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2 out of 5
Hotel Marvi
Viale Pietro della Valle, 13, Rome, RM

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 36 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 98 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Kimio

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The main door to the building did not open, and there was no hot water.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Jin

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Good location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

ALEKSANDER JAN, Stafford

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Borislav

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It’s 2* Hostel rather than Hotel
It’s not a hotel it’s more of a hostel. There’s NO Staff to assist with any guests needs or issues. There is a lady who arrives after 10am and probably leaves in afternoon There was NO hot water on our 1st day. And it’s hard to take shower in mid February with freezing water. Which we did rather then blowing our day in waiting for anyone to show up.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Lise, Adelaide South Australia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was fantastic....breakfast was a pleasant surprise
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Great location. Within walking distance of all attractions. Property upstairs was very very noisy, and when I mentioned this to the reception staff, I was made to feel like I was bothering them. Quite unapproachable. Breakfast was quite limited, could have benefited from offering fresh fruit and brown bread. Tea and coffee making facilities in the room would have been good.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Manny, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old building with new retro design and feel.Upgraded bathroom was good but the shower was a little tight.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Francesca on 17 Oct 2018
Dear Manny, Thank you for choosing Hotel Marvi for your stay in Rome. We are more than glad to know that we were able to reach your expectations and we helped you to enjoy your stay in Rome. We hope to see you again and send our best regards. Hotel Marvi

4/10 Poor

Harry

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to st peters
Hotel was adequate but in need of some tlc. Excellently situated for Vatican, St Peters and Castel St Angelo.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convient
Walking distance to Vatican and the heart of Rome, yet quite.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Lila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, very impressed with staff. I would rate 5/5 overall. Close to everything. For continental breakfast it was great. The lady in the kitchen who also did the rooms was excellent. I would come back to this place again and would recommend also.

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One day trip
Perfect location 5 minute walk to the Vatican loved the sidewalk cafes. First time in Rome will stay here again

10/10 Excellent

Herlen, Chile

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice hotel and good price
This hotel was really nice, and really good located, near Vaticano and Castello San Angelo. It includes wifi and breakfast. It is at 10 minutes to the subway. And the staff were really nice people.

4/10 Poor

Federico Jose, Essen

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not bad, not good.
We spend 7 days there. Every day there was some bad smell coming out from the bathroom tubes, also there was moho in the bath. Cleanness was not the best point... Apart of that, service was ok, they don't clean the room every day and we had to ask for more towels...

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
budget hotel
the room and the bathroom was very small for 3 people. The beds were falling apart and decor was very unwelcoming with awful plastic covers on wall next to bed. the room was reasonably clean but stains on walls. No tea/coffee making facilities. We were not allowed to use air conditioning over the night, thus with open window it was very noisy and it was difficult to sleep. reception open only through the day, sometimes very difficult to find a receptionist as hardly ever was at the reception desk. Good WiFi and great location but very loud traffic outside.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Great Location
I think that hostel is really close to Vatican and not so far away from the city center (we used to walk from hostel to Pantheon and Piazza Navona and eat something in one of many great restaurants) and undergound (which is usefull if You want to see more than Vatican). Room was good but not big and not so clean as we thought it would be (don't worry, it's all about details, generally it was clean). Hostel receptionist was nice, he showed us map and gave us suggestions about what we could see. There is no problem with communication in english as well. I must say that in the hostel there is no facilities to make a tea or coffe yourself after morning breakfast or all day of sightseeing and friedge on coridor is small (space only for couple of bottles)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

There was a problem with our room when we arrived but we were transferred to a better hotel and was treated well by the staff. The hotel's a bit rusty but we were mostly out so we were just there to sleep. In general, it's ok.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice place but weird hotel
Good location but not exactly what was expected about the hotel, it should be specified that we have to climb 3 floors as this was an unexpected surprise. My room's bathroom had a shower but no division to the rest of the toilet area so everything got wet

