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Hostel Mona Lisa

Via Palermo 13 - Rome, Italy
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helena, Czech Republic - Apr 23, 2012
82%
We recommend this hostel to open-minded people who look for cheap accomodation in very friendly environment. Staff is very kind and willing to help you in any way. You can meet people from all around the world in here. Don´t expect luxury. We enjoyed our 4 nights in here very much, and especially the free dinners for every one, that are great opportunities for meeting new people.
Karina, Poland - Mar 20, 2012
78%
Very nice and friendly atmosphere
Santa, Latvia - Dec 15, 2011
92%
Great staff, great people around! Thanks for free dinners :) In Mona Lisa I feel as home! Thanks again!
giulia, Italy - Dec 14, 2011
30%
L'ostello è piccolissimo, è un appartamento con 3 camere da 10 persone l'una, è molto sporco e non ci si può nemmeno muovere.

i bagni fanno paura da quanto sono sporchi e pure i letti, ho trovato adirittura delle macchie di sangue sul mio cuscino e nn ci sono nemmeno le lenzuola. Nel complesso una pessima esperienza che sconsiglio vivamente a TUTTI.

Patrick, Australia - Oct 17, 2011
92%
Firstly the position is fantastic! Same as the staff, i had coffee made for me in the morning which is always great. A great bunch of people were staying there when i was. The place is quite small but adequate. I highly recommend.
Louise , South Africa - Oct 15, 2011
58%
I was dissapointed. There are only 2 bathrooms for a lot of people and not enough space for social activities..you need to go out of the building to get to know each other.
Amitess, USA - Oct 09, 2011
32%
Do not make a reservation at Mona Lisa. We booked a girls room for 5 people online and checked in at 9:30am. It wasn't until 7:30 at night when we came back to the hostel did we find out that there are not girl's rooms and there were only 3 beds available for our 5 people. The man working the desk was nice enough about it, but not helpful at all and we could not figure out why we weren't aware of this situation earlier. We ended up getting a small discount but not enough to make the experience worth it-don't go through these surprises, book somewhere else.
Philipp , Germany - Sep 29, 2011
88%
great hostel, central in an old palazzo with charming small rooms. super friendly staff, even possibilty to ion clothing...

we ve enjoyed our rome trip here...

Srbislav, Serbia - Sep 14, 2011
92%
Great place, great people, felt welcome and slept really well after exhausting sightseeing and partying :) Didn't have much "fun" there simply because I only spent (parts of) my night there :)
Eugénie, France - Jul 29, 2011
88%
I had a great time in Mona Lisa hostel. The diner at the night is offer, pasta, in wich all the hostes meet each others. The ambiance is familial, it's a good place if you travelling alone. The location is exeptionnel, just in a centre at 10 minutes from Fontana De Trevi. I recommend this place.
Jildau , Netherlands - Jul 24, 2011
82%
The staff were very friendly and relaxed, the free diner was a lot of fun and a great way to meet the other guests staying at the hostel! Most importantly though the location was fantastic!
Ying Ying, Malaysia - Jul 12, 2011
80%
Room is clean and the staff are helpful. They provide a useful map of Rome that includes all the attraction and the MRT route.
Nikola, Serbia - Jun 03, 2011
88%
My sister and I stayed in this hostel for two nights in the beginning of May. Loved the location, it's really close to many sights (took us around 15 minutes) such as Fontana di Trevi, piazza Venezia, Piazza del Campidoglio and once you get there the Colosseum and Foro Romano are right around the corner. The staff was great! The only thing we didn't like was the fact that both bathrooms were pretty cramped and in desperate need of remodeling...
Zuzana, Czech Republic - May 11, 2011
90%
The staff was very helpful and kind.

The location is absolutely perfect, we could walk to all important sightseeing places.

