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We used Vincent Macri Private Tours last month. They have larger cars and the driver we had was very fluent and informative. Their web site
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> My question is. Any body have experience with car service out of Rome who > might do this pick up, to some hotel I will find. or suggestion of hotel…I > have asked this before, but have lost information, because I thought I had > every thing set.
Here is the answer I originally supplied on September 5. For the future, you might want to try google’ing the archived news group responses so you don’t have to be dependent on the good will of people re-posting messages they have already posted. I’ve ammended the original post to add the international phone access code (011) and the country code (39) to all the phone numbers. The 06 is the city code. Karen Selwyn I can personally recommend the Hotel Santa Chiara, a three-star hotel situated directly behind the Pantheon. It is moderately priced and a very pleasant place in addition to being situated in a great location. I can recommend two car services that are priced at the low end of such services: Context Rome and Airport Connection Service. I used Context Rome last month and the price was 50 Euros for a car that would hold 3 passengers. That price is not per person. All the arrangments were handled very smoothly and I can recommend this company with confidence. Airport Connection is a bit less expensive. I didn’t use it because it is a small, very Italian company. That means the entire company shuts down essentially for the entire month of August. However, it must be good or my friend, a college administrator in Rom, would not be using it for his never-ending stream of visiting professors. Here’s some contact information for both: Airport Connection Service: Their website is www.airportconnection.it Their phone number is 011 39 06 3383221 fax number is 011 39 06 3380748 Context Rome: This organizations is the traditional travel agency service of a fantastic walking tour organization, Scala Reale. The Scala Reale website is http://www.scalareale.com/srindex.php The email is Their phone number is 011 39 06 482 0911
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – apt > in Rome for two nights, have a auto meet my HAL CRUISE oct 31, take me to > the hotel, and then two days later take me to airport…with about a 5 hour > prviate tour the second day… Finally after filling in several pages of > information, they told me the only way I could secure (after they had my > credit card number) I must print out and then fax it back to them. First > thing I am terrible at figuring out all the phone number from USA tp Italy, > I would have to drive somewhere to use there fax machine. and figuriing the > phone rate at some shop would be a chore…. > My question is. Any body have experience with car service out of Rome who > might do this pick up, to some hotel I will find. or suggestion of hotel…I > have asked this before, but have lost information, because I thought I had > every thing set. > I am physically handicaped and can’t walk much, hence the auto and private > tour > Thank You all in advance if anybody would like to help me
Are you using a travel agent? Those would be things a TA would be able to do. –Tom
in Rome for two nights, have a auto meet my HAL CRUISE oct 31, take me to the hotel, and then two days later take me to airport…with about a 5 hour prviate tour the second day… Finally after filling in several pages of information, they told me the only way I could secure (after they had my credit card number) I must print out and then fax it back to them. First thing I am terrible at figuring out all the phone number from USA tp Italy, I would have to drive somewhere to use there fax machine. and figuriing the phone rate at some shop would be a chore…. My question is. Any body have experience with car service out of Rome who might do this pick up, to some hotel I will find. or suggestion of hotel…I have asked this before, but have lost information, because I thought I had every thing set. I am physically handicaped and can’t walk much, hence the auto and private tour Thank You all in advance if anybody would like to help me
in Rome for two nights, have a auto meet my HAL CRUISE oct 31, take me to the hotel, and then two days later take me to airport…with about a 5 hour prviate tour the second day… Finally after filling in several pages of information, they told me the only way I could secure (after they had my credit card number) I must print out and then fax it back to them. First thing I am terrible at figuring out all the phone number from USA tp Italy, I would have to drive somewhere to use there fax machine. and figuriing the phone rate at some shop would be a chore…. My question is. Any body have experience with car service out of Rome who might do this pick up, to some hotel I will find. or suggestion of hotel…I have asked this before, but have lost information, because I thought I had every thing set. I am physically handicaped and can’t walk much, hence the auto and private tour Thank You all in advance if anybody would like to help me
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – apt > in Rome for two nights, have a auto meet my HAL CRUISE oct 31, take me to > the hotel, and then two days later take me to airport…with about a 5 hour > prviate tour the second day… Finally after filling in several pages of > information, they told me the only way I could secure (after they had my > credit card number) I must print out and then fax it back to them. First > thing I am terrible at figuring out all the phone number from USA tp Italy, > I would have to drive somewhere to use there fax machine. and figuriing the > phone rate at some shop would be a chore…. > My question is. Any body have experience with car service out of Rome who > might do this pick up, to some hotel I will find. or suggestion of hotel…I > have asked this before, but have lost information, because I thought I had > every thing set. > I am physically handicaped and can’t walk much, hence the auto and private > tour > Thank You all in advance if anybody would like to help me
Are you using a travel agent? Those would be things a TA would be able to do. –Tom
> My question is. Any body have experience with car service out of Rome who > might do this pick up, to some hotel I will find. or suggestion of hotel…I > have asked this before, but have lost information, because I thought I had > every thing set.
