THE BEEHIVE

Brilliant!! Very clean, very social, with drinks/cards every night in the common area (and free pizza monday-friday!!), it was super easy to meet other guests. Gabriela is so friendly and easy to chat with, and Linda is extremely helpful, communicating tips with you before you even arrive. The recommendations that they give were so good every time, and I appreciated that the female-only dorms had their own separate section of the hostel with a different entrance/bathrooms etc.. If I am ever back in Rome, I will definitely be staying here. Thank you :))

Whatever you do, do not pay cash for anything here. On my last night, I was surprised with a 40E “tab” for drinks I never had. I had been trying to request a receipt for days and one has still never been provided, but “their volunteers said so” and I was “obviously too drunk to remember.” This is allegedly not a party hostel, and yet they themselves claim they overserve their guests to the point of disorientation and blackout. Unfortunately, the staff knew my card was pickpocketed, so I was an easy target to rob again. I very intentionally do not overindulge as a solo female traveller to avoid situations just like this one.

Instead of just being humble and admitting to a simple human error (read the responses to reviews across booking platforms for more of the same), they actually told me they had asked a guest I’d had lunch and seen some sights with one day out of seven about my supposed heavy drinking habits to verify I was lying. This puts both me and her in such an incredibly uncomfortable and indiscreet situation over 40E of Aperol, and I am genuinely shocked that people in the business this long would behave this way. It is one thing to look out for your guest’s security, and another entirely to surveil them. As a result of this incredibly strange, high-pressure behaviour, I ended up paying them more than the cost of an extra night for nothing.

Do yourself a favour and stay at any other hostel in the area. You will receive much better value, not to mention food and drink, going out at night in Rome instead of feeling pressured to hang out in a cold dark basement.

The staff members Ryan and Yuli deserve a mention for their kind hearts and great vibes they brought to the place. It was always a joy to see them.

Edit: They just emailed to say they were watching us on security cameras and counting drinks. Drink tabs are not a security issue, and being watched without consent reaches a new level of creepy. This is in addition to the invasiveness of talking to other guests behind your back about your drink order. Once again, there is no proof beyond their word and no receipt. I have still been charged for 8 drinks and not four. If this much drama arises over an unsettled tab, imagine what would transpire if you brought a real and urgent issue to their attention. Rome is not lacking for places to stay - avoid at all costs.

I would say it is the best hostel in Rome. Friendly social and chill

This was my first ever stay at a hostel, so didn't know what to expect. Was very pleasantly surprised!
Excellent hostel on a quiet street a few minutes walk from the main train station.
Very friendly staff and clean rooms.
Highly recommended

Very kind receptionist