Ateneo Garden Palace

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2026

Michael

Clean rooms, friendly and helpful staff, convenient location

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Gregory

friendly staff, clean room, comfortable bed

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

Gregory

friendly staff, nice central location, clean and convenient

Leisure Pet

2/10

Poor

29 Nov 2025

NING SUM NELSON

If you’re looking to experience the “authentic” Roman empire—by that I mean crumbling beds, gladiator-level noise from next door, and staff who greet you like you’ve ruined their holiday—Ateneo Garden Palace is the perfect choice. Check-in was unforgettable: the staff member acted like we should smile at him, and then proudly checked us into a room that was half the size of the one we booked. The bed squeaked with every breath, genuinely felt like it might collapse, a thrilling nightly adventure. Soundproofing? None. You’ll enjoy your neighbours’ “activities” at full volume whether you want to or not. And the “Top Rated Breakfast” (their words, not reality) was an absolute masterpiece: a heroic selection of… eggs and bacon. That’s it. Calling it “top rated” should be considered performance art. Also expect a scenic 10-minute walk from your room to the breakfast area, perfect if you enjoy cardio before coffee. Location-wise, the hotel is far from main attractions and even walking from the station can be unnerving, with people lying on the street at all hours. The cherry on top was their complaint handling: they eagerly ask for “feedback,” but only if it’s praise. Negative comments? Simply ignored. I’m still waiting for a reply about the refund for the wrong room type—maybe I’ll get it before the end of the decade. Overall, a remarkable stay if you love surprises, noise, long walks, and customer service that belongs in ancient Rome.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2025

Zachary

Mostly everything was good here except the bed was very hard and uncomfortable. I wouldn’t recommend if you are sleep sensitive. Location was a little far, but overall a good hotel. Would be amazing if the beds were good. I lost much sleep here.

4/10

Poor

11 Aug 2025

LAURA LINETTE

No facilities, breakfast has few options (it is American but there are things missing from an American breakfast), food was cold and non heated during the whole duration of breakfast, to eat there were mostly desserts- other options included cereal, cold scrambled eggs, cold bacon, and deli meats; the rest was bread and cakes. No vegan options.
Coffee was good.
Room was big but furniture is old and neglected. Hotel is 15 min uphill walk to Termini station main entrance.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

11 Aug 2025

LAURA LINETTE

Upon checking in, we discovered multiple issues that made the room uninhabitable, including:
•Mattresses with visible holes, which present a potential risk for pests and infestations.
•Presence of dead insects in the mattress (including ants and other insects with wings).
•Ant infestation.

We vacated the room and secured alternative accommodation for the remainder of our stay in Rome.

When we informed the receptionist that we were leaving due to these issues, we were told there could be an extra charge for cancellation. This was particularly disappointing, given the room’s unacceptable condition and the fact that it was already paid for.
These conditions are a serious hygiene and health concern, far below the standards expected of any four star hotel accommodation.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

Mario

Muy conforme

Muy bien

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2025

Rocio

The front desk staff was super friendly and helpful. The cleaning staff had clean new towels everyday and clean new sheets. The breakfast was also very good.

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2025

Ron

10 mins walk from train station and we enjoyed breakfast. If you’re not comfortable using the metro then will have to take a taxi to get to most attractions. Not walkable

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2024

Louis A.

Very pleasant stay and a very engaging and helpful staff. In a nice part of town with good restaurants.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2024

Harry

Very good hotel, beautiful garden, very Good buffet breakfast.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2023

Gord

Location was just Off the main route -- Quite & comfortable! Liked the B'fast Buffet! Got our morning started correctly! Staff polite & very friendly! Would do ATENEO GARDENS again!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2023

Hope

Perfect stop for an overnight before a flight!

6/10

Pleasant

28 Aug 2023

Naeem

No air conditioning,

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2023

Erroll

The common areas of this property (garden and lounge area) are very beautiful. It is close to the railway station and quiet.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2023

Ricky

Staff was very helpful and friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2022

Guilhermina

Good breakfast, friendly, stuff, clean.
The only thing it was location is out of way.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2022

soumen

Great stay. Roof top breakfast was amazing. 2 minor thing I like yo mention is that there was no natural lights and room thermostat was not the best.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2018

Rabina

Fantastic location

Good location. Easy walk away from metro station and tourist attractions only 20 min walk .

