We were traveling through Italy and needed to pass through Rome. Finding lodging was very difficult, and Miles Flores was within the very high end of our budget. It had good reviews but we feel we need to give some additional information.
I had been messaging the host, but only learnt right before check in that it would be someone else that would be checking us in. The people who let us in were nice and friendly, and were quite patient with us, even when we had questions in the evening. However, the language barrier was very big. It was also a bit of a shock to meet so many people we weren’t introduced to.
The area seemed a bit dodgy. We did not expect central Rome, but the surrounding neighborhoods were run down. We felt a unsafe on our walk to the train station.
Anything that resembles a supermarket more than a kiosk is over 1,5 km away.
Rome is accessible from the place. Fairly easy and within the reach of a Rome public transport pass. 10 min walk + 20 min train and probably a transfer to a bus, since the Roma Porta station is still far from a lot of interests.
The Roma-Lido train line to and from Roma Porta was in our experience always crowded.
Miles Flores did not feel entirely clean when we arrived. There was open food packaging on the kitchen counter. Hair in the sink and shower. An open shampoo and conditioner bottle in the bathroom. An old potato and some fruit in the fridge. Dishtowel and kitchen cloth was still dirty. It felt like someone had just been there. Luckily the sheets and towels were clean.
Wi-Fi didn’t work for us.
The place was extremely humid. You felt it when we put on our clothes in the morning.
We stayed in Miles Flores mainly out of necessity, and we got the bare necessities. But do take cleanliness, Wi-Fi, other facilities and transport into account before booking.