Here is the answer I originally supplied on September 5. For the future, you might want to try google’ing the archived news group responses so you don’t have to be dependent on the good will of people re-posting messages they have already posted. I’ve ammended the original post to add the international phone access code (011) and the country code (39) to all the phone numbers. The 06 is the city code. Karen Selwyn I can personally recommend the Hotel Santa Chiara, a three-star hotel situated directly behind the Pantheon. It is moderately priced and a very pleasant place in addition to being situated in a great location. I can recommend two car services that are priced at the low end of such services: Context Rome and Airport Connection Service. I used Context Rome last month and the price was 50 Euros for a car that would hold 3 passengers. That price is not per person. All the arrangments were handled very smoothly and I can recommend this company with confidence. Airport Connection is a bit less expensive. I didn’t use it because it is a small, very Italian company. That means the entire company shuts down essentially for the entire month of August. However, it must be good or my friend, a college administrator in Rom, would not be using it for his never-ending stream of visiting professors. Here’s some contact information for both: Airport Connection Service: Their website is www.airportconnection.it Their phone number is 011 39 06 3383221 fax number is 011 39 06 3380748 Context Rome: This organizations is the traditional travel agency service of a fantastic walking tour organization, Scala Reale. The Scala Reale website is http://www.scalareale.com/srindex.php The email is Their phone number is 011 39 06 482 0911
We used Vincent Macri Private Tours last month. They have larger cars and the driver we had was very fluent and informative. Their web site
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In article > Hello, > My wife and I are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary with a trip to > Italy in July. > After a long flight I would prefer a nice place to sleep the first night. > Can anyone recommend a good place close to the airport? > Thanks, > Les Wright
spend a few days in Rome and go to whatever hotel you choose — the airport hotels are sterile and ugly and there is no point in staying in them — unless you have an early morning flight when they can be convenient arriving in the morning and being at say the Hilton all day would be a giant drag — and if you are going in to the city, then stay in the city If you are not planning on Rome then get y our car and go around the city to Tivoli and stay at the Hotel Adriana by the gates of the Villa Adriana ruins — spend your jet lag afternoon at the ruins, have dinner at the hotel and get a good sleep and take off wherever you are driving the next morning.
>My wife and I are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary with a trip to >Italy in July. >After a long flight I would prefer a nice place to sleep the first night. >Can anyone recommend a good place close to the airport?
Why not take the express train to Roma Termini train station? Depending on the location of your hotel in the city of Rome, you can walk, ride the subway, or catch a taxi. — Timothy J. Lee Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.
>My wife and I are celebrating our 35th >wedding anniversary with a trip to Italy in >July. >After a long flight I would prefer a nice >place to sleep the first night. Can anyone >recommend a good place close to the >airport?
