YellowSquare Rome

I really enjoyed this hostel. It was clean, both the rooms and the bathrooms are in good conditions. The beds all have curtains that give you much appreciated privacy when sharing a space... the hostel staff is kind, funny and helpful. The Yellow bar is a great vibe with good drinks and fair prices. The food is also really good. I highly recommend going for the free pasta from 18:30 - 20:00. You can't enter the building without a key card or a staff member letting you in, so security is also good.

My experience at YellowSquare Rome was amazing — I absolutely loved it. The location is perfect, just a short walk from Roma Termini station. That made it super easy to get around the city and also very convenient for arriving and leaving with luggage. I stayed in two different rooms, and both had great structure. The hostel itself is modern and cozy, with cool common areas, free water, a small market, and a well-equipped kitchen (even though I didn’t use it, I appreciated having it there). The rooms had lockers, shelves for bags, and even hangers — which was a big plus for me! As for the bathrooms, I didn’t love the one in the first room, but the second was much better and more complete. Still, everything was always clean and well-maintained. I also loved how the hostel provided a map with daily activities and events, including their own events and tours. That really adds value to the experience. And I can’t forget the bar — I went there twice, and even though I didn’t party much because I was busy exploring Rome, I really enjoyed the vibe. Overall, I’d give this hostel a solid 5-star rating. Great structure, fun atmosphere, fair price — I’ll definitely be staying here again when I return to Rome.

I really loved the atmosphere of this hostel—I enjoyed the message wall and all the little touches of humor throughout the place. This was the last place I stayed in Italy, and I felt genuinely sad to leave. The reception provides useful things like earplugs and sanitary pads, and there are smart lockers in the rooms, which is great. However, I have to say the soundproofing is quite poor; both my friend and I were often woken up at night by the street noise, which was the biggest downside. Also, we both found the duvet much too thin and it was really cold at night (in April).

As a Hilton hotel princess, this comes pretty close to that level. Rooms were clean, beds comfy and decent had great air con. The bathroom in the 4 person was small but manageable. The bar over the road was lots of fun! Enjoyable stay!

The staff we very helpful whenever you needed them, very sympathetic. The activities were fun, the room was clean. Bed was comfortable. The bar across made it easier to meet with people. And the location was great too, only a few minutes walking distance from the train station! really appreciate the free earplugs and tampons.

This was a great hostel. It is very much an energetic place with a party atmosphere. However, it can be what you want it to be. I found it peaceful and fine to sleep when I wasn't wanting to have a late night in the bar, but equally when I did have more of a night out it certainly delivered. The daily activities on offer are great, and the FREE pasta every night was one of the best things. Really glad I chose to stay here, as I met some amazing people in my dorm room of whom I explored Rome with.

Pros : 1. Near to the Roma termini station as well as another metro station so all the tourist places are really accessible. 2. Female staffs ( In the morning shift ) were really nice and helpful. The one from Argentina was really nice and welcoming. 3.Bed were comfortable 4. They have a huge underground area for public lobby and kitchen as well as a small lobby near the reception. Overall I would say its a good hostel to stay if you are backpacking. Cons : 1. Only con which can come to my mind is that for 10 people dorm bed they only have one bathroom. So you have to wait alot in the morning if someone is in because everyone takes atleast 30 mins to complete their morning rituals. Either you have to wakeup really early to use the bathroom or wakeup late so you dont have to wait. 2. Another thing was that you cannot drink alcohol inside the hostel. Although I am fine with that rule but atleast let people drink inside the kitchen.

A very nice hostel, rooms were fine although would’ve preferred a curtain. The bar was next door which you could hear on an evening and whilst it was social I found it a bit clique-y. Luggage storage is only €1 which was great! Close to the train station but quite far away from everywhere else.

Love this hostel! One of my favorites on a long euro-trip. We got a private room which was super nice and relatively well priced. Has an AWESOME in hostel bar with fun night-life. Safe, clean area. Tons of events, would honestly be a good place to spend a week or more. Only downside is a lack of bar crawls. They have some events, but not a nightly crawl, which we would have definitely joined on.