Juan Antonio, Colombia - May 07, 2011
40%
Hostelsclub sponsors this one?
Lucas, Brazil - Apr 29, 2011
72%
The position in the city is awsome and the staff (Youssef) is raely kind, but everything else is bad. The shower is terrible and the place it self is dirty and dark.
Nicole, Netherlands - Apr 26, 2011
80%
Really nice location, the crew guy really tries his best to make you comfortable, but it's quite difficult to find and i booked the female's dorm, but i got into a mixed one.. only 2 bathrooms for about 20 people is not quite enough i'm afraid.. but i had a nice time!
Somu, India - Mar 24, 2011
90%
Nice place. Completely satisfied with the staff and cleanliness of the place. It is also placed at the proper location from where we can roam around the city.
Liga, Latvia - Feb 10, 2011
78%
Very nice staff and position in centre of Rome
Anna, Poland - Feb 02, 2011
70%
We would not stay there for second time, the place is not very well kept.We paid 2 places in 6 beds room but the first night they put as in 10 beds room.
rachael, Australia - Dec 20, 2010
80%
the staff were very friendly :)
MARCO, Italy - Nov 04, 2010
70%
I think that you should use new sheets for each new person. I think that the same sleeping bag is not hygienic.
chiara, Italy - Oct 28, 2010
60%
The hostel is nice,good location,easy to find and to reach with pubblic transportation even at night.

Pillows are not of good quality and could be replaced with new ones, the toilet is not very clean and the toilet paper is never replaced. The staff could be more friendly,no help,no smile,no hello when somebody comes in the hostel. that's a pity because the place is nice. moreover foreign staff makes you feel you are entering an abusive place.

Zvonimir, Serbia - Oct 15, 2010
70%
the toilet is awful!
Adela, Poland - Sep 25, 2010
72%
Nice place for a short time, but the lockout and bed time are quite a nuisance. Watch out - there is NO WIFI! however the kitchen is well equipped and in general I have really enjoyed my stay.
Vito, Italy - Sep 10, 2010
72%
Honest place, it is worth the money you pay for it. The dinner is offered by the staff, the hostel is usually full of young funny people from all over Europe. The building is quite old and would need some adjustments, but it is in the center of Rome.
Nicholas, USA - Jun 13, 2010
88%
The info on the hostel was inaccurate, there was no free breakfast, but there was free dinner. We had to stay in a seperate building with no shower so we walked down 4 flights of stairs and up 3 to the main rooms for a shower. Great position as soon as you walk around the corner the colloseum is in view. The guy who made dinner for us every night was super fun.
serafina, Italy - May 27, 2010
82%
nice staff, very kind, polite, good breakfast, good position, you can cook, you can leave baggage with no problem, it is really good and friendlyambiente!

sera umit and doa!

Luca, Italy - May 09, 2010
80%
It wasn't so clean,in the room with 10 beds the bathroom isn't in the room.

But the guys at the reception were really friendly and funny. It can be considered on the average but homely!!

