Aldrovandi Palace, Rome

Advantages: value for money
Disadvantages: slightly far out of the city

...I stayed at this hotel for a week last summer. My friend and I were looking for a cheap, but comfortable hotel that would be a good base from which to see Rome. That's exactly what we got from the Pineta Palace. The Pineta Palace is situated in the north west of Rome, has 200 rooms, is about 5km from the city centre, has a restaurant, an indoor bar, an outdoor bar and a business conference centre. For a one night stay, a room costs around 40 euros, but if you're staying for a week there's quite a good discount. Getting There The hotel is about a 25 minute taxi drive from Rome's main airport. We had pre-booked a taxi which cost about 20 euros on the way there. The taxi on the way back at the end of our holiday, however, which we booked from the hotel, ended up setting us back 50 euros, so it's definitely a good idea to book... Read review

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Advantages: History, lots of things too see and so, food, amazing museums, Gelato
Disadvantages: Too much to see, crowded around major sight, fear of being pickpocketed

...A short summary This trip report will focus on the trip that my wife Nikki and I took to Rome in the period from July 2nd - 7th 2005. We targeted out places that we wanted to see during our trip. On our list was the usual stuff such as the Vatican, Pantheon, Piazza di Spagna, Colosseum, Forum, Capitol etc. With all of this on the list there was no rest for the wicked :-) Please visit my homepage http://gardkarlsen.com to see pictures from our trip. Get in touch if you have any questions or comments. Prelude A couple of years back we went to Milan and Venice and we had a great time there. I guess we decided that we had to return one day to check out some other Italian cities and especially Rome. After all Rome is one of the classical destinations along with places like Paris, New York City, London etc. Our chance came when we were... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful city.Wonderful architecture and monuments
Disadvantages: So much to see and do. Expensive

..., well patronised, pizzeria, Mimi, an intimate little seafood restaurant near the Palace of Justice, Dante in Via dis Gracchi 266/268 and Grottino in Via Oslavia, 54, a smart basement eatery that is popular with the staff of the nearby radio and TV studios. ARCHAEOLOGICAL ROME Archaeological Rome is concentrated in one area of the city which is conveniently reached on the subway's B line and the ruins of Julius Caesar's domain are best viewed from the terrace behind Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio on top of the Capitoline Hill. Top of everyone's lists is the Colosseum, the most imposing reminder of Ancient Rome. The four tiered arena could house as many as 50,000 spectators at its gladiator combats and mock sea battles. Unfortunately it was used as a quarry in the 15th century with stone and marble being removed... Read review

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