This is not a 3-star hotel, but is a 1-star, if that (google advertises it as 3-star). Drab and needs to be painted. No soap (even hand soup from a dispenser) included. Extremely loud slamming of doors all hours. Can hear the toilet flushing all night. Worst of all, the AC only blew room temperature air, no matter how cool you set it. Don't book a private room unless you want a full hostel experience. One positive is the bed was made and towels folded. My partner and I paid 140 euros for a room with no soap and no AC. 140 euros. I understand I'm the idiot for making the mistake, but to anyone reading this, don't do the same. YellowSquare, I hope you feel good about it. Thanks.

This is the first hostel I've ever stayed in and I enjoyed it very much. It's on the more pricey end for hostels but it gave my partner and I plenty to do while in Rome. This city wasn't very exciting for us but we never really felt the need to leave the 'yellow corner' I believe they called it. Bar, cafe, night club, restaurant, laundry, kitchen, board games, and a pool table. It was a great first time hostel experience

I stayed in this hostel with six friends for four night from March 12 to March 16, and it was one of the best hostel experiences we've had! We stayed in a six person room that had a bathroom and shower in the room with us (as opposed to a dorm style bathroom for the entire floor like some places), which made a huge difference and really increased privacy. There were three bunkbeds in the room, and each had a good sized locker for our bags, a coded safe for our valuables, a bunk lamp, and an outlet. The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, and the hostel was clean and well decorated. Additionally, the hostel owned a great bar directly next to our building that had a downstairs dance floor and great drinks. If I'm ever back in Rome I would definitely stay here again!!!!

If you get to go here in the mornings for breakfast: Backpacker fare at backpacker prices. If you come via a hotel that uses this place as the breakfast room so you get reduced rates, at 3 Euro coffee included (instead of 7EUR + drinks) the "continental" breakfast is a true bargain. You can even upgrade by paying the difference, for example to "fitness", i.e. Muesli & Yoghurt & stuff. Looks like this is where to meet the crowd and talk about travel adventures with fellow travellers, if that sort of thing is what you look for. Neither the waitresses nor the guests will be Italian, guaranteed.

Stayed here because I wanted to meet other travelers since I had a good experience staying in hostels in spain, but this time around, not the case. My room mates were an Asian girl who hardly spoke English and 2 college guys and they all made too much noise. The girl used her phone super early in the morning and the 2 guys kept talking to each other with no regard to others sleeping. I know it's not the hostels fault but this was my experience and I wish I had gotten my own hotel room cause its reasons like this you pay more to avoid annoying stuff like that. Now for the reasons for the one star review not based on having bad room mates. The thing that sucks about this place is they make you check out at 10am which is so damn early. I've never stayed at any place a hotel or a hostel that made me check out this early! Check in is after 2 so beware of that cause I didn't realize it till it was too late. I hardly got decent sleep. The staff was helpful in giving tips for touring the city which was pretty much the only good thing I experienced here. WiFi is slow and the location isn't that great. There's nothing else to do around here except stay at this place or go to their bar across the street. Seems they did that intentionally to trap the tourists in their location to make more money. They tell you that you can do a walking tour to all the sites from their place which they say is near but it's too damn far. They advertise they have bikes you can rent and a bike tour but they don't even have bikes! To rent a bike I had to walk about 15 minutes to get to the bike rental place which was somewhat hard to find and it was still far biking around so don't believe them when they say it's close to all the major tourist attractions it's way out of the way. Find another place to stay at more centrally located in Rome then I believe you can actually walk. The only thing this place is near is the termini station that's about it. Check the map and you'll see these guys are at the north east part of the city which has no attractions by it. I feel bad for the people that actually believed them that you can walk to all that stuff cause they tell you it's "near" this place is a tourist trap and sucker everyone in by their internet reviews which are written by college kids who don't know any better. They suckered me and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. I didn't stay here to save money but regret that I stayed here after this experience.my next nights in Rome I got an Airbnb instead which I got a much better quality of sleep and it was in a better location. I suggest you do the same unless you're a college kid on a budget and wanna be around other college kids on a budget

Federica at the yellow bar is the most amazing bartender I've ever met. Her attention to detail and level of friendliness is amazing!

