convents in Rome?

I have stayed in a number of them, but I especially like the location of Casa Il Rosario: https://www.casailrosarioroma.it/index.php/it/

It's dated in some ways, but I l love the rooftop terrace, the location (not far from the Cavour Metro stop and within easy walking distance of the Colosseum, Pantheon, etc.), and the breakfast is basic but fine.

Check Monasterystays.com for an exhaustive list of convents hotels in Rome.

See if this helps; it's from this week's NYTimes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/travel/rome-religious-guesthouses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YVA.hoQM.we1vg3rvuznj&smid=url-share

Not in Rome but I have stayed at a monastery twice in Venice. Check to make sure if bathrooms are shared or not, whether wifi is available only in common areas or also in your private room, whether there is a curfew, and other house rules. I have enjoyed my stays in a monastery in Venice. The private room was simple but fairly large with a private bathroom. No TV but wifi worked perfectly. The shared kitchen had a refrigerator where I could store my food. Lots of bottled still and sparkling water for guests. Breakfast was simple, including yogurt, deli beats, and pastries, coffee and tea, cereals, etc.

https://www.monasterystays.com/

Many years ago we stayed at Suorde di Santa Elisabetta and it was lovely. It also has a rooftop terrace, and I believe has gardens although they were not open when we were there. It is walking distance from the main train station ( Termini) and very close to Santa Maria Maggiore and the Monti area.
More recently we stayed at Domus Australia. It probably has nicer sleeping accomodations ( had queen and king beds) and has a nice dinner often served ( but not every night) which we enjoyed. I found the location a little less central, but it was still fairly convenient, and we saw some different parts of Rome. Its probably my husband's favourite of where we have stayed.
We have also stayed in the Aventine area, there is a group of hotels called the Aventine hotels up there. Its very peaceful, but still fairly central and we enjoy walking to Testaccio for dinner.

Paula, welcome to the forum.
I stay at monasteries when available, one stay each in Salzburg, Florence and Rome. Also have two booked in northern Italy for September. I have gotten better rates and terms booking direct. Monasterystays.com is good for research.
In Rome I stayed next to the Jewish Quarter with easy walk to sights. Book a courtyard facing room if you can. https://www.romacasaperferie.it/

We stayed with the Sisters of St. Elizabeth at their convent https://csse-roma.com/en/who-are-we/
Accommodations are basic, their website gallery pictures are accurate. It cost 96 Euros per night with a tax of 4 Euros per person per night. Breakfast is included.

The Sisters don’t speak English but language was a non issue for us. We only needed translation one time when paying our bill. Lots of food, gelato and laundries close by. There is no air conditioning if that is an issue. Reservations were made by email, there was no deposit required when reserving a room but they aren't the fastest when replying to emails so be patient, it maybe a couple days till you get a reply.

It’s a 1 minute walk to St. Mary Major church,10 minute walk to Termini train station, 10 minutes to the National Museum of Rome,10 minutes to the Cavour Metro line A stop, 15 minutes to the Colosseum and 25 minutes to the Trevi Fountain.

My wife and I have stayed at 2. (1) Casa Maria Immacolata and (2) Casa per Ferie Beata Madre Margherita Caiani. Both are a short walk from Metro stops and the Vatican. #1 has A/C and English speaking reception while #2 has no English speakers but can use Google translate and has fans for cooling. #2 is across the street from a nice restaurant and a great gelateria. #1 has a basic breakfast, #2 gives you a ticket for a place down the street for coffee and pastry - not worth the walk. #2 has nice grocery across the street.

I booked both thru www.monasterystays.com. You can save some by booking #1 directly, but I could not book #2 directly and it required payment with the reservation. There is some ‘hand holding’ that comes from booking thru monasterystays.com so I usually recommend doing so on a first visit.

Except for July and August, I would probably book #2. If the language barrier is a perceived problem, then I book #1. My wife speaks Italian so it doesn’t matter to us.

We always stay at a convent/monastery in Italy if one is available. There is no religious requirement to stay in one

One thing to know about monasterystays and similar websites is that their available dates are often outdated.

When I went to the website, I saw some convents that were already booked up for my dates but many more that were still available according to monsaterystays.

Yet, whenever I would try to book those available dates, I'd get a message later on that those dates were not available.

Josh, that may well be because some people do book directly, and those bookings are not necessarily fed into the monasterystays booking engine. That would require action on the part of the individual convent, and who knows how easy that is for them to do.