Hotel Lancelot
3-star hotel · Celio, Rome
Long Weekend score
StrongNo serious reports. in 296 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 76% of Rome hotels
- 94% of guest comments are praise
- 98% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 76% of Rome hotels. Compared with 7,758 hotels in Rome. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 94% of guest comments are praise. 784 praise, 50 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 98% of guest photos show no damage. 59 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.
- $193 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $143
- 8 min walkto the Colosseum
- 296 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 8 min walk to the Colosseum570 m by road
- Colosseum view8 guest photos show it
- Staff217 praise · 5 complain
- Location215 praise · 2 complain
- Breakfast115 praise · 8 complain
Against
- Room conditioncomplaints falling: 6.6 in 100 a year ago, 3.4 now13 complain · 2 praise
What guests reported
What guests say
296 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (217 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 13 of the 15 who mention it complain.
Cleanliness810Strength
Location, Cleanliness, Staff, Breakfast, Charming older building and furniture.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Very clean all the staff were excellent especially the bartender Mark who looked after us with our cocktails and drinks.
Tripadvisor, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Food220Strength
The dinner was an event and amazing.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Did enjoy dinner - great food and a fabulous group at our "round table "!
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Location2152Strength
The location can’t be beat!
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Walking distance to everything you need.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
So close to coliseum but quite far from Trevi fountain and other main tourist attractions.
Tripadvisor, August 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Staff2175Strength
Staff was very helpful with restaurant recommendations and getting us a taxi to airport.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The staff just went above and beyond to make our stay memorable - incredibly memorable people.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
However, a breakfast employee and receptionist started yelling at us and was rude about the time during our meal.
Google, April 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Views261Strength
😍 The guest balcony patio with a Colliseum view.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Tucked in a quaint quiet neighborhood with a spectacular and non touristy view of the coliseum.
Booking network, December 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Breakfast1158Strength
Staff were SO friendly and helpful, breakfast was delicious, and the location can’t be beat!
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Good proximity to the colosseum, good choice of foods for breakfast, friendly staff
Booking network, January 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Would have liked something warm for breakfast
Booking network, July 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
Value192Strength
Vale for money friendly hotel
Booking network, September 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
It's really excellent, and great value for what you get.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 1.1 in 100 a year ago, 3.4 now478Strength
Just a few minutes from the Colosseum, yet tucked away and quiet.
Google, October 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Perfect location in a quiet neighborhood, lots of restaurants and cafes nearby.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
One small drawback: in the corridors, guests are noisy, behaving as if they own the place without considering others.
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room size225Mostly good
Room is very big with a bath tub and showers insert in the bath.
Google, April 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The rooms are nice and a good size.
Google, April 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Room was very small, but adequate.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Beds186Mostly good
The hotel is gorgeous and spotlessly clean, the staff are all very friendly and helpful, the bed was very comfortable and the breakfast was excellent.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Wonderful breakfast, extremely comfortable beds and the whole atmosphere was brilliant.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
The beds are a bit too hard for me.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints falling: 6.6 in 100 a year ago, 3.4 now213Weak spot
Bathroom was small and needed upgrade.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
Old hotel with very Roman-style facilities, but clean, well located and where the price/quality ratio is balanced, super friendly staff.
Google, August 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
The rooms are spotlessly clean, but the furniture is mismatched and a bit worn/tired (3 stars).
Google, September 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
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 604 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: heating and air conditioning, in 10 of 296 reviews.
Heating and air conditioning10 of 2961 in 30 reviews
Our airconditioner did not work and it was extremely hot!
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Heating was not strong enough for the big room.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Problems in the bathroom9 of 2961 in 33 reviews
Minor issues though, the walls are thin so you can hear everything outside and wish they had blackout curtains and a proper door for the toilet
Google, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Shower head would not stay attached and pumps to shower gel and shampoo weren’t working.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Not as shown or booked3 of 2961 in 99 reviews
I paid extra for a room with a Colloseum view but when we entered the room - there was no such thing.
Tripadvisor, May 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
A booking not honoured3 of 2961 in 99 reviews
We had a mix up with the room booked, but this was sorted quickly and the room we were then assigned was very comfortable.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
On the day of our stay at 12:00 PM, they sent an email stating: "a technical problem in your room and we need to relocate you in a different hotel."
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 296 reviews.
Photos, checked
1 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (2%).
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: restaurant (9), bar (5), landmark view (8).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$193 is a typical night, from 195 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Feb 2027, $159Dearest month: Jun 2027, $235
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.
- simplebooking.it$224
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The Colosseum is 570 m away by road, about 8 minutes on foot. There are 2 bars or clubs within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Enoteca Colosseo1 min walk55 m by road
- Nearest main road: Via dell'Amba Aradam536 m
- The Colosseum8 min walk570 m by road
- Nearest station: Colosseo10 min walk717 m by road
- The Trevi Fountain29 min walk2.2 km by road
- The Pantheon2.6 km
- St. Peter's Basilica4.6 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
3 room types, from 11 to 18 m².
- Single Room11 m²Sleeps 1
- Double or Twin Room14 m²Sleeps 2Balcony in its photos
- Triple Room18 m²Sleeps 31 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 9.4 out of 10. 76% 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, 13 of the 15 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
296 reviews counted · 96 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 849 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 296 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 155 older, 148 in other languages, 249 with a score but no words and 1 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 104 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 6 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 3 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 96 photos: the first 36 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.