Avis DOMUS SESSORIANA Rome

Für unseren Städtetripp von 4 Tagen, das perfekte Hotel. Altes Kloster, lange Gänge, einfache Einrichtung. Mit Bus, Tram oder Metro schnell bei den Hotspots von Rom. Für diejenigen die Luxus lieben ist es nichts, dafür für all die, die es einfach mögen.
Das Hotel bieter nur Frühstück an ansonsten gibt es keine Verpflegung, hat aber in der nähe einen Einkaufsladen.
Unser Sohn hat es auch toll gefunden.

Wenn man ein ehemaliges Kloster bucht sollte man nicht überrascht sein wenn man in einem solchen landet. Ich war aufgrund der Bewertungen sehr skeptisch es ist aber alles so wie beschrieben. FRÜHSTÜCK- man wird an einen Tisch vor der eigentlichen Ausgabe bedient. Dort bestellt man Getränke-Brot oder süßes Gebäck. 2 Sorten Wurst oder Käse. Dazu gibt es Obst zum Selbstauswählen (Orange,Kiwi,Apfel) und Joghurt nach Nachfrage. Dazu Butter Honig Marmelade... es ist typisch italienisch und Rom ist ja in Italien. Bei uns war im April das Frühstück im Keller - aber i.O und nicht gruselig.- Kein Buffet aber vollkommen ausreichend. ZIMMER - unseres war für eine Städetreise vollkommen ausreichend. Einrichtung spartanisch aber sehr sauber. Kühlschrank ist vorhanden und TV mit italienischen Programmen. Wir waren abends platt und Fernsehen können wir tatsächlich zu Hause. Bad neu, Fenster mit top Verdunkelung. Sehr hohe Räume - auch gut. Einziger Kritikpunkt, bei den Matratzen der 2 Zustellbetten konnte man die einzelnen Federn spüren - könnte man einfach tauschen - die Kinder haben trotzdem tief und fest geschlafen. DACHTERASSE - schöne Aussicht, könnte man richtig was draus machen. Stühle und Tische vorhanden - Getränke müsst ihr selber mitbringen - was aber im Supermarkt 5 Minuten entfernt (Conrad) organisiert werden kann. LAGE - Metro Linie A keine 10 Minuten durch den schönen Park entfernt ganz einfach zu erreichen. Fährt alle 3 Minuten. Termini, Spanische Treppe und Petersdom liegen an der Linie A - war top. Kolloseum zu Fuß in gut 20 Minuten zu erreichen. Eine Straße weiter nördlich viele Essensmöglichkeiten, auch günstige Pasta und Pizza Menüs in Bäckerei in der viele Einheimische waren - leider aber erst am letzten Abend entdeckt. Klare Weiterempfehlung - ausser ihr erwartet ein Wellnesshotel - wir würden wieder hier buchen. Ach und das WLAN hat prima funktioniert, das Zimmer hatten wir zunächst nicht gefunden da die Beschilderung nicht mehr aktuell war - LOL.

My husband and I recently stayed here for a short city break. It was perfect for what we needed - just a base for us to sleep before heading out again for the day!
It had everything we would need, and also included breakfast which was really good and filling. The breakfast staff were super friendly and couldn’t be more helpful!
As a couple it was great, I found it quite peaceful during the night, no one bothered us and it had a good bathroom.
Location was great as the metro was a short walk from the hotel, and the colosseum was around 25/30min walk.
There’s a great cafe opposite the hotel which I believe was open 24hrs.

Struttura antica con terrazza al quarto piano , personale Gentile , stanze pulite , il mio problema è che non ho dormito per il fatto che ho avuto la stanza al 4 piano cioè la 402 che sul tetto c era un motore,forse per il riscaldamento ed è stato tutta la notte acceso e di conseguenza io che non riesco a dormire con rumori costanti è stata una notte terribile, di sicuro le altre stanze non hanno questo problema o almeno penso ,sconsiglio le camere al quarto piano

Es war weitgehend sauber. Die Lage war top. Es ist nicht das beste Hotel, aber man kann darin Leben. Das Internet auf Zimmern die weiter von dem Router weg waren war aber sehr schlecht und nur mit Glück da. Die Zimmer sind sehr runtergekommen, dennoch wie schon gesagt top. Die Dach Terrasse war auch top. Das Frühstück war relativ okay. Wir haben es nur einmal probiert und dann waren wir immer wo anders, aber das ist Geschmacksache.

Good, clean, basic hotel. Set in an old monastery surrounding a large church. A little off the beaten track perhaps but that is also a bonus. There are some great local restaurants little visited by tourists. You can get a tram from Termini to Piazza Maggiore and the hotel is 5 mins walk. Also the No. 8 tram outside the hotel will take you to Colosseo in about 10 - 15 mins. Breakfast is adequate. Nice views from the roof terrace. I would stay again next time I am in Rome.

Personal foarte prietenos, camere curate,mic dejun foarte bun. Curățenie zilnic în camere...aproape de centru. Recomand.

This place should be avoided at all costs .
It used to be a monastory and would quite easily double as one again without any problems .
Shame because it has so much potential but has no creature comforts atall .
Rock hard beds to no hot drink making facilities ,it really fails to deliver in every basic area.
DO NOT STAY HERE !

