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Hotel Cinquantatre - Hotel 53: 3-star in 5-star location

We often make the reservations here for our friends and receive the best accommodation at the best price for them. This is for you if you are happy with a clean, 3-star service hotel, basic furnishings, no fancy bar or room service. The rooms are larger than usual - definitely a 5-star location - off Via Veneto and Piazza Barberini. Best value for your money. Let us know if we can help you with a reservation here.

Exit the hotel - walk left to Piazza Barberini, major bus/metro stops.
Exit hotel - walk directly up the street to Via Veneto.

Description from their website:
The hotel has 14 rooms, including 1 Suite with a beautiful terrace and 1 Junior Suite.
All rooms have been newly designed, and are elegant, sober and refined. They are equipped with every comfort including: satellite TV, air conditioning and a safe.

Unique Qualities: Their deluxe room is spacious - lovely private terrace - jacuzzi hot tub - full bathroom - 5-star location - breakfast available but I would walk directly up the street to a small bar on Via Veneto or down the street to (left as you exit the hotel) to Piazza Barberini.
Less expensive than average for size of rooms and location.

Address: Via di San Basilio, 53

Comparison: less expensive than average

Directions: Central - Piazza Barberini/Via Veneto

Other Contact: Contact Carol (VT icunme)

Phone: +39 06 42014708

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Website: http://www.lhotel53.com/

Convents: Hot Budget Accommodation Tip

A hot tip for Rome travellers - even Rick Steves recommends. Not many people know, but there are quite a few convents in Rome that make accommodations available to tourists.
These accommodations are run like a business - not a "convent."
Moreover, the nuns really don't care if you are Catholic or not - the curfews at many are now Midnight. They are the most inexpensive, and pristine facilities you will find anywhere in Rome or close to the Vatican.
The Italian government has made it easier for convents and monasteries to house travelers. Low-cost mortgages and home-improvement loans are available to religious institutions that offer lodging, said Massimo Serafini. Serafini is director of Italy's Center for Religious and Cultural Tourism, an agency that helps convents and monasteries throughout Italy to get into the tourist business.

Here is a list:

ROME Convents Historic Center:

LE SUORE DI LOURDES
Via Sistina 113 00187 Rome.
Tel. 06.474.5324; FAX: 06.4741.422.
Via Sistina, which runs from the top of the Spanish Steps to Piazza Barberini, has been the center of action in Rome since the 18th century and is still an elegant shopping street. The rates are: 70 Euro for a single room without bath; 35 Euro per person for a double room. Only breakfast is included and no other meals are served. Le Suore di Lourdes is a great find. Curfew is at 10:30 PM.

CASA DI SANTA BRIGIDA
Piazza Farnese 96 00186 Rome.
Tel. 06.6889.2596; Fax: 06.6821.9126; E-mail: brigida@mclink.it; Web: www.brigidine.org
Piazza Farnese is near the Campo dè Fiori and within walking distance from Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Basilica. The rates are 110 Euro for a single room; 190 Euro for a double room. Breakfast is included. All the rooms are with attached baths, AC/heater and there is no curfew. On the day of arrival, all guests should check in before 10:00 PM.
Website: http://www.brigidine.org/Brigidine/227/229/Piazza+Farnese.html

FRATERNA DOMUS
Via del Monte Brianza 62
00186 Rome.
Tel. 06.6880.2727; Fax: 06.683.2691; E-mail fraternadomus@alice.it
It is centrally located between the Tiber and Piazza Navona. Recommended by the Vatican Tourist Information Bureau. The rates are: 48 Euro per person for room with breakfast and 78 Euro for a double room. All rooms have private baths. Other meals are available on request. Curfew is at 11:00 PM.

SUORE DI SANT'ANNA DELLA PROVVIDENZA, Albergo Giusti
Via Giusti, 5 00185 Rome.
Tel. 06.7045.3462; Fax: 06.7045.3513; E-mail: s.annagiusti@tiscali.it
It is located midway between San Giovanni in Laterano and Santa Maria Maggiore.
The rates are: 50 Euro for a single room; 90 Euro for a double room; 120 Euro for a room with three beds. Breakfast is included. A lunch bag is offered for 6 Euro per person. Dinner is offered for 15 Euro per person. All rooms have a private bathroom, TV and AC. Remains open 24 hours, no curfew.

