tips wanted for venice and rome, 2adults&2 children

patocal

meggie-lizzie wrote:

We went to Rome twice in the past year, in July (really hot) and in January (bit like early spring here) have used Ryanair and Easyjet, both times we booked an airport transfer with terravision, costs about £9.50 and drops you at the Termini Station so I guess it depends where your hotel is as to how convenient it would be. The tip about the Palatine and Colloseum tickets worked fine for us, the queue in July was amazing, but with our ticket we just walked straight in, no waiting! We had a fridge with a freezer in our room, this was great as we bought water at the supermarket and froze it overnight, this meant it stayed cold until afternoon. Best place to buy postcards we found was the streetsellers (which surprised us) 20 cards for 1 euro! Most annoyed after I had bought them @ 3 for 1 euro, lol!
Have a wonderful time and remember to throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain, although Hubby wouldn't in January, he said the one he threw in last July worked too quickly!

Thank you for all your advice.
I would be grateful if you would tell me the name, and the cost of the hotel in which you stayed. I am bamboozled by the info on the net when I try to find somewhere decent, and not too expensive, to stay in Rome. We are 2 adults and 15 year old going to Rome from 6 to 13 July and really want to be in/near the centre.
Thank you
Patocal