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A few pointers:
1. You really don't want to drive in Rome unless you really have to - very stressful, likely to spoil a holiday and provoke a 'domestic' if travelling with a wife or g/friend.
2 You can't easily drive to historic parts, well you can, but then you can't park. Better to park and then subway to wherever you're going. Do, however, plan for pickpockets - they WILL have a go and no, you won't feel them.
3. The centre of Rome is fairly compact and relatively easy to walk around and see what you want to see.
4. Do not consider driving in Rome without a sat-nav.
5. City centre hotels can be expensive, usually don't have a car park and if they do, it's also expensive.
5. Here's a place I stay, good value and meets most needs, small but clean rooms and helpful staff. It has a car park (free) and is a 5 minute walk from a bus terminus and 7 minutes from a subway. Western outskirts, near the Vatican and close enough to motorways.
Hotel Name Pinewood Hotel
Address Via della Pineta Sacchetti 43
00167
Rome
Italy
Telephone Number +39 066 636 546
http://www.romehotelpinewood.com/
Don't mean to be too negative, I think that Rome is one of the best places on earth but realistic expectations are important. Enjoy your stay.
1. You really don't want to drive in Rome unless you really have to - very stressful, likely to spoil a holiday and provoke a 'domestic' if travelling with a wife or g/friend.
2 You can't easily drive to historic parts, well you can, but then you can't park. Better to park and then subway to wherever you're going. Do, however, plan for pickpockets - they WILL have a go and no, you won't feel them.
3. The centre of Rome is fairly compact and relatively easy to walk around and see what you want to see.
4. Do not consider driving in Rome without a sat-nav.
5. City centre hotels can be expensive, usually don't have a car park and if they do, it's also expensive.
5. Here's a place I stay, good value and meets most needs, small but clean rooms and helpful staff. It has a car park (free) and is a 5 minute walk from a bus terminus and 7 minutes from a subway. Western outskirts, near the Vatican and close enough to motorways.
Hotel Name Pinewood Hotel
Address Via della Pineta Sacchetti 43
00167
Rome
Italy
Telephone Number +39 066 636 546
http://www.romehotelpinewood.com/
Don't mean to be too negative, I think that Rome is one of the best places on earth but realistic expectations are important. Enjoy your stay.
I had one of the best holidays ever in Rome. Just a 3 day break with me and my wife, flew in and the took the train to Rome itself and our hotel was within walking distance.
Beautiful weather, and totally magical for me as I had a classical education up to the age of 13, so knew a lot of Roman history. It was also just after Gladiator came out (coincidence, BTW) so seeing the Colosseum with the film fresh in our minds was a bonus.
Sorry I can't help on the actual question, but it was just nice to remember the holiday.
Beautiful weather, and totally magical for me as I had a classical education up to the age of 13, so knew a lot of Roman history. It was also just after Gladiator came out (coincidence, BTW) so seeing the Colosseum with the film fresh in our minds was a bonus.
Sorry I can't help on the actual question, but it was just nice to remember the holiday.
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