It'll be my first 2 star review because of the people who work here. There are two kinds, ones who take it seriously and ones who just work there to get drunk and not doing their jobs. I asked if they have lost&found at the reception and the girl told me her shift is over so she won't answer. It's just "yes" or "no" I can give so many examples like this. But I don't wanna be unfair to those people who helped me whenever I asked something. From a marvelous city like Rome, I would expect more pretty hostel but unfortunately there aren't. Yellow might be the best thing you could get because of the cool people staying there and they have a nice bar with nice bar staff. Other than that, it needs too much to be done. And I hope people who doesn't like to work there leave as soon as possible.

Very positive experience :)) the staff was very friendly and helpful, gave me lots of good tips about the city. The rooms are aireconditioned and comfy, everything is very well organized. The hostel bar is awesome. Best way to make friends and have a couple of drinks and listen to live music. The bar can get crowdy at times, but its still recomendable. It has a nice club area that opens at 24 so you can party inside ad well. The kitchen area is very well planned eauipped with everything you might need.

About two blocks from the Metro/Train Station Has an itty bitty elevator - its a little sketch tho (what elevators in Italy arent?) Rooms are pretty standard, nothing to special. Lockers under the beds. Fantastic Service, both at the bar and at reception - I cannot stress this enough - everyone who works there is awesome :) Free Wifi downstairs, and you can use an Apple Ipad for an hour everyday for free. Ive stayed in Hotels ad Hostels in Rome and this is my favorite place. Ambience is great and it wont break the bank.

The hostel is a good place to stay, the bunks are a little difficult to get into if you're on the top. The bathrooms are okay, although on the first night we had no hot water. The staff are nice enough and the rooms seemed plenty clean. No complaints here! The bar is part of the Yellow hostel and it get crraaazzzy at night. The bar tenders are great, the drinks are great and not too expensive.... the music wasn't brilliant when I was there but was plenty of fun. Definitely a place to get a little wild. They also have themed nights, like speed dating nights and ping pong nights. A lot of fun!

The experience here at the Yellow was amazing. I stayed at the 4-person all-female dorm with one friend, and it was so clean and comfortable. As many people are saying, this is a party hostel so if your goal is a quiet place to sleep, try somewhere else. My friend and I would come home around 3 or 4 in the morning and I think it bothered my roommates who went to bed around 9, but we were in Rome to party and have fun! It's also great that it's so close to Termini; very easy to get anywhere. Staff was young, funny, friendly, and helpful. The best part was the bar downstairs. We met so many people from around the world, and it was a great place to get food, get drinks, then go downstairs and dance. Best part is it's open 24 hours! It's very conducive to meeting lots of people. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because the food and drinks are quite expensive for what they're worth. I would recommend only eating there for breakfast and for late-night drunchies; the rest of the time it's best to find authentic Italian food around Rome!

Cheap hostel in a good location in Rome. It promotes all sorts of debauchery though and definitely a place to party. There's club right inside the hostel and signs that say love is all good in the rooms, haha! If I ever get woken up to some sort funky business I'm liable to pour cold water unto the culprits...I'm all good with 60's hippie stuff but get your own private rooms peeps! You do see a lot of young travelers here, some happily publicly fondling each other, some barely able to hold a conversation from intoxication. Still, the hostel offers a really nice deal with a bar offering good coffee and breakfast. For what it is, it's cheap and I'm not in Rome to marvel at hostel architecture and history so 20 Euros for a bed and shower is good enough for me.

Very happy with my 4-bunk female dorm! Definitely not a quiet space but nothing out of the ordinary for a hostel. Great central location, friendly staff, hot shower with great water pressure for the win! Grab cheap coffee and drinks across the street at the bar.

The Yellow was an amazing hostel! My friend and I ended up extending our trip in Rome in part because of how amazing this hostel was, but the location it's in makes it very easy to access most places in Rome. Definitely would recommend to a friend!

