Hotel Principessa Isabella

Stayed here 4 nights from April 13th to 17 2025. Hotel is in good neighborhood. Staff was efficient and helpful. Cleaning was very good. Requested two taxi pick ups and they were right on time. Rooms are small...but quaint. Very Roman. We had sixth floor rooms with cute little balconies. TV is small Overall I liked the place. Pillows could be a bit fluffier.

Hotel is very dated and average…more like a two or three star at best. Its location is a 15-20 minute walk from the center and public transportation via bus takes just as long. Walls are worn down with chipped paint. The beds are old with hard mattresses, and the bathroom has zero shelf space for toiletries. Finally, the face towels are incredibly thin and resemble dish towels. We tried the hotel breakfast only once because it was so disappointing. Cappuccino from a machine that tasted more like mocha than coffee, not-fresh pastries, sad-looking staff, and a giant TV screen advertising holidays in Thailand!

On two previous trips to Rome - more than 10 years ago - I/we had stayed at a 4* hotel southwest of Termini. My recollection of changes in that part of the city between first and second stays was reinforced by recent user reviews (NOT of that particular hotel, but of the neighbourhood) so I went looking for an alternative "nice place to stay". I must say that the "Principessa Isabella" performed that role very well! The hotel is a modest walk (20-40 minutes) from the main Roman sites (and close to at least one bus route to the Termini area) - it is also a very affordable taxi ride to such sites. The area around the hotel felt very safe and included various government offices and international banks. I loved the room (101): a nice bathroom and a decent amount of space. The bed was very comfortable and I slept well. The quotes from "La Divina Commedia" on the ceilings (I asked and was told that this decorative element was not unique to room 101) are a lovely touch! Breakfast was perfectly fine, with, perhaps, a tendency towards sweet items. I must say that I was a little disappointed - my only disappointment overall - that coffee at breakfast was from a machine even though there was a "proper" espresso machine in the adjoining "bar area". Reception staff were friendly and helpful - and I even managed to introduce the evening staff to the traditional aperitivo of my adopted home, the "pirlo". I really do hope to return in the next year or so as there is so much still to see in Rome - and the "Principessa Isabella" is a fine base for such exploration!

Great location, wonderful air conditioning in the foyer. Rooms were cool, beds comfortable with tea and coffee facilities. Very quiet hotel. Buffet breakfast was average. Reception staff unfriendly, not helpful and when we asked for a taxi he flicked his hand at us and told us to go down the street and we would find one, pompous man. So tired of rude unfriendly reception staff in Italy.

Good hotel , Decent location, very quiet side of Rome, Probably like a 20-30 min walk from the main center city and not too far from bus stops. Beds were good , Rooms are very small. Staff was realtively friendly, small and for the most part rooms were clean. Breakfast is okay but without variety and small Area for restaurant . I would rate the hotel as okay but nothing special.

Good location for the hotel if you don’t mind a walk into Rome. Room was nice but sound proofing awful, despite it saying on the site I booked that there was sound proofing and one of the reasons I picked it. Breakfast a bit basic but ok. No drink making facilities in the room which is not great if you want a drink before you get dressed etc. Staff could barely manage a smile unfortunately. Also didn’t seem to want to prepare drinks for us at ‘the bar’. We were ignored and then when drinks were served it made us feel like an inconvenience. I wouldn’t stay here again.