I would also say forget the airport stay. Key Words:): "Anniversary" and "Long Flight". The Airport Train is nice to get into the city but for 2 people it’s
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Hello out there, I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) Tim
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello out there, > I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At > the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And > what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. > I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I > thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for > that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the > catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. > What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most > beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place > could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places > you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. > Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) > Tim
Maybe it’s just me, but I think the catacombs would be a strange place to propose. If it were me, I might take her to the Villa d’Este in Tivoli (just outside of Rome). Then maybe eat at the Ristorante Antiche terme di Diana. — briggl http://www.bestofitaly2001.com Italy Travelogue
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello out there, > I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At > the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And > what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. > I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I > thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for > that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the > catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. > What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most > beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place > could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places > you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. > Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) > Tim > Maybe it’s just me, but I think the catacombs would be a strange place to > propose. If it were me, I might take her to the Villa d’Este in Tivoli (just > outside of Rome). Then maybe eat at the Ristorante Antiche terme di Diana.
The gardens there would be lovely — but so would many a beautiful square with a fountain — you can find them all over Rome. I would say the Pantheon — but it is pretty filled with tourists [the side walk cafes] — there are many pretty little squares with fountains
Did you know that catacombs are graves? Common graves? You would have a lot of skeletons witnessing your proposal, never mind the other tourists! You are weird! Danielle
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello out there, > I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At > the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And > what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. > I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I > thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for > that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the > catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. > What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most > beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place > could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places > you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. > Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) > Tim
I could think of about two dozen places more romantic than the catacombs. Think about Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, St. Peter’s Square, the Pantheon, Foro Romano. The top of St. Peter’s looking over the city is very memorable and romantic. That would be my pick. Todd
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello out there, > I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At > the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And > what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. > I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I > thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for > that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the > catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. > What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most > beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place > could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places > you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. > Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) > Tim
thanks for all your suggestions. i did not knew, that the catacombs were graves. so you are all right, this is not the right place for a proposal vf marrigae. the best suggestion made here is the top of st. perter’s. of course more suggestions are very welcome. thanks tim
> would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I >thought about the catacombs.
Catacombs are not romantic. One of the Beautiful fountains would be. My choice would be Trevi or Plaza Narvona. If you do it at Trevi, the tale says that if you toss a coin into the fountain You will come back to Rome, I suggest you get two coins, minted in your and her birthyears to toss after your proposal. Mike Quint– not a romantic Doing winter in New England could be worse.
>> would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I >thought about the catacombs. >Catacombs are not romantic.
Apart from that, you can only visit them as part of a guided tour, and you wouldn’t be allowed to linger long enough to propose properly! > One of the Beautiful fountains would be. My choice >would be Trevi or Plaza Narvona.
Too many people at Trevi. Piazza Navona would be better: more space and stone benches to sit on. Personally, I would prefer somewhere up high, with a good view. The orange garden on the Aventine, for example, or the terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo. Alternatively, in a medieval cloister, such as that of Ss. Quattro Coronati or San Paolo fuori le Mura. Margaret Coffin InfoRoma – The Rome Experts www.inforoma.it
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I >>thought about the catacombs. >Catacombs are not romantic. > Apart from that, you can only visit them as part of a guided tour, and > you wouldn’t be allowed to linger long enough to propose properly! > One of the Beautiful fountains would be. My choice >would be Trevi or Plaza Narvona. > Too many people at Trevi. Piazza Navona would be better: more space > and stone benches to sit on. > Personally, I would prefer somewhere up high, with a good view. The > orange garden on the Aventine, for example, or the terrace of Castel > Sant’Angelo. Alternatively, in a medieval cloister, such as that of > Ss. Quattro Coronati or San Paolo fuori le Mura.
The Terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo was the first place that came to my mind. Barbara
>> would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I >>thought about the catacombs. > One of the Beautiful fountains would be. My choice >would be Trevi or Plaza Narvona. > Personally, I would prefer somewhere up high, with a good view. The > orange garden on the Aventine, for example, or the terrace of Castel > Sant’Angelo. Alternatively, in a medieval cloister, such as that of > Ss. Quattro Coronati or San Paolo fuori le Mura. > Margaret Coffin
I am so unromantic. I was thinking Banca di Roma.
