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wallyjean Apr 9th, 2004 08:07 PM

Booking Hotels in Rome online
 

We are going to be in Rome this May and I am holding a reservation through a travel agent at the Eliose Hotel(have never stayed there so not really sure how it is-not much luck finding it in tour books), but have found a site called venere.com from which you can reserve hotels in Italy and am interested in one in particular..La Residenza. Has anyone used venere.com to book; am a little leery since I am unfamiliar with this site and it requests a credit card in order to hold the room-it says no charges will be made.
Also would appreciate any comments on the Eliose Hotel..by the Borghese Gardens. Thanks.

SalB Apr 9th, 2004 08:28 PM

I haven't used venere.com but many others on the board have. It seems to have a good reputation. You could probably do a search in the window above and find a lot of answers to your question.

We always book online and have never had a problem.

Good luck.

ira Apr 10th, 2004 04:45 AM

Hi wally,

www.venere.com is a reputable firm. I have used them.

If you are concerned about sending CC info by emiail, send it in two messages: one with 1/2 the number and one with the other 1/2 and the exp date.

You can look up reviews of the hotels in which you are interested at www.tripadvisor.com.

Have a great trip.

wallyjean Apr 10th, 2004 07:09 AM

thanks for your help about venere.com. I appreciate it.

amp322 Apr 10th, 2004 07:37 PM

I used Venere last year. Fine.

LeslieC Apr 10th, 2004 07:51 PM

I liked venere.com the best because it was so easy to search for a quad room for our family. We made most of our Italy hotel reservations through this site and it worked great for us. I don't think you have to give a credit card number via email. As I recall, they have a secure website.


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