I stayed at The Yellow for three nights and have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The first thing is the rooms. They are super spacious, normally in hostels you get the feeling that they are trying to cram as many beds as possible into the rooms but not at The Yellow. I stayed in a four person room on the 5th floor and it had room for everyone to spread their luggage out plus room for a walkway and a table with a chair. Also, the room had its own personal air conditioner. Even though my roommates and I had different opinions on how cold a room should be, it was nice have it there so I could use it until they turned in off in the middle of the night. One thing that is a con is there is not real central space for people to hang out. When you check in, they show you the "hangout" room but it is empty and devoid of any personality or reason to be in there. Plus, you actually sleep in the building across the street that is shared with another hotel so it's a bit inconvenient to walk back and forth just to sit on a bean bag by yourself. Another con is that it is so loud and the rooms have no type of soundproofing. You will here doors banging all not long and they will sound like they are right next to your head sometimes. Pros: the showers are hot and get cleaned multiple times throughout the day. I woke up early to beat the lines at the attractions in Rome so I never had to wait but there are showers on every floor. The bar is also nice and convenient, two of the bartenders were buttcheeks but the other one was nice. The hostel itself is nicely located, 10 min walk for termini station and you can take the metro anywhere from there for €1.50. It is also surrounded by mediocre restaurants which is all you need sometimes. All and all I would stay again even though some my roommates for two out of the three nights were crazy, I didn't know how to react to a dirty thong in the middle of the floor in the middle of the day but Europe is different than America. Lol

Great atmosphere, people are friendly, drinks are reasonable, and rooms were clean overall. Only downside is the hot water for shower runs fairly low. But overall, I enjoyed staying here since it was a great location close to the Termini Train Station and the restaurant downstairs offers 25% off with some card that collaborates with the people staying there. The food was relatively good and the pizza was a must. The prices are also relatively fair given the area and the comfort level. Will definitely go back if I ever went to Rome again.

I did not like this hostel at all, and I've stayed at a number of them. There's a bar across/below from the hostel dorms and without fail, they play loud music up to 12-2am, audible in the dorm rooms. That means usually your dorm mates stumbling in after a night of drinking (EVERY NIGHT) and sleeping off hangovers into the afternoon. Also loud talking can be heard, and cigarette smoke wafts in the hallways and rooms from the bar downstairs even though there's a no smoking policy in the dorms. The bathroom and shower for my 6 bed dorm room were small. Beds were ok... you have to make your own bed when you arrive. Free towels. They just installed pay per use storage... no longer offers free luggage storage. 4€ per hour and 0.50€ per hour after that. Storage in the rooms themselves is great. There are lockers under the bed and punch code lockers on the wall for each bed. The only reason I gave 2 stars were because they offered free printing when you need to print tickets/boarding passes, and there's a full kitchen with two stoves, two ovens, fridges to store food, a microwave, and utensils/cookware. At the end of the day the facilities get gross though. A little far from touristy areas, but 10 min to a metro station. They offer 20% off drinks/tours if you book on their website (code yellowfever). Not allowed to drink in the hostel rooms, not allowed to have guests over, otherwise 50 euro fine. Only free tour is a Catholic tour, otherwise other paid tours are available. Would avoid.

Unfortunately I didn't stay at the hostel...but the bar was awesome! Great vibe, Great music, Great people! The bar staff is super cool and friendly. But beware of the "Chuck Norris Round House Kick to the Face" on the menu because it will put you on your ass!! Thanks for a great experience Kris Carter, Dom, Sean, and Alan. Can't wait to come back and visit!

It's not terrible, but I wouldn't stay here again. It was only 10 euros not including the city tax so you get what you pay for I guess. I went to the front desk a few times and they were always super friendly. My biggest gripe is the shower/ bathroom area. I honestly don't know how you're expected to change. It's tiny and there's no where to hang your clothes or towel. I literally had to hold my clothes with one hand and somehow try to change with the other... took me quite a while.

Great place to stay if you're looking to meet interesting people, and to have a good time. Not the place to stay if you're looking for a quiet, relaxing atmosphere. The bar was pretty awesome, and there was always stuff going on/people to talk to. I was staying alone in Rome for a few days so this hostel was a great way to find things to do during the day and people to hang out with at night. The staff was really helpful, and they are all really cool. Especially savannah. She's as cool as they come. Stan was alright I guess

My favorite hostel I've stayed at in Europe. Staff is really cool, beds were actually comfy and the roomies were fun to party with. I loved it, and would definitely go back.