CASA UNIONE MISTERIUM CHRISTI
Via Merulana 174 00185 Rome.
Tel. 06.7049.2421; Fax: 06.7707.7707.
The rate is 40 Euro per person for bed and breakfast. Curfew at 11:00 PM.

VILLA ROSA, Dominican Sisters
Via Terme Deciane 5
00153 Rome
Tel. 06.5717.091; Fax: 06.5745.275; E-mail: villarosa2000@libero.it
Located between the Piramide and Circo Massimo and easily reached either by bus or subway. English spoken. The rates for bed and breakfast are 50 Euro for a single room; 90 Euro for a double room and 105 Euro for a room with three beds. No other meals are served. Closed for the month of August and for Christmas and the New Year.
There is no curfew.

SANTA SOFIA
Piazza Madonna dei Monti, 3
00184 Rome
Tel. 06.485.778; Fax: 06.487.1064; E-mail: santasofia@tiscalinet.it
Located near the Colosseum. The rates are: 42 Euro for a single room; 67 Euro for a double room and 100.50 Euro for a room with three beds. The prices include breakfast; other meals are available on request. Curfew is at 12:00 AM.

CASA SANTA FRANCESCA ROMANA
Via dei Vascellari 61
00153 Roma
Tel and fax: 06.5812.125
Visit their website for more information at www.sfromana.it

CASA IL ROSARIO
Via S. Agata dei Goti,10 00184 Rome.
Tel. 06.679.2346; Fax: 06.6994.1106; E-mail: irodopre@tin.it
Located near the Quirinale Palace and Piazza Venezia. The rates are 50 Euro for a single room with bath; 40 Euro without bath; and 86 Euro for a double room; and 117 Euro for a room with three beds. Breakfast is included in a cafeteria-style dining hall - no other meals. You may hand-wash laundry and hang it to dry on the rooftop terrace. They also have a single Handicapable room with access! Curfew is at 11:00 PM

ROME: Convents Near the Vatican

CASA D'ACCOGLIENZA S. SPIRITO
Suore Francescane dell'Addolorata
Borgo S. Spirito 41
00193 Rome
Tel: 06.686.1076; Fax: 06.686.5664; E-mail: ssmsanpietro@libero.it
The rates are: 40 Euro for a room with two beds, 35 Euro for a room with 3 or 4
beds, children up to 12 years of age pay 12 Euro; students or young adults up to
25 years of age pay 25 Euro. There are no single rooms. Prices are per person;
only breakfast is served; curfew is at 11:00 PM during the summer and at 10:00
PM during the winter.

ISTITUTO MARIA SANTISSIMA BAMBINA
Via Paolo VI, No. 21
00120 Città del Vaticano
Tel: 06.6989.3511; Fax: 06.6989.3540; E-mail: imbspietro@mariabambina.va The
rates are: 52 Euro for a single room; 46 Euro for a double room; 43 Euro for a
room with three beds. The prices are per person. Breakfast is included. Other
meals are available on request.

PICCOLE SUORE DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA, Casa Di Accoglienza Paolo VI
Viale Vaticano 92
00165 Roma
Tel: 06.3909.1411; Fax: 06.3909.1427; E-mail: casapaolosesto@pssf.it
The rates are: 32 Euro for a single room; 55 Euro for a double room; 73 Euro for
a room with three beds; 85 Euro for a room with four beds. No breakfast or other
meals are served. Curfew is at 12:00 AM.

FIGLIE DELLA CARITA' DI S. VINCENZO DÈ PAOLI
Via Ezio 28
00192 Roma
Tel: 06.321.6686; Fax: 06.323.0261, located near the LEPANTO subway stop.
The rates are : 40 Euro for a single room; 75 Euro for a double room. 93 Euro
for a room with three beds. The prices are per person, breakfast is included.
Other meals are available on request. Curfew is at 11:00 PM.

