Hotel Gea di Vulcano Rome
3-star hotel · Castro Pretorio, Rome
Long Weekend score
GoodNo serious reports. in 223 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 37% of Rome hotels
- 92% of guest comments are praise
- 97% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 37% of Rome hotels. Compared with 7,758 hotels in Rome. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 92% of guest comments are praise. 594 praise, 52 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 97% of guest photos show no damage. 58 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.
- $248 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $151
- 2 min walkto Repubblica station
- 223 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 15 min walk to the Trevi Fountain1.1 km by road
- A station within walking distanceRepubblica is 181 m away
- Staff162 praise · 1 complain
- Location150 praise · 1 complain
- Breakfast94 praise · 12 complain
Against
- Room conditioncomplaints falling: 11.9 in 100 a year ago, 5.5 now16 complain · 9 praise
What guests reported
What guests say
223 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (162 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 16 of the 25 who mention it complain.
Cleanliness830Strength
Pleasant and very clean rooms.
Google, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
The hotel is super clean and the owner/manager was incredibly helpful.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Staff1621Strength
The staff was the sweetest!
Booking network, October 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Safe and clean, with friendly staff and fabulous breakfast.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
He didn’t even attempt to hide his annoyance with Americans asking even the simplest question or making the simplest request.
Tripadvisor, April 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Location1501Strength
Excellent location, nice room, and excellent service.
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Excellent hotel, well located near Termini station and the metro.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
A little bit needs some walk to reach trevi and other places
Booking network, October 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Value192Strength
Pokoj jsem bral s předstihem, takže cenově to bylo bezkonkurenční.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Good Value and Great Experience
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Breakfastcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 7.3 now9412Strength
Breakfast is also pretty good for hotel breakfast.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The Breakfast was very good and all the Staff very friendly.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Breakfast lacked hot food
Booking network, September 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Beds183Strength
The location, very clean room, comfortable bed, the staff was very amicable and helpful, especially the reception man and the lady helping during the breakfast.
Booking network, December 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
Comfortable bed, modern and clean bathroom, very good breakfast.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Beds a little hard but that's just a personal preference
Booking network, December 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Room size367Mostly good
The location, the spaciousness of the quadruple room and the cute, authentic breakfast area.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Room was pretty big and cozy.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
The room was smaller than expected but fine for a one night stay
Booking network, October 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 1.7 in 100 a year ago, 5.5 now2310Mostly good
Ideal place to explore Rome, near Termini station which connects to the airport and metro stations, it is run by a very friendly and helpful person who helps organize the most interesting tours, the building is a classic and quiet place with charm.
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
A very comfortable , clean room and had a wonderful sleep in this very peaceful hotel.
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Unfortunately, you can hear everything through the walls, and when someone leaves the hotel early to catch the airport, it's impossible to sleep.
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints falling: 11.9 in 100 a year ago, 5.5 now916Weak spot
The building is old, as expected for this type of property, and it seems likely that a renovation may be planned in the future.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
It’s old, as one would imagine.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
It was an old building which I like but may not be for everyone
Booking network, July 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: food and views.
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 432 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: wi-Fi, in 4 of 223 reviews.
Wi-Fi4 of 2231 in 56 reviews
Wi-Fi stopped working one day.
Google, November 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
The negative points: reasonable breakfast, closes at 10 and you have to leave at that time, Wi-Fi is not good.
Google, January 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Unexpected charges and refunds3 of 2231 in 74 reviews
The money was immediately deducted from the card and they refuse to refund the amount.
Google, November 2024, rated 1/5 by this guest
They refused to refund our money, which ended up on the account of a Hong Kong company.
Google, November 2024, rated 1/5 by this guest
Mould or damp3 of 2231 in 74 reviews
The apartment had a slightly musty smell and they were cleaning the street outside first with a street sweeper around midnight, then a kettle later with a jet washer at 1am.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The lift3 of 2231 in 74 reviews
The lift was very tiny but this is probably normal in Rome.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
The location was excellent, with all the major attractions within walking distance.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 223 reviews.
Photos, checked
2 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (3%).
What it advertises, against the photos
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$248 is a typical night, from 294 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost 10% more than weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Nov 2026, $163Dearest month: May 2027, $316
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked, so these sit outside the year-wide figures above and can fall below the typical price.
- upps.at$211
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Repubblica station is 181 m away by road, about 2 minutes on foot. There is 1 bar or club within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Pam Local2 min walk154 m by road
- Nearest station: Repubblica2 min walk181 m by road
- The Trevi Fountain15 min walk1.1 km by road
- The Colosseum20 min walk1.5 km by road
- The Pantheon23 min walk1.7 km by road
- St. Peter's Basilica4.0 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
5 room types, from 11 to 25 m².
- Single Room11 m²Sleeps 1
- Double Room17 m²Sleeps 2
- Double or Twin Room17 m²Sleeps 2
- Triple Room23 m²Sleeps 31 Twin bed + 1 Queen bed + 3 Twin bed
- Quadruple Room25 m²Sleeps 42 Twin bed + 1 Queen 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 8.8 out of 10. 37% of the 7,758 hotels in Rome are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 9.0.
Every review site, out of 100
If room condition matters to you
Here, 16 of the 25 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
223 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 893 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 223 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 73 older, 270 in other languages and 327 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 0 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 5 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 6 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.