The Rome Hello is a design hostel inspired by street art. The front of house staff were kind enough to let us non-residents look around to see for ourselves the works on display.
Each of the artists involved chose to donate to a charity which
included Amnesty International, Baobab Experience and Doctors without Borders.
In the hostel hallway are two works by Jana & JS, an Austrian & French couple who have been painting together since 2006. Their stencil artworks always incorporate elements of the city in which they are working in the background.
Also in the hallway is the work of Victoriano, a graffiti and street artist from Spain. His mural blends the legend and history of Rome with the innocence of youth and features his daughter, Frida.
The guest lounge is home to the work of Alice Pasquini, a local artist from Rome who represents people and their relationships in her works. She especially likes to draw strong and independent women.
Dima Fatum from the Ukraine combines history and culture of the country in which he is painting in his works. Roman symbolism in his mural at The Rome Hello includes Julius Caesar and the Belvedere Torso from the Vatican Museum.
The work desk area in the lounge has a geometric background by Minimal Construction, a street and tattoo artist from Bordeaux.
Ale Martoz, an Italian illustrator and street artist from Assisi based his mural on the art installation 'Stonehenge Cars', representing pollution and renewable energy.
The hostel bar 'The Barrel' (where they serve a mean negroni by the way) features a B for Barrel by the graphic artist Jeremy Schiavo and a decorated toilet door by Valentina Fiorini, an artist and filmaker born in Rome.
The Rome Hello has many advantages as a place to stay in Rome, super friendly staff, great communal areas and a funky bar but the icing on the cake has to be this wonderful indoor street art gallery.
