Has anyone ever stayed at the convent, Casa di Santa Brigida? (Recommended in Rick Steves Italy tour book). We've sent them an email but so far no response. The guidebook says English is in short supply at the hotel -- is this a drawback?
Thanks,
Sam
Try the Search function here. That names sounds familiar to me, so I think perhaps the place has been mentioned on the forum previously.
It's also listed on monasterystays.com. You can check their availability through this website (very safe, I have used it many times).
https://www.monasterystays.com/?d=Italy/Lazio/Rome/Navona-Pantheon/LAR133-accommodation
It is an experience to stay at Casa di Santa Brigida. Some of the Sisters do speak English well .. others can communicate as necessary for tourists to understand. The building is fantastic! Dining room for breakfast is wonderful. Guest rooms are very clean and relatively "spartan" as befits a convent. If you like a busy hotel front desk with people coming and going with lots of conversation, this is not it. However, it is a unique experience and their location next door to Campo dei Fiori is fantastic. Lots of vendors in the Campo. I believe there is a bus that stops in front of - or next to - Casa Santa Brigida. The area is also handy to Trastevere and Piazza Navona and walking distance to Piazza Venezia/Coloseum/Pantheon/Piazza Navona. Once you get your bearings, you will see that you are within walking distance of many major sites. This was a typical "Roman" neighborhood with artisan workshops - now with restaurants and fancy stores. This is true for all of Rome, unfortunately. However, Casa Brigida is unique and if you are able to get reservations, I would not hesitate! Buona Fortuna!
Thanks for the responses! We booked a stay through Sister Gertrude for April 2024.
I stayed at Santa Brigida in May of 2022. It was a great place, as others have stated. Tough to beat the location. Note that it has an elevator and a great rooftop terrace that overlooks Campo de Fiori (I discovered the terrace a day before my departure). There are several bus stops on nearby Corso Vitorrio Emanuele, about a 2 block walk. While there, I even learned the bus travel well enough for my departure ride to Termini. The bus stop is right on Corso.
I too had booked with Sister Gertrude. I had no trouble communicating with the staff there. No curfew there, which is common at other monastery stays.
I posted my opinion on this place a few months ago.
Thanks for the tips. We will be sure to check out the rooftop terrace, and the nearby bus stops/routes.
Sam
It's a bit of a walk to Piazza Venezia, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Take the bus from Corso to the stop at Piazza Venezia and walk to the nearby sights.
There is a great little bakery (Fiorucci) between the Campo and Corso. You know you have the place because there is a huge sausage (12" round, 4 feet long?) laying in the food display.
