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Reviews of Alessandro Palace & Bar - Hostel

Alessandro Palace & Bar - Hostel
Via Vicenza 42, Rome, RM

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 72 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 150 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a fine place to stay. There’s nothing spectacular about it but for a stay in rome it’s good. It’s nice that it’s close to the train station but a pretty far walk to anything else but we don’t mind walking.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Binh

Great location to the station, but the bathroom looks or feels a bit unclean or disorganized. It has wide lobby and good reception and paid lockers, but prepare some EU€ coins before your trip to operate the lockers.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was great, from the checking in to the karaoke bar. All staff were very friendly and eager to help.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Alessandro Palace & Bar on Feb 25, 2023
Dear guest,Thank you you for posting your review. We are glad our services have met your expectations.Hope you had a nice holiday in Rome and we will see you next time!All the best,

8/10 Good

Abdullah

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ممتاز، ولو رجعت لروما وادور هوستل بسكن فيه
الهوستل نظيف، تعامل الموظفين على مستوى عالي.. تبريد المكيفات ممتاز ، يعيبها انهم يطفونها النهار. شخصيا مدينة زي روما فضلت اني انوم شوي الظهر عن الحرارة وقلة الفعاليات خلال هالوقت، خاصة ان روما حية مساء. ميزته اللي خلتني اختاره قربه من محطة روما ترمني وهي المحطة الاساسية يبدو لي ومنها القطار ينطلق لبقية المدن والارات ، وايضا فيها محطة تجمع باصات ومترو.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Alessandro Palace & Bar on Sep 1, 2022
Dear Abdullah,Thank you for posting your review. We are glad to receive it. Hope you had a good time staying with us and made a nice holiday in Rome. We also appreciate your kind words for our staff members :)We look forward to seeing you one day again!All the best,

10/10 Excellent

Carter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for the hostel and great hostel! They came in and cleaned the beds/sheets as well as the floor and bathroom after every checkout I witnessed during my stay. The staff were helpful and friendly and spoke English, too. There is a tax you have to pay in cash (I believe it was about 4 euros a night) and 2 euros cash deposit for the room key. But you get that back if you return the key. There are free maps of Rome, they have a bar and vending machine. There are some restaurants right outside of the hostel, too. Great place.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Alessandro Palace & Bar on Aug 27, 2022
Dear Carter,Thank you for posting your review. We appreciate your kind words for our staff members :)Hope you had a good time staying with us and made a great holiday in Rome!Thanks again for your visit this time and we look forward to seeing you one day again!All the best,

10/10 Excellent

REMIGIO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Response from Alessandro Palace & Bar on May 26, 2022
Dear REMIGIO, Thank you for posting your review. We hope you had a good time staying with us nad made a great holiday in Rome! We look forward to seeing you one day in the future! All the best,

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Kitchen has been in a terrible state for the whole day
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Alessandro Palace & Bar on Oct 13, 2021
Dear Ramanath, We read you review. We clean the kitchen everyday. The dishes and utensils are cleaned by the guests who use them. However, not a few of them do not respect the house rule. We are wondering if the kitchen itself should be closed if continued this kind of comment you posted.. We hope for the rest, you had a good holiday in Rome. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

REMIGIO

europe trip
i think it was great, the staff, the room and its cleaning awesome
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Alessandro Palace & Bar on Oct 13, 2021
Dear Remigio, Thank you for posting your reveiw. We are glad you had a good time staying with us. Hope you made a great holiday in Rome and we will see you one day again! All the best,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
GREAT location, nice mix of guest's, priced fairly, super chill...
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Alessandro Palace & Bar on Jul 2, 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you for posting your review. We are glad you liked our place. Hope you had a great holiday in Rome. We look forward to your return one day in the future! Best regards,

6/10 Okay

Mauricio J

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vacation
Very clean, close to train station and easy to arrive from airport. Close to tourist places.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

ALEJANDRO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff and reasonable rates!
Location and price was great. However, no towel service and the elevator not working made a little bit uncomfortable The kitchen was not a pretty picture either, but the staff is real friendly so that was good. Overall I like it, since I only stayed there for two nights and it was only to sleep and go.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Megan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easily accessible and clean!
It was a short stay and we were exhausted after touring the city all day, so no interactions with other guests but the hostel seemed to put on a number of social events throughout the week. Private room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very conveniently located just a few blocks from the main train station in the city, with direct bus or train links to the airport. The dorm rooms are very basic bus also very spacious and well kept. The hostel has a nice rooftop bar
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Ryan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location, but had some sacrifices
The location was the best part about this hostel. 5 minute walk to the train station and easily acceaaible to transit or a brief walk to the tourist attractions. The rooftop patio is something everyone has to go up to when staying here. Happy hour is very cheap, but the experience alone is fantastic. On the negative side, the rooms were pretty bare and the lockers were too small for my bag (45L backpack). The washroom also didn't have any pressure in the shower and it was either really hot or hot for the temperature settings.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Ka Fai

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kim Carlos John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I booked a shared room for 4 people in this hostel. I stayed on my own. Hahaha... thanks to the friendly staffs especially to the Filipino guy. Very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Be forewarned...this is a party hostel, and that is fine if that’s what you are looking for. However, if you are looking for a place to have a good night sleep...avoid this place like the plague. They host a party every night of the week and goes on until 1 or 2 in the morning.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Adriana