Excelente para descansar y buen desayuno

No me ha gustado nada el sitio, las habitaciones están súper antiguas y lo peor q los colchones están súper viejos sucios y se clava todo. Necesita ser remodelado por completo.

El hotel no es para nada lo que parece, nos dieron una habitación con unas camas horribles que no se podía ni dormir. Cambiamos la habitación por otra y fue muy incomodo dormir, los colchones necesitan ser cambiados
Los colchones sucios y en mal estado

Location is okay… about a 30 minute walk to the Colosseum, 45+ to Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. The reception staff were lovely and helpful, although facilities were fairly poor. Mattresses were thin and very firm and the bed itself was a camp bed which was extremely squeaky. Our room (P12) was fairly small with a tiny windows and very hot (with the aircon not really working). We could also hear EVERYTHING from the room next door and the wifi only worked in main reception (not even the breakfast room).

It was a good price but wouldn’t recommend otherwise.

Fint Hoter med god beliggenhed centralt i Rom. Liger super roligt og med en fantastisk udsigt fra tagterrasse. Forventet ikke luksus, men et godt og roligt hoteltil en bilige penge.

Very good location, accomodation and rooms are really special- makes You feel like some centurys ago, And thats also nice and charming,- but the breakfast is terrible- be prepeared for the same sandwich and bun every day, that will be issued only under Your request by the breakfast "desk". Better not to order breakfast at all.

terrible WiFi, terrible blankets(3 super thin blankets on top of eachother?!), terrible room layout.. such a small bathroom in the middle of the room.. I don't think this is supposed to be a hotel but nice building tho

Hotel tranquilo, bien conectado. Muy buen servicio, especial mencion a Steve que nos atendió estupendamente.

Lot of people moaning about the hotel, didn't bother us at all as it's just a place to sleep & shower, good central location within a 30 min walk to colosseum. Nice roof top terrace, continental breakfast. Bed was firm but OK, shower was OK, location brilliant. What mor do you need. Will stay here again in a few years no doubt.
Staff friendly and helpful.
50 euro taxi from airport to hotel, this is a must as the metro is rammed, and gets you there in 25mins.
Good restaurants nearby and I do recommend Marco G's just a ten min walk away. Plenty of E bikes & scooters to hire to whizz you around the city, though I do recommend keeping to the bike lanes or parks as roads are busy and hectic.

No frills accommodation, but what an incredibly beautiful setting!!!

I stayed solo for 4 nights in February 2024. B&B - the breakfast wasn't great as other reviews say. Cheap ham and "plastic" processed cheese slices, croissants, pastries, biscuits, jam portions, yoghurts and cakes (those didn't look appealing). The bread wasn't great, dry - one slice I had was stale. Coffee and juice was OK. Same choices every day. I agree with other reviewers that having to queue and wait to be served isn't as good as a self-service buffet - almost every hotel I've stayed in has self-service. It's more guest-friendly.
My room (P11) isn't recommended - it was obviously one of the older ones needing brightening up. It was small and dark, with one small window; some black scuff marks on the wall. Nowhere to put gel or soap etc in the shower. The shower itself worked fine but I'd have preferred hotter water. Also there was no standard Euro plug point available for recharging phones - reception had to provide me with an adaptor. See room photo.
My room safe didn't work initially - I needed 2 visits to reception to get that sorted - it got fixed at the end of day 2. The toilet flush was temperamental too - a handyman came and did some fixing and it worked for a few flushes after that, then stopped again. I went out and left it, when I came back it worked once - but didn't want to flush for a second time.
No wifi in the room - only reception and the roof terrace. The pictures of the terrace show what's probably the best feature in the hotel. Nice views over the rooftops. They didn't serve breakfast there during my stay - I guess it's possible in the warmer months.
I didn't rate the location, there isn't anything nearby except the interesting (and very ornate) old papal basilica St Giovanni in Laterans. It's 10 minutes walk along the road through the small park. That church is worth a visit, typical "no expense spared" - lavish fittings and top quality marble - see photo.
The nearest major sight is the colosseum, a good 2 km (1.5 miles) away. The forum is around 3 km, and the Pantheon 4km.
Spagna and Trevi fountain both around 3.5 km and St Peter's square is around 6 km.
The Church curiously attached to the hotel (St Croce in Gerusalem) is also worth a visit as it's one of the 7 pilgrimage churches in Rome. It has relics supposedly taken from the crucifixion - a piece of wood from the cross and a nail that was used to impale Jesus's wrist. The church is oddly sandwiched between the two hotel wings. This means going from reception through a connecting door in the church wall into the entrance to the church, then through another door in the opposite wall into the hotel block. It also means that when the church itself is open, anyone could access the hotel block without being noticed by reception - they simply walk into the church entrance then through the unsurveillanced door in the church wall. It also means that the accommodation block becomes a sort of gloomy austere labyrinth - it's around 5 minutes to get from room P11 to the breakfast bar tucked away at the back of the old monastery cloister wing. And I got lost 3 times trying to find the right exit!
I didn't like my stay in this hotel and won't recommend it. Too austere, it felt a bit like I was a monk for a week! The area it's in has a run-down unpleasant ambience. There weren't any typical trattorias nearby - except one nice small cafe, Caffe Italia. The nearest eateries were rather small functional bars or restaurants with plastic tables and chairs and little appeal. Or tourist trappy cheap eateries with pictorial menus outside.