then 0.20 euro per piece per hour after that. Note that as gaminari says, this service is not a locker, but a manned office. Also note that we have heard stories of the lines being sort of long at Termini to check your stuff in, because they screen your luggage before storing it (Italy had a rash of bombings in the 70s including a very bad one at Bologna's train station...which is why there are no lockers any more)...
Bill
Re: Leaving Bags at Termini?
by mccalpin
P.S., I hope you all enjoy Ravenna. Too many people never see it, and not only is it an attractive town by itself, but that it has art found nowhere else in Italy because of its history of being the capital of Italy during the Byzantine era.
P.P.S. look up 'bicycle' in the Ravenna forum - we just recently had an update on the ability for tourists to rent bicycles during the day in the city center - the center is quite flat - a very nice change from walking everywhere!
Bill
Re: Leaving Bags at Termini?
by ViajesdelMundo
Am not familiar with how much space is allocated at Termini, but when we wanted to use the Left Luggage in Naples, during a 6-hour layover, there were no spaces available, initially,and that was in May 2001. AFter a couple hours, one locker, sufficient for our bigger pieces came available, so we then set out for dinner nearby with our hand luggage in tow.
Probably the hotel would be a better bet, providing it is not too far away.
Another strategy, would be to go to Termini the evening before and possibly rent the space at that time, of course, depending upon the rates per hour/day, if the hotel is not conveniently located.
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