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title: "Rome Key Home vs Serendipity: which hotel is better?"
description: "Pick Rome Key Home. It comes out ahead on 6 of 16 compared facts. Rome Key Home or Serendipity in Rome? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and…"
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retrieved: 2026-10-19
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# Rome Key Home vs Serendipity

Both are in Rome, 90 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Guesthouse · San Lorenzo
## [Rome Key Home](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/rome-key-home-rome/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.5 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 8.6

- **Score by category:** 6 of 16

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2036144/agoda/?lang=en)

Guesthouse · San Lorenzo
## [Serendipity](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/serendipity-rome/)

- **Guest rating:** – ·

- **Location score:** 8.8

- **Score by category:** 4 of 16

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2075779/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Rome Key Home

It comes out ahead on 6 of 16 compared facts. 90 m apart.

### Choose Rome Key Home if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (8.5 / 7.6)

### Why is Rome Key Home better than Serendipity?

No clear advantages in our data.

### Why is Serendipity better than Rome Key Home?

1.  Earlier check-in (13:00 vs 14:30) (−2h)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Rome Key Home | Serendipity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 8.5 | – |
| Location | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Facilities | 2.5 | – |
| Spa & wellness | 0.0 | – |
| Public transport | 8.8 | 9.2  (+0.4) |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.4  (+0.2) | 8.2 |
| Guest rating | 8.5 | – |
| Number of reviews | 43  (+40) | 3 |
| Google rating | 4.3/5  (+0.9) | 3.4/5 |
| Google reviews | 238  (+147) | 91 |
| Rank in Rome | top 40%  (+21%) | top 61% |
| Location |
| Location score | 8.6 | 8.8  (+0.2) |
| Distance to San Lorenzo centre | 880 m | 950 m |
| To public transport | 370 m | 290 m |
| To the airport | 14 km | 14 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 141 | 150  (+9) |
| To the nearest food shop | 310 m | 250 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 11 | 14  (+3) |
| Sights within 1 km | 40 | 40 |
| Rooms & building |
| Rooms | 6 | – |
| Listed amenities | 15  (+10) | 5 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 14:30 | 13:00  (−2h) |
| Check-out until | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parking | ✓ | – |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | – |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | ✓ | – |
| Room service | ✓ | – |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kitchen | ✓ | – |
| Minibar | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights |
| Colosseum | 2.0 km | 1.9 km |
| St. Peter's Basilica | 4.5 km | 4.5 km |
| Roman Forum | 2.3 km | 2.2 km |
| Trevi Fountain | 2.1 km | 2.0 km |
| Archbasilica of St. John Lateran | 1.9 km | 2.0 km |
| Castel Sant'Angelo | 3.5 km | 3.4 km |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Couples | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

90 m apart

Rome Key Home: city centre: 2.4 km, nearest station Castro Pretorio: 370 m, Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA): 14 km, 141 places to eat within 500 m, 40+ sights within 1 km.

Serendipity: city centre: 2.3 km, nearest station Castro Pretorio: 290 m, Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA): 14 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 40+ sights within 1 km.

[Top-rated of 291 hotels near Termini](https://stayversus.com/en/italy/rome/area/termini/)

## Weather in Rome

[Rome weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/italy/lazio/rome/weather)

## Rome Key Home or Serendipity: common questions

### Which is better, Rome Key Home or Serendipity?

Rome Key Home leads in 6 of 16 categories, including StayVersus score, number of reviews, Google rating. Serendipity is stronger in location score, restaurants within 500 m, shops within 500 m.

### Which is cheaper, Rome Key Home or Serendipity?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### How far apart are Rome Key Home and Serendipity?

The two hotels are 90 m apart in a straight line.

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## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/rome-key-home-rome-vs-serendipity-rome/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/