Livia B&B - Trastevere

The area was so central and Livia was available for any concerns we had.

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Great location. Good instruction.

Shower size - if we need to be picky.. and lack of fresh towels.

Excellent location and the host Livia is wonderful. Really homely, helpful service and easy check in process as well. We would recommend to others looking to stay in Trastavere!

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Livia was friendly and tried to be helpful and I hate to give a bad review but I have to be honest about my personal experience with the 3 nights I stayed. The property was comfortable and close to everything. Breakfast was reasonable. There was a fridge in the communal room with water, yoghurts and milk. Also a coffee machine with pods. These were replenished daily. Livia made recommendations for restaurants and also kindly allowed early check in for me.

For me personally far too noisy. I had 3 terrible nights sleep and I don’t know how this isn’t reflected in other reviews. Nearby restaurants with outdoor seating are busy until around midnight. The bar next to the room was noisy until around 1:30AM. (The website claims the bar closes at 12am but there was still noise coming from there) Each night at around 3AM a group of 10+ Italian speakers would gather on the corner and laugh, shout, scream and stumbling around drunk. (I’m not sure if they are restaurant staff who have a drink after work is finished) 4am the bin wagon reverses down the street with the reversing alarm sounding and then noisily empties the trash. The windows don’t block much sound, they also don’t block much light even with the shutters closed. Waking to use the bathroom I could easily see around the room without a need to turn in the light since the apartment balcony spotlights across the street shine into the room. The wall between the room and the guest next door provides no sound deadening. You can hear every word, every footstep, each time they use a light switch and a plug socket. Also booking.com clams the payment made on here includes all taxes and charges but when you arrive you are charged €6 cash per person per night. The shower which features in a lot of the reviews on this property. Well I just assumed it was ‘larger’ people who were complaining and that it wouldn’t be an issue for me. Well I’m 5’11, 182lbs (83kg) wear medium UK shirt size and a 34inch waist. I struggled to wash myself in the shower cubicle as it was pretty tiny. So if you are bigger than me then it might be a bit too small for you. I will add that I am a light sleeper and others might not find it as bad as me, but the lack of sleep did affect my experiences so I feel I should be honest in the review. Sorry Livia, I mean no offence or anything personal.