The best budget hotels in Rome
An expert guide to the best cheap hotels in Rome, including the top affordable places to stay for boutique bedrooms, rooftop terraces, palazzo architecture and a romantic ambience, in locations near to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and St Peter's Basilica.
Mario de' Fiori 37
Rome, Italy
8Telegraph expert rating
Mario de’ Fiori 37 is ideal for those who want to be in the mix of it all. Located in the heart of the Piazza di Spagna, you have Rome’s entire fashion triangle at your doorstep, from Spagna to Piazza del Popolo, Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina and Via del Corso. The labyrinthine boutique hotel occupies one full palazzo plus a part of the adjacent palazzo in a series of networked hallways that wind you to rooms and charming open sitting areas. All rooms have enormously large, Frette linen-laden and canopied beds, televisions and hidden bathrooms. Read expert review From £159 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
Boutique Hotel Campo de' Fiori
Rome, Italy
8Telegraph expert rating
There’s a playful, romantic ambience to this place that makes it perfect for couples who want to be in the heart of old Rome. Elements of Venice and Paris, as well as the Eternal City, are thown into the hotel’s warm, extrovert design mix, which uses marble, antiques, terracotta tiles, chandeliers, velvet and silk brocades and Mediterranean hues on the sponged walls to create an intimate refuge from the bustle outside. There’s no restaurant or bar – but breakfast is a generous spread, and there’s a lovely roof terrace where you can fix your own aperitivi. Read expert review From £111 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Residenza Torre Colonna
Rome, Italy
8Telegraph expert rating
It has got to be one of Rome’s most unusual small hotels: five spacious rooms stacked one on top of the other in one of the city’s few surviving Medieval watchtowers. It’s strikingly Medieval outside but the feel within is decidedly contemporary, with works by Italian artist Natino Chirico on the walls and bold colours in the soft furnishings. Up on the roof terrace, with its spectacular views over Trajan’s market, there’s a five-person hot tub for weary guests to chill out in. Owner Sarah Hawker is a fantastic authority on central Rome’s eateries and attractions. Read expert review From £107 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Villa Laetitia
Rome, Italy
9Telegraph expert rating
If you’ve ever wanted to live like a reigning contemporary Roman family, Villa Laetitia is the address. The Liberty-era villa is a Belle Epoque time piece, a secluded urban retreat and a lovely balance of artisan hotellerie, haute design and epicurean attentiveness. Painstakingly curated by Anna Fendi Venturini, the entire villa was restored to its early-20th-century beauty of frescoes, marbles and stuccos, which Anna shook up by adding contemporary art, beautiful Fendi home pieces as well as her own designs. The villa’s 21 rooms are located in both the villa and its fully restored 1910s garden. It is also home to Michelin-starred Enoteca LaTorre. Read expert review From £89 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
Nerva Boutique Hotel
Rome, Italy
9Telegraph expert rating
Absolutely charming. That’s the overriding impression left behind by a stay at this cute, friendly three-star hotel which nestles right up against the Forum. There’s little in the way of communal spaces except a petite bar and breakfast room, but from the cobbled street outside to the warm, contemporary interior design, everything seems planned to make one feel that Rome is as much a village as a metropolis. Rooms are more five-star than three, with chic check prints, vibrant colour schemes and furnishings by Italian styleblazers. Read expert review From £81 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Hotel San Anselmo
Rome, Italy
8Telegraph expert rating
Hotel San Anselmo feels like you’ve stepped into your whimsical Roman aunt’s home; think beloved last-century leftovers, carefully-chosen contemporary art pieces, and an open-armed embrace of individuality. As a family-run hotel, San Anselmo offers more intimate attention to its guests. Each of the 32 rooms is a unique cluster of turn-of-the-century decoration, with frescoes and frills, and themed to tales of epic love, poetry and Arabian nights. San Anselmo’s breakfast hall is a beautiful homage to Art Deco and serves a large continental offering. Read expert review From £52 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Hotel Lancelot
Rome, Italy
8Telegraph expert rating
A lovely, rambling hotel run by a local family, the Lancelot makes up in warmth and charm what it lacks in cutting-edge design. Its old-fashioned elegance feels just right in the Celio, an attractive district that, despite being in the shadow of the Colosseum, is a quiet world apart from the city-centre bustle. The décor is chintzy but charming, sort of Last-Days-of-the-Raj in Rome, with a few genuinely elegant antique pieces scattered among the reproductions, and a fine Art Deco-era staircase. If you’re in the mood to mix, the Lancelot’s ‘Round Table’ dinners, where you mingle with other guests, can be fun. Free house wine thrown in. Read expert review From £72 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Hotel Celio
Rome, Italy
7Telegraph expert rating
Playful, vintage Rome is the underlying theme at Hotel Celio. Service is far more friendly and informed than the average Rome three-star. Each of the hotel’s 20 rooms is charming, with a prevalence for Renaissance revival in its décor. Hidden in the ground level is a gorgeous, gold-leafed breakfast area, where guests are entertained for winter weather. In the summer months, the hotel opens its garden courtyard for tented, al fresco breakfast. There is a small workout room on the hotel’s rooftop and in its basement is a private hammam. Read expert review From £93 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Relais Le Clarisse
Rome, Italy
7Telegraph expert rating
A budget boutique option in medieval Trastevere, tucked away behind former cloister grounds that once housed nuns of the holy order of Le Clarisse, founded by Saint Claire and Saint Francis of Assisi. A good option if you are a looking for affordable historical accommodation on this side of the river. It's understated yet elegant, with a lovely history attached to it. With quaint medieval wooden doors and shutters, the style is reminiscent of Tuscan country houses. The highlight has to be the internal courtyard with ancient olive trees, once the monastery’s herb garden. Read expert review From £77 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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