Hotel Palazzo Manfredi — The Colosseum Is the Room
It fits when a Colosseum view from the building is the reason for the trip and 16 rooms feels like an advantage. It does not fit if you need a large hotel's facilities, or if you might be placed in the separate apartments 400m away without expecting it.
At a glance
- Official name
- Hotel Palazzo Manfredi – Small Luxury Hotels of the World
- Location & getting around
- Via Labicana 125 (Loft and Apartments are located 400 meters away from the main hotel), Rome, Italy
- Area
- Colosseo and Monti
- Property type
- Hotel · 5★
- Guest score
- 8.8 / 10 · 162 reviews
Agoda guest score (as of 2026-08-23) - Good for
- Families, Couples
- Rooms & occupancy
- Double, Family room, Suite
- Source: Agoda property information
- Agoda data checked: 2026-08-23
- 223m to the Colosseum — closest of the 28 Rome stays here
- 16 rooms, so service runs at an individual scale
- Bar, lounge, gym and restaurant despite the size
- 3.66km to St Peter's, among the furthest here
- 162 reviews — the thinnest sample of the 28
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223m, and nothing else in this comparison is closer
Of the 28 Rome properties on this site, this is the closest to the Colosseum. Via Labicana runs along the eastern flank of the amphitheatre, and 223m is close enough that the monument is the view rather than a walk.
| Distance | Among the 28 Rome stays | |
|---|---|---|
| Colosseum | 223m | closest |
| Roma Termini | 1.30km | — |
| Pantheon | 1.77km | — |
| St Peter’s Basilica | 3.66km | among the furthest |
| Fiumicino Airport | 23.45km | — |
Read the bottom of that column and the shape is familiar: this is the Ancient Rome end of the city, which means the Vatican is the far end. At 3.66km, St Peter’s is a metro ride, and the Pantheon at 1.77km is a walk of about 20 minutes.
Rooms — 16 of them, and one question to ask first
Doubles, family rooms and suites in a building with fewer rooms than most hotels have on a single floor. Room names run from a suite with a view up through a grand suite, so the view is sold by room type rather than assigned on arrival.
One detail deserves flagging before you book. The property’s own address line states that lofts and apartments sit about 400 metres from the main hotel. That is easy to miss and it changes the whole proposition — if a Colosseum-facing room in the main building is why you are choosing this address, ask which unit your rate covers.
The 162-review sample is the thinnest of the 28 Rome stays here, so there is no recurring pattern about the rooms to report.
Facilities — a bar, a lounge, a gym and a restaurant, in 16 rooms
That list attached to a building this small is the whole character of the property. Staff come up in four of the eleven reviews we read, the view or terrace in three.
What you are actually buying is 223m. Via Labicana runs along the eastern flank of the amphitheatre, and no other property in this comparison is closer — the monument is the view rather than a walk.
There is no pool and no spa. At this size in this position, there is nowhere to put them.
Best for
- Wanting the Colosseum from the building itself
- Travellers who prefer very small luxury properties
- Special-occasion stays in Ancient Rome
Not ideal if
- You want the Vatican side reachable on foot
- You want a large five-star operation
Sixteen rooms, and one thing to confirm
Sixteen rooms is very small for a five-star, and it is the whole character of the property — there is a bar, a lounge, a gym and a restaurant attached to a building with fewer rooms than most hotels have on a single floor.
One detail deserves flagging before you book. The property’s own address line states that lofts and apartments are located about 400 metres from the main hotel. That is unusual and easy to miss. If the reason you are choosing this address is a Colosseum-facing room in the main building, ask which unit your rate covers rather than assuming.
What the reviews can and cannot tell you
162 reviews is the thinnest sample of the 28 Rome properties compared here. The 8.8 sitting on it matches three other five-stars in this comparison that carry more evidence behind the same number.
Within the sample, staff come up in four of the eleven reviews we read and the view or terrace in three. There is no recurring complaint — but with a sample this size, the absence of a pattern is weaker information than a pattern would be.
If you want a Colosseum address with more evidence behind it, Hotel Hiberia and Hotel Artemide sit in the same district. If you want the view specifically, nothing here is closer than 223m.
We have not stayed here. This summarises patterns across the guest reviews on the booking page, read on the date below.
Before you book
- 16 rooms, five stars. Doubles, family rooms and suites are listed
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00
- Confirm whether your booking is in the main building or the separate lofts and apartments
- Five stars means €10 per person per night in city tax, collected at check-out, capped at ten nights, and outside the rate you booked (the Italy page has the bands)
The rest of Ancient Rome’s stays are in hotels near the Colosseum; all six areas in where to stay in Rome.
FAQ
Are the lofts and apartments in the same building?
No. The property listing states that lofts and apartments sit about 400 metres from the main hotel. If a Colosseum-facing room in the main building is why you are booking, confirm which unit you are being given.
How close is the Colosseum?
223m, the shortest of the 28 Rome properties compared on this site. Via Labicana runs along the eastern side of the monument.
Is 162 reviews enough for a five-star?
It is the thinnest sample of the 28 stays here. The 8.8 it carries is the same score as three other five-stars in this comparison, but backed by far less evidence — treat it as an early reading.
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