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Hotels in Rome currently start at about € 84 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 174 and € 147 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 389 properties we can book here, 51% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 37% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.6/10.
Rome's centro storico is small enough to cross on foot in 40 minutes, which makes location the whole game — a hotel near Piazza Navona or the Pantheon saves you an hour a day. Buildings are old, so lifts are small, rooms vary wildly within the same hotel and street noise is real. Air conditioning is essential from June through September and not universal in the cheapest rooms.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 389 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 47 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 84 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 128 |
| Typical (median) price | € 174 |
| Upper quarter | € 260 |
| Typical 3-star | € 118 |
| Typical 4-star | € 147 |
| Typical 5-star | € 418 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy
1.4 km from the centreAncient Roman center of the city, a landmark of Rome, Italy
1.5 km from the centrepiazza in Vatican City
3.2 km from the centremuseums of the Vatican City
3.5 km from the centrecentremost of the seven hills of Rome, Italy
1.8 km from the centrecastle and museum in Rome, formerly the imperial mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian and subsequent Roman emperors
2.5 km from the centreancient Roman victory column, a landmark of Rome, Italy
1.3 km from the centreAncient Roman circus in Rome
2.1 km from the centretriumphal arch in Rome
1.5 km from the centrehistoric line of walls built around the city of Rome, Italy
3.3 km from the centreRome sits in Italy at 41.9028° N, 12.4964° E. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Everything on foot. The most atmospheric and the most expensive.
Between the Colosseum and Termini: characterful, well priced, full of good trattorias.
Cobbled, lively and slightly removed — best for evenings, a walk or tram from the sights.
Elegant, residential, next to the Vatican, with the quietest nights and good value.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Nearly every city charges a per-person tourist tax at check-out. Restaurants with a tout outside the door are rarely the good ones.
November to March is cheapest apart from Christmas and New Year. April, May, September and October are gorgeous and busy — book six to eight weeks out. July and August are hot and slightly cheaper, and many Romans are away. Jubilee years and major papal events fill the city; check before you fix dates.
Yes, and more than the stars on the hotel. Across three separate midweek stays we measured, the typical price in Rome differed by a factor of 2.38. Move your dates a week and check again before you settle for less hotel.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
About 30 minutes by the Leonardo Express train to Termini, or 45–60 by taxi at a fixed city rate. Ciampino is closer but served mostly by bus.
Prati, just north of the Vatican, is quiet, safe and usually 15–25% cheaper than the historic centre, with a 20-minute walk or a short metro ride to the Spanish Steps.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 84 per night for two people, the typical price is € 174, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 260. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 51% of the rooms available in Rome can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
November to March is cheapest apart from Christmas and New Year. April, May, September and October are gorgeous and busy — book six to eight weeks out. July and August are hot and slightly cheaper, and many Romans are away. Jubilee years and major papal events fill the city; check before you fix dates.
The EUR (€). Cards are accepted widely; small family places and markets may still want cash.
A coperto (cover charge) is normal. Round up or leave a few euros; percentage tipping is not expected.
The best-known places are Colosseum, Roman Forum, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican Museums, Palatine Hill. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Yes, and more than the stars on the hotel. Across three separate midweek stays we measured, the typical price in Rome differed by a factor of 2.38. Move your dates a week and check again before you settle for less hotel.