The Colosseum lit at blue hour, its arcades open to the dark

Anil Öztas / CC BY 4.0

Where to stay in Monti & Colosseo

Central and ancient: the Forum and the Colosseum on one side, and on the other Monti, the one quarter inside the walls with an everyday life of its own — a grocer, a bar people go to twice a week, streets that are not only a route to a monument. That is why people choose it over the lanes by the Pantheon.

Price level · Upscale

Rome

Area scorecard

Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.

Sightseeing: 9.5
Walkability: 8.8
Transport: 8.0
Food: 8.8
Nightlife: 7.8
Quietness: 5.5
Families: 6.8
Value: 5.5
Airport / station: 7.5
First trip: 9.0

Best for

A first trip that wants the ancient city on the doorstep
Travellers who want a neighbourhood as well as a centre
Dining without leaving the historic core

Choose elsewhere if

You need flat ground
You want to be among the Baroque piazzas rather than the ruins

Our picks in Monti & Colosseo

Best for the ancient city

Hotel Forum

Our pick when the Forum and the Colosseum are the reason for the trip, because the roof terrace looks straight down onto them and Monti is behind the door.