> Personally, I would prefer somewhere up high, with a good view. The > orange garden on the Aventine, for example, or the terrace of Castel > Sant’Angelo. Alternatively, in a medieval cloister, such as that of > Ss. Quattro Coronati or San Paolo fuori le Mura.
Maybe at the top of the Hassler Hotel? Or in the Parco Borghese?
>The Terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo was the first place that came to my >mind.
Great minds….
> >The Terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo was the first place that came to my >mind. > Great minds….
and small minds…. 
Tim
I think the most romantic place in Rome might be the steps from the top of Capitoline, looking down on the Forum at night. There were lovers about, and everyone seemed to be quite moved by the beautiful setting. I had heard that this was a pretty place to be at night, but the reality surpassed my expectation. D.
> The Terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo was the first place that came to my > mind.
Not a bad idea, especially on a clear day with little wind. Just remember that at the end of the opera, Tosca kills himself by jumping down that terrace 
Hello out there, I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) Tim
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello out there, > I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At > the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And > what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. > I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I > thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for > that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the > catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. > What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most > beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place > could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places > you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. > Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) > Tim
Maybe it’s just me, but I think the catacombs would be a strange place to propose. If it were me, I might take her to the Villa d’Este in Tivoli (just outside of Rome). Then maybe eat at the Ristorante Antiche terme di Diana. — briggl http://www.bestofitaly2001.com Italy Travelogue
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello out there, > I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At > the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And > what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. > I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I > thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for > that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the > catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. > What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most > beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place > could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places > you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. > Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) > Tim > Maybe it’s just me, but I think the catacombs would be a strange place to > propose. If it were me, I might take her to the Villa d’Este in Tivoli (just > outside of Rome). Then maybe eat at the Ristorante Antiche terme di Diana.
The gardens there would be lovely — but so would many a beautiful square with a fountain — you can find them all over Rome. I would say the Pantheon — but it is pretty filled with tourists [the side walk cafes] — there are many pretty little squares with fountains
Did you know that catacombs are graves? Common graves? You would have a lot of skeletons witnessing your proposal, never mind the other tourists! You are weird! Danielle
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello out there, > I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At > the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And > what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. > I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I > thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for > that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the > catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. > What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most > beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place > could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places > you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. > Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) > Tim
I could think of about two dozen places more romantic than the catacombs. Think about Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, St. Peter’s Square, the Pantheon, Foro Romano. The top of St. Peter’s looking over the city is very memorable and romantic. That would be my pick. Todd
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello out there, > I have a question about Rome and perhaps someone here can help me. At > the 22th January my girlfried and I will do a 4 days trip to Rome. And > what she does not know is, that I want to propose marriage to her. > I would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I > thought about the catacombs. But I am not sure, if they are suited for > that, because as I found out you are allways guided through the > catacombs and there is no way to walk alone. > What do you think about the catacombs: which ones are the most > beautiful to see and which ones are suited for my plans? Another place > could be at the top of St. Peters Cathedral. Are there other places > you have in mind, that could be suitable for a proposal of marriage. > Thanks in advance for your answer and greetings from Cologne (Germany) > Tim
thanks for all your suggestions. i did not knew, that the catacombs were graves. so you are all right, this is not the right place for a proposal vf marrigae. the best suggestion made here is the top of st. perter’s. of course more suggestions are very welcome. thanks tim
> would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I >thought about the catacombs.
Catacombs are not romantic. One of the Beautiful fountains would be. My choice would be Trevi or Plaza Narvona. If you do it at Trevi, the tale says that if you toss a coin into the fountain You will come back to Rome, I suggest you get two coins, minted in your and her birthyears to toss after your proposal. Mike Quint– not a romantic Doing winter in New England could be worse.
>> would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I >thought about the catacombs. >Catacombs are not romantic.
Apart from that, you can only visit them as part of a guided tour, and you wouldn’t be allowed to linger long enough to propose properly! > One of the Beautiful fountains would be. My choice >would be Trevi or Plaza Narvona.
