Reviews of Casa Olmata

Via dell'Olmata 36, Rome, Italy 00184

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Customer Reviews & Ratings

76.1%

416 out of 578 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Casa Olmata'

Atmosphere
73.6%
Location
94.4%
Facilities
64.0%
Fun
75.2%
Staff
79.2%
Cleanliness
70.4%
Safety
76.0%
Value
76.0%

Customer Reviews: What did customers think about Casa Olmata?

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Date Casa Olmata Customer Reviews Overall Rating
03 November 2009
Chris Quartetti

Especially good if you're looking for inexpensive accommodation. Very quiet neighborhood, excellent proximity to Colosseum, trains, attractions. Building is old and worn down, rooftop terrace is cluttered with broken chairs and rusted metal, but offers a nice open-air view of Rome. Bathrooms and bedrooms are kept clean and sanitary. The every-other-night €2 pasta dinner is a great deal and a good way to meet people. Otherwise it's a bit hard to meet people since common area is on the top floor you don't get to see people coming and going.

77%
02 November 2009
Customer review

Its ok. Beds are comfy, breakie for 2euros is ok. staff ok. Free internet for 10mins but there is ONLY ONE COMPUTER. No WiFi.

70%
02 November 2009
Jenna Jasso

The staff is so friendly and amazing. They feed you every other day! and the breakfast is only 2Euro or sometimes included. They let you use their computer on a time limit, but still very accomodating. The rooftop is amazing! I felt at home here.

95%
01 November 2009
Customer review

Worst hostel I've ever been too. The building was half falling apart, the kitchen was absolutely dirty, they didn't have any kitchen utensils, breakfast (which costs 2€) is a bunch of packed things served on a brown paper bag. Location is good though.

37%
31 October 2009
Justin Kollinger

Yes, they have TVs in every room. Except they aren't hooked up to anything. They have speghetti dinners. Except they require 20 people to sign up first, which never got close to happening. It has a good location and a rooftop view of Rome, except there isn't much to see from the rooftop except a couple of peaks of certain monuments. Everyone kept to themselves and the common rooftop area was dirty and barely used. Overall, it was a bed that was clean at an average price, and I walked away with an average experience.

50%
26 October 2009
Customer review

A spaghetti party every second night: pay 2€ and get as much pasta and wine as you want. A great opportunity to meet people and shear experiences. WARNING: the place where we stayed was about 300m from casa olmata (street called via merulana). We didn't know this in advance and were a bit scared. Anyhow, the place was really nice and the rest of the building was full of flats of "normal people". I guess the private rooms (we had one for 2 persons) are in the separate building and the sheared ones in the casa olmata building.

92%
19 October 2009
Customer review

Good location but very old structure, bathroon.... Kitchen is not good and have not enough cutlery (not even a pair of forks and knives) Stay away from school groups!!!!!

62%
19 October 2009
Customer review

The location of the hostel in relation to the city centre was by far the best feature of the hostel.

77%
18 October 2009
Customer review

Casa Olmata was conveniently located, just a few minutes walk from termini and the metro. the staff was extremely nice, and gave us a great map. the breakfast in the morning cost 2 euro and was really great. they gave it to you in a paper bag so you can take it with you to where ever you were going, or you could eat it up on the terrace. they also offer a pasta dinner a few nights a week, which cost 50 cents. we had two different kinds of pasta and wine, for under a euro! i would definitely stay there again if i return to rome.

87%
18 October 2009
Customer review

I like the location of the hostel.

67%
14 October 2009
Customer review

Pasta party and roof top terrace was excellent!!

97%
13 October 2009
Lindsey Draper

Casa Olmata was great! It's right between the train station and the tourist sites...about a 5-10 minute walk to both. There is a police station down the street and the area seemed to be very safe. The hostel was very clean; the bathrooms are cleaned twice a day. We even had a refrigerator in our 6 person ensuite! The rooms are a decent size as well, definitely not too crowded. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful with just about anything and the 2 euro rooftop pasta party was so much fun! When I left, I was given a travel pack containing an apple, a water bottle, a juice box, and some pastries. I met some really cool people while staying here and I will definitely stay there again next time I am in Rome!

100%
10 October 2009
Netali Bouhbout

we stayed three night there and it was execelent!!! there is a big double bed, big room, nice bathroom, very great pasta night every second night, we were scared of other comments made at other web site but this place is great!!!

100%
08 October 2009
Whitney Adams

The proximity to the train station..also about 20 minute walk to all major sights. The the rooms and the building are very old but the beds and bathrooms (there was a bathroom with shower and hot water in my 6 bed dorm room) were cleaned each day promptly. Also, a fridge was in my room and lockers were available for smaller items (you can keep the key). Overall, not too loud from other guests as the rooms are dispersed throughout 4 floors. Great balcony on top to have a meal or to relax and read. Good for a 2-3 night stay if you need to be in and out and close to the station.

82%
07 October 2009
Customer review

Hostel is located in ancient building on narrow gibbous street, very close to basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. It is 2-windows-wide house, with spiral stairs inside, leading through 5 floors to terrace on the top of the building. Comfortable rooms and beds, good kitchen, fridge and your own keys. Spaghetti party is on Monday. Nice and hospitable administrator speaks many languages, and Russian! What else is needed for the traveler? (???????, ???????!)

100%
06 October 2009
Customer review

Price & location

60%
04 October 2009
ANNA AVRAMOVA

the building is very old, but the rooms and bathrooms are OK. the location is very good, near the Colosseum (10-15 min. walk).

87%
04 October 2009
Customer review

the location was very good for us and the rooms were ok by their size. the staff was really helpfull.

65%
30 September 2009
Customer review

Good location, close to Termini raliway station.

50%
02 September 2009
Customer review

pasta party on the roof!

90%
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