Hotel recommendations Rome
 

Hi group

Taking my parents to Rome in the end of October and wanted to hear whether
any of you could recommend a nice hotel in Rome. Price range 50-65 ? pr.
person pr. night in a three person room.

Other criteria: Since my dad is a light sleeper it would be nice if the
hotel was located in a relatively silent area with no heavy traffic.
Of course we would prefer to be staying close to the main attractions.
Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've heard that Italian breakfast is
not very good...


We are arriving to the Ciampino airport if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance,
Christian, Denmark

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:22:27 +0200, "Christian Hannibal"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Hi group
    >Taking my parents to Rome in the end of October and wanted to hear whether
    >any of you could recommend a nice hotel in Rome. Price range 50-65 ? pr.
    >person pr. night in a three person room.
    >Other criteria: Since my dad is a light sleeper it would be nice if the
    >hotel was located in a relatively silent area with no heavy traffic.
    >Of course we would prefer to be staying close to the main attractions.

I know two inexpensive hotels on fairly quiet streets in Rome; they
are the Arenula and La Lunetta. They are both comfortable but basic.
Neither has an elevator. Both are within walking distance of most
central attractions. The Arenula is also very near a bus terminus.
They are not far from each other.

    >Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've heard that Italian breakfast is
    >not very good...

The Arenula has a continental breakfast, which is basically juice,
coffee with milk, and a pastry, maybe also things like cornflakes. I
prefer to get breakfast at a good bar, but then I like the Italian
breakfast (cappucino and croissant). La Lunetta doesn't serve
breakfast. I have never seen an inexpensive hotel in Italy that has
what I would call a "buffet breakfast". There is a wide variety of
breakfasts available in the Centro Storico of Rome, because of the
many tourists from different countries. On the corner to the left of
La Lunetta, there is a bar serving several types of American
breakfast, with such things as eggs and sausage.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

In news:[email protected],
B Vaughan <[email protected]> typed:

    > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:22:27 +0200, "Christian Hannibal"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> Hi group
    >> Taking my parents to Rome in the end of October and wanted to
    >> hear
    >> whether any of you could recommend a nice hotel in Rome. Price
    >> range
    >> 50-65 ? pr. person pr. night in a three person room.
    >> Other criteria: Since my dad is a light sleeper it would be
    >> nice if
    >> the hotel was located in a relatively silent area with no
    >> heavy
    >> traffic.
    >> Of course we would prefer to be staying close to the main
    >> attractions.
    > I know two inexpensive hotels on fairly quiet streets in Rome;
    > they
    > are the Arenula and La Lunetta.


I'll second Barbara's recommendation of the Arenula. I've stayed
there a couple of times on her recommendation.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

forget about the centre
Marco Polo hotel is 10 minutes by bus and the transportation system is very
good
A rail station 2 minutes away on foot
Breakfast on the roof terrace
4 local * makes it a real 3* or a US 4*
Verrrry quiet

"Christian Hannibal" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news: [email protected]...
    > Hi group
    > Taking my parents to Rome in the end of October and wanted to hear whether
    > any of you could recommend a nice hotel in Rome. Price range 50-65 ? pr.
    > person pr. night in a three person room.
    > Other criteria: Since my dad is a light sleeper it would be nice if the
    > hotel was located in a relatively silent area with no heavy traffic.
    > Of course we would prefer to be staying close to the main attractions.
    > Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've heard that Italian breakfast is
    > not very good...
    > We are arriving to the Ciampino airport if that makes any difference.
    > Thanks in advance,
    > Christian, Denmark
    >

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

In news:[email protected],
Runge <[email protected]> typed:

    > forget about the centre
    > Marco Polo hotel is 10 minutes by bus and the transportation
    > system
    > is very good
    > A rail station 2 minutes away on foot
    > Breakfast on the roof terrace
    > 4 local * makes it a real 3* or a US 4*
    > Verrrry quiet


Each to his own, but I couldn't disagree more. It's much more
convenient to be centrally located and not have to depend on
public transportation. I'd rather have a centrally located hotel
even if my budget required that it be a lesser hotel.

