0.3 business
Address:
Via villafranca 20, 00185
, Rome 00185, Italy
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Lonely Planet review
- Duncan Garwood
- Lonely Planet author
With a multitude of sleeping options, Des Artistes has a room for everyone. Hostel-goers can choose between plush, carpeted rooms near the 5th-floor reception or more basic dorms on the 2nd floor. On the intervening floors, hotel rooms feature polished wood and modern trappings such as satellite TV and modem points.This Termini district stalwart is a slick operation. All day long the tiny lift rattles up to the 5th floor where English-speaking staff direct guests to their rooms. This usually involves a second elevator trip and might mean a traipse to a second building. Backpackers on a budget usually end up three stories below in the four- to six-bed dorms (18 to 35 year olds only). Families usually go for the four-, five- or six-person rooms. Room decor varies according to how much you're paying, but the overall look is classic with period furniture and plenty of gilt-framed pictures. Communal areas are cramped but you can grab a breath of fresh air, or a quick fag, on the leafy rooftop terrace.
