Arco Del LaurovsHotel Santa Maria
Both hotels are recommended by experts. On balance, Hotel Santa Maria is the choice of most reviewers compared to Arco del Lauro. Hotel Santa Maria is ranked #18 in Rome with positive reviews from 9 publications including DK Eyewitness, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Arco Del Lauro
Via dell'Arco de Tolomei 29 / 27, 00153 Rome
From $99/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
Travel + Leisure
"The vivacious Lorenza, a Vespa-riding advertising exec-turned-innkeeper, presides over one of the best new B&B’s in Rome." Full review
Time Out
"On a picturesque Trastevere backstreet, Arco del Lauro has four rooms, all with private bathroom, decorated in modern, fresh neutrals." Full review
Frommer's
"Hidden in Trastevere’s snaking alleyways, this serene little bed and breakfast is divided over two adjacent sites on the ground floor of a shuttered pink palazzo." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Through a large stone arch and on a narrow cobbled street, this fab six-room B&B in an ancient palazzo is a find, offering gleaming white rooms that combine rustic charm with minimalist simplicity." Full review
Hotel Santa Maria Show All Reviews
Vicolo del Piede 2, 00153 Rome
From $74/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"The rooms of this small three-star surround an orange-tree-filled garden, making it feel far removed from the city."
Fodor's
"This ivy-covered, mansard-roofed, rosy-brick-red, erstwhile Renaissance-era convent is just steps away from the glorious Santa Maria in Trastevere church and a few blocks from the Tiber." Full review
Insight Guides
"A former 17th-century cloister, it has been sympathetically renovated and offers high standards of comfort, as well as a courtyard garden that is an oasis of calm."
Travel + Leisure
"It has perhaps the most enviable physical visage of all Roman hotels." Full review
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Enjoy an aperitivo buffet provided every evening, plus the bar’s full range of cocktails and wines.
DK Eyewitness
"An oasis of calm in an area relatively untouched by the onslaught of time, Santa Maria has rooms around a charming courtyard filled with citrus trees."
Time Out
"Just off delightful piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, the Santa Maria opened in 2000 on the site of a 16th-century convent and has since built up a loyal clientele." Full review
Star Service
"This charming inn is a delightful throwback that rightfully deserves the honor of "Rome's Homiest Hotel."" Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Hidden away off a side street in the charming old neighborhood of Trastevere, this three-pearl property was once a monastery." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Imagine an orange grove, with rooms, in the heart of the centro storico." Full review
Independent
"A friendly atmosphere and lashings of character more than compensate for this hotel’s lack of cutting-edge style"