VILLA DELLA FONTE GUESTHOUSE — Hotel in Rome

Villa della Fonte is a small hotel in the Trastevere neighborhood, with only 5 rooms according to their website. They also have a standalone apartment a few steps away from the hotel; the apartment is serviced and includes the hotel breakfast. The apartment was less expensive than a room during our timeframe, so we gladly took the opportunity for more room. The apartment has a full but small kitchen with basic cooking items, plus a microwave, full-size refrigerator, coffeemaker, and electric kettle. Thoughtfully, the refrigerator was stocked with two bottles of juice, two large bottles of mineral water, and three half-ish bottles of wine (prosecco, white, and red), along with one Peroni beer. It has two floors, with the kitchen, dining area, seating, and a full bathroom on the main level with the bedroom and full bathroom (with a small washing machine) on the second floor. The bed was comfortable, plently of storage space with a large closet and six drawer dresser. ||Breakfast is served 7:45-10:30am on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the hotel, you fill out a short order form and it is brought out when completed. We had it the first day and it was fine. Fresh croissant are delivered daily from a local bakery, eggs, lunchmeat, and a cheese plate are options as well. On our last full day, they brought over an order of the croissants as we had a 4:45am taxi pickup (the hotel arranged it for 65 euro, a premium over the "inside the wall" flat rate but sparing me the trouble). The front desk was unstaffed during the overnight hours, but a WhatsApp number was provided for emergencies. They also contacted us via WhatsApp a few times during our visit, to check if we needed anything or alert us of housekeeping. A sewer smell started coming from the bathroom on the main floor, getting strong enough where we needed to keep the door closed. We notified the hotel (after we checked out, it wasn't even noticeable the first few days). They said they were aware of the issue and were working to correct it.||The location in Trastevere worked well for us. We typically took public transit (bus or tram) to the first location of the day, walking from there and usually walking back to the hotel in the late afternoon / early evening. We had two dinner reservations during our visit, within a 20 minute walk from the hotel, and otherwise just picked one of the many places near the hotel.||The hotel owns a standalone restaurant literally around the corner from the apartment (sharing the exterior of the building) so there was a fair amount of sound well into the evening. The Basilica of Santa Maria is steps from the hotel / apartment. Unlike the other churches we stayed next to (just worked out that way), its bells chimed every 15 minutes all day and all night, some people may find...

My husband and I stayed here for the last three days of our honeymoon and enjoyed our time so much! The customer service is really what makes the experience—Giulia is so kind, making sure we enjoyed not just our stay at the hotel, but Rome overall! She went above and beyond to provide recommendations for where to eat, where to go, and left us a beautiful bouquet of flowers in our room upon our arrival :)

The rooms are clean (with so many snacks, coffee, and drinks in the fridge) and the location is great for being so central to bars, restaurants, and nightlife. Perfect for young people and couples who love to eat and drink, but you'll also be within minutes of walking to a beautiful botanical garden.

Also, the breakfast is INCREDIBLE. So much amazing food to be enjoyed on a beautiful outdoor / semi-outdoor terrace. It was something we looked forward to each morning that we were there. The terrace is also so lovely for just sitting and enjoying a nice drink at happy hour. Would definitely...

Wir waren fünf Tage zu Gast in diesem angenehmen Haus und können (fast) nur Gutes berichten. Die kleine Frühstückspension ist sehr gepflegt, das Personal freundlich und man hat alles, was man für einen mehrtägigen Aufenthalt in Trastevere braucht. Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis ist für Rom ausgezeichnet.||||Wir waren in Zimmer Nr. 1 untergebracht, das schräg über dem schon erwähnten chinesischen Restaurant liegt. Darüber war ich zunächst nicht so begeistert … Es bestand jedoch kein Anlass zur Sorge: von Küchengerüchen haben wir nichts mitbekommen und akustisch geht abends sowieso alles in der Geräuschkulisse auf der Piazza Santa Maria unter. Der Vorteil des Zimmers ist, dass es als einziges einen Blick durch die Gasse auf die Piazza bietet, was beim Fensteröffnen im morgendlichen Sonnenschein schon schön ist. Das Zimmer selbst ist klein – wie immer in Rom – , aber ordentlich eingerichtet, mit ausreichend Ablageplatz auf dem Tisch und den Regalen. Ein überdimensionierter Sessel nimmt unnötig Platz weg. Auf einer Bettseite gibt es keinen Nachttisch; ich habe mir abends den Stuhl in den schmalen Spalt zwischen Bett und Schrank gezogen.||||Die Klimaanlage lässt sich gut regulieren und ist leise. Die Fenster sind neuwertig und isolierverglast, die Fensterläden dicht und solide. Das Haus ergreift somit alle Maßnahmen um den Lärm einzudämmen, der vor allem am Wochenende von der Piazza ausgeht. Dennoch: Samstagnacht war es so laut, dass wir bei geschlossenen Fenstern zusätzlich Ohrenstöpsel brauchten (in der kühleren Jahreszeit, wenn auf der Piazza nicht soviel los ist, ist das vermutlich nicht nötig). Unter der Woche ist es in dieser Hinsicht deutlich besser und am Nachmittag kann man sogar bei geöffnetem Fenster und ein wenig Brunnengeplätscher von der Piazza eine schöne Siesta machen. Das Bad ist ein wahres Raumwunder: winzig, aber alles da und auch hier ausreichend Ablagemöglichkeiten. Alle Sanitäranlagen tipptopp. Der Zimmerreinigungs-Service ist sehr gründlich und aufmerksam. Sehr schön ist das Frühstück auf der...