Family

4/10

Poor

24 Sep 2018

Mats

Location is bad and neighborhood not the best

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Close to Termini and Colosseum. Bfast was excellent! The only missing item was coffee in the room!

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Great staff; needs softer pillows

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2018

Rupesh

Rome Visit

It’s good hotel but I would not say 4 Star. Rooms are clean but bit far from city center. If somebody like quiet location then this is recommended.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2018

Amanda

Great value

Staff was very friendly! Place was nice and close to the train station.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2018

Ian

Ateneo very good

the hotel itself initially looked bad and run down due to the area, however inside was brilliant, nice decor, quality work.
Location being near to the train station is helpful if coming from airport. a lot of places you can walk to.
food for breakfast was nice, as helped set myself and friends up for the day.
room we had overlooked courtyard were quiet,
staff were very accomodating if we had a query such as ringing a taxi etc (however italian drivers have no concept of indicators, speed restrictions or lane discipline), and majority took advantage of being tourists.
overall very happy with the hotel, and rome in general, and will return

i do disagree however with the additional citi tax (which the hotel has no control over), as it added 108 euro to our overall bill (18 euro a day for the 3 rooms)

Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2017

Douglas

Nice room for the price

Nice hotel for the price. The area was not the best, but the room was good.

4/10

Poor

29 Oct 2016

Marie

No air conditioning in room

We had a spacious and clean room for our family of four, but we were unable to have a goodnight's sleep for two out of three nights as the air conditioning is not used at this time of year (end of Oct - with temperatures in mid 20 degrees Celsius) - we were informed of this when we asked why our air conditioning was not working, despite website advertising air conditioning available in all rooms. Unfortunately the air con fan continued to blast out HOT air despite being switched off. It took three contacts with staff to get this switched off. Staff advised us if it was too warm to leave door into central courtyard open. We obviously couldn't do this all night with two children in the room.
The decor could do with an update, there is mould on the bathroom walls and the breakfast could be a better presented (bacon and eggs left on paper in warmer, which was torn and ended up in food).
On the one occasion we asked for help with booking a sightseeing tour we were advised to go online and do it ourselves.
The room served a purpose but we would never use this hotel again.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Decent hotel barely a 4 star

Pros: the breakfast is great because it's buffet style and they have it on their garden rooftop which is really nice. 10-15 minute walk to the main Roma train station. Room is average.

Cons: wifi in the room only worked by the door. There was no coffee or hot water in the room or lobby. They were not very informative or friendly at check in. The location is a bit far from the major attractions but the bus stop is down the street. It's about a 20-30 minute ride to the colosseum/Roman ruins and about 45 to the Vatican. There is not much to eat or do in the area. alot of graffiti on the neighborhood buildings. We didn't explore the area at night because of that.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2016

jenna

Good quality for a great price

Hotel was clean, comfortable and room was quite spacious for Rome. Bathroom was also great! Good options for breakfast and very friendly staff. Only somewhat negative aspect was location (can't walk through the termini so have to walk around it each time) and hotel is in kind of a sketchy area, although no one ever bothered us. Some great late night restaurant options close by as well!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2016

Tanya

Our stay was very plesant. The service was great. The hotel and the room were very clean. No remarks a about breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2016

Hui

We'll come back.

Have a nice breakfast and it's a free!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2016

MOHIUDDIN

Good for family

Good place to stay

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2016

Verified traveler

Good central hotel

Good quality hotel, comfy lounge, large room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2016

Hsin

Quiet neighborhood near the Termini Staiton

There are tons of hotel selection near the Termini, I am glad I choose the Ateneo Garden. It is about 10-15 walk from the Termini within a quiet neighborhood. Since the direction still takes some turns, be sure to google map the location while you can. The free wifi at the Termini is totally a disaster. The staff is okay, but not able to provide tickets for any kind of tour. I had room #223, which is absolutely spacious. There is also a window in the bathroom benefits the air circulation. As for the free breakfast, they do not have too much variety but serves the purpose. Oh btw, there is 6 euro city tax for each night and you can only pay in cash at check out!

