Rome (Italy) > Reviews

Advantages: coffee to die for, food to die for, architecture to..get the picture?
Disadvantages: The graffiti, bad pavements and those skinny Italian women..ggrrrrr

...present of a trip to Rome and boy do my feet hurt. But it was rather wonderful! I've decided not to do just a list of all the attractions like the Vatican, etc, but be a bit more basic, a bit more gritty, that is, my own experience and a bit more besides! Getting There We flew from Bristol with Easyjet, where you actually arrive is the difference. Most of the low cost airlines land at Ciampino, 20kms away, which is actually a military airfield! ... Read review

Advantages: It's Bella Roma. Lots to do, great food, fantastic weather.
Disadvantages: Tons of tourists, the loos everywhere and the money "problems"

...head south, to Bella Roma. Rome has two airports, and we used the less-interesting of the two, Ciampino. Still, when you only pay 1 cent plus taxes for a flight, you can’t be picky. Both airports have shuttle busses and taxis available (typical fare 50 Euros one way to/from the city centre), so getting into town’s not a problem. Neither’s getting around once you’re there. Head to a metro station, and buy a B.I.G ticket. Less than 2 quid, and it gives ... Read review

Advantages: One of the great cities of the world
Disadvantages: Noisy, crowded, expensive, very hot in Summer

I went to Rome last October with my girlfriend. We booked online at www.onlinetravel.com and stayed at the Spanish managed 'Melia Roma Aurelia Antica' hotel, a very modern 4 star establishment around 6-7 miles from Rome city centre. It cost us around £450 each for six nights b&b, return flight and taxi transfers. We definitely made an excellent choice. The fact that the hotel was located in a quiet, leafy suburban area made it naturally quiet and ... Read review

Advantages: It has everything!
Disadvantages: Can get stuffy and full of tourists in the summer!

Everyone has preconceptions of Rome before they see her. Maybe visions of ancient Rome, or the Catholic Church, maybe the whizzing vespas around the Colosseum, but through whatever means, she is a city which has made her mark on the consciousness of Western Civilisation, through fair means or foul, and for all the expectations one has of Rome, she doesn't disappoint. I am lucky to be able to visit Rome both frequently and regularly, but each time ... Read review

Advantages: Something for everyone
Disadvantages: Beware sore feet and the cobbles!

We recently went to Rome for five nights (apologies I know it wasn't really a weekend) during September and had an absolutely amazing time in what was pleasant but not overpowering temperatures. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT We arranged the trip ourselves and flew into Ciampino airport on one of the low cost airlines. From the airport which was fairly basic but acceptable there were a number of options of how to get into Rome itself namely: - coach ... Read review

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

...see and do in Rome that knowing where to start becomes something of a real Roman dilemma. In this fascinating city you can stumble across history at every step and major attractions are so many and so widely dispersed that it is not possible to see them all, if you are on a short visit. It is best to focus your attention on a limited aspect - say the prime attractions in the Vatican, Archaeological Rome and Monumental Rome - and allow at least a day ... Read review

Advantages: The sheer romance of the place
Disadvantages: It's a busy romantic place

...found this single classification for Rome before trying to talk about each place I'd visited, I might not have put forward such short - you may have noticed that I'm usually more gobby than that - and seemingly uninspired opinions. Still. I've pacakaged them all together here, which should make for easier reading, and hopefully fewer potential just "helpful" votes :-) Rome itself is quite a small city, but it has some 300 palaces and almost the ... Read review

Advantages: So many
Disadvantages: Noisey

...of the great things about Rome is that despite its size the historic centre is relatively small and compact with most of the sites of interest within walking distance of each other. With the Tiber to the west of the centre only the Vatican and Trastevere are on its west bank with all the other main sites to the east. Rome most well known geographical features are the seven hill, The Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Viminal and ... Read review

Advantages: Sites, food and culture
Disadvantages: Noise, crime and its too busy

...500 years of it, but Rome has over 2000 years of it making you see why it is called the eternal city. Depending on how long you intend on going to Rome, you will need to decide beforehand on what sites to see. Firstly there are the ancient sites. These include the Collosium, Forum, Catacombs and Domus Aurea (which may be closed due to structural repairs). Secondly there are the renaissance sites such as the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely Place
Disadvantages: buses too crowded

...back at 1.45 PM to Rome and we reached around 5 PM as the one which was leaving earlier was more than double the price. We just refreshed ourselves and roamed a bit near the station and the Piazza Della Republic and we walked down to Quirinale. The Third day we decided to take the day travel card which is valid till 12 in the night. The Day travel card is available in the shops which sell tobacco. It only costed us 4 EUR per ticket and is valid ... Read review

Advantages: a great way to see Rome from an entirely new perspective
Disadvantages: some scooters are of dubious quality - be sure to check yours beforehand

Finding ourselves in Rome in August 1999, and having been there two weeks ago to see all the usual stuff, we decided to do something more daring. Cobra, the proprietor of our youth hostel, soon got us going. He set us up with a "connection" of his, in a scooter rental shop very near the Termini (main train station). There were four of us, so we ended up renting two 50 cc scooters for 24 hours. The price was around 60,000 lire ($26.60, £18.59) ... Read review

Advantages: So much to see, beautiful weather, lovely food
Disadvantages: not much lush green grash in the summer!

...the airport for. Arrival at Rome Ciampino, the airport is pretty small but the arrivals hall has enough of the usual car rental stands and bus stands to be useful. I got to Rome Termini, the main station, with the Teravision coach service. It costs 8euros one way and leaves every 15mins. Its very convienent and, if its summer, the airconditioning is welcome! Upon arrival at Termini, I caught the Metro line B to Piazza Bologna where I was staying at ... Read review