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 night stay
The bathrooms had a really bad smell to them. Everything else was fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

elliott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My adventure
Good accommodation. Clean and good wifi. Location good for my travelling.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to station
Great location (literally around the corner from Roma Termini station), comfortable beds and great social events.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Emmi

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Better online than in person
The location is great and I having a fitness center is a plus. But the rooms look a lot better online than in person.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

matias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great position, close to the main train station and to subway
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location fort Active Traveler
My stay was great! This is certainly the place to stay for those who like to be active during their time in Rome. The place is esy accessible from Times primary transportation hub, Termini Station.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place but didnt feel like a hostel
The staff was very friendly and helpful. The location is less than 10 mins to the main station - Termini. It's not too close to the touristy sites like Trevi and Colosseum but I kinda like that so its not too crowded. There's of course restaurants around the area. The rooms were clean and nicely quiet for sleep but the bedrooms were dark and felt more of a motel. They had a terrace for social hour and that's the easiest way to meet people but if you dont go to that and the social events like pub crawl, the set up of the shared spaces and rooms didnt feel conducive to meeting people. It just didnt really feel like a hostel. Its a great price for a clean place to stay. But if youre looking for a lot of social feels, this may not be best.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

The beds were hard and it's noisy especially at night. But you get what you pay for and the receptionists were very helpful.

6/10 Okay

zen, New York

Liked: Staff & service
Its cozy
Its a cozy place in the heart of Rome. You do not have go go out to drink local beer or wine. They have it downstairs in their bar and the pizza place that satisfies your Rome experienced is just 100 steps outside.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Roll of the dice
Returned after a good experience during a previous visit. Stayed in the dorm on Christmas Eve. No towels available to take a shower. The guy working the desk in the eve was rude and told me I needed to stock up on food because nothing would be open for Christmas and gave me directions to (his friend's?) store. Ventured into the cold to stock up only to discover the next day that everything was open. I guess the joke was on me- won't be returning.

10/10 Excellent

Csaba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was great, the mattress could be more comfortable. To me it was too thick and soft.

6/10 Okay

Amin, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
not that good
Not as clean as it looks like in the pictures, they have smelly garbage bins right on the sides of the entrance. the room cleanness was acceptable. there is no kitchen available, I had to borrow a fork and knife from the barman. The microwave is not easy to access and I had to ask them to use it. but it was ok in overall.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Need to improve wifi and shower
Room is comfortable, nice to have separate toilet from washing basins. Wifi is fast but the signals fluctuate too much causing disconnect from time to time. The shower is hard to control the water and temperature, prefer one that can be pulled out.

8/10 Good

Michel, Columbus, Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel
This was the first time going to Italy and I have to say that it was pretty good. The hostel was great and the staff was really helpful. They speak different languages (spanish, english, italian). My room was pretty big and the cleaning staff came every day around 3pm. They have lockers but you have to bring your own lock. I met different people most of them were really nice. The only "bad" thing was that they were remodeling when I was there and sometimes it was a little bit loud but most of the time I was outside so It didn't really bother me. The location is great, It's 6 or 7 minutes away from Termini and its around 15 to 20 minutes away from the Colosseum and 30 minutes away from the Trevi Fountain. I walked most of the time because everything was pretty close. There is a lot of restaurants around the hostel. I would definitely go back to this Hostel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean
Nice, clean, centrally located and friendly staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent place. Good price
Hotel was quite good by hostel standards. Everything was clean. The staff was pleasant

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I've stayed in better hostels, overall below average and dangerous location at night.

8/10 Good

Claire

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good price
Nice enjoyable night in Rome. I'm usually at The Yellow. But this was a good alternative

10/10 Excellent

Hugo, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to Rome main station, convenient area
The hostel is close to the Rome main station. There are lots of trains to all cities in Italy. Also the metro A and B lines stop at the main station. Buses and trams as well. Very convenient location. Restaurants, bars and shops nearby. You can buy and eat all your need within steps. The room is clean and fresh. Seems like newly refurbished.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Budget Hotel near Central Railway Station
Good location, 10 minutes walk from the Central Railway Station Termini. Nice staff, good for budget travel.

8/10 Good

Jessica, Galveston, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
friendly hostel close to train station
I stayed in this hostel for 4 nights in Rome, and it was a great place to crash and meet new people. There's serviceable wifi, and a place to rest weary feet after walking all over the city. It's pretty party-centered in the main areas, so it's ridiculously distracting if you want to work or study, but there's also a hidden little room downstairs that stays quiet. It's a clean hostel, fresh bedding every night...but claim your bed quick because the last one in the room gets whatever is left over!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location near the terminal station

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness

8/10 Good

Desi, Melbourne, Aus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Social Hostel
Good hostel, close to everything. If youre close to termini, youre close to it all. They run pub crawls every few nights, highly recommend attending especially if you wanna meet new people. The Yellow is right next to it which is where we spent a few nights partying. It was like a 20min walk to the Colosseum. Highly recommend this hostel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Average hostel, good location, friendly atmosphere, had a blast!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities