Arches B&B

We were there in July. Rome in July is very, very hot. We asked for a fan in our room in addition to the "air-conditioning." You would have thought I was asking them to solve Einstein's field equations; they did not have a fan. So, we roasted at night and did the best we could. The elevator in the building is teeny-tiny and should probably be in a museum in the "Ancient Relics" exhibit. Also, if you book online, you will be charged for the daily rate, but when you get there you have to pay an extra 3.50 Euros per person per night for the hotel tax, which they claim you have to pay in cash. They only give you one key to the room and it is one of those keys where it activates the lights and the A/C. So, if one person leaves to get something, they have to get buzzed in by an offsite clerk. The location is good and the guy that helped us was very responsive whenever we called him. The price seemed reasonable also. They had fresh croissants every morning that were excellent. Would I stay there again? Probably not, but if you simply want a no-frills place at a reasonable price, then it is alright.

Arches is in a quiet street off the main road. Building is a mix of offices and residential. Building has a porter who was very helpful to us when pre booked taxi company let us down. Ease Two good restaurants within two minutes. Staff are friendly, not in residence but are only a phone call or e-mail away. Room was clean, comfortable kitchen area with help yourself continental breakfast. Fabio who was our point of contact friendly very helpful. Staff in here rail cannot do enough for you. I foolishly left my phone and they are arranging for it to be posted home to me

Great location, within a 10 min walk of the vatican. Unfortunately we could hear people talking on the street below until about 1am each night. It was nice to have access to a kitchen. The "breakfast" that was included was basically some orange juice boxes and some packaged pastries. Not as much food as a English or American breakfast, but I suppose it was nice to have something. We had two of the three bedrooms that are rented out. Unfortunatley the other couple would smoke each morning, and we don't like the smell of smoke (especially not with our small kids). I would suggest that the owners post that smoking is not permitted in the rooms or on balconies.

My 4 night stay at archers B&B was great and I will recommend to others travelers !!!