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2016

Dave

Close to the Rome Termini

This is a quiet and pleasant hotel, less than 10 mins walk from the Rome Termini. There are not a lot of tourist things in the area (nice Tuscan restaurant across the street; coffee places within a block). Close to the National Research Council of Italy (5 min walk). Good for transit days for sure.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2015

William

Never Again

The room was far too warm for comfort and we were told there was nothing they could do about it.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Convenient and clean

Very nice little hotel. Staff helpful and polite. Hotel is close..ish to the train station and closer to attractions than it appears. Management should take advantage of this by showing guests the way to reach places by taxi or walking etc.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Not recommend

No Glass or any napkins available in rooms.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2026

Yukihito

駅からは少し歩きます。部屋は清潔でした。朝食スペースは4階で見晴らしが良いです。朝食はなかなかです。

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2025

Anton Pietro

tutto bene

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

SEONGYEOP

Clean and nice persons.

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2025

Stavros

Μείναμε ευχαριστημένοι γενικά. Το ξενοδοχείο σαν κτίριο είναι παλιό αλλά ανακαινισμένο. Το δωμάτιο ήταν πάντα καθαρό. Το προσωπικό πάντα με το χαμόγελο. Και πάντα εξυπηρετικό. Αντιμετωπίσαμε ένα μικρό θεματά.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Janek

Gerne wieder!

Auch hier hat uns der Aufenthalt gefallen, schneller checkin, das Zimmer war perfekt für unsere 4-Mann Familie. Frühstück sehr ausreichend auf der Dachterasse und der Garten lädt zum relaxen mit einem Kaffee ein. Sehr freundliches Personal. Gute Anbindung per Bus, im Umfeld gibt es 3-4 Restaurants, besonders direkt vor dem Hotel ist das Restaurant zu empfehlen.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Janek

Super!

Das Hotel ist sehr geräumig, super nettes Personal und das Familienzimmer war sehr groß. Die Einrichtung ist etwas in die Jahre gekommen, aber es funktioniert alles und sehr sauber!
Das Frühstück auf der Dachterasse ist auch sehr ausgiebig und lecker!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Nedslidt hotel med skønt personale

Meget nedslidt hotel. Ødelagte vægge, gamle huller fra møbler, lamper der ikke virker. Ved ikke hvordan det har fået 4 stjerner.
Personalet var til gengæld fantastiske og venlige!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

Jérome

Hotel sympa avec chambre spacieuse

Hotel très sympa, dans le secteur de la gare centrale, pratique si l'on arrive en train de l'aeroport, tout peut se faire à pied en étant un peu sportif, personnel très agréable, chambre très spacieuse

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2024

Giovanni Battista

Buona soluzione vicino stazione termini. Hotel un po’ datato ma camera spaziosa e pulita.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2024

Murilo

Hotel muito ruim, não existe bar como falado, não é perto de nada, bairro feio, quarto bem pequeno

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2024

YOSHIO

今回は、サピエンツァローマ大学での学会参加で宿泊しました。静かで大学に近くて、大変良いホテルでした。

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2024

Alberto

Very nice people attending the Hotel

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2024

Yann

Séjour agréable dans le quartier de l'université

Personnel à l'accueil et au petit déjeuner très agréable. Localisation très pratique pour l'université Sapienza, proche (5-10 minutes à pieds) de la gare ferroviaire qui permet de prendre le métro pour accéder très rapidement aux monuments du centre historique. Il y a également un bus qui fait le trajet avec un arrêt quasiment en face de l'hôtel. Bon petit déjeuner avec du vrai café. Chambre à la déco vieillotte mais propre.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2023

monica

Fin beliggenhet, kort vei til togforbinnelse.Rolig strøk. Stusselig frokost, kunne vært noe mer variasjon på ett 4 stjernes hotell. Vennlige ansatte, men noe forskjell på imøtekommelsen av de som jobbet der. Damen vi møtte på flere ganger var veldig hyggelig og hjelpsom. Pluss for nye rene håndklær hver dag, minus for tett sluk som gjorde at vi sto med vann til anklene i badekaret. Møkkete og ekkel madrass med flekker og merker. Akkurat dette trekker veldig ned for god komfort og det å trives på rommet. Her kunne de lett dekket til med et rent laken, så hadde det sett mye rensligere ut med en gang. Alt i alt ett greit hotell. Kunne fint bodd der igjen.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2023

Ronny

Hyggelig og bra betjening. Grei frokost, litt nedslitte rom, vonde senger for en gammel kropp

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2023

Celinda

Meget godt

Personale meget venlig , hjælpsom, god morgenmad, pæn område og rolig, ikke så lange fra station.
Stor tak til Ricardo som var meget sød og hjælpsom .

