Palladini Hostel Rome

It was nice stay.

Me and my friend stayed here in april 2024 for 3 nights and found the hostel disappointing. We booked a 4 bed mixed dorm and ended up sharing with a couple who were probably in their mid 60s (we are 18 & 20). Unfortunately this made us feel quite uncomfortable as young women, as all other hostels have policies where people over 45 need to use a private room. After a horrific night sleep because of these people (obviously behaviour of the guests is out of the hostel’s control) we went to ask to move rooms and we were instantly dismissed by the receptionist who defended the people we were sharing with despite us making it clear we felt unsafe. The toilet stank to the point where we were gagging (clearly a plumbing issue) although the room was decent itself. But the kitchen was very basic with what smelt and looked like someone’s dirty laundry left in one of cupboards. One member of staff randomly walked into the room without warning went into the toilet and then walked out again at 10.30pm without saying anything. Overall very disappointing and not the place to go if you are a young woman.

I am very sad about having to stay here. I have booked on Hostelworld, which is kind of a pain in the ass app. Although I initially had to change the dates and the hotel said it was fine, nothing was reflected in the app so I had become confused, and I had a lot of other things going on this year, and I thought that I had not booked the hotel for some reason! I ended up booking twice and I had canceled a reservation for my elderly 88 year old father and me. They refused to refund my money because I didn't pay extra for cancellation. This trip is a once in a lifetime experience for my father and me and we don't have a lot of money, and like other tourist to go to Rome. I'm really sad that the hotel sees fit to keep my hard-earned money instead of taking pity on me and refunding it. I've been refunded by other hostels under similar circumstances around the world. I'm also an Italian citizen, and sadly many of my country, men and women tend to fit the horrible stereotypes. Expect to lose money if you come to this place.