Fabiano, Brazil - Apr 22, 2010
30%
DO NOT GO THERE! Was the worst hostel I have ever seen. The place is dirty, most of the things that are written on the web page is a lie. You do not have internet, the reception is awful and with the kitchen of the hostel, the only two employees who have not qualified for the job. The electrical wires were exposed., and what's more dangerous, are in the bathrooms. The breakfast is not offered by the hostel, in fact they give you instant noodles for you to prepare. The hostel not offers towels shower,and when I asked gave me a bed sheet for me to dry. I booked a room with 8 beds and got one with 11 beds. You do not have hot water for showers and they repeat the same bed linen for several guests. I left there with the whole body with red and with allergy. I think the place should be banned. That's not a hostel.
Andreea-Nicoleta, Romania - Apr 20, 2010
40%
I didn't like it at all. Practically it's a flat with 4 rooms, it's not a hostel, it's like going into somebody's house, which is not a confortable and hospitable house. The staff is just a guy, who is rude and makes unfunny jokes. don't go there, it's better to pay some euros extra to a nicer place than to stay here. and if you go there don't mske the mistake of not taking towels from home, bring your own towel.
Kate, England - Apr 14, 2010
40%
Filthy, unhygienic and overcrowded
Jaime Alejandro, Mexico - Apr 10, 2010
90%
It is an excellent option if you've got a short budget! It is well located, to the train station and to many attractions in the city... Staff is cool, friendly and willing to make you spend a great time... They serve dinner for free in the common living room and you meet lots of people!
Diego Alejandro, Colombia - Apr 05, 2010
38%
The worst hostel i have ever been. It is very nasty, they never change or fixed anything from the bath to the bed and we found bugs everywhere. It was a bad experience have lodged here.
Gheorghe, Romania - Apr 01, 2010
82%
It's a fine hostel,my impression after 4 days there is better than the aspectations before arrived in Mona Lisa:)
Ruth, Poland - Mar 31, 2010
90%
Nice,Kind stuff,comfortable bads.Realllly friendly people,good price.i recomand it for all who are open for knew friendships and not very demanding.
Eliseu, Brazil - Mar 15, 2010
62%
The room was not clean and the bathroom had a smell really bad.
Mariana Caroline , Brazil - Mar 06, 2010
82%
The breaksfast is not included but its good and cheap. They clean the bathroom everyday but there is only 2 bathrooms for everybody. The staff was really nice and our roommates were really nice people! we loved staying there! There is no wifi, you can use the hostel's computer but it is very slow!! we had a great time, we had sangria (wine with fruits) and that night was reallly fun!
MARIA JOSE, Mexico - Jan 03, 2010
98%
Great staff, great atmosphere! I have so much fun in this hostal! totally recomended...
Ana Evelyn , El Salvador - Dec 31, 2009
98%
The Hostel is little but so near of the most intersting places by Metro and bus...so easy to reach everthing at Rome!!...and the people who works there is SO NICE! everybody is kind, and people can spend a lot of fun moments every night! They help you with any doubt! Absolutly recomended!!
Tat-Lan, England - Oct 28, 2009
58%
Great location BUT REALLY dirty! Don't think our sheets/ duvet covers were clean n 2 girls in our room had bedbugs. Only 2 bathrooms for around 32 ppl, not v. clean n sink blocked when we were there n no-one fixed it!
Jitske, Netherlands - Oct 17, 2009
88%
Its a ahame there's you have to be in before 3 and you cannot stay during the day between 11 and 4.

Other than that; great place!

Ariel , Argentina - Oct 14, 2009
18%
not worth of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROSA MARIA, Spain - Oct 10, 2009
80%
nice place and lovely and very helpfull staff.kind of big family.definitely a place to come back to.
Giovanni, Italy - Oct 02, 2009
100%
I leave on this page a comment not for the mona lisa hostels but for the Ivanhoe Hostel, because for one over bokking I needed change hostel!!Ivanhoe Hostel was Amazing!!!good staff and good organization,It's close to many Attraction and Art of Rome!!In the next time i will go back to Rome...i'm shure i will choose Ivanhone Hostel!!!

Andrea , Czech Republic - Oct 01, 2009
68%
The guys are very nice and helpful, only 2 bathrooms for 30 persons but lucky that we didn´t have to wait much. Location is great, 10 minutes walking to Colisseo and really really near to the highlights. Perfect Hostel for sleep and go. Recommended for low budgets.
Arturo, Argentina - Sep 26, 2009
58%
Except for Adrian, the spanish guy at the front, the rest of the place is not worthy of anyone of us.
Veronica, Argentina - May 31, 2009
92%
People in Mona Lisa are incredible nice! They´ll really try to make your life easier... The place is really nice and cozy and very well located.
Rahmat, USA - May 24, 2009
72%
Overall, enjoyed my stay at Mona Lisa.
Victoria, USA - May 22, 2009
98%
My only complant is that breakfast should be free.