Hotel Rinascimento – Gruppo Trevi Hotels

Hotel Description

You know what hit me first about Hotel Rinascimento? The lobby actually feels like someone’s elegant Roman apartment rather than a sterile hotel entrance. I mean, you walk in from Via del Pellegrino – which honestly is one of those narrow cobblestone streets that GPS absolutely hates – and suddenly you’re in this beautifully restored space that manages to feel both historic and comfortable.

The location is honestly ridiculous in the best possible way. You’re literally a three-minute walk from Campo de’ Fiori, so you can grab your morning coffee from one of the vendors in the square (skip the tourist traps on the square itself and duck into Bar del Fico just around the corner – locals actually drink there). Pantheon? Five minutes if you walk slowly. The thing is, Via del Pellegrino is just residential enough that you don’t have crowds of tourists streaming past your window at 7 AM, but you’re still in the absolute heart of everything. I actually watched an elderly Roman woman hang laundry from her balcony across the street while sipping wine on my tiny room balcony – you can’t fake that kind of authentic neighborhood vibe.

The rooms themselves are what you’d expect from a solid 4-star place, but with some nice touches that show someone actually thought about the guest experience. The bathrooms have excellent water pressure (crucial after walking around Rome all day), and the beds are properly firm – not those weird soft European mattresses that leave you feeling like you slept in quicksand. My room faced the internal courtyard, which meant blissfully quiet nights, though I’ll be honest, the street-facing rooms probably get a bit of noise from late-night revelers heading home from Trastevere. The AC worked perfectly, which in a July Roman heat wave is basically the difference between a good trip and a miserable one.

What really sold me on this place was the staff’s approach – they’re not overly chatty in that forced hospitality way, but they know their stuff. The front desk guy (I think his name was Marco?) gave me the most practical walking route to avoid the crowds at Trevi Fountain and suggested hitting the Vatican Museums on Wednesday evening when they’re open late and significantly less packed. That’s the kind of local intel you can’t get from guidebooks.

The breakfast spread is solid – proper Italian pastries, decent coffee, and they actually have fresh fruit that doesn’t look like it’s been sitting under heat lamps for hours. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done, and honestly, you’re going to want to explore Rome’s incredible café culture anyway.

Look, this isn’t the kind of place where you’ll Instagram the amenities or rave about the spa (there isn’t one). But if you want to stay somewhere that feels genuinely Roman, where you can walk to basically everything worth seeing, and where you’ll actually sleep well after trudging through the Colosseum – well, that 8.5 rating makes total sense. It’s the kind of hotel that just works, without any fuss or pretense.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $194. Double Room with 1 large double bed for Max persons: 2
• Estimated price from: $206. Triple Room with 2 × 1 sofa bed, 1 large double bed and 2 single beds for Max persons: 2
• Estimated price from: $217. Quadruple Room with 2 single beds and 1 large double bed for Max persons: 2
• Estimated price from: $239. Executive Double or Twin Room – Separate Building with 2 single beds and 1 large double bed for Max persons: 2

Reviews

• Exceptional – Bernadette from United States – 15 June 2025 (10/10)

  Huge room and bathroom! Great location, only 5-10 mins from famous restaurants and places. Near taxi stand. The staff are excellent! Quiet at night and the most important thing— air-conditioning works well!
  
  What could be improved: Nothing! This hotel is excellent!

• It was a very enjoyable stay – Vivian from Paraguay – 12 June 2025 (9/10)

  We liked the location, there were some great shops and restaurants nearby. We only had one incident when we dropped off luggage, the car behind got very impatient and got out and punch my daughter-in-law in the face. It seems not all Italians are friendly.

• Excelent stay and the location was perfect in the middle of everything so easy to travel between points of interest – Raymond from Panama – 22 December 2024 (10/10)

  Staff was excellent and they were also very informative

• great choice for an affordable hotel, close to everything and of high quality – Gil from Israel – 22 October 2024 (10/10)

  The hotel is located in a few hundred meters from some of the old city attractions like Piazza Navona, Campo Di Fiori and The castle and still away from the masses of tourists. Perfect location if you want a quiet place and still close to everything. Although it is a tiny hotel, the room is spacious and breakfast is surprisingly rich and tasty. The staff are super friendly and helped is few times and guidance and special requests.

• Highly recommend this hotel to explore the highlights of Rome. – Markus from United States – 21 June 2024 (8/10)

  fantastic location in the heart of Rome, but far enough away from busy streets; walking distance to the Vatican, the Pantheon and Travestere. Room and bathroom was big enough for a family of 4; delicious breakfast; the staff is very friendly, proactive and helpful.

• Exceptional – Heather from United States – 10 June 2024 (10/10)

  Location and comfort
  
  What could be improved: Had a hard time figuring out the lights and shower

• I recommend this hotel to everyone ! Nice rooms, good breakfest , very kind and helpfull stuff and amazing location of h – Małgorzata from Poland – 2 June 2024 (10/10)

  Perfect location and very kind stuff.
  
  What could be improved: Nothing

• Perfect place to stay in Rome – Yoav from Israel – 31 May 2024 (10/10)

  The stuff ,speccialli Mr. Giovanni ,was very helpfull raccomanding places to see ,and eat..
  
  What could be improved: All OK

• Very recommended – Tamir from Israel – 27 April 2024 (10/10)

  Everything was perfect.
  The staff is great
  
  What could be improved: Nothing

• Superb – Anwar from Lebanon – 13 April 2024 (9/10)

  Staff was very nice especially Roger at the reception who was amazing and made our stay fantastatic and owing to him we will come to rinacsemento hotel every time we come to Rome.
  
  What could be improved: Nothing

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