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2023

Liberio

Hotel scelto specialmente per la vicinanza a Stazione Termini

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2023

Gert Jan

Ik kon geen thee of koffie bestellen. Koffie en thee met waterkoker op kamer zou handig zijn.

Ik geloof dat er geen airconditioning op kamer was. In april geen probleem, in zomer waarschijnlijk wel.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2022

Elisabeth

Sehr nettes Personal, Kaffeezubereitung nach Wunsch und sehr gut. Gute Auswahl beim Früchstück. Sehr saubere Zimmer.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2022

Concetta Patrizia

La posizione e la cortesia e disponibilità di tutto il personale è eccellente.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2022

Günther

Very nice staff, they manged to change the room for us. Our first room was in a bit neglected condition, as some other parts of the hotel. The shutters could not be fixed, some of the furniture was a little bit damaged, the room was rather noisy and there was a strong smell of cleaning supplies when we arrived.
The second room (310) was much nicer, apart from the bathroom being very small.
Really poor for a 4-star-hotel was the quality of the breakfast. There are so many great bakeries in San Lorenzo but the cornetti at the buffet as well as all the other bread and toast was packaged. Also the cheese (only one type without any taste), the fruit juices were full of sugar and so on. The only positive thing with the breakfast were the nice lady who prepared the coffee and the bright room.
A last word to the surrounding: San Lorenzo once was a very nice popular quarter but now the amount auf rubbish on the streets is disgusting as well as the ugly scribblings on the walls. We cannot not recommend anybody to spend their holidays in this dirty area.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

24 Jul 2019

Salvatore

Non da 4 stelle questo hotel

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2019

M.T

朝食が充実している。髭剃りが補充されず、メモを書いても補充されなかった。電話したが、つたない英語だからかわかってもらえなかった。

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Abbiamo dormito per una sola notte. Ci siamo trovati benissimo. Colazione in terrazza al quarto piano con vista sui tetti e su una piazza bellissima

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2019

Rosario

Accoglienza ottima e personale molto gentile alla reception, la struttura presenta delle carenze nella mia stanza non funzionavano i riscaldamenti e nonostante la mia segnalazione appena arrivato al rientro la sera tardi la stanza era fredda e senza che nessuno mi avvertisse che i riscaldamenti non funzionavano.Difronte alle mie lamentele Alle ore 22 mi è stata assegnata un'altra stanza, con la motivazione che non era stato possibile riparare i riscaldamenti, Mi sono dovuto rivestire e rifare i bagagli e portarli in un'altro piano e ala dell'albergo.
Di positivo Le stanze molto grandi anche i bagni grandi nelle stanze manca un cestino per i rifiuti la colazione è carente, una mattina manca il limone un'altra manca lo yogurt, cornetti integrali, o panini freschi poco organizzati molto arrangiati.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Ottimo personale, colazione discreta, ottima posizione anche se x arrivare è necessario fiancheggiare la stazione Termini e di sera non è proprio un ottimo quartiere.

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2018

ALESSANDRO

Buono ma non è un 4 stelle

Personale molto gentile e disponibile. Camera pulita e sufficientemente confortevole ma un po datata. Il telecomando per la tv non funzionante e nessuna presa accanto al letto. Buona la colazione con dolce e salato. La struttura non è da 4 stelle ma se si riesce, come me, ad ottenere uno sconto lo consiglio.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2018

alessia

il mio test d ingresso alla sapienza

ottimo hotel ubico in una zona strategica per me che sono studente il posto e tranquillo e ci sono molte infrastrutture nelle vicinanze per mangiare !

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Buon hotel nei pressi della stazione Termini

Hotel con rapporto qualità prezzo eccezionale. Personale alla reception molto gentile e disponibile. La colazione è abbastanza buona anche se migliorabile. La camera era molto silenziosa e il materasso comodo. La climatizzazione ben funzionante. Inutilizzabile invece il WIFI.
Ci ritorneremmo sicuramente.

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2018

Rino

Ottima posizione per un werkend nella capitale.

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2018

Liliana

El trasladarse de La termini al hotel hay que caminar 1 km ( 15 min), y pasa por una zona muy sucia, pero ya llegando está bien

Family

6/10