Camplus San Pietro — Scale the Vatican Side Does Not Otherwise Have
It fits when the Vatican is the trip and you want availability and price rather than polish. It does not fit if you plan to criss-cross Rome — this is the furthest address here from both Termini and the Colosseum.
At a glance
- Official name
- Camplus San Pietro
- Location & getting around
- Fornitura Via di Villa Alberici 12, Rome, Italy
- Area
- Vatican and Prati
- Property type
- Hotel · 3★
- Guest score
- 8.6 / 10 · 295 reviews
Agoda guest score (as of 2026-08-23) - Good for
- Business
- Rooms & occupancy
- Source: Agoda property information
- Agoda data checked: 2026-08-23
- 618m to St Peter's, joint second closest here
- 396 rooms — by far the largest property in this comparison
- Breakfast praised in four of twelve reviews
- 4.44km to Termini — the furthest of the 28 stays here
- 10:30 check-out, joint earliest here
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The largest property in this comparison, by a distance
396 rooms. The next largest of the 28 Rome stays on this site has 209, and most sit under a hundred. On the Vatican side — where hotels are typically small conversions on Borgo streets — this is a different kind of building entirely.
That matters for one practical reason. When Rome fills up, the Vatican side fills up first and hardest, because everyone wants an early museum entry. A property with 396 rooms is the one that still has availability, and it prices like a three-star while doing it.
| Distance | Among the 28 Rome stays | |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter’s Basilica | 618m | joint second closest |
| Fiumicino Airport | 20.48km | shortest airport run |
| Pantheon | 2.42km | furthest |
| Colosseum | 3.82km | furthest |
| Roma Termini | 4.44km | furthest |
Three “furthest” entries in one column. This is the far edge of the city from everything except the Vatican and the airport, and there is no reading of the table that makes it otherwise. Choose this address because the Vatican is the trip, not because it is central.
Rooms — 396 of them, which is the whole argument
The largest property in this comparison by a distance — the next biggest has 209, and most sit under a hundred.
The property data we hold does not list specific room configurations, so confirm what fits your party directly when booking. Two guests describe the rooms as spacious, which is plausible: a purpose-built building with 396 rooms is not carving them out of a 16th-century floor plan.
What the scale buys is availability. When Rome fills up the Vatican side fills first and hardest, because everyone wants an early museum entry — and this is the address that still has rooms, at three-star pricing.
Facilities — a gym, a restaurant and a business centre
Breakfast is the standout — four of twelve reviews raise it, which is a high share for a sample that size, and three separately mention the value. Cleanliness leads at six of twelve.
Check-out is 10:30, joint earliest of the 28 Rome stays here. Ask about luggage storage if your flight is in the afternoon; guests describe using it.
The airport is the quiet advantage. At 20.48km this is the shortest run to Fiumicino in this comparison — the Vatican side is the side the airport is on. It is a taxi rather than the Leonardo Express, but a shorter one, and Termini at 4.44km makes that the sensible choice anyway.
Best for
- Vatican-focused stays at three-star pricing
- Groups needing many rooms in one building
- Booking late, when small Vatican hotels are full
Not ideal if
- Your days are spread across the whole city
- You want a late, unhurried check-out
What guests actually raise
Cleanliness in six of twelve reviews, staff in five, and breakfast in four — the last of which is unusual. Breakfast rarely reaches that share in a sample of twelve, and three guests separately mention the value.
Two describe the rooms as spacious. For a three-star in Rome that is worth noting, and it likely follows from the building: a purpose-built property with 396 rooms is not carving them out of a 16th-century floor plan.
8.6 across 295 reviews is a moderate sample, consistent with what the pattern suggests — a large, clean, well-fed, well-placed-for-one-purpose property without much pretension.
We have not stayed here. These are patterns across the guest reviews on the booking page, read on the date below.
Before you book
- 396 rooms, three stars. The property data we hold does not list specific room configurations — confirm what fits your party directly when booking
- Check-in 14:00, check-out 10:30. The early check-out is joint earliest of the 28 stays here; ask about leaving luggage
- Gym, restaurant and business centre are listed
- The airport is closer than the station. Fiumicino is 20.48km and Termini 4.44km, so a taxi to the airport may beat a transfer to the Leonardo Express (the Italy page compares the options)
- City tax is collected at check-out and scales with the star rating; three stars is one of the cheaper bands
The other three on this side of the river are in Vatican and Prati hotels.
FAQ
How big is it, really?
396 rooms, more than twice the next largest in this comparison. On the Vatican side, where most properties are small, that means availability when everything else near St Peter's is full.
What is the catch on timings?
Check-out is 10:30, the earliest of the 28 Rome stays here alongside Camplus Hotel Roma Centro. Ask about luggage storage if you have an afternoon flight.
How far is everything else?
St Peter's is 618m, but Termini is 4.44km and the Colosseum 3.82km — both the furthest of any stay in this comparison. This is a Vatican base, not a city-wide one.
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A 32-room five-star beside the Trevi Fountain, where four of twelve reviews raise noise and every one of them points at the same rooms.
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