Melting Pot Rome
2-star hostel · Esquilino, Rome
Long Weekend score
MixedNo serious reports. in 156 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 20% of Rome hotels
- 86% of guest comments are praise
- 77% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 20% of Rome hotels. Compared with 7,758 hotels in Rome. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 86% of guest comments are praise. 275 praise, 43 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 77% of guest photos show no damage. 46 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.
- From $66 a nightdorm beds for two, before tax
- 4 min walkto Santa Bibiana station
- 156 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- A station within walking distanceSanta Bibiana is 324 m away
- Staff92 praise · 8 complain
- Location84 praise · 3 complain
- Beds18 praise · 2 complain
- Room size9 praise · 0 complain
Against
- Guest photos show wear and dirt14 of the 60 photos guests took, and 0 of the hotel's 35
- Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 7.7 now10 complain · 8 praise
What guests reported
What guests say
156 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (92 guests). Weakest: quiet at night, where 10 of the 18 who mention it complain.
Room size90Strength
Excellent facilities and spacious rooms.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Also, the room is really clean and spacious.
Booking network, December 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
Location843Strength
during the day is fine though, quick access to all tourist attractions
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Nice stay in the center of Rome
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Staffcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 6.2 now928Strength
Daniel the receptionist was an absolute legend!
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
The host was helpful, the room was comfortable, the cleaning was done regularly.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The late night staff, he was quite rude and indifferent.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Beds182Strength
Friendly staff, chill atmosphere, reasonably comfortable beds, clean, good location, good kitchen
Booking network, June 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Very comfortable beds, friendly staff.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
The bed was so flat that my body hurts, but it was a good deal for the price
Booking network, January 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Value174Mostly good
Very polite staff and amazing rooms for the price.
Google, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Good, budget friendly place to sleep.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Beds were very eh, lockers are very small i couldn’t fit my backpack, one bathroom for 8 people is not desirable, i don’t think it was worth €50 a night at all
Booking network, June 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Cleanlinesscomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 12.3 now4716Mostly good
The rooms are clean and comfortable.
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The facilities were clean, modern, and secure, and the staff went above and beyond to ensure guests felt at home.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
The bathroom seemed like it could have been cleaned better, at one point there was no toilet paper.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Quiet at nightcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 7.7 now810Split
My only problem was that people were laughing and talking loudly in the lobby at night, and because my room was on the first floor, I couldn‘t sleep well.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The bed made a lot of noise and was not comfortable at all, which made it hard to get a good night’s sleep.
Google, May 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Small locker, the owners are speaking loudly at common areas, the bedframe makes too much noise and doesn’t have curtains.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: room condition, food, breakfast 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 236 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: problems in the bathroom, in 6 of 156 reviews.
Problems in the bathroomcomplaints rising: 0.0 in 100 a year ago, 4.6 now6 of 1561 in 26 reviews
The drain of the shower was a bit clogged so the water would cumulate.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
The water pressure in the shower was quite weak and the water didn’t drain that well.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Unpleasant surroundings6 of 1561 in 26 reviews
Meh hostel to stay in for a couple of nights, close to Termini station on a short walk through what seems a post apocalyptic town full of dodgy people, garbage and graffiti (I won't recommend walk towards or from the station at night).
Google, November 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
It's in a very dangerous area near Termini (the only positive was its proximity for quickly catching the train).
Google, August 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Not as shown or booked3 of 1561 in 52 reviews
I booked a bed in a female only room that had 3 beds only (instead of 4 written), so it was pretty comfortable and enough space for what you can expect from an hostel.
Google, August 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Complaints the hotel left unresolved3 of 1561 in 52 reviews
They helped me look and said they would ask the cleaner, but I never received any follow-up and it felt like there was little concern about the situation.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 2/10 by this guest
Contrary to what the staff claimed in response to my comment, no cleaning was done between our arrival on Tuesday and our departure on Saturday, despite a shared bathroom for four people, three of whom entered and left on the same day.
Google, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Insects or pests3 of 1561 in 52 reviews
Smelled a bit of cigarettes, did encounter a few house flies too in the room.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 7/10 by this guest
There were a few mosquitoes in the room.
Google, February 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 156 reviews.
Photos, checked
14 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (23%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt14 of 6023%
Of 60 guest photos, 14 show damage or dirt: stains in 8, dirty surfaces in 4, peeling paint or cracks in 3 and litter or dirty water in 2, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 35, 0 do.
What it advertises, against the photos
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
Dorm beds for two start at $66 a night, from 301 dates checked in the coming year.
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
Santa Bibiana station is 324 m away by road, about 4 minutes on foot. There is 1 bar or club within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Iper La Spesa1 min walk94 m by road
- Nearest station: Santa Bibiana4 min walk324 m by road
- Nearest main road: Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano673 m
- The Colosseum23 min walk1.7 km by road
- The Trevi Fountain2.7 km
- The Pantheon3.4 km
- St. Peter's Basilica5.5 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
4 room types, from 15 to 50 m².
- Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room15 m²
- Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room28 m²
- Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room50 m²
- Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room50 m²
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.4 out of 10. Only 20% of the 7,758 hotels in Rome are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 9.0.
Every review site, out of 100
26 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 10 guests complain about noise.
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How we know
156 reviews counted · 95 photos checked · updated 11 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 896 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 156 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 97 older, 222 in other languages and 421 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 15 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 4 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- We looked at 95 photos: the first 35 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.