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(no lift) of a handsome Liberty-style apartment block and run by a super-helpful friendly
couple, it has three clean, homey rooms and memorable views over the Colosseum.
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Aventine & Testaccio
Hotel Sant'Anselmo
HOTEL
€€€
( 06 57 00 57;
www.aventinohotels.com
;
Piazza Sant'Anselmo 2; s €130-265, d €150-290; ;
Via Marmorata)
A ravishing romantic hideaway set amid the terracotta villas and umbrella
pines of the elegant Aventine district. Its rooms are not the biggest but they are stylish,
marrying four-poster beds, polished marble and dripping chandeliers with modern touches
and contemporary colours. A few also have terraces offering views over southern Rome.
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Trastevere & Gianicolo
La Foresteria Orsa Maggiore
HOSTEL
€
( 06 689 37 53;
www.casainternazionaledelledonne.org
; 2nd fl, Via San Francesco di Sales 1a; dm
€26-42, s €55-75, d €110-150, without bathroom s €36-55, d €72-100; ; Piazza Trilussa)
This
women-only guesthouse (boys aged 12 or younger are welcome) is housed in a lovely
16th-century convent close to the river in Trastevere. The 13 simple rooms sleep two,
four, eight or nine, and some have views onto the attractive internal garden. There's a 3am
curfew. Wheelchair accessible.
Arco del Lauro
B&B
€€
( 9am-2pm 06 9784 0350, mobile 346 2443212;
www.arcodellauro.it
;
Via Arco de' Tolomei 27; s
€75-125, d €95-145; ; Viale di Trastevere, Viale di Trastevere)
Through a large stone
arch and on a narrow cobbled street, this fab six-room B&B in an ancient
palazzo
is a
find, offering gleaming white rooms that combine rustic charm with minimalist simplicity.