And being near the railroad station is not an advantage, but a
disadvantage. It's far from the nicest part of town.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup




    > "Christian Hannibal" <[email protected]> a écrit dans
    > le
    > message de news: [email protected]...
    >> Hi group
    >> Taking my parents to Rome in the end of October and wanted to
    >> hear
    >> whether any of you could recommend a nice hotel in Rome. Price
    >> range
    >> 50-65 ? pr. person pr. night in a three person room.
    >> Other criteria: Since my dad is a light sleeper it would be
    >> nice if
    >> the hotel was located in a relatively silent area with no
    >> heavy
    >> traffic. Of course we would prefer to be staying close to the
    >> main
    >> attractions. Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've heard
    >> that
    >> Italian breakfast is not very good...
    >> We are arriving to the Ciampino airport if that makes any
    >> difference.
    >> Thanks in advance,
    >> Christian, Denmark

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

Christian*Hannibal wrote:

    >Taking my parents to Rome in the end of
    >October and wanted to hear whether any
    >of you could recommend a nice hotel in
    >Rome. Price range 50-65 ? pr. person pr.
    >night in a three person room.
    >Other criteria: Since my dad is a light
    >sleeper it would be nice if the hotel was
    >located in a relatively silent area with no
    >heavy traffic. Of course we would prefer
    >to be staying close to the main attractions.
    >Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've
    >heard that Italian breakfast is not very
    >good...

Hi Christian, You might want to list any other amenities you'd like or
can do without such as ensuite w.c., elevator, TV, phone etc.
And then do a trade-off for 'price-amenities-location'.

To give you an example of price-amenity-location I'll use the hotel
I've stayed at on my last 4 trips.

The Hotel Kennedy (www.hotelkennedy.net) isn't centrally located (1.8km
from the Roman Forum) but a short bus, metro or taxi to the main
attactions.
It's right by the train station, the area is safe with just a touch of
seedy (a few prostitutes) and not romantic like the historic center.

It has all the amenities listed above with a very nice buffet b'fast.
It's a nice 3* hotel with a pleasant staff and recently remodeled.

It's price for a triple room in Oct is €180.
The Kennedy is probably the most reasonably priced 3* in *that* area,
for what you get it's a real bargain.
So use that hotel as a kind of scale, the closer to the historic center
or nicer areas the less amenities you will get for that price or higher.

Sadly you will not get many hotel suggestions on this group, matter of
fact with Barbara, Ken and me weighing in that might be all of them :).
You will get more recommendations on the Fodor's Forum
www.fodors.com/forums/ and on www.slowtrav.com.
Also use the search function on the Fodor's Forum to bring-up past
posts on any hotel you are interested in.
Have A Nice Trip! Regards, Walter



..And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

In article <[email protected]>, Ken Blake
<[email protected]> wrote:

    > In news:[email protected],
    > Runge <[email protected]> typed:
    >
    > > forget about the centre
    > > Marco Polo hotel is 10 minutes by bus and the transportation
    > > system
    > > is very good
    > > A rail station 2 minutes away on foot
    > > Breakfast on the roof terrace
    > > 4 local * makes it a real 3* or a US 4*
    > > Verrrry quiet
    >
    >
    > Each to his own, but I couldn't disagree more.
    > It's much more convenient to be centrally located and not have to depend on
    > public transportation.


2nd that. I just returned from Rome and we stayed at "Spagna", for its
location, that was just great for us on this trip. The only real
transportation we used was taxi to Sabatini in Trastevere... it was
like 6euro... we walked everywhere else.

This is a rather nice pic I took from the balcony of my hotel room
after midnight:

http://tinyurl.com/7dn74
(http://homepage.mac.com/gofig/.Pictu...ictures/2005-0
9-18%2006.38.27%20-0700/Image-0C411FB4284911DA.jpg)

http://homepage.mac.com/gofig/usenet/PhotoAlbum39.html

jay
Fri Sep 23, 2005
mailto:[email protected]



    >I'd rather have a centrally located hotel
    > even if my budget required that it be a lesser hotel.
    >
    > And being near the railroad station is not an advantage, but a
    > disadvantage. It's far from the nicest part of town.