Too many people at Trevi. Piazza Navona would be better: more space and stone benches to sit on. Personally, I would prefer somewhere up high, with a good view. The orange garden on the Aventine, for example, or the terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo. Alternatively, in a medieval cloister, such as that of Ss. Quattro Coronati or San Paolo fuori le Mura. Margaret Coffin InfoRoma – The Rome Experts www.inforoma.it
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I >>thought about the catacombs. >Catacombs are not romantic. > Apart from that, you can only visit them as part of a guided tour, and > you wouldn’t be allowed to linger long enough to propose properly! > One of the Beautiful fountains would be. My choice >would be Trevi or Plaza Narvona. > Too many people at Trevi. Piazza Navona would be better: more space > and stone benches to sit on. > Personally, I would prefer somewhere up high, with a good view. The > orange garden on the Aventine, for example, or the terrace of Castel > Sant’Angelo. Alternatively, in a medieval cloister, such as that of > Ss. Quattro Coronati or San Paolo fuori le Mura.
The Terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo was the first place that came to my mind. Barbara
>> would like to do that at a romantic or impressing place in Rome. I >>thought about the catacombs. > One of the Beautiful fountains would be. My choice >would be Trevi or Plaza Narvona. > Personally, I would prefer somewhere up high, with a good view. The > orange garden on the Aventine, for example, or the terrace of Castel > Sant’Angelo. Alternatively, in a medieval cloister, such as that of > Ss. Quattro Coronati or San Paolo fuori le Mura. > Margaret Coffin
I am so unromantic. I was thinking Banca di Roma.
> Personally, I would prefer somewhere up high, with a good view. The > orange garden on the Aventine, for example, or the terrace of Castel > Sant’Angelo. Alternatively, in a medieval cloister, such as that of > Ss. Quattro Coronati or San Paolo fuori le Mura.
Maybe at the top of the Hassler Hotel? Or in the Parco Borghese?
>The Terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo was the first place that came to my >mind.
Great minds….
> >The Terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo was the first place that came to my >mind. > Great minds….
and small minds…. Tim
I think the most romantic place in Rome might be the steps from the top of Capitoline, looking down on the Forum at night. There were lovers about, and everyone seemed to be quite moved by the beautiful setting. I had heard that this was a pretty place to be at night, but the reality surpassed my expectation. D.
> The Terrace of Castel Sant’Angelo was the first place that came to my > mind.
Not a bad idea, especially on a clear day with little wind. Just remember that at the end of the opera, Tosca kills himself by jumping down that terrace
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> We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we > want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel > location. What area of the city should we stay in in order to assure > easy access to major sights as well as to be in a safe, clean area? > (where we can take a stroll at night to a restaurant or cafe) Your > experiences are welcome! Names of hotels would also be welcome. We’d > be willing to spend up to $200 a night. Thanks.
I think that the most convenient areas are near the Piazza Navona, in Campo dei Fiori, or in the former Jewish Ghetto. All of these are near each other, and are within walking distance of many of Rome’s attractions. All three areas are also near good restaurants. The Campo dei Fiori and Ghetto areas are somewhat less congested with tourists. The Ghetto area is very convenient to Trastevere, where there are many excellent restaurants. Barbara
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> We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we > want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel > location. What area of the city should we stay in in order to assure > easy access to major sights as well as to be in a safe, clean area? > (where we can take a stroll at night to a restaurant or cafe) Your > experiences are welcome! Names of hotels would also be welcome. We’d > be willing to spend up to $200 a night. Thanks.
