Hotel Oceania
2-star hotel · Castro Pretorio, Rome
Long Weekend score
GoodNo serious reports. in 298 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 50% of Rome hotels
- 96% of guest comments are praise
- 88% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 50% of Rome hotels. Compared with 7,758 hotels in Rome. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 96% of guest comments are praise. 794 praise, 35 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 88% of guest photos show no damage. 53 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.
- $204 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $116
- 5 min walkto Repubblica station
- 298 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 13 min walk to the Trevi Fountain999 m by road
- A station within walking distanceRepubblica is 411 m away
- Staff260 praise · 1 complain
- Location185 praise · 0 complain
- Cleanliness119 praise · 0 complain
Against
- Room conditioncomplaints rising: 4.3 in 100 a year ago, 7.0 now16 complain · 3 praise
What guests reported
What guests say
298 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (260 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 16 of the 19 who mention it complain.
Staff2601Strength
The staff are super friendly and breakfast was wonderful.
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
The Staff definitely made this a Wonderful stay!!!
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
I found the personal to be uninterested to helping customers to the point of rudeness.
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Location1850Strength
I must say, the location was excellent, the area was very well-served and safe.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
The location to all the central sites of Rome was great.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Cleanliness1190Strength
The property is very welcoming, well-maintained, and clean.
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
The location was perfect—a very peaceful, clean, and well-maintained place.
Google, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Breakfast1046Strength
Hearty breakfast, staff at the top.
Tripadvisor, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
My family and I felt pampered right away...super clean rooms, everything organized for the customer's well-being, super abundant and quality breakfast.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Breakfast options were limited.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Beds252Strength
The rooms have a decent size and the beds are comfortable.
Tripadvisor, October 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
The room was good, not fancy, but had comfortable beds, good water pressure in the shower, and yes, again, cold AC.
Tripadvisor, May 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Quiet at night474Strength
Bed was super comfy and the room was quiet
Booking network, June 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Very quiet couldn't hear any city noise at night as well
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The room was a bit noisy due to noise in the courtyard, but the opera was great.
Booking network, April 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Room size263Strength
Cozy hotel, nice sized rooms, great staff!
Tripadvisor, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Classic and homey, wonderful staff large rooms.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Rooms were a bit on the small side.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Value253Strength
It's rated 2 stars, but the quality of service and the courtesy of the staff definitely make it worth more.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
A really good value hotel.
Tripadvisor, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
This is a 2 star hotel and not worth the money I paid for.
Booking network, August 2025, rated 4/10 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints rising: 4.3 in 100 a year ago, 7.0 now316Weak spot
The building is old, but well maintained.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Some may not like the older, historic building, but we found the experience to be great.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
The hotel is old, and the rooms, though clean, feel aged.
Tripadvisor, April 2026, rated 5/5 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 488 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: the lift, in 7 of 298 reviews.
The lift7 of 2981 in 43 reviews
The main floor is located 4 flights up and the elevator is small.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
They do have an elevator but it is small and rather slow (as you would expect from an old building).
Tripadvisor, October 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Wi-Fi5 of 2981 in 60 reviews
Clean, perfect location and staff, good value
Booking network, November 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Only gripe: slow and intermittent wifi.
Booking network, September 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Complaints the hotel left unresolved4 of 2981 in 74 reviews
Since TV was connected to wi-fi, we couldn’t use it and no one serviced it despite our complaint.
Booking network, May 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Everything was perfect antil our room heating was defect ,we told to the hotel stuff but nobody resolved this problem.All night was cold in the room.
Booking network, March 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Heating and air conditioning4 of 2981 in 74 reviews
AC takes long time to cool , shower is the smallest I have ever seen in my 45 country's travel , breakfast is almost same everyday ( salty ham sandwich, juice, crossiont, coffee).
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Unfortunately the AC didn’t work so had terrible night sleep.
Google, June 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Unexpected charges and refunds3 of 2981 in 99 reviews
I had to ask them to discount the added coffees we bought purchased which they did on room 11, but refused the discount for the second room, which I was paying for.
Google, April 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
The hotel quoted a price and indicated after I inquired there would be a 5% surcharge for credit card payment.
Tripadvisor, June 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 298 reviews.
Photos, checked
7 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (12%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt7 of 6012%
Of 60 guest photos, 7 show damage or dirt: peeling paint or cracks in 6, stains in 3 and exposed wiring in 2, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 40, 1 do.
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: restaurant (5), bar (1).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$204 is a typical night, from 277 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost 11% more than weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Jan 2027, $138Dearest month: May 2027, $350
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.
- Super.com$168
- h-en.reserving.com$213
- Booking.com$240
- Agoda$240
- expedia.it$240
- Hotels.com$240
- Priceline$240
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Repubblica station is 411 m away by road, about 5 minutes on foot.
- Nearest shop: Mini Market5 min walk408 m by road
- Nearest station: Repubblica5 min walk411 m by road
- Nearest main road: Corso d'Italia761 m
- The Trevi Fountain13 min walk999 m by road
- The Pantheon22 min walk1.6 km by road
- The Colosseum24 min walk1.8 km by road
- St. Peter's Basilica3.9 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
11 room types, from 15 to 24 m².
- Double Room15 m²Sleeps 2
- Comfort Double Room15 m²Sleeps 2
- Superior Double Room16 m²Sleeps 3
- Superior Double or Twin Room17 m²Sleeps 2
- Triple Room18 m²Sleeps 31 Single bed + 1 king bed
- Deluxe Triple Room18 m²Sleeps 33 Twin bed
The other 5 room types
- Deluxe Double or Twin Room19 m²Sleeps 3
- Quadruple Room20 m²Sleeps 42 Single bed + 1 king bed
- Superior Family Room22 m²Sleeps 42 Twin bed + 1 Queen bed
- Family Room22 m²Sleeps 44 Twin bed
- Suite24 m²Sleeps 21 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 out of 10. 50% 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 19 guests who mention room condition complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
298 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 854 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 298 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 232 older, 139 in other languages and 185 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 1 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 18 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.