Very disapointed. You could hear all the noise from the streets and hallways, making it hard to sleep. My bed made an awfully annoying sound whenever I moved on it. The shower, besides from being very small, was terrible to the point that in one of the days I couldn't even heat up the water, making it impossible to bath. I stayed in one of the upper beds and to my surprise there were no sockets whatsoever, I had to leave my phone charging in the desk.

We've only been here a day so far, but it's been a great experience already! The beds are actually comfortable for hostel beds. It's really nice that they have electronic safes in addition to the cages underneath. The staff has been friendly, accommodating, and really helpful. Close to termini and there bar across the street is cheap and always packed. Great place for solo travelers. Wifi is little spotty so be prepared.

The Yellow gets one star for its convenient location to the Termini station but otherwise it is severely lacking compared the other hostels I've stayed at in Italy. The staff was extremely rude to us when we tried to get our three friends, under two bookings, to be put in the same room, since that is what they had emailed us to confirm before we arrived. Once we got there they said it wasn't possible, that it was too late because they were all booked - and was very rude. After we showed them the email confirmation we received from one of their staff they said their colleague must have misunderstood and made a mistake, and was not nice about it at all. The people who stay here are fairly friendly but not mindful at all about sharing spaces. Never have I stayed in a room with other people who would speak loudly to each other at 7am when someone was still sleeping, rather than whisper. After I asked them to be quieter they finished packing up while speaking quieter but still at normal room voices, and left the room with the door wide open when I was the only person left, still trying to sleep. Maybe I had bad roommates, but random guests in passing were also nosy and rude when they overheard us trying to figure out our room situation with the hostel staff during check in. They had nothing to do with it and no one asked for their opinion and they felt the need to butt in and speak to us as if we were overreacting over something she knew no details of. I know there are disrespectful people at any hostel but I do think my experiences at the The Yellow speaks to the maturity and type of people who stay here, and I am speaking as a 22 year old on her post grad eurotrip so I'm not an older person. Though the staff have been the rudest I've ever had. Each hall of shared rooms has about 20 people at least but only 2 toilets and 2 showers, so in the all girls halls you would have to wait a long time to use the toilet or shower in the mornings during peak times. I do not recommend staying here unless you and your companions take up a whole room, and if you're willing to deal with staff that has too much going on that they cannot offer decent customer service. Also you must be willing to be flexible with bathroom usage, and also dirty bathrooms which are what my friends have experienced while they stayed in a mixed gender hall. This hostel has been more expensive / as expensive as our other hostels in Italy, but the quality of service, rooms, number of people you share communal space with, and other guests, severely lack in comparison to other places.

This place was great when my best friend and I stayed! Pretty clean but the real gem was the bar downstairs. Good looking bartenders and cool atmosphere. We met a bunch of great people that we're still in contact with which it always great. Also they let you barrow Ipads which made our flight check in great!

We had an amazing stay here and met really cool people! The atmosphere is fun, the staff are really friendly, there are really good cooking facilities, it feels safe, is about 30 min walk from central Rome but only 5 min walk from Termini station! Good transport! Book through the Yellow website to receive bigger discounts with the wristband you get when you arrive! There is a hairdressers which is slightly pricey if you are on a budget, but it seemed cool! The Yellow Bar at the hostel is so amazing, we went there every night during or stay! There are different events on each night, amazing DJs, good prices and just an amazing night out! Will definitely be visiting here again!!

2 nights here, one of them was Sunday and they had American Football on the projector in the bar at night. The bar below was totally 50's bar with a side of american hip thrown in, the staff is cool to help you out although one of them gave me and my buddy wrong directions for the Romeing walk tour so we missed it that one day, forgot the guy's name. The rooms were bigger than others we stayed at, clean, you get cages underneath the bed instead of lockers so they were plenty big enough. The bathroom in our ensuite were small, like the shower area offered enough space to shower and not much to hold dry clothes which to change into and there were no other common bathrooms, which sucked when we had couple of slow people in the morning. But the beds were comfy because I fell asleep right away. Got couple of restaurants nearby, close to Termini and another metro stop.

