Our college daughter is doing a study abroad this summer in Rome.

We are looking for a hotel for 3 people that is in the Trastevere district near St. John’s University or general vicinity. Not interested in Airbnb‘s at this time. Would like for the hotel to be refundable and also would like to have parking for our rental car looking for around $200 if possible or up to $300. We typically like to find reasonably priced hotels when we travel.

Do you have any that you personally recommend?

We enjoyed the Hotel Santa Maria but it is popular and may already be filled up. It is not a fancy hotel but comfortable and well located with a good breakfast and lovely courtyard. I don't know if they have parking.

Rome is very busy this year due to the Jubilee and there are several special events in mid/late June so the crowds may be enormous. It may be late to find a unicorn of budget hotel with parking. Your best bet may be to just plug your date into booking.com -- you can filter for price, parking, location, etc etc.

Looks like St John’s University is in Prati in case that helps garner more suggestions.

Take a look at the Hotel Museum. We stayed there years ago when it was run by a family and we found it comfortable and pretty quiet. At the time they had a wonderful breakfast on their rooftop. It is right across from the Vatican Museum, not in Trastavere. I don't know if they have parking.

You want parking inside the ZTL? Why ?

I was going to point you to Casa La Salle which isn't that far from your request but the website isn't working and they aren't on booking right now. But something like that is the best you can do if you want parking.

Also what does three people mean exactly? One tripple? Three singles? Something in between?

Finally prices have soared and it's late. $200 isn't likely IMHO.

As ellenem said, the university is not in Trastavere or close to it. Have you looked at a map? The university is close to Ponte Margherita, which crosses to Piazza do Popolo. It's actually quite a ways from the heart of Trastavere.

Also, how long will you be in Rome? A car will be more of a hindrance than an advantage.

Thank you so much! You are correct-the university is in the Prati neighborhood! I asked AI where the university was located, and apparently AI was wrong.

We will be driving all through Italy. We’re only staying in Rome for one or two nights to drop off our daughter.

So if you have any hotel recommendations in the Prati district, I would appreciate it greatly💗.

Have you tried booking.com?

There are relatively few places the average tourist goes to that needs a car. Don't assume you need one. Even if you do it might make more sense to rent it for only part of the trip.

I am with Nick. If finding lodging for such an extended period of time in one of the busiest cities of Europe - one that is in the middle of the Jubilee - I would think your number one priority should be securing that lodging asap, especially given that you need lodging for three people and near enough to where the program is going to be, I presume. Parking may be hard to come by. Rome has really good public transport.

Edit: My apologies! I think I misread your original post and for some reason interpreted it as you needing to find a lodging for your daughter and her companions and their study abroad program. Eye-yee-eye.

With that having been said, I played around on Booking and found several within the Prati district that are within your budget that have parking available, but most are closer to $300 than $200. Hopefully you will find something to suit you.

I'd be careful of places on booking claiming parking. Some just mean street parking is in the area. Some mean there is a paid parking garage somewhere near by. Near meaning almost anything. The lodging might inside the ZTL.

I assume that if you are dropping off your daughter because she will be attending St. John's University, you may need parking because you will be transporting a lot of her personal possessions.

I'm surprised by this comment! If you simply use the "parking" screen on booking.com, I agree that you end up with a range of possibilities, some of which aren't at all convenient. But IME, I've found accurate information about what, exactly, the parking options are when I look closely at the booking descriptions. Perhaps I've just been lucky. I'd encourage emailing any lodging that you think might provide parking to be sure.

I suggest you go to booking.com . Put in St. John's University Rome as your location. Click on Filters. Under filters, choose "hotel" and "parking" and anything else that is essential.

Then you can sort the list by price, or by guest rating, or by distance from the location you chose. Read the descriptions and the reviews carefully. The reviews on booking.com are quite reliable because they only allow people who have booked with them, and who have actually stayed in the hotel, to leave a review.

I prefer lodgings that have a reasonable number of reviews and a guest rating over 8. I am wary of any rating under 7.

I live in Italy and travel often. I almost always book my lodgings through booking.com .

Lets just say I've seen some "creative" descriptions. Usually the information is in the ad but you need to pay attention and actually check.

Most apartments aren't going to have their own parking. There are some hotels outside the ZTL with parking

Thank you so much for your recommendations!

While I do use booking.com to start my search, I don’t always trust their reviews, which is why I also like to cross reference with places that other people here have actually stayed at and can personally recommend. I have found the absolutely best places to stay this way. Last year I also used google maps to look for more reliable reviews, but not so sure if they are actually more reliable. I also like trying to book directly with the hotel, as I have found it is typically cheaper. And we do stay in Airbnbs as well. I’m aware it’s Jubilee year, and I have still seen lots of available options. We are pretty flexible people. You kind of have to be in our situation (as we seem to always be sort of late planners- so we are used to it. Not everyone’s cup of tea)

I find the reviews on booking.com to be much more reliable than the Google reviews, which anyone can leave. They are also much more reliable than those on TripAdvisor. However I don't trust reviews for places that have very few reviewers.

I also read the reviews. If I'm looking for a hotel in January, I discount reviews that say the air conditioning was insufficient.

When checking reviews for anything, I don't give much weight to five-star or one-star reviews; most things are neither marvelous or horrendous.

"While I do use booking.com to start my search, I don’t always trust their reviews, "

Sorry -- but why is that?? Only actual verified guests can post a review on Booking. Unlike on other sites where anyone with a keyboard or phone can post. In fact I often check reviews on Booking.com even when I'm not booking through them.

I tend to pay more attention to the low score reviews. It's not that I always agree with them but if somebody has a problem it might be a problem I have. Also how hotels deal with problems is often a good guide.

Now some/plenty of the negative reviews aren't worth the time . I remember reviews that obviously the reviewer was the problem. I remember one person complaining the WiFI was crap. Impressive since the hotel never had wifi.