The typical places in town to stay are in the Pantheon/Campo dei Fiori areas. Some other places to stay are on or near Via Nazionale or Via Cavour (but those streets are major and busy, so staying just off them is recommended) and the Piazza di Spagna area. I’ve stayed in all these areas and also Via Veneto, but that is a little out of the way and the Metro is not all that convenient there, either. http://www.venere.com (http://wwww.venere.it) is a good resource for hotels in Rome. I have lots of Rome information you might find useful at my personal website http://www.alanzeleznikar.com/travels/travels.html — Alan Z
Hi Neil We like the area around Via d. Scrofa and always choose to stay there; the Antico Forno bakery and the food shop next door, as well as the Cafe 1889 are all daytime favorites of ours and we like to be close to them. via d. Scrofa runs N<>S just W of the Pantheon. Two hotels in your price range are the Cesari and the Santa Chiara, both of which get decent reviews on www.tripadvisor.com and you can access them both through www.venere.it a good hotel finder for Italy. However, I would deal with hotels directly. These hotels are both quite near the Pantheon and a very easy walk to the Piazza Navona and Campo di’Fiori. Add the Piazza Rotunda, at the Pantheon, and depending on your age group and interests, an evening finished in any of these piazzas is a lot of fun. There are numerous good restaurants in this part of Rome. Easy walking to the Spanish Steps and Condotti area, as well as the Largo Argentina area where you can get public transportation to the Forum, Coloseum, etc. Plus there are plenty of taxis around and St Peter’s is a decent walk, but the Vatican Museums usually call for me to take a bus or taxi. Anyway, that is my favorite area to stay in Rome. Hope this helps, DCW – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we > want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel > location. What area of the city should we stay in in order to assure > easy access to major sights as well as to be in a safe, clean area? > (where we can take a stroll at night to a restaurant or cafe) Your > experiences are welcome! Names of hotels would also be welcome. We’d > be willing to spend up to $200 a night. Thanks. > Neil
We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel location. What area of the city should we stay in in order to assure easy access to major sights as well as to be in a safe, clean area? (where we can take a stroll at night to a restaurant or cafe) Your experiences are welcome! Names of hotels would also be welcome. We’d be willing to spend up to $200 a night. Thanks. Neil
We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel location. What area of the city should we stay in in order to assure easy access to major sights as well as to be in a safe, clean area? (where we can take a stroll at night to a restaurant or cafe) Your experiences are welcome! Names of hotels would also be welcome. We’d be willing to spend up to $200 a night. Thanks. Neil
Hi Neil We like the area around Via d. Scrofa and always choose to stay there; the Antico Forno bakery and the food shop next door, as well as the Cafe 1889 are all daytime favorites of ours and we like to be close to them. via d. Scrofa runs N<>S just W of the Pantheon. Two hotels in your price range are the Cesari and the Santa Chiara, both of which get decent reviews on www.tripadvisor.com and you can access them both through www.venere.it a good hotel finder for Italy. However, I would deal with hotels directly. These hotels are both quite near the Pantheon and a very easy walk to the Piazza Navona and Campo di’Fiori. Add the Piazza Rotunda, at the Pantheon, and depending on your age group and interests, an evening finished in any of these piazzas is a lot of fun. There are numerous good restaurants in this part of Rome. Easy walking to the Spanish Steps and Condotti area, as well as the Largo Argentina area where you can get public transportation to the Forum, Coloseum, etc. Plus there are plenty of taxis around and St Peter’s is a decent walk, but the Vatican Museums usually call for me to take a bus or taxi. Anyway, that is my favorite area to stay in Rome. Hope this helps, DCW – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we > want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel > location. What area of the city should we stay in in order to assure > easy access to major sights as well as to be in a safe, clean area? > (where we can take a stroll at night to a restaurant or cafe) Your > experiences are welcome! Names of hotels would also be welcome. We’d > be willing to spend up to $200 a night. Thanks. > Neil
> We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we > want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel > location. What area of the city should we stay in in order to assure > easy access to major sights as well as to be in a safe, clean area? > (where we can take a stroll at night to a restaurant or cafe) Your > experiences are welcome! Names of hotels would also be welcome. We’d > be willing to spend up to $200 a night. Thanks.
The typical places in town to stay are in the Pantheon/Campo dei Fiori areas. Some other places to stay are on or near Via Nazionale or Via Cavour (but those streets are major and busy, so staying just off them is recommended) and the Piazza di Spagna area. I’ve stayed in all these areas and also Via Veneto, but that is a little out of the way and the Metro is not all that convenient there, either. http://www.venere.com (http://wwww.venere.it) is a good resource for hotels in Rome. I have lots of Rome information you might find useful at my personal website http://www.alanzeleznikar.com/travels/travels.html — Alan Z
> We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we > want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel > location. What area of the city should we stay in in order to assure > easy access to major sights as well as to be in a safe, clean area? > (where we can take a stroll at night to a restaurant or cafe) Your > experiences are welcome! Names of hotels would also be welcome. We’d > be willing to spend up to $200 a night. Thanks.
