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M & J Place Hostel: Crappy Hostel - try not to stay here!!   Check Rates
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  • Written by dmirebella on Nov 5, 2005
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  • Ok - this is the deal. I booked to stay at this place in August and my stay was in October. Anyways - 1 week before my departure to Europe, I get this email from the 'friendly' staff at M&J stating that since my arrival is after 6pm - they cannot take my booking. To make things worse - they would NOT refund my deposit and it was my fault that I did not read the terms and conditions!

    Now - mind you the terms states on the website that arrival time was up to 10pm and I have the email as prove even. Being a customer, I was obviously irrate but the all further correspondences from the staff members at M&J were rude and obnoxious .

    Hence, I am putting up this posting to all potential M&J Place Hostel ppl to NOT stay at this place.


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    Comparison: more expensive than average
    Prices: US$20-40  » Currency Converter
    Address: Via Solferino, 9, , Rome, Lazio 00185
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    Stargate Hostel, Rome: I would stay here again.
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  • We stayed at a 6 bed room and the rooms were all cleaned daily with sheets provided. Breakfast and coffee is served from 8 am to 10 am daily and kitchen facilities is available. Bathrooms were clean (my utmost priority) and plenty of hotwater available even though I have come back in the middle of the night and wanted to have a shower.

    All in all - I loved this place - and I have no qualms recommending it to anyone.

    NOTE:There is no curfew set to this hostel which is great!

    Unique Qualities: After that very bitter taste of booking of a hostel for Rome, the optimist in me tried booking on-line again to another hostel close to the Termini (and might I say cheaper) and received confirmation from a staff almost immediately of my stay and arrival time.

    Upon arrival, I then found my wallet missing (see Rome intro pages for details) and again, staff at the hostel (who could all speak English btw) were helpful enough to bring me along to get phone numbers for the Campigno airport and Ryan Air for lodgment of missing item as well as letting me use the phone for local calls.

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    Comparison: least expensive
    Prices: less than US$20  » Currency Converter
    Address: Via Palestro 88, 00185 Rome
    Directions: From the Termini station,take Via Marghera when it comes up on your left (all the connecting streets should be on your left side). When you hit Via Palestro, take a right until number 88 on the left.
    Website: http://www.hostelstargate.com/
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    Comments for dmirebella about Rome
    aussiedoug Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:25 UTC
     Buona sera la amica mia! Questi tips sono molto interessanta. Grazie mille. I'll be in Roma for about 4-5 nights next April so any good advice you have feel free to drop me an email. Ciao bella!
    BlaTboy Mon Nov 26, 2007 03:26 UTC
     Hey "D" vious Girl "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!" a lil early, and even though you have be TOOOO busy for me lah!!! =) Cheers... So I guess i won't tell you if I visit Aussieland next Spring ah?? =) hehehehe
    cachaseiro Tue Nov 29, 2005 23:59 UTC
     very nice rome page. it's really cool that you put the crappy hostel there too. people like this deserve to being told in public what they are made of.
    aussiejen Mon Nov 28, 2005 01:57 UTC
     Beautiful opening shot. One day I might get there too.......

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