Babbo Guest House

This guest house is situated in a first floor apartment that has been converted to multiple en suite bedrooms. It has an inner courtyard where breakfast is served and you can sit and relax. The courtyard is quiet and away from the hustle and bustle. Wifi is a little temperamental. Our room looked over the street and felt very traditional. Every morning when I opened the shutters I felt an urge to sing ‘ O sole mio’. Which my husband kindly asked me not to. The first impressions can be off putting as it is a large door off the street with several steps leading to a landing where the lift is. People with accessibility issues may have a problem. There is a lift from the landing but it is an unusually quaint old fashioned cage style lift with not much room. The bathroom is large with a shower. Unfortunately the only place to put bottles was on the floor below the shower. I hit my head a couple of times bending down to retrieve. The shower needs a shelf higher up. Why the Narnia comment you ask. Well our room was situated behind the 1st floor lobby and was originally accessed by a large door there. This was not in use and the wardrobe in our room blocked it. To access our room we had to go through a door which could be mistaken for a wardrobe if you didn’t know. It then opened into a spacious high ceiling room like a secret world. The bed was comfortable but it had a memory foam topping which is a pet hate of mine. Although I didn’t notice any obvious issue with mattress I did keep finding myself roll to the centre. Perhaps I’m just used to an expensive one. The location is good and accessible to all areas of Rome, whether you want to walk or use public transport. There are several restaurants nearby including Andrea’s which is a nice place to relax after a full day walking round the sights of Rome. Livia and Marco were very helpful with plenty of advice on where to go.