8/10 Good

RAYMOND, Florida

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
GREAT location, not a bad hotel either.
As other reviewers have stated, you shouldn't expect a five star hotel when booking here. The location is fantastic (10 minute walk from the Vatican) but it is an old building and old pensione (not actually a hotel). That said, I did not experience a funny smell in the room itself but the chemicals used to clean the bathroom smelled strong. Our room was actually very spacious but the bathroom needed a little help.You had to go inside the bathroom and close the door in order to use the sink, and there was some mold on the shower tiles. The bathroom fan needed replacing immediately - it was very loud. The good part is that the room tile and part of the bathroom look fairly new. The walls were clean and the appliances were not Chinese knockoffs. They had a nice quiet Samsung air conditioner and Samsung TV. The sheets and towels were very clean as well. The furniture was dated but functional. It looks like they are updating the hotel in steps with the new tile and appliances. The staff was extremely helpful during our stay as well. Overall, for the price, it was a steal if you're not too picky.

2/10 Terrible

Ashley, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, but awful accommodations
The hotel was situated in a great area, minutes away from the Vatican. But the hotel room was so extremely small and very plain, about 10x10. Not a huge deal as we only came back to sleep. But in the morning our showers were ice cold, absolutely miserable. Staff was nice. Spend the extra money and have room to walk and take a warm shower.

8/10 Good

Phoebe Rose, London

Liked: Staff & service
Great location
Marvi has the best location possible for the price it offers. Close to most attractions and restaurants. The only negative thing was the bed was a little hard and the room has a bit of an odd smell. The receptionist was such a good man, he was always there when we needed something and catered well for everybody's needs. Overal, had a great stay but hotel could do with a little money spent on it.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
close to vatican and centre, helpful staff, bathroom could be a bit cleaner, room was decent.

8/10 Good

Anil, Manchester UK

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Hotel Marvi, Vatican, Rome
The Hotel staff was so helpful and courteous. They helped in direction and advice on the do's & don'ts while in Rome. Advice on good restaurant and places of interest. Excellent location close to Vatican and shops.

8/10 Good

Andy, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No frills hotel near to the Vatican.
Within easy walking distance of all the main sights, especially the Vatican. No room service or evening meals are provided, only a continental style breakfast, although a number of restaurants are within about a 10 minute walk. The staff were very helpful and very polite, helping to make the stay an enjoyable one. The hotel is situated on the third floor of an elegant looking apartment block and even though it has an elevator it would not be suitable for those having a problem climbing stairs. I walked to all the main tourist attractions within Rome, e.g the Pantheon, Coliseum, Spanish Steps and the Vatican etc, using the map provided by the hotel. The room I had was clean and tidy, albeit a little dated, with a small shower room. There was no bath and no electric shaving point, but it did have air conditioning and a small lcd tv. I did not need the air conditioning as I went during November so cannot comment as to how good it may have been. It is situated in a side road full of parked cars and I did not see anywhere you could have parked in the area, so it would be best not to drive there but to take the airport shuttle service which seemed good value for money compared to the taxi service. If, like me, all you really want is somewhere to sleep and to freshen up after a long days sightseeing, then this hotel is perfect.

2/10 Terrible

MLT, Los Angeles

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pensione close to Basilica but beware....
The room we stayed had a funky smell. Bathroom tiles had mold in it. The bed was huge but we had bites all over our body two days after. It did not feel clean at all. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone.

8/10 Good

linz francis, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location , five minutes from the Vatican
Good local food and laid back pizza restraints , rooms very basic but clean and great friendly English speaking staff . If you are ok with the basics and happy to self serve then this is the place for you . Taxi 35 euro from airport , worth every penny .

