Guest Tips

Communication is the single most critical factor for a smooth stay because this place runs as a guesthouse and not as a hotel with a lobby operating 24 hours. You need to send an email or WhatsApp message to the property two-three days before your trip, reconfirming your estimated time of arrival. In case you are delayed in landing or arriving late at night without prior intimation, you may find the main street door locked with nobody available to buzz you in! This early contact gives him ample time to provide entry codes and instructions on how to get inside. Be prepared also that Rome City Tax (Tassa di Soggiorno) will be collected from you in cash upon arrival-yes,this is one standard municipal fee per person per night rarely included in prepaid online booking prices-and small guesthouses do not yet have card terminals set up specifically for this transaction either.

For your breakfast and coffee, do not fall for those generic snack bars right in front of the station entrance. Follow a two-minute walk into the neighborhood from the station towards Piazza Vittorio Emanuele and get yourself a real pasticceria. Order up cappuccino and cornetto (croissant), consume standing at the counter ("al banco"), just like every other Roman does in his morning ritual. That is indeed the true cultural experience, besides being significantly less expensive than sitting down at a table where prices can easily double.

Safe by the heavy presence of police but also a bit chaotic and gritty, Termini requires some ‘street smarts’ to navigate-especially at night. Mind your pockets and bags through the crowds in the station or at traffic lights walking across with everyone else. Don’t hang around dark corners of any exit from the station late at night; however, once inside Guest House building environment changes completely safe[1].

Noise is the other big factor in getting a good night’s sleep this close to the center. The streets around Santa Maria Maggiore are busy, with all forms of traffic that includes buses and taxis and scooters late at night as well as early morning. If you’re one of those people classified as light sleepers, remember to pack yourself a pair of really good quality earplugs or ask for a room facing the internal courtyard(if available) rather than on the street. While those rooms may be darker and have less view, they offer quite a sanctuary fromRoman traffic noise.