“The BEST place for a Roman Holiday”

The Villa Laetitia was the perfect place for our Roman Holiday! The location was close by to a metro station and secluded enough not to be awoken by the sounds of the city. It’s also next to the Tiber River, so it was only a 20 minute walk along the river to the Vatican. Our room was very clean. Towels, robes, and sheets were replaced daily. The AC was soothing cool after a hot day. The staff (especially Eva!) was very helpful and made wonderful suggestions for restaurants and cafes in the neighborhood. The villa also had guest umbrellas in the lobby, which saved us from the intense July sun while walking around ancient Rome.

“Beautiful Rome”

The apartment was some distance from the centre of the city, but we felt that the opportunity to stay in a boutique hotel would more than compensate for the extra 15 minute walk to the nearest metro or Piazza Popolo. Check in staff were lovely and helped us to our room after taking our order for breakfast. The room was described as Superior but turned out to be rather cramped and somewhat cell-like. This sense of enclosure was all the more evident in the morning, the room faced northwest and despite the blue sky outside, little of Rome's beautiful light found its way into the room. There was no view from either window except for the apartments next door or from the other aspect, scaffolding on another apartment some ten meters away. The perfume of the garden was delightful and distracted us from the meagre breakfast offered for not an insubstantial sum. The room was clean and quirkily decorated with an large ill-conceived drawing of a sullen young girl on one wall and an equally proportioned photographic portrait that we speculated was of Karl Lagerfeld, high above one window. Ultimately the room wasn't a place we wanted to spend much time, the idea of apartment style accommodation the opportunity to cook a meal for ourselves goes out of the narrow window, when the room is so unwelcoming. We loved Rome, an amazing city, the staff at the Villa were very friendly and communication with them via email prior to the visit was very good, but we wouldn't recommend the accommodation.

“highly recommend APRIL 2010”

The bedrooms are petite, but brilliantly organised - space utilised extremely well. The self catering facilities are great, every need within self catering limitations was thought of, although no microwave - don't really need it as there's a great fresh market, (mornings only) and supermarket 2 mins around the corner. Room service every day, the ladies were lovely, even with our attempts to communicate with our awful italian! Every member of staff, without exception were helpful and really nice to deal with; especially when we got caught in the whole volcano chaos. The location was beautiful, Lepanto metro is literally a 10 minute walk, and I don't walk that fast. It was nice to get out of the hectic city centre at the end of each day. We even walked home a couple of nights - Rome is extremely walkable. When you arrive there is two large grey solid gates and a very secure gate entry system, which makes you feel safe; go to the grey gate on the right, this is the one used when we stayed, and the buttons are mid-way down on the far left side of it. We had a wonderful stay and recommend it without hesitation.

“Miss the Food, Wine & Coffee!!!!”

Hotel was great. Not so much a Hotel as it is a boutique Villa, and that is what we wanted. We were upgraded for Free as there were only a few guests during this slow time of the year. The only thing that could be better is if it was a bit closer to more of the action but we did manage to find a lot of shops and restaurants on the same side of the river as we walked everywhere.

“If it's good enough for the Fendis...”

We had a great time at the Fendis' villa. It provided a great base from which to venture to the Corso, the Pincio or the Vatican. The villa was very quiet, the room quirky italian design and it was great to have access to an outdoor balcony. Local area provided great indoor food markets and shops to organise fun impromptu picnics when we didn't fancy dining out. Highlights of stay were walking over the Tiber to the Villa Borgese for the Caravagio - Bacon exhibition and seeing the apocaliptic end of St Peters' Square in the film 2012 in a local cinema off Plaza Del Popolo.

“Zentral, aber viel zu teuer für zu wenig Service und Komfort...”

Erst einmal sind die Bilder zu dem Hotel ein Trugschluss, da man mitnichten in der Villa untergebracht ist, sondern vielmehr im Hinterhof in einem Extrahaus. Die Villa wurde gerade umfangreich saniert, d.h. viel Staub und Lärm. Zimmer für drei Personen war sehr teuer, dafür gab es nicht einmal einen 3. Bademantel, geschweige denn Frühstück. Dieses haben wir an einem Tag extra geordert, ohne vorher nach dem Preis zu fragen. Der belief sich für ein Frühstück auf MacDonalds-Niveau auf 30,00 Euro/pro Person!!! Alles in allem nicht empfehlenswert!

“Villa Laetitia : magnifique et pratique mais attention transports communs obligés !”

C'est un très bel hôtel, actuellement en restauration, situé au nord de la cité du Vatican (attention aux transports prenez toutes les infos/cartes + horaires en arrivant car bus,tram,métro ou marche à pied obligatoires pour rejoindre le centre historique de Rome). La villa principale n'est pas encore rénovée en hôtel mais les appart-hôtels sont opérationnels et très beaux (voir les photos sur le net ou expedia), dans l'enceinte d'un patio rétro très reposant. On peut faire sa petite cuisine car il y a une kitchenette, je crois dans chaque appart de la villa. Je le conseille pour le petit déj qui coûte un peu cher. Il y a de petits commerces tout près, dont un bio, pour s'approvisionner. Le tout très propre et le personnel chic et compétent. La déco est originale et unique pour chaque chambre, elle a été pensée par la descendante du couturier Fendi c'est superbe, pour les fans de jolies choses ! L'environnement est un quartier chic et typique romain (murs jaunes et ocre, balcons verdoyants magnifique même au mois d'octobre quand j'y étais !) et face au fleuve qui traverse la ville vers le sud. Un très beau souvenir. J'y retournerai certainement.

“Top-Adresse mitten in Rom!”

Wir waren sehr zufrieden mit dem Hotel. Die zentrale Lage ermöglicht es, alle Sehenswürdigkeiten Roms bequem zu Fuß zu erreichen - sei es der Vatikan oder die Spanische Treppe! Dennoch ist die Umgebung sehr ruhig und grün; Das Hotel steht direkt am Flussufer und die Zimmer liegen in einem sehr schön gestalteten und von der Straße abgeschirmten Innenhof. Zwar wird das Hauptgebäude zur Zeit renoviert, doch von den Bauarbeiten bekommt man im Zimmer kaum etwas mit, sodass wir dies nicht als Störung empfunden haben. Die Zimmer sind sehr stilvoll nach je einem bestimmten Motto eingerichtet: So ist zum Beispiel die Möbilierung im "Black & White Room" außschließlich in Schwarz, Weiß und Grautönen gehalten. Jedes Zimmer ist einzigartig, die Einrichtung ist perfekt und sehr modern, und auch die Küche ist mit allem Notwendigen ausgestattet. In der näheren Umgebung gibt es einige gute Restaurants und einen kleinen Supermarkt gleich um die Ecke. Das Hotelpersonal ist ausgesprochen freundlich und hilfsbereit, und es gibt rund um die Uhr einen Ansprechpartner. Wir würden sehr gerne wieder kommen und können das Hotel "Villa Laetitia" auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen!

“Aufenthalt Rom, Villa Leititza”

Das Hotel liegt sehr zentral. Alle Sehenswürdigkeiten sind zu Fuß sehr gut erreichbar. Ein Supermarkt ist in der Nähe, wenn man sich selbst versorgen möchte. Die Hauptstrasse ist vor der Haustür, darum ist es etwas lauter. Die Terassenmöbel sollten allerdings erneuert werden.