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

I stayed last June in Hotel Nerva. It is just off the Forum area. Small
hotel, cost about 100 Euros and included a small but nice breakfast. Very
quite, can't beat the location. Step out of the hotel and you are facing the
backside of the Forum of Augustus and the back of the Markets of Trajan.
Literally a hundred steps from the Via Fori Imperiali, looking down the road
toward the Colosseum.

So great location (very quiet for me) and I had a great stay. However, in
reviews at places like Fodors, it appears that the chances of a terrible
stay (references to rude staff, overcharging, noisy, etc.) are almost 50/50
to those reviews that indicate a great, inexpensive stay at a very central
location. Again, my stay was perfect and staff was very nice. One note --
they require cash payment, no credit card.

Enjoy your trip!
jeff

"Go Fig" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:230920051641326758%[email protected]...
    > In article <[email protected]>, Ken Blake
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> In news:[email protected],
    >> Runge <[email protected]> typed:
    >> > forget about the centre
    >> > Marco Polo hotel is 10 minutes by bus and the transportation
    >> > system
    >> > is very good
    >> > A rail station 2 minutes away on foot
    >> > Breakfast on the roof terrace
    >> > 4 local * makes it a real 3* or a US 4*
    >> > Verrrry quiet
    >> Each to his own, but I couldn't disagree more.
    >> It's much more convenient to be centrally located and not have to depend
    >> on
    >> public transportation.
    > 2nd that. I just returned from Rome and we stayed at "Spagna", for its
    > location, that was just great for us on this trip. The only real
    > transportation we used was taxi to Sabatini in Trastevere... it was
    > like 6euro... we walked everywhere else.
    > This is a rather nice pic I took from the balcony of my hotel room
    > after midnight:
    > http://tinyurl.com/7dn74
    > (http://homepage.mac.com/gofig/.Pictu...ictures/2005-0
    > 9-18%2006.38.27%20-0700/Image-0C411FB4284911DA.jpg)
    > http://homepage.mac.com/gofig/usenet/PhotoAlbum39.html
    > jay
    > Fri Sep 23, 2005
    > mailto:[email protected]
    >>I'd rather have a centrally located hotel
    >> even if my budget required that it be a lesser hotel.
    >> And being near the railroad station is not an advantage, but a
    >> disadvantage. It's far from the nicest part of town.

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

We stayed at the Hotel Aventino Via S. Domenico 10 several years ago. As
the name implies, the hotel is located on the Aventine Hill, a quiet
residential area. www.aventinohotels.com
Sites to see on the Aventine include:
- San Anselmo - Benedictine center - church itself is not very interesting -
but there is a sung vesper service at 19:15 most nights.
-San Alessio - beggar under the stairs artifact
-Santa Sabina - original church 5th C
-San Saba
-Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta - keyhole at #3 - famous view of the Vatican
The negative of this area is a 10-15 minute walk downhill to subway
station - Circo Massimo.
Restaurant suggestion: Da Oio a Casa Mia Via Galvani 43/45

Gary Leo

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

    >>Hi group
    >>Taking my parents to Rome in the end of October and wanted to hear whether
    >>any of you could recommend a nice hotel in Rome. Price range 50-65 ? pr.
    >>person pr. night in a three person room.
    >>Other criteria: Since my dad is a light sleeper it would be nice if the
    >>hotel was located in a relatively silent area with no heavy traffic.
    >>Of course we would prefer to be staying close to the main attractions.
    > I know two inexpensive hotels on fairly quiet streets in Rome; they
    > are the Arenula and La Lunetta. They are both comfortable but basic.
    > Neither has an elevator. Both are within walking distance of most
    > central attractions. The Arenula is also very near a bus terminus.
    > They are not far from each other.
    >>Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've heard that Italian breakfast is
    >>not very good...
    > The Arenula has a continental breakfast, which is basically juice,
    > coffee with milk, and a pastry, maybe also things like cornflakes. I
    > prefer to get breakfast at a good bar, but then I like the Italian
    > breakfast (cappucino and croissant). La Lunetta doesn't serve
    > breakfast. I have never seen an inexpensive hotel in Italy that has
    > what I would call a "buffet breakfast". There is a wide variety of
    > breakfasts available in the Centro Storico of Rome, because of the
    > many tourists from different countries. On the corner to the left of
    > La Lunetta, there is a bar serving several types of American
    > breakfast, with such things as eggs and sausage.

