Explore Around

The guest house is located in one of the two main arteries that run alongside Termini Station, Via Giovanni Giolitti. Very specific location: incredibly alive, noisy, a bit tough. As soon as you step out from the entranceway you're immediately among streams of people either rushing towards trains or souvenir vendors and tourists with suitcases struggling through all this commotion to get somewhere probably more peaceful than here! The major advantage spotted just five minutes inside Mercato Centrale Roma (hugemost gastronomic space) offers best street foods city has offer-from Bonci pizza to truffle pasta fresh cannoli until midnight is that it's only about three-five minute walk literally inside station.

You are advantageously positioned from the point of view of sightseeing. The imposing Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is just a straight five to seven minute walk away. You can get to the Colosseum and Roman Forum within twenty-five minutes on foot, passing through the Monti area—home itself to an attraction with its vintage shops and cozy bars. In the other direction, a fifteen-minute walk brings you to Piazza della Repubblica and Bathsof Diocletian. This means that all major monuments are exploredon foot ,with return tothe hotel onlyfor sleeping.

But here comes the other side of the coin. Via Giolitti, like any station area in a big city, has its particular aspects regarding safety and looks. It is safe until late and crowded but after 11:00 PM another ambiance settles in. Homeless people may sleep along the walls of the station and this is probably one of the favorite spots for pickpockets to hang around more than they do in residential areas. This should not scare you as the street is well-lit with police and military patrols (Operation "Strade Sicure") but it requires a certain attitude walking through without displaying expensive items late at night.