Casa Lasalle is a wonderful hotel attached to the Generalate of the Brothers of the Christian Schools better known as the Lasallian Brothers. The hotel was originally a novitiate for the Brothers.
The front desk is staffed 24 hours a day with multi-lingual staff. The rooms are air-conditioned and have single beds, a desk, a closet and internet. Some rooms have televisions. The double rooms have two single beds. Each room has a private bathroom. The rooms are cleaned daily and are very clean.
There are a number of meeting rooms available that have simultaneous translation facilities.
The hotel is located behind a gated wall off Via Aurelia and is surrounded by a beautiful park. Guests are welcome to attend daily mass at the huge Lasalle Chapel with the Brothers. The facility also has a museum dedicated to the order.
Breakfast is included in the price of the rooms. It is a typical pick-up breakfast offering cereals, fruit, yogurt, pastries, breads, coffee and juice. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner, but requires advance reservations. Meals are chef's choice. They include salad, a pasta course and a meat and vegetable course. The daily menu is posted at the hotel front desk.
The hotel is located about 100 meters from the metro and a quick 10 minute ride to Vatican City. The local neighborhood is far enough away from the tourist areas to provide an opportunity to experience modern Roman culture and close enough to the center of the city to easily visit the historic areas. Within a half block of the hotel are coffee shops, grocery stores, an open air market, a department store, a fabulous gelatoria, and a very cute little sidewalk bar. Within a block are excellent restaurants and shops and one of the best pasticcerias in Rome.
If you only do 4 star hotels, this is not for you. But if you are looking for a clean and quiet reasonably priced hotel this is your place. You can easily get into the heart of the city and spend the day touring and then leave it all behind the wall to relax and refresh. read more