2/10 Terrible

ronaldopatrizio, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unsettling
Not satisfactory really. I arrived - struggled to access. Found a man in hotel who knew nothing about my booking - then surprise surprise discovered it when i showed him the Hotels.com email. he had no room ready, didn't know where I would be housed, couldn't give me a key, put me into the breakfast area to change ... all very unsettling.Eventually I got back and was given a triple room with noisy but useless air con. The breakfast was grossly inadequate too. This is essentially a family flat which looks like it has been kired out to someone to make money as a B and B. The owner was nowhere to be seen and the foreign man who was left in charge was as much in the dark as me.

6/10 Okay

Cath, Quebec

Close of everything in Rome by foot.
Very clean, good experience. Is was close of the Vatican and by foot, near of beautiful places.

10/10 Excellent

ChiaraSottocoro, Nice, fr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely excellent.
This hotel is in an absolutely excellent location - After arriving in Rome and leaving my luggage in the hotel, I found my way to the Vatican within 20 minutes. As soon as you leave the road, you are either at the beautiful Castle Saint Angelo, or the Piazza Adriana - a beautiful spot for your morning cappuccino. In all honesty, this is not a 5 star hotel, it's economical and you get what you pay for. But if you are in Rome because you simply want to explore Rome, then this place is perfect. If you want luxury, then not so much. The staff are just lovely, and I felt very welcomed when I arrived. I can't recommend this place enough to be honest. Rome has been a dream of mine since I was little, and this sweet little hotel in it's wonderful location with it's lovely staff made the trip that bit sweeter.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible experiencia!
Horrible experiencia! La atención pésima, no tuvimos agua caliente 2 días para poder bañarnos, tienen un servicio de front desk muy corto y además tuvimos piquetes de chinches! No se los recomiendo en lo absoluto!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Andre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Karoline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

LORENZO SERGIO

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Camera fredda e con zanzare
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Hotel Marvi on 25 Apr 2023
Ci dispiace sapere che non siamo stati all'altezza delle sue aspettative. Purtroppo per le zanzare non possiamo fare nulla, tuttavia ci dispiace che ce ne fossero già a metà Marzo, per quanto invece riguarda il riscaldamento in camera ci teniamo a precisare che in tutte le nostre camere è presente una pompa di calore (che funziona sia per il riscaldamento invernale che per il raffreddamento in estate) e che possono essere regolate in totale autonomia dai nostri ospiti (inoltre la macchina presente nella camera che le era stata assegnata è stata sostituita pochissimo tempo fa e pertanto è perfettamente funzionante).Ci impegneremo ad offrire un servizio migliore ai nostri ospiti ed inviamo cordiali saluti

6/10 Okay

Huseyin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Antonella

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Cataline, Gundershoffen

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Hotel Marvi on 29 May 2022
Thanks a lot for your review! We are glad to know that we were able to offer you anice stay in Rome and we hope to see you again. Best regards

4/10 Poor

Marco Di

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Expedia probabilmente non è a conoscenza del fatto che in questo hotel non è disponibile la prima colazione, siccome era inclusa ma non ne ho potuto usufruire. Inoltre l' acqua calda non esiste, quindi lascio immaginare l'esperienza doccia ghiacciata.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Hotel Marvi on 3 Nov 2021
Buongiorno, Purtroppo c'era un errore nella descrizione delle camere nella tariffa da lei scelta per cui figurava ancora la prima colazione che, tuttavia, ormai non offriamo da diverso tempo. Ci scusiamo per l'errore commesso ed il disagio arrecato, e assicuriamo che abbiamo già provveduto a modificare la dicitura relativa alla colazione. Per quanto riguarda l'acqua calda, purtroppo, abbiamo un problema con la caldaia per cui capita che vada in blocco. Abbiamo già contattato l'assistenza prima delle festività ma, essendoci appunto stato il ponte del 01 Novembre, nostro malgrado c'è stato un ritardo nell'intervento che avverrà solo nella giornata di domani. Speriamo tuttavia di poterla ospitare di nuovo in futuro per avere la possibilità di farle cambiare opinione in merito alla struttura ed al servizio. Saluti

