Rome 5 days in November

soreeyes

Am looking at taking DW away at the beginning of November to Rome for 5 days to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
Having never been before I am looking for suggestions on places to stay , either small family run hotels or apartments.Preferably as close to the sites as possible.(It's the legs you know)
Thanks in advance.

fudgem

I stayed here http://www.adriatichotel.com/ with my daughter in April. It is very close to the Vatican, and only in the next street to the tourist bus stop which is, in my opinion, the easiest way to get round the tourist sites. hop on and off as you wish

The hotel is pretty basic, and looking at their current room prices all I can say is we didn't pay anywhere near that, and you should get a better deal in November.

bengal-stripe

soreeyes wrote: »

Preferably as close to the sites as possible.(It's the legs you know)

“The sites” in Rome are all over town.

So if you stay close to the Vatican (like fudgem), you will be a long distance away from the Coliseum and the Forum.
It’s swings and roundabouts.

BLUroma

Hello, I've posted this a few times for other people going to Rome, so I hope it will help you out as well. My husband & I travel to Rome quite a lot each year & use "venere.com" to find a hotel. We usually stay at the "Madison" right across from the train station. It isn't central, however it has easy bus or metro access to the centre. You can take a tube for 1 Euro right to the Spanish steps. Madison is a 3 star hotel & we've stayed there 3 times already, nice people, clean hotel, good breakfast...all for a pretty good price. The other reason we stay close to the train station is because, if you take a bus from the airport into Rome it drops you off at the train station (Termini). Taxi's are expensive for tourists in Rome + they charge you extra for your luggage even if you speak Italian like my husband does. So we use the bus system, metro & walk a lot there. Venere should still give you lots of options closer in if you prefer to stay in the centre & closer to the attractions. We use a variety of Rome travel guide books - AA; DNK Eyewitness Travel Guide; Rome Where To Find...(has various artists attractions in it if you're into art) & Style City - Rome. If you fly in to Ciampino (pronounced Champ-ino) you can take a Terravision bus for 8-9 Euros per person & takes about 45 minutes to the Termini bus station. Then depending on where your hotel is take a taxi, local bus or metro. Buy the Terravision bus tickets right at the airport when you get in, but we buy them online with Terravision. City bus tickets are bought at the 'Tabachi' (tobacco stops) & the same tickets can be used for the Metro & cost 1 Euro each, & are good for about 90 minutes, I think. Metro tickets can also be bought at the Metro station in machines. The Metro only runs until around 10pm if I remember correctly. Shops close for a siesta from 12:30-3:30 (some till 4pm) Mon-Fri, most stay open all day on Saturday. Everywhere in Rome is great for shopping – along Via Condotti, Via Corsa. Another huge mall is Parco Leonardo, it isn’t right in Rome, sorry I don’t know if there’s a bus you can take or not. We took the Metro to our friend’s house & than he drove us. Maybe check online. RE: food, we didn’t find it too bad (not too expensive) actually for a major city. Of course you can get real expensive restaurants if you want to & there's average priced ones everywhere too. You can get lots of pasta/pizza for 7-8 Euros (£5). Wine is cheap. We always get a half-litre of red house wine for around 6 Euros. We use the guide books to find other restaurants that are in different areas that come out at good prices compared to the centre, but some of our favourite restaurants are around the Pantheon. Restaurants also charge a ‘table service’ charge per person 1.50-2.50 Euros per person to cover bread, table cloths, etc. Most everyone speaks English there so that makes it easier. The coffee/cappuccino are the best you’ll get anywhere for 1-1.30 Euro (£.70). The best gelato is at Giolitti, 3 flavours for a small (piccalo) 2 Euros. I could go on & on, basically ROME IS FANTASTICO ANY TIME OF YEAR...WE LOVE IT!!! Have a great time!!! CIAO!!! ~ BLUroma

eileenfromplaistow

We went to Rome as a family in March - fantastic. We ended up staying in a hostel near Termini Station to keep the cost down. As previous poster says, very convenient for the Terravision coach for the airport. Also, use Venere.com to look at hotels (I like their map). Having just been looking for a hotel in Brussels for a couple of days soon, I used Travelsupermarket.com to find the best deal. Amazing the price differences on offer.
We walked all over in our 4 days in Rome, but don't stay near the Vatican. Take the express bus from Termini for 1euro. I did think that it might have been nice to use the sightseeing bus one day and just get on and off.
Despite comments on here, we did very little queuing for the Colisseum or the Vatican museums, but I suggest lunchtime is a good time for the Sistine Chapel.
Opposte our hostel was a Trattoria that was packed solid all night, and decent price, so I suggest that when you are looking for somewhere to eat pick the ones the locals patronise!
You will have a great time.