Isn't an Italian breakfast an Expresso and 2 ciggarettes?

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

That's your problem
Either you want to stick with high prices and touristy places, either you go
to those places with a local bus and have a glimpse of nowadays usual life
before going to Vatican city
Moreover, you don't walk from one place to another, so you do use the bus
anyway.

"Ken Blake" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news: [email protected]...
    > In news:[email protected],
    > Runge <[email protected]> typed:
    >> forget about the centre
    >> Marco Polo hotel is 10 minutes by bus and the transportation system
    >> is very good
    >> A rail station 2 minutes away on foot
    >> Breakfast on the roof terrace
    >> 4 local * makes it a real 3* or a US 4*
    >> Verrrry quiet
    > Each to his own, but I couldn't disagree more. It's much more convenient
    > to be centrally located and not have to depend on public transportation.
    > I'd rather have a centrally located hotel even if my budget required that
    > it be a lesser hotel.
    > And being near the railroad station is not an advantage, but a
    > disadvantage. It's far from the nicest part of town.
    > --
    > Ken Blake
    > Please reply to the newsgroup
    >> "Christian Hannibal" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le
    >> message de news: [email protected]...
    >>> Hi group
    >>> Taking my parents to Rome in the end of October and wanted to hear
    >>> whether any of you could recommend a nice hotel in Rome. Price range
    >>> 50-65 ? pr. person pr. night in a three person room.
    >>> Other criteria: Since my dad is a light sleeper it would be nice if
    >>> the hotel was located in a relatively silent area with no heavy
    >>> traffic. Of course we would prefer to be staying close to the main
    >>> attractions. Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've heard that
    >>> Italian breakfast is not very good...
    >>> We are arriving to the Ciampino airport if that makes any difference.
    >>> Thanks in advance,
    >>> Christian, Denmark
    >

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

You don't walk from Termini to Vatican or Trastevere, and buses are OK, you
know...
of course take a taxi if you wish
Suits me, I wouldn't do it.

"Go Fig" <[email protected]> a Žcrit dans le message de news:
230920051641326758%[email protected]...
    > In article <[email protected]>, Ken Blake
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> In news:[email protected],
    >> Runge <[email protected]> typed:
    >> > forget about the centre
    >> > Marco Polo hotel is 10 minutes by bus and the transportation
    >> > system
    >> > is very good
    >> > A rail station 2 minutes away on foot
    >> > Breakfast on the roof terrace
    >> > 4 local * makes it a real 3* or a US 4*
    >> > Verrrry quiet
    >> Each to his own, but I couldn't disagree more.
    >> It's much more convenient to be centrally located and not have to depend
    >> on
    >> public transportation.
    > 2nd that. I just returned from Rome and we stayed at "Spagna", for its
    > location, that was just great for us on this trip. The only real
    > transportation we used was taxi to Sabatini in Trastevere... it was
    > like 6euro... we walked everywhere else.
    > This is a rather nice pic I took from the balcony of my hotel room
    > after midnight:
    > http://tinyurl.com/7dn74
    > (http://homepage.mac.com/gofig/.Pictu...ictures/2005-0
    > 9-18%2006.38.27%20-0700/Image-0C411FB4284911DA.jpg)
    > http://homepage.mac.com/gofig/usenet/PhotoAlbum39.html
    > jay
    > Fri Sep 23, 2005
    > mailto:[email protected]
    >>I'd rather have a centrally located hotel
    >> even if my budget required that it be a lesser hotel.
    >> And being near the railroad station is not an advantage, but a
    >> disadvantage. It's far from the nicest part of town.

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

Well my recommendation goes for good prices, a short bus trip and no
prostitutes
From airport by train then 2 minutes walk
You really think you're the only useful guy around here ??

