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Good value
Cecil Hotel Rome ★★★
Rome
Well-priced three-star in the historic centre, with a terrace and staff who know the city
3 star hotels · Lazio · Italy
We reviewed 300 three-star hotels in Rome and picked the 50 best-rated places to stay.
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Good value
Rome
Well-priced three-star in the historic centre, with a terrace and staff who know the city
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Small and quiet
Rome
Seventeen rooms round a garden courtyard near Circo Massimo, with staff rated 9.2
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Rooftop breakfast
Rome
Panoramic rooftop breakfast, a few minutes on foot from Roma Termini.
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Roof terrace
Rome
Welcome drinks, a roof terrace, and Santa Maria Maggiore 400 metres away
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Panoramic views
Rome
Panoramic rooftop terrace on Via del Biscione, steps from the market square
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Free breakfast
Rome
Large rooms with balconies and a free breakfast buffet, six minutes from Piazza della Repubblica
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Courtyard garden
Rome
Former monastery in Trastevere built around a courtyard of orange trees
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Parking on site
Rome
Private parking and a quiet residential street, five minutes' walk from the metro
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Cheap and central
Rome
Functional rooms on Via Nazionale from £38, a short walk from Termini
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Pets welcome
Rome
Family-run and pet-friendly in Monte Sacro, five minutes from Jonio metro
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Airport stopover
Rome
Handy for Fiumicino and the ring road, with parking and breakfast from 4am
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Spanish Steps
Rome
Right by the Spanish Steps and the shopping streets, with much-praised staff and clean rooms
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Small and simple
Rome
Garden and snack bar in a 32-room hotel a short walk from Termini station
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Quiet and green
Rome
Panoramic terrace and a park on the doorstep, with buses into the centre
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By the Pantheon
Rome
Within five minutes of the Pantheon, with soundproofed windows and a breakfast guests praise.
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Easy airport links
Rome Bed & Breakfast
Eight rooms by Tiburtina station, with a bar, a jacuzzi and quick airport links.
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Good value
Rome
Manzoni metro is two minutes away; rooms are modern, soundproofed and come with balconies
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Heart of Monti
Rome
On a lively Monti square, eight minutes' walk from the Colosseum, at fair rates
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Pet-friendly
Rome
Eleven garden-facing rooms with homemade breakfast, a prosecco welcome and a pet-friendly terrace
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Practical base
Rome
Functional rooms and free breakfast a short walk from Termini — practical rather than plush
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Fountain views
Rome
Rooms overlook Piazza di Trevi, and breakfast is served on the roof terrace.
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Pantheon views
Rome
Facing the Pantheon on Piazza della Rotonda, recently renovated and warmly staffed
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Historic centre
Rome
Deep in the historic centre on a quiet street, with breakfast from local bakeries.
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Metro handy
Rome
Policlinico metro five minutes away, reliably clean rooms, and coffee made to order at breakfast
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Transport links
Rome
Tram, bus and train within five minutes, plus a garden and rates from £25
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Affordable and central
Rome
Porta Pia is five minutes away, with a leafy terrace and rooms from £42
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Historic mansion
Rome
A 19th-century mansion thirteen minutes from the Pantheon, with rooms from £39 and a free happy hour
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Small and simple
Rome
Twelve-room hotel with a garden, a short walk from Termini and Porta Maggiore
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Free parking
Rome
Complimentary private parking and spacious rooms, a short walk from the Vatican.
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Metro-side budget
Rome
Rebibbia metro is 200 metres away, with a sun terrace and rooms from $52
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Historic centre
Rome
Off a quiet alley by the Trevi Fountain, with the Pantheon a short walk away.
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Great value
Rome
Good value between Termini and Via Nazionale, backed by more than 7,000 reviews
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Budget base
Rome Guest house
Low rates and a metro station nearby, though the historic centre is 6 km away
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Breakfast included
Rome
One minute's walk from the Trevi Fountain, with friendly service and breakfast included.
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Trevi doorstep
Rome
Trevi Fountain all but outside the door, with a breakfast terrace facing it.
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Boutique in Monti
Rome
Soundproofed rooms keep Monti quiet, in a 28-room hotel with attentive staff
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Budget near Termini
Rome Bed & Breakfast
Shared kitchen and modern bathrooms five minutes from Termini, from £66 a night.