We stumbled into this The Yellow after getting in from a late night flight from Madrid. The staff was super wonderful and the place just had a really young feel about it. I mean, c'mon, there were pop culture stencils across the walls (our room was Star Wars!). If you want a quick breakfast in the morning visit the adjoining Yellow Bar. It is in a great location very close to Termini Station.

Alright place. Only one bathroom. Makes no sense. Beer not the cheapest. I would recommend going somewhere else. Try termini station.

It's hard for me to rate this place higher than 2 stars. We were told our room would be ready at 2:30, and it is now 5. We have been waiting over 2 hours for our room and still have no indication of when it will be ready. There are about 20 other people waiting as well, and the staff seems to be very unorganized.

4 stars for the amount of fun, excitement, and life this place has to offer. The absolute top Hostel I stayed out throughout all my time in Europe. Cheap and good food. A party every night. Very simple accommodations, but clean and PLENTY of bathrooms for all to use! I'd absolutely stay here again. Made lots of good friends...and everyone who worked there was INCREDIBLY helpful and kind. Really amazing!

Absolutely wonderful experience at the yellow! Great bar- complimentary drink for liking the page on Facebook! The staff was super helpful! We stumbled into our best Italian dinner in the surrounding streets! Clean rooms, easy location and a great great experience!

A unique spot, and nice hangout with good (but expensive) beers and bad food. It really stands out in a town like Rome, because of its non provincial, worldly atmosphere. It looks like it was started by a very savvy entrepreneur and then handed off to a dunderhead to manage. On this July afternoon I see: the staff is disengaged and bitchy; the kitchen is putting out nearly indelible hamburgers which seem to have been [over]cooked last week and then re-heated; a selection of music which is neither hip, cool, nor even interesting (sad because they have a fantastic stereo system). Oh and they appear to be stuffing ten people at a time into a hostel room, at €26 a night each. On the positive side, the place does outshine the competition in Rome. Needs some TLC and a new staff, mostly.

Best hostel in Rome, maybe the world. I always come back - it's become a destination of its own. Don't expect to feel like you're in Italy, but you will meet tons of awesome people.

For a hostel, The Yellow is a great choice. If you're looking for a place to crash in Rome, with very low expectations, The Yellow will be great. The staff is super helpful & gave us several recommendations & gave us directions for getting around the city. When we checked in, they upgraded my friend and I to a private double with a shower/bathroom for free (we originally booked a female 4 bed open room). We had our own key & felt safe leaving some belongings behind. When we got in our room, I was suspicious of the sheets (bed bugs are notorious in hostels). The sheets were fine, but they gave us extra clean sheets and towels at the front desk when I asked. There's also a very funny/weird bar they own across the street. We went in the night we got there -- there was a weird fitness, dance, sexy show going on stage, but we had a great laugh watching. The 5€ beer was horrible. Overall, satisfied with my experience. Would recommend to a friend.

Stopped by for breakfast on our way to Termini station. Outdoor seating was nice, service was fast, people were nice and spoke English. We definitely got out money's worth with breakfast. Espresso, latte, cappuccino were cheap 1.50 and very good! Breakfast was super cheap with everything being around 5 Euros. Great if you're on a budget!!

Has a great vibe and the people are super friendly. Also the night life in the bar is alot of great fun especially with all the events.

I LOVE Yellow. I got to travel all over Europe on my trip and this hostel is rounding out at my number 1 experience! Truly my stay here is unforgettable!!!! I felt so safe, I loved the accommodations, and they provided a great culture for travelers. WHEN I come back to Rome I will definitely be staying here! I loved The staff, shoutout to Monica! The access to the bar was incredible and they proved entertainment, recommendations and discounts all around town! They have thought of it all!! Still have my wrist band on here in Texas dreaming about the day I will be back!

very popular place for everything- rooms, bar, restaurant. They're always busy!

This is more like 4.5 stars. One of the best hostels I've stayed in. Nice clean room. Good outdoor area. Interesting crowd. Very central.

Friendly people. Pretty cheap for Rome. 20 euros a night. Couldn't find room for the second night. They have a dance floor in the basement after 11pm.