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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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Borghese Gallary Reservations Help

I went to the Borghese Gallery reservation website to make reservations for October. There is a screen that requests information such as name, # tickets, etc. For the month selection there is a pull down bar with just the month of September available. How do you make on line reservations for the month of October? Thanks
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 11:40 AM
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You can email them and they'll tell you when they'll take reservations. My reservations were for June 1st, and it drove crazy how long I had to wait before the month of June dropped down!
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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I just looked up my emails to them - I was able to reserve for June 1st on May 15th! Like I said, it drove the compulsive planner in me crazy!
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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Console yourself with the (?)fact that nobody else is going to be able to reserve on-line, either.
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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I will be in Rome for only one day, Sep 20th, from 9.30 till 18.30. I have been there before, and now I'd like to see the Galleria Borghese. I just requested tickets for the 11:00-13:00 slot. How likely is it to get the tickets on the right day/right time?
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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If you do not receive the answer you want via internet, make a phone call first thing tomorrow morning. Dial the number on the website and follow instructions to press 2 for an English-speaking operator (you'll hear it in Italian "due per Inglese&quot.
Using an internet phone service or a 1010xxx or 1016xxx dialaround service you can make the call for 75 cents or less.
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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Hi kayd,
Thanks for your reply.
I'm not in the US, but in Belgium, so your phone info won't be very useful, but with Voip Stunt I can even phone for free via my computer. Plus my dad speaks Italian very well, so we'll try it that way! How long does it usually take for them to give you an e-mail confirmation?
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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Obviously it's quite late already over here, as you did mention the internet phone service
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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How many days do you have in Rome? In April we were able to get tickets at the admissions desk at the Galleria Borghese for 2 days later with a couple of time choices. If you have several days, I think you'd have good luck in October doing that. A great experience for us as it was closed for renovations when we were in Rome the time before this.
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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You usually hear from the Borghese in an email with 24 hours. They send an immediate email that verifies that you actually want the reservation/number in party and what time.The next day you usually hear in a definite email confirmation what hour/day,etc. I think that you will probably have an easier time getting the actual time that you want now that it is fall-summer is always unpredictable. Good luck!
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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I am also trying to reserve for October without success so far. I just read all the previous postings and I went back to the Borghese Gallery website to look for their email address. No success there either.

What IS their email address?
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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the mail adress is [email protected]

Ticketeria is a service of booking for different museums, doesn't belong to Borghese Gallery.
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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I requested tickets late last night and I immediately got the auto reply from: [email protected]
This morning I received confirmation of my selected time for Spet 20th from [email protected]
Good luck
Sara
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Old Sep 6th, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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I was able to book through www.initaly.com. They were very prompt and I got the date and time I requested.

I requested a time in late September about 3 weeks ago. When I was looking on the Borghese website, the only available months to book for were July and August and it was already the 2nd week in August! So initaly was a good option for me.
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Old Sep 7th, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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I got a confirmation of my requested date and time! Sep 20th, 11:00-13:00.

Sara46 and loisco also seem to be going the same day... anybody else?
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Old Sep 7th, 2006 | 06:36 AM
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Hi Dawn

I phoned them a couple of days ago and made my reservations for October 7 with no problems. I told the website wasn't letting me make October reservations but they didn't seem concerned and just asked for my details.
Our reservation is for 9.00am but they said to make sure we buy our tickets by 8.30am. I've heard they are very strict.
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Old Sep 7th, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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I called them this morning and got Oct 14 at 11am
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Old Sep 7th, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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I have a 13:20 flight to Frankfurt - the only time I could visit is in the morning. Am thinking of trying to get a 09:00 ticket and then taking the train to the airport. What do people think? I am flying Business Class (so that should help with the line at check-in). haven't flown out of FCO for a while but recollect that last time it was a zoo. Any recent experience or views?
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Old Sep 7th, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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Thanks to Vickio, I found www.initaly.com this morning and requested a date in October. My email went through and I'm waiting to hear that it was confirmed. I have a feeling, judging from all the previous postings, that the Borghese Gallery website will only reserve about a month in advance.
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Old Sep 7th, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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Glad it worked out. Have a wonderful trip!!
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