I think that the most convenient areas are near the Piazza Navona, in Campo dei Fiori, or in the former Jewish Ghetto. All of these are near each other, and are within walking distance of many of Rome’s attractions. All three areas are also near good restaurants. The Campo dei Fiori and Ghetto areas are somewhat less congested with tourists. The Ghetto area is very convenient to Trastevere, where there are many excellent restaurants. Barbara
Hello there!! We have a wonderful B&B near Spanish Steps Two words taken by our website: This luxury Bed and Breakfast has all of the details of a 5 star hotel, at the price of a luxurious 3 star. On entering you are immediately surrounded by the beauty of the furnishings and antiques. You can see picts and prices here: http://www.bestinrome.com/lodging/antrm/index.html To see other B&B’s: http://www.bestinrome.com/lodging/beb.html#start Thank you for your attention. BestInRome.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->We are planning a trip to Italy in late March. We have 10 days and we >want to spend at least 4 in Rome. I’d like some ideas about hotel >location.
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>I’m not convinced that billing errors are so deliberate. On our last trip >it was always the other way round in that several places failed to charge us >for something we’d ordered after the main order (grappa, coffee, another >carafe of wine etc) – and even when we pointed it out they couldn’t be >bothered to change the bill!
The ones we ran into were deliberate. (Most near Termini, where our hotel was.) In a number of different places, food items we never ordered appeared on the bill. Nearly always had to speak with the manager. Got very tiring, especially because sometimes the manager would take 20 minutes to appear, but I guess that’s the idea. Still remember arguing for 15 minutes to get two expensive entrees and drinks removed–the bill not only had an unannounced and large cover charge, but had the two of us consuming a bottle of wine, which we never had, as well as four entrees for the two of us. And by that time, the table (with only two plates and no wine glasses) had been cleared. But I wasn’t about to give in, and calls for the police finally did it, I imagine the police had seen the same thing at that place in the past and they were loathe to have a repeat…. A truly cool book: The World Is Already Yours Conscious living in the real world www.alreadyyours.com (sample chapter, etc…)
My wife and I just returned from 4 wonderful days in Rome. We took an air-hotel package offered by Expedia, using Delta (contracted out to Alitalia and Air France) and staying at the Palladium Palace near the Termini. Upon arrival in Rome, you will definitely find several men out front who will approach you, even inside the airport, letting you know that they can take you into Rome in their taxi. We politely declined, and just stayed out front of the airport until a marked taxi pulled up and we took it. Just hang out and wait for an available marked taxi. That is what several posters suggested, and it was good advice. Our taxi driver was delightful; he drove like a madman, turning around to talk to us about half the time while driving. It’s fun being in a taxi in Rome, somehow you just trust that the driver will get you there alive. Most of the taxi drivers appear to be expert drivers, they know all of the side streets and alleys and unwritten rules of Rome. If you even have a thought about renting a car, you are just nuts. The Palladium Palace was a great hotel, extremely secure, a nice room and bathroom. No coffeemaker though; we brought along our own hot-pot to make our own instant coffee. Get a "hi-low" European adaptor from Radio Shack to use it. There must be hundreds upon hundreds of hotels in Rome. I searched everywhere on the
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> Does anybody have any good recommendations on quality B&B’s or pensiones in > the central Rome? We plan to go in early October.
Hi Bob, We are staying in the B&B Navona in June. It is right in between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon. Price is 76euro per double (shared bathroom, breakfast included). I found them on the venere website: www.venere.it Hope this helps.
Does anybody have any good recommendations on quality B&B’s or pensiones in the central Rome? We plan to go in early October.
Does anybody have any good recommendations on quality B&B’s or pensiones in the central Rome? We plan to go in early October.