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Historic setting
Rome Bed & Breakfast
A former monastery beside the basilica, with high ceilings and a rooftop terrace
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Central choice
Rome
A 3-star stay 600 metres from Piazza di Spagna, rated 7.9 from 1,724 reviews, with a rooftop terrace and rooms from £44.
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Good value
Rome
Central Via del Viminale spot with multilingual staff, good breakfast and fair prices.
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Cheap, low scores
Rome
Under ten minutes' walk from Termini at low rates, though guest scores are poor
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Central three-star
Rome
Walking distance to the Trevi Fountain and Colosseum, with attentive staff at three-star prices
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Basic but handy
Rome
Comfort is basic, but the staff and the walkable Termini location earn steady praise
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Value near Termini
Rome
Location, breakfast and value all rated highly, a short walk from Termini station
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Prime position
Rome
Via del Corso setting, with Trevi, the Pantheon and the Spanish Steps all walkable
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Low rates
Rome
Rooms from £37 with free parking and Piramide metro nearby; no guest reviews yet.
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Garden and whirlpool
Rome
Garden, gazebo and a six-person whirlpool in an 1800s building near Via Veneto, from £58
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Calm and central
Rome
Sun terrace, TV lounge and a breakfast guests remember for its fresh pastries
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Central value
Rome
Painted ceilings and marble bathrooms in some rooms, steps from the Pantheon
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Near Termini
Rome
No-frills comfort on a calm street near Termini, with a 9/10 location score.
Map & live prices by our partner
Three-star Rome is a location-first category: rooms are often compact, but the addresses carry the stay. The selection’s average guest rating is 8.5, which shows the set is dependable rather than a gamble. The real difference between properties is whether you wake up facing the Pantheon, above the Trevi Fountain, or in a quiet courtyard in Trastevere.
Central Rome is where the three-star category is at its most useful. Hotel Smeraldo sits on a quiet street in the historic centre, Nerva Boutique Hotel is in Monti with soundproofed rooms, and Hotel Santa Maria is a former monastery in Trastevere. All three put the main sights within walking distance, which is the reason travellers choose this band of hotels over a cheaper base farther out.
Many are. You can be steps from the Pantheon at Albergo Del Senato, on Piazza di Trevi at Hotel Fontana, and in Monti at Nerva Boutique Hotel. The cheaper end of the category tends to sit around Termini, while the landmark-side addresses near the Pantheon and Trevi run higher.
Stay in the historic centre if you can: the Pantheon, Trevi, Monti and Trastevere are where many of the three-star addresses sit. Monti is the natural choice for the Colosseum, the Pantheon area for the centre of the itinerary, and Trastevere for something calmer around a garden courtyard at Hotel Santa Maria. Termini is convenient when you arrive by train; Monte Sacro makes sense only if you want a quiet residential base served by the Jonio metro.
A typical night is around €74. Prices start near €25 and reach €331 at Boutique Hotel Campo De' Fiori, with the pattern fairly simple: the closer you get to the Pantheon, Trevi and the Colosseum, the more of the budget goes on location. Around Termini, rooms at Hotel Impero and Hotel San Remo cost from €40 to €44.
Rome’s three-star hotels are the city’s practical middle ground. They sit in the historic centre, in Monti, around Termini, and across the river in Trastevere — sometimes in a former monastery, sometimes on a quiet street, sometimes right on the piazza. A courtyard of orange trees, a room overlooking the Trevi Fountain, a rooftop above Campo de' Fiori: this is the category where location does most of the work.
What three stars buy in Rome is not a uniform product. Some of these hotels give you painted ceilings and a rooftop breakfast; others give you a compact room, soundproofed windows, and a short walk to the Colosseum. The common thread is that they are chosen for where they sit — and the real choice is between bases, not between star ratings.
Three-star Rome suits travellers who want a central, walkable base and are happy to trade some space and formality for location. It is the right page for a city break built around the Pantheon, the Colosseum and dinner in Trastevere. If you want higher-spec rooms, the 4-star page is the next step; if a tight budget is driving the dates, the cheap and budget page will pull out the lowest rates. Families can compare the family-friendly page, and anyone arriving by car should look at the parking page before committing to the historic centre.