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Hostel Des Artistes

Dorm Bed $17.12
Private Room $24.13
75%
Overall Rating
Via Villafranca 20 , Rome, Italy, 00185
Rome's best loved and most cosmopolitan hostel. City center location at two steps from the central station Termini. Dorms and private rooms available. Everything you could possible want is nearby and the best cheap food places are in the hostel area. Des Artistes is in easy walking distance from the important sites.


Hostel Des Artistes is located in the center of Rome, at easy walking distance from major sights and monuments.

... From Termini, Rome's Central Station:

Exit the train station from the side entrance at track no. 1, taking a left onto via Marsala. Then take the first right onto via Vicenza, walk straight for five blocks and turn left into via Villafranca. Hotel Des Artistes is 20 meters ahead on your right.

... From Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) Airport:

There is a direct train from the station inside the airport to Termini Station. The train leaves every 30 minutes from 6:37 am to 11:37 pm. Journey time is 35 minutes. Tickets cost € 11.00 per person. If you arrive very late or very early, you can take a Cotral night bus to Termini station. This bus leaves at 1:15, 2:15, 3:30 and 5:00 am.

... From Ciampino Airport (Ryanair and Easy Jet):

The fastest way to get from Ciampino to termini is the Terravision bus. Journey time is approx. 40 minutes. First morning departure is at 8.40 am and last evening departure at 00.20 am.

Alternatively, you can take a Cotral bus from Ciampino to Anagnina underground station and take the underground from there to Termini. Cost for this solution is € 2 per person, approx. journey time 60 minutes.

Directions from Rome Fiumicino - Leonardo Da Vinci Airport to the hotel:

From the Arrivals Hall, walk to the train station inside the airport, following the FS sign. A train for Termini Station leaves every 30 minutes on 07 and 37 minutes past the hour. The first morning train leaves at 6.37 am and the last train in the evening is at 11.37 pm. Tickets can be bought from the tobacco shop near the platform and cost 11.00 euro per person. Travel time is about 30 minutes.

If you arrive late in the evening or early in the morning, there is a Cotral bus service from Fiumicino to Tiburtina Station. It leaves at 1.15, 2.15, 3.30 and 5.00 am and the ticket costs 5 euro per person. Please note that Tiburtina station is about 5 km from Termini station.

Directions from Rome Ciampino Airport to the hotel:

Outside the Arrivals hall, there is a Cotral bus service for Anagnina underground station. From there, take the underground to Termini Station. The first bus leaves at 6.50 am (7.50 am on Sundays and holidays) and the last one leaves at 11.40 pm (10 pm on Sundays and holidays). Tickets can be bought on the bus and cost 1 euro per person. The ticket for the underground costs 1 euro and can be bought inside the station. Travel time is about 40 minutes on the bus and 30 minutes on the underground.

Alternatively, you can take the low cost transfer coach from Ciampino airport directly to Termini Station.

Directions from Termini station to the hotel in Rome Des Artistes:

Exit the train station from the side entrance at track no. 1, taking a left onto via Marsala. Then take the first right onto via Vicenza, walk straight for five blocks and turn left into via Villafranca. Hotel Des Artistes is 20 meters ahead on your right.

Reviews

Anonymous
Positives: Location was good
Negatives: Wasn't very social
86%
Anonymous
Positives: good location, nice and clean,quiet
Negatives: not good for solo travellers as no common room, not really a travelling atmosphere,internet access…
71%
Anonymous
Positives: very professional staff, great location, non-smoking in the hostel, key-card entry system to the rooms…
Negatives: no internet in the hostel itself
83%
Anonymous
Positives: I liked that it was so close to the main transit station. Staff was very…
Negatives: In order to use wifi, I had to go to the local laundromat. The bathrooms…
89%
Anonymous
Positives: I booked a bed in a dormitory, but got a private room with one single…
Negatives: no dislike
94%
Chloe Hall
Positives: Good value for money and clean rooms. Really good location for station.
Negatives: Although walkable its kind of far out for the city centre. OK during the day…
74%
Anonymous
Positives: Roof top garden is really nicexand a great place to hang out in the evening.
Negatives: No AC and it is at the top of the building, so it is very…
60%
Anonymous
Positives: Good spacious rooms, shared bathrooms are also spacious and clean. Liked the rooftop terrace!
Negatives: We had to wait about 10-15 mins to be checked in, the two receptionists asked…
69%

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Directions to Piazza Farnese
Total Distance: 4.9 km
Head northwest on Via Villafranca toward Via San Martino della Battaglia.
Take the 1st right onto Via San Martino della Battaglia.
Turn right onto Viale Castro Pretorio.
Take the 1st right onto Via Vicenza.
Turn right onto Via dei Mille.
Turn right onto Piazza dell'Indipendenza.
Turn left to stay on Piazza dell'Indipendenza.
Turn left to stay on Piazza dell'Indipendenza.
Turn right onto Via Solferino.
Continue onto Largo Giovanni Montemartini.
Continue onto Viale Enrico De Nicola.
Turn right onto Viale Luigi Einaudi.
Continue straight onto Piazza della Repubblica.
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Via Nazionale.
Continue onto Via 4 Novembre.
Turn right to stay on Via 4 Novembre.
Slight left to stay on Via 4 Novembre.
Continue onto Via Cesare Battisti.
Slight right onto Piazza Venezia.
Continue onto Via del Plebiscito.
Slight right to stay on Via del Plebiscito.
Continue onto Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
Turn left onto Piazza della Cancelleria.
Turn right onto Via del Pellegrino.
Turn left onto Vicolo della Moretta.
Turn left onto Via Giulia.
Turn left onto Via dei Farnesi.
Directions to Flann O'Brien Irish Pub
Total Distance: 1.8 km
Head northwest on Via Villafranca toward Via San Martino della Battaglia.
Take the 1st right onto Via San Martino della Battaglia.
Turn right onto Viale Castro Pretorio.
Take the 1st right onto Via Vicenza.
Turn right onto Via dei Mille.
Turn right onto Piazza dell'Indipendenza.
Turn left to stay on Piazza dell'Indipendenza.
Turn left to stay on Piazza dell'Indipendenza.
Turn right onto Via Solferino.
Continue onto Largo Giovanni Montemartini.
Continue onto Viale Enrico De Nicola.
Turn right onto Viale Luigi Einaudi.
Continue straight onto Piazza della Repubblica.
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Via Nazionale
Destination will be on the left
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