Generator Hostel

Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo


Rome is blessed with a number of designer hostels, and this is one of the best. Though small, private rooms are bright and have good bathrooms. Comfortable dorms sleep between three and six. Facilities include a bar and a cafe where breakfast (€5) is served. Sadly, the hostel is located in one of central Rome's least-attractive pockets.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo attractions

1. Chiesa di Sant’Eusebio

0.09 MILES

This small church, set back off the square, is popular with pet owners who bring their animals to be blessed on St Anthony’s feast day (17 January).

2. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II

0.09 MILES

Laid out in the late 19th century as the centrepiece of an upmarket residential district, Rome’s largest square is an ill-kempt grassy expanse, surrounded…

3. Trofei di Mario

0.11 MILES

These ruins are the remains of a monumentally grandiose fountain built by emperor Alexander Severus to mark the end of an aqueduct. This principle of a…

4. Basilica di Santa Prassede

0.35 MILES

Famous for its brilliant Byzantine mosaics, which have been preserved in their original state, this small 9th-century church is dedicated to St Praxedes,…

5. Chiesa di San Martino ai Monti

0.38 MILES

This was already a place of worship in the 3rd century, when Christians would meet in what was then the home of a Roman named Equitius. In the 4th century…

7. Palazzo Merulana

0.41 MILES

Housed within the splendidly restored Palazzo Merulana, this impressive museum exhibits artworks sourced from the Elena and Claudio Cerasi Foundation (the…

8. Museo Storico della Liberazione

0.44 MILES

The apartment block at Via Tasso 145 was the headquarters of the German SS during the Nazi occupation of Rome (1943–44), and now a small and sombre museum…