Domus Iuliae

Just back from a great stay at this guest house... great location, staff very friendly, room cleaned daily, communal kitchen area and space to eat breakfast etc, tea/ coffee available to guests, fresh fruit and water in room daily, and a welcome bottle of wine... no bad points at all!!

Location, Location, Location! Domus is less than 10 min walking distance from colosseum, metro station Vittorio Emanuelle and easy walking distance from Termini station. Rooms are new and very clean, fresh fruit and water provided daily. Since this accommodation is a room in a converted apartment, service is limited to friendly check in and a simple breakfast as well as daily housekeeping. Air conditioning is excellent, quiet and efficient. The beds are very comfortable with the obligatory raised crack in the middle. Pillows are hard. WiFi was perfect. The drawback: It’s a converted apartment whith paperthin walls. You can hear EVERYTHING! You can literally have a conversation with the person in the next room without raising your voice. We were lucky, no snorers or noisy housemates. However, we got in late at night, around midnight ourselves and left early, around 8 every day. Not much time spent listening to others. I would stay here again, traveling with a teenager or friend. As a couple, I might want to rent a private apartment. This apartment building seems to have a few of those from different providers.

Guest house can be difficult to locate originally, its set within an appartment block and you will require you to arrange meeting up with the owner prior to gain access. There are four rooms, i didn’t recieve the room I had originally booked and the one i was given was clean but you could smell the drains from the bathroom which required you keeping a window open at all times. In my opinion the room/breakfast area was looking abit tired/unloved. The free breakfast was a let down -only consisted of a pastry, yogurt and one half of a sandwich (toasted). Definitely an area which can be improved. One positive the staff/owner were friendly and helpful but overall i would not stay again.

Jan. is a great time to visit Rome! Loved the area where Domus Iuliae is located - not touristy yet close to Colosseum and Metro. Some excellent restaurants nearby as well as a gelato shop! Personnel at hotel very warm and helpful. Some nice touches-- fruit and water bottles replenished in room daily. Breakfast was good. Room was small and bathroom narrow but everything brand new! Thank you, Stephano and Anna!

Domus Luliae was a gem of a find. It had only just opened when we visited and everything was spotless. Stephano and David went out of their way to make sure we had everything we could possible need. The hotel is well situated in a quieter part of Rome, with a lovely walk through the park overlooking the Colosseum offering the perfect first glimpses. The two ladies serving breakfast were really friendly and chatty. The room had a welcome bottle of wine, fruit and water. For the price, you really can't get much better. I would highly recommend.