> Does anybody have any good recommendations on quality B&B’s or pensiones in > the central Rome? We plan to go in early October.
Hi Bob, We are staying in the B&B Navona in June. It is right in between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon. Price is 76euro per double (shared bathroom, breakfast included). I found them on the venere website: www.venere.it Hope this helps.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> From my best recollection from being in Rome last October, there is an > express bus from Piazza della Republica (No. 45, I think) that is > advised because it makes fewer stops and therefore has fewer > pickpockets. It runs all the way to St. Peters. The other bus, I believe > number 64 is the one reputedly abundant with pp’s. > I didn’t found pickpockets so much abundant in Rome as some say…, > while I stayed there a total of 6 weeks in the last 10 years. > And I took every day the bus or the metro since I stayed at the youth > hostel. I can perfectly remember some of the days when I took the > metro, the journeys I did and even some people I saw. I’ve got an > excellent visual memory. So IMO, what I read on this newsgroup is > excessively EXAGERATED. > I don’t mean that there are no pickpockets of course but frankly I > PERSONNALY never witnessed any problem of that kind there. In fact the > only time when I saw pickpockets in Italy was on via dei Fori > Imperiali where I was approached by 3 young gipsy girls and at the > doors of the cathedral of Genova (Genoa) by 3 other ones. That’s all. > I’ve visited more than 40 italian towns. > And believed me, not only did I noticed IMMEDIATELY that they were not > italian, because of their accent, but I simply told them that I had > understood what they wanted to do and avoided them. > IMO if some don’t take some elementary precautions they partly deserve > what occurs to them. > And it’s exactly the same for Paris or London metro… > Believe me or not I live in Paris since 10 years and never witnessed > or have been the victim of pickpockets in public transports, while I > took the metro or the bus thousands of times. I just saw once, in 10 > years…, some young gypsies sharing the content of a wallet on the > escalators of the main entrance of Chatelet-les-Halles RER station. > That doesn’t mean again that there are not pickpockets in Paris public > transports and even that they are all recently immigrated gypsies, > which would be another clich
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: I’ll be in the Provence area and am planning a trip to the Cinque Terre. : From the rail information I have, it appears one must connect through Nice : in order to get to La Spezia ( where there is a train servicing the area) : However, it appears the train from Nice to La Spezia departs at 03:30. Am I : reading this correctly? What does one do in the wee hours of the morning? : The latest train from Provence gets into Nice at midnite leaving 3 or so : hours to hang out. Has anyone else travelled from Arles to the Cinque Terre : by train? Any ideas? Also, if anyone has accomodations recommendations for : Vernazza please forward them to me. : Thanks! — Try this schedule: Train 5508/5509 Nice Ventimiglia 0755 0837; change to Train IC 525 Ventimiglia La Spezia 0930 1253 . Train also stops at Chiavari at 1221. Schedule valid at least until May 29, 1999.
I’ll be in the Provence area and am planning a trip to the Cinque Terre. From the rail information I have, it appears one must connect through Nice in order to get to La Spezia ( where there is a train servicing the area) However, it appears the train from Nice to La Spezia departs at 03:30. Am I reading this correctly? What does one do in the wee hours of the morning? The latest train from Provence gets into Nice at midnite leaving 3 or so hours to hang out. Has anyone else travelled from Arles to the Cinque Terre by train? Any ideas? Also, if anyone has accomodations recommendations for Vernazza please forward them to me. Thanks!
>Hi – Looking for a hotel recommendation for Cinque Terre for a few days >at the end of November. Thanks for anything!
Pensione Sorriso in Vernazza was fine, when I stayed there 3 weeks ago. Room for 2 was 150 000 lire, including dinner and breakfast. Many of the hotels close for the winter. The area is amazingly beautifull, even we had a lot of rain and a great thunderstorm at night.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, Johan! > In this website, unfortunately only available > in Italian, you’ll find some opportunities for accomodation in the area of > the Cinque Terre: > http://www.cinqueterre.net/ > You only have to click on "Ospitalit
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