ISTITUTO SACRO CUORE, Villa Lante
Via S. Francesco di Sales 18
00165 Rome
Telephone: 06.6880.6032; Fax: 06.689.3848; Email: villalante@libero.it
The rates are: 35 Euro for a single room; 64 Euro for a double room. The prices
are per person, breakfast is included. Other meals are available on request.
Bathrooms are along the corridor. Curfew is at 11:00 PM.

MAESTRE PIE FILIPPINE, Casa Auxilium Christianorum
Via Giuseppe Missori 19
00165 Rome
Tel: 06.635.201; Fax: 06.636.347; Website: www.mpfmissori.it E-mail:
tertas@virgilio.it
The rates are: 45 Euro for a single room; 74 Euro for a double room; and 105
Euro for a room with three beds. Prices include breakfast, no other meals are
served. Curfew is at 11:00 PM.

SUORE PALLOTTINE
Viale delle Mure Aurelie, 7B
00165 Rome
Tel: 06.393.6351; Fax: 06.3936.6943; E-maiI:
info@procuramissionariepallottine.it The rates are (per night, per room,
including breakfast): 62 Euro for a single room with bath, 57 Euro for a single
with private bath outside room, 47 Euro for a single with common shower; 94 Euro
for a double room with bath, 89 Euro for a double with private bath outside
room, 69 Euro for a double with common shower. Curfew is at 12:00 AM during
summer months and 11:00 PM during winter months.

SUORE TEATINE
CASA MATER ECCLESIAE Salita Monte del Gallo 25-27
00165 Rome
Tel: 06.637.46.53, Fax: 06.39.37.90.50, Website: www.teatinas.com
Email: sr.teatine@gmail.com
The rates are: 47 Euro for a single room; 75 Euro for a double room; and 105
Euro for a room with three beds, 127 Euro for a quadruple room. Prices include
breakfast. No other meals are served.
Curfew is at 11:00 PM and the house opens at 6:30 AM.

Casa per ferie. SANTA MARIA ALLE FORNACI
Piazza S. Maria alle Fornaci 27
00165 Rome
Telephone: 06.3936.7632; Fax: 06.3936.6795; E-mail: cffornaci@tin.it
The rates are: 70 Euro for a single room; 95 Euro for a double room; 70 Euro for
a double room with single occupancy; and 130 Euro for a room with three beds.
The prices are per person, breakfast is included. No other meals are served.

San Francesco convent
San Francesco convent, Via Niccolo V 35
Roma 00165
Tel. +39.0639367632 - Fax +39.0639366795
Run by a Franciscan order headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y., it offers 16 single and double rooms with shared baths. A rooftop terrace with garden tables and chairs looks over the Vatican walls onto the dome of St. Peter's
There is no curfew.

VILLA AURELIA
Via Leone XIII 459
00165 Rome
Tel: 06.6601.7458; Fax: 06.6604.9467; E-mail: info@villaaurelia.net
The rates are per person including breakfast: 68 Euro for a single room and 104
Euro for a double room. Other meals are available on request.

SUORE DOROTEE
Via del Gianicolo,4A,
00165 Rome
Tel. 06.6880.3349; Fax: 06.6880.3311; E-mail: casafatima@libero.it
Halfway up the Janiculum Hill (Gianicolo) from colorful Trastevere, in a quiet
spot with a pretty garden across the street from the medieval church of
Sant'Onofrio and near the North American College where many Americans study for
priesthood. Full board is 77 Euro per person and half is 67 Euro. An overnight
stay including breakfast is 50 Euro per day. Single rooms are 8 Euro more. All
rooms have private baths. Curfew is at 11:00 PM. English and French are spoken.
They are recommended by the Vatican Tourist Information Bureau.

Unique Qualities: These accommodations are not for the lovers of the night life as most have curfews ranging up to Midnight (1 listed here has no curfew) - they are perfectly suited for the tourist traveller, student, budget-minded folks - far exceed in value what is offered in hostels, B&B's, or inexpensive hotels.

Comparison: least expensive

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