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A favor: muy céntrico y buena calefacción. En contra: Limpieza inexistente, sin servicio de toallas limpias, enchufes del Imperio Romano, para conseguir papel higiénico tienes que tener suerte de encontrar a la recepcionista, pero se agradecen las servilletas de papel que cogí directamente del cubículo del desayuno, cuando estás en plena faena de ducha el agua sale fría y hay que avisar para que lo arreglen, dos de las camas estaban sin sábanas, colchones con abundantes restos orgánicos como pelos realmente desagradables por no decir vomitivos. En fin, buena experiencia para quien quiera vivir una recreacion del siglo XIX. A todo esto se anuncia como HOTELy allí bien claro figura un letrero que pone PENSIÓN.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Salvatore

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Piccolo ma confortevole
Ho trascorso una notte per un viaggio di lavoro. Posizione ad un passo dal centro. Personale ospitale e cortese. La colazione è ben assortita. Camera molto ampia Con un bel kit bagno. Ottimo rapporto qualità/ prezzo.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Prenotazione annullata senza alcun preavviso
Avevo prenotato in questo hotel per due notti. La prima una singola, la seconda una quadrupla. Mi hanno scritto dicendo che mi avrebbero messo subito nella quadrupla. Perfetto ho pensato! Mi hanno scritto che c'era un problema con la seconda notte perché non si era addebitato l'importo in carta di credito, ma che avrei potuto pagarla in hotel. A me in carta di credito risultava l'addebito parziale, perché in parte ho riscattato una notte gratis di hotels.com. Arrivata in hotel mi è stata data una doppia senza bidet e mi è stato detto che per il mancato pagamento della quadrupla la relativa prenotazione era stata annullata, a differenza di quanto mi era stato scritto in e-mail. Hanno dato la colpa a hotels.com. Si sono comunque prodigati loro per trovarmi un'altra quadrupla in una struttura vicina, ma il disagio è stato enorme dovendo rifare i bagagli e spostarmi in una giornata di lavoro. La camera di cui ho fruito all'hotel Marvi era però comoda e pulita, anche se molto spartana. Pecche: niente tende alle finestre; bagno minuscolo senza bidet; box doccia rotto e non riparato nonostante la mia segnalazione; porta non insonorizzata e sono stata svegliata alle 7 all'arrivo della receptionist che portava i tacchi... Colazione disastrosa: bevande acquose dalla macchinetta, niente brioches, necessità di apparecchiarsi da soli. La camera che mi è stata trovata in un'altra struttura era bella, ma senza colazione, quindi altri disagi il mattino successivo. Esperienza da non ripetere.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

ana carla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Andre Felipe

Liked: Staff & service
excelente localizacao. 700m do praça São Pedro. O atendimento excelente mas a limpeza deixa a desejar, embaixo da cama com muita poeira.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

EDUARDO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boa opção!
O Hotel é muito bem localizado. No Vaticano, quase na rua do Shuttle que vem do aeroporto. É limpo, possui um preço competitivo e a atendente fala espanhol. O café da manhã é simples, porém, bastante gostoso.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Marvi Hotel
Nice place, we expected a place to rest and a nice breakfast and this is what this place offered. Not much to expect, but value for money
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Front Office on 3 Apr 2018
Dear Guest, We are glad to know that you had a nice stay with us and that we were able to reach your expectations. We hope to see you again soon and send our best regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
Einfaches Hotel an dem es bestimmt einige Kritikpunkte gäbe. Doch es ist in einer tollen Lage. Vatikan um die Ecke, Innenstadt in Laufnähe und auch andere Sehenswürdigkeiten zu Fuß erreichbar. Personalausweis nett, Sauberkeit annehmbar. Mehr kann man bei diesem günstigen Preis nicht erwarten. Wer Komfort möchte, muss anderswo hin und auch dafür bezahlen
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

SUSANA

Disliked: Room comfort
Muy amables, buen desayuno, limpio. Un poco avejentado todo el mobiliario y suelos. Muy buena ubicación
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017