Domus Ester
3-star hotel · Municipio I, Rome
Long Weekend score
WeakNo serious reports. in 201 reviews
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in Rome are rated 9.0 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 3% of Rome hotels
- 76% of guest comments are praise
- 53% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 3% of Rome hotels. Compared with 7,758 hotels in Rome. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 76% of guest comments are praise. 400 praise, 125 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 53% of guest photos show no damage. 32 of 60 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $131 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $78
- 12 min walkto the Pantheon
- 201 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 12 min walk to the Pantheon909 m by road
- Location154 praise · 1 complain
- Staff103 praise · 4 complain
Against
- Guest photos show wear and dirt28 of the 60 photos guests took, and 0 of the hotel's 40
- Room condition36 complain · 7 praise
- Quiet at night30 complain · 16 praise
- Room sizecomplaints rising: 8.5 in 100 a year ago, 15.8 now24 complain · 3 praise
- Problems in the bathroom37 of 201 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
201 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (154 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 36 of the 43 who mention it complain.
Location1541Strength
The location is excellent, the bus and tram stops are near, however never used one, cause everything you need and wanna see is walkable distance.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Definitely a hotel to recommend for a 1-2 night stay as it is super central.
Google, June 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Staff1034Strength
I don't know if there were common areas, but the staff was very friendly.
Google, April 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Veldig hyggelig og tilgjengelig personale.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
One cleaning lady was very rude, shouting on the phone at 7.30am waking us up.
Google, October 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Beds214Mostly good
The room was very beautiful and inviting, and the beds were comfortable.
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Bed was very comfortable.
Tripadvisor, September 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The bed was quite hard for us.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Value327Mostly good
Brilliant location, couldn’t be better, and good value.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
I’m staying here for the second time, and the price-to-comfort ratio is definitely worth it.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
Not really worth the price
Booking network, February 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Cleanlinesscomplaints rising: 7.5 in 100 a year ago, 11.6 now6419Mostly good
Location and access to the facilities where great everything was neat and clean.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
It was clean but not much on the bathroom to put your stuff.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
There were stains on the sheets and the smell in the building was horrible.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 1/10 by this guest
Quiet at night1630Weak spot
The place is super central, you can walk everywhere, the only BIG problem is that you can hear everything, you can hear when the next room uses the bathroom, when they turn on the shower (as if they were turning on my shower), when they come out in sandals, when they talk, EVERYTHING and that's not…
Google, July 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
You hear the extractor fan of the people next to you and you hear them talking...
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Noise carried terribly, so everything neighbours did could be heard.
Booking network, December 2025, rated 1/10 by this guest
Room condition736Weak spot
Nessun ascensore, perché palazzo vecchiotto, e nessuno bidet in camera
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Good location, rooms and bathrooms need updating.
Google, December 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
The entrance is that of an old building with some wear and tear, but the rooms are very welcoming.
Tripadvisor, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room sizecomplaints rising: 8.5 in 100 a year ago, 15.8 now324Weak spot
Sorry, I deleted the photo) very very small room, and the address indicated on the website does not correspond to reality) we walked another 15 minutes to another address)
Google, October 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Clean room competitive price
Booking network, November 2025, rated 7/10 by this guest
The room is also quite small, but the space is utilized very nicely.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: views, breakfast and food.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 373 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: problems in the bathroom, in 37 of 201 reviews.
Problems in the bathroom37 of 2011 in 5 reviews
The room is okay for the price you pay, but we had a small leak in the shower and there seemed to be a lot of dust on the bed linens/room, which triggered my allergies.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Wifi didn’t work for us and the shower was all sorts of busted up but it had good pressure.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Something broken in the room19 of 2011 in 11 reviews
there were a couple of maintenance jobs that needed doing such as sealing the leaky shower and replacing loose plug socket on the stairwell.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
The mirror light and toilet-roll holder need to be fixed.
Booking network, April 2025, rated 7/10 by this guest
The lift19 of 2011 in 11 reviews
The room was clean the only problem was they have no elevator
Google, March 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The room was on the 4th floor, no elevator.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Not as shown or booked11 of 2011 in 18 reviews
In the description of the room these things were included.
Booking network, April 2025, rated 7/10 by this guest
The room was smaller than appeared on the photos.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Mould or damp11 of 2011 in 18 reviews
Personally, I didn't find the shower very clean, as the edges were covered in "mold".
Google, August 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The walls had dampm marks and the bathroom was terrible.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Heating and air conditioningcomplaints falling: 6.6 in 100 a year ago, 4.2 now11 of 2011 in 18 reviews
The room facilities could use an upgrade, we wish we could adjust better the room temperature.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The air conditioning was either very strong or turned off.
Google, September 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 201 reviews.
Photos, checked
28 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (47%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt28 of 6047%
Of 60 guest photos, 28 show damage or dirt: peeling paint or cracks in 21, stains in 14, dirty surfaces in 3 and rust or limescale in 2, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 40, 0 do.
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$131 is a typical night, from 297 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost 23% more than weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Jan 2027, $84Dearest month: Jun 2027, $165
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The Pantheon is 909 m away by road, about 12 minutes on foot. There is 1 bar or club within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Mini Market2 min walk113 m by road
- Nearest main road: Lungotevere dei Vallati174 m
- The Pantheon12 min walk909 m by road
- The Trevi Fountain20 min walk1.5 km by road
- The Colosseum25 min walk1.9 km by road
- St. Peter's Basilica2.4 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
8 room types, from 12 to 23 m².
- Small Double Room12 m²Sleeps 3
- Double Room with View15 m²Sleeps 3A view, going by the room's name
- Double or Twin Room17 m²Sleeps 3
- Economy Double Room17 m²Sleeps 2
- Double Room17 m²Sleeps 2
- Triple Room23 m²Sleeps 41 Twin bed + 1 Queen bed
The other 2 room types
- Quadruple Room23 m²Sleeps 54 Twin bed + 2 Twin bed + 1 Double bed
- Panoramic RoomNot statedSleeps 21 Double bed
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 7.5 out of 10. Only 3% of the 7,758 hotels in Rome are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 9.0.
Every review site, out of 100
36 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 30 guests complain about noise.
If room size matters to you
Here, 24 of the 27 guests who mention room size complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
201 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 899 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 201 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 88 older, 311 in other languages and 299 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 148 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 2 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 4 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 100 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.