"Poetic Justice" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email protected]...
Christian Hannibal wrote:

    >Taking my parents to Rome in the end of
    >October and wanted to hear whether any
    >of you could recommend a nice hotel in
    >Rome. Price range 50-65 ? pr. person pr.
    >night in a three person room.
    >Other criteria: Since my dad is a light
    >sleeper it would be nice if the hotel was
    >located in a relatively silent area with no
    >heavy traffic. Of course we would prefer
    >to be staying close to the main attractions.
    >Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've
    >heard that Italian breakfast is not very
    >good...

Hi Christian, You might want to list any other amenities you'd like or
can do without such as ensuite w.c., elevator, TV, phone etc.
And then do a trade-off for 'price-amenities-location'.

To give you an example of price-amenity-location I'll use the hotel
I've stayed at on my last 4 trips.

The Hotel Kennedy (www.hotelkennedy.net) isn't centrally located (1.8km
from the Roman Forum) but a short bus, metro or taxi to the main
attactions.
It's right by the train station, the area is safe with just a touch of
seedy (a few prostitutes) and not romantic like the historic center.

It has all the amenities listed above with a very nice buffet b'fast.
It's a nice 3* hotel with a pleasant staff and recently remodeled.

It's price for a triple room in Oct is ?180.
The Kennedy is probably the most reasonably priced 3* in *that* area,
for what you get it's a real bargain.
So use that hotel as a kind of scale, the closer to the historic center
or nicer areas the less amenities you will get for that price or higher.

Sadly you will not get many hotel suggestions on this group, matter of
fact with Barbara, Ken and me weighing in that might be all of them :).
You will get more recommendations on the Fodor's Forum
www.fodors.com/forums/ and on www.slowtrav.com.
Also use the search function on the Fodor's Forum to bring-up past
posts on any hotel you are interested in.
Have A Nice Trip! Regards, Walter



..And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:38:01 +0200, "Runge" <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >That's your problem
    >Either you want to stick with high prices and touristy places, either you go
    >to those places with a local bus and have a glimpse of nowadays usual life
    >before going to Vatican city
    >Moreover, you don't walk from one place to another, so you do use the bus
    >anyway.

I walk from one place to another when I'm in Rome, at least 90% of the
time. I wouldn't walk to Ostia Antica or the catacombs, but when I
stay in the vicinity of Campo dei Fiori, I walk to the Vatican, Roman
Forum, Trastevere, and most other places.
    >"Ken Blake" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
    >news: [email protected]...
    >> In news:[email protected],
    >> Runge <[email protected]> typed:
    >>> forget about the centre
    >>> Marco Polo hotel is 10 minutes by bus and the transportation system
    >>> is very good
    >>> A rail station 2 minutes away on foot
    >>> Breakfast on the roof terrace
    >>> 4 local * makes it a real 3* or a US 4*
    >>> Verrrry quiet
    >> Each to his own, but I couldn't disagree more. It's much more convenient
    >> to be centrally located and not have to depend on public transportation.
    >> I'd rather have a centrally located hotel even if my budget required that
    >> it be a lesser hotel.
    >> And being near the railroad station is not an advantage, but a
    >> disadvantage. It's far from the nicest part of town.
    >> --
    >> Ken Blake
    >> Please reply to the newsgroup
    >>> "Christian Hannibal" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le
    >>> message de news: [email protected]...
    >>>> Hi group
    >>>> Taking my parents to Rome in the end of October and wanted to hear
    >>>> whether any of you could recommend a nice hotel in Rome. Price range
    >>>> 50-65 ? pr. person pr. night in a three person room.
    >>>> Other criteria: Since my dad is a light sleeper it would be nice if
    >>>> the hotel was located in a relatively silent area with no heavy
    >>>> traffic. Of course we would prefer to be staying close to the main
    >>>> attractions. Breakfast buffet would be nice, since I've heard that
    >>>> Italian breakfast is not very good...
    >>>> We are arriving to the Ciampino airport if that makes any difference.
    >>>> Thanks in advance,
    >>>> Christian, Denmark
    >>

--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

Re: Hotel recommendations Rome
 

No shot of Grappa in the Cafe'???

My ex Father in law (born in Italy) likewise favored a straight shot of
olive oil to start off the day... Didn't smoke though.

Tim K

"Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

    > Isn't an Italian breakfast an Expresso and 2 ciggarettes?