Giardino

The Hotel Giardino (“Garden” in English) is located just a short walk from the historic center of Rome. Despite its name, this two-star hotel does not have a garden per se, alhough it does have a pleasant plant-filled balcony overlooking the courtyard.

The Hotel Giardino’s 11 guest rooms are small and done up in peach and terracotta. All rooms are outfitted with air conditioning, a TV, phone and free Wi-Fi. The one “small room” available is essentially a regular double with a smaller bathroom. All bathrooms are private.

The lobby sports the same soft color palette as the rooms, with a few scattered guidebooks thrown in. The Hotel Giardino seems to have a penchant for wall-mounted plates and randomly chosen art prints.

The street outside the Giardino is quite busy with traffic, so ask for a room facing the courtyard if you are a “windows open” kind of person. (Rooms do have soundproof windows to cut down on the noise.)

Breakfast is included, and during warmer months it’s served on the hotel’s courtyard balcony. Note that the Hotel Giardino does not have an elevator